Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-05
TR| WEEKLY WRITER
WINS HIGH HONOR
AND ACCEPTS POST
Committee Head Says Ma
con Meeting Is Political
CaucuS-Judge Walter F.
George Announces

While the Walker delegates wers
in Macon : r the announced purpose
of holding a state convention on
Wednesday-in spite of the state
committees postponement of the
convention-and of recessing until
o. ,ober 20 the postponed date fixed
by the committee, Atlanta produced
some important developments In
Georgia's intensely interesting POI
'titical situation.
/. Governor Hardwick announced
himself a candidate for the unex-
pired term of the late United States
Senator Watson.
r.. 2. Tt governor simultaneously
announced his appointment of Mrs.
William H. FELTON, to the ad in
term vacancy, after rendering the
appointment to Mrs. Watson, the
senator's widow, who declined it.
3. Mrs. FELTON,, in a statement is
sued at Gainesville, her home, an
nouncc4 her acceptance of the APP
pointment.
4. Former Senator Hoke Smith Is
sued a statement from his Washing
ton office stating he woulT not be a
candidate.
.. William ]. Vereer, chairman Of
the Democratic state committee,
gave out a statement in Atlanta in
which he declared that the decision
of Mr.. Walker and his friends to
recess the convention until October
% was an acknowledgment of the
authority and wisdom of the CONF
mittee in postponing the conventions
TO that date.
Judge Walter. F. George, OF
Wei IA, announced in Atlanta his
candidacy for Senator Watson's un-
expired term, and at once departed
for Macon to observe the proceed
ings in tat city.
Mrs. FELTON, is known as ''the
grand old woman of Georgia." For
nearly half century she has taken
an active part in public affairs as
writer, speaker, suffrage advocate
and friend of public men. She 10
81 years of age, but is still most
alert and keenly interested in poll
tics.
Chairman Vereen, Of the state COM
mittee, was in his rooms at the
Piedmont Tuesday morning when
the newspaper reports reached him
of developments at Macon.
Vereen's Statement
"It is reported that Mr.. Walkers
friends in a conference Monday
night decided to call the convention
together and then take recess until
October %, the proposed date fixed
by the state committee" said he.
- '"This means that the authority of
the state committee to postpone the
convention, and the wisdom Of the
committee in SO doing, has been
upheld by the good sense Of the
governor-elect and his friends.
cit also means that the conven-
ton they propose to hold on We'd
nesday is not in reality a conven-
ton but a political caucus, to which
the state committee, as q matter OF
course, has no objection at all. The
people will await with interest and
amusement the outcome of Mr..
Walkers efforts to reconcile the
ambitions and jealousies Of his
menagerie of senatorial aspirants.
L. IL
on October %, and all Of the rights
of Mr.. Walker and the other primary
nominees will be fully preserved.
THE action Of the state commit.
tee in postponing the convention has
served its purpose, which was to
prevent a convention nomination and
to preserve the right Of the people
to nominate their own candidate.
'The primary will be held on
October H., and every Democrat in
Georgia will have an opportunity of
voting for his or her choice for
the great office of United States
senator"
Judge George Announces
Another Atlanta development was
the announcement by Judge Walter
F. George, of Vienna, that he will
make the race. He made the an
nouncement in Atlanta late Monday
afternoon, and left at once for Ma
con to observe the proceedings there
in connection with Wednesdays con.
Vention.
Judge George resigned last Jan.
uary from the supreme court of
Georgia, after serving several years
on that bench and previously on the
court of appeals. He was previous.
ly judge of the superior courts Of
the Cordele circuit and prior to that
was solicitor. He is regarded as a
lawyer and judge of very high ability
and is popular throughout the state.
He will open campaign headquarters
in the Kimball house before the end
of the week.
Other candidates and prospective
candidates for the senate were like
wise assembled in Macon Tuesday.
Colonel II. II. Dean, of Gainesville.
went there Monday afternoon from
Atlanta in company with J. +.
Brown, commissioner of Agriculture,
following a conference in the COM =
office in the state CAPT.
toll. The report came from Macon
that Commissioner Brown would not
run but would support Colonel Dean
if he should run.
Judge G. H. Howard, campaign
for Mr.. Walker, was in
Macon in the interest of his an
nounced candidacy. and so was Com
missioner John t, Boifeuillet, OF the
Georgia public utilities commission.