The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-10-05
NEW DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE HELD
CONVENTION WE'D.
Large Crop of Aspirants Lined
Up to Succeed Senator Thos.
w. Watson.

The state democratic convention,
in session at Macon, finished its work
Wednesday with the appointment of
a new state democratic executive
committee headed by G. Edward
Maddox, of Rome.
The committee approved the pri-
mary date fixed by the old committee
at its meeting last Saturday and re-
cessed to meet again on October 29th
to canvass the returns and declare the
results of the two primaries in the
race for the senatorship.
The convention closed without en-
torsing any candidates to succeed the
late Senator Thomas f. Watson.
Only three candidates for the SEN
ate had qualified up to Wednesday
night. according to a statement by
r. W. Jordan, secretary of the state
democratic executive committee. They
were Thomas w. Hardwick and John
r. Cooper for the senate and Captain
j. w. Clark, of Augusta, for pension
commissioner.
AS the situation stands now the
probable lineup will be as follows:
Smlth-Hardwick faction; Thomas
w. Hardwick; Judge Horace Holden,
of Clarke; John T. Boifeullet of
Bib.
Walker faction; Herbert Clay. of
Cobb; Judge G. H. Howard, of Mus
cogee; Col. II. H. Dean, Of Hall; and
Judge Walter George, of Vienna,
with others probably yet to be heard
from.
Later reports state that Judge
James ]. Flynt, of Griffin, for long
close personal friends of the late
Senator Watson, would enter the race
as a representative of the Watson
men in the state.
Among tn features of the ccnven-
ton were resolutions adopted con-
demning the action of the old state
e0mnittee. headed BY Chairman YER
cen, in attempting to postpons the
date of the state convention, which
was characterized as "an unwarrent-
ed attempt to usurp the functions of
the convention"
Governor-elect Clifford M. Walk
err addressed the convention aud was
given a tremendous ovation, the ap-
plause lasting fully FIVE minutes. He
gave an outline of the policies he
will pursue as governor.
The roll call developed the fact
that all counties were represented
except those which gave a majority
to Thomas w. Hardwick in the re-
cent primaries. The counties not
represented were Bibb, Baker. Chat
ham, Colquitt, Crawford, Columbia,
Crisp, Echols, Gilmer, Hancock, Lsur-
ems, Jackson, Jasper, Johnson. Jones,
Lee, Lumpkin, OglethOrpe, Rabun,
Richmond, Seminole, Stewart, Talia-
ferro, Tailor, Treutlen, Turner,
Washington, Wheeler and Williams.
The two important committees Of
the state convention were those on
credentials and the resolutions and
platform.
The credentials committee was
composed of State Senator o. A.
Nix, chairman; w. d. Kennedy, ii.
G. Bell, N. A. Ray, F. j. Annis, Jr.,
A. Whitaker, M. B. Womble, E. S.
Griffin, John Wansley, A. v. Jones,
P. A. Walden, A. F. Woodward and
DR.. E. T.. Coleman.
The resolutions and platform COM
mittee was composed of State Sena-
tor George A. Johns, of Winder, chair
man; D. B. Turner, Bryon Collins,
J. Gelders, j. r. Lunsford, J. Z. Pom
w. T. Davidson, George Goods James
eroy, w. H. Beck, w. w, Munday,
H. Boykin, w. r. Frier and w. A.
Patterson.
Charles T. Nunnally, member of
Nunnally-McCrea company, will be
Governor-elect Clifford Walkers
chief-of-staff, Mr.. Walker announced
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Nunnally
is well-known business man of At
is prominent in business circles
lanta, an overall manufacturer, and
throughout the south.
During the recent campaign he was
one Of Mr.. Walkers most active sup
porters, working in the capacity of
member of the Walker campaign
committee. No other announcements
concerning the personel of Mr.. Walk