Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-31
WILSON IS GIVEN
DE|MONST 1T
I. STATE CONVENTION
y.
BY HUBERT F. BAUGHN
(Staff CORRESPONDENT of The Journal

sioner, staged two prolonged demon
strations for former President Wood
row Wilson, which veteran political
leaders pronounced the most spec
tauclar and spontaneous they had
witnessed in Georgia politics in g
decade.
The convention jumped to it's feet
and shouted and cheered first when
flames A Holloman, of the Fulton
county delegation, referred to the
s,"Peerless Wilson," but pandemo
snium broke loose and for several min
sutes the convention was in an up
sroar when William ]. Harris, senior
ssenator from Georgia, in the closing
swords of a brief speech. declared
q Historians will write down the
E,name of one American as the great
!.est in all history, and that man is
i.that poor boy from Georgia. Wood
hirow Wilson"
.fs The convention, recessed session
sof the state assembly of October 4,
AT which Clifford Walker was for.
finally nominated as Georgia's next
igovernor, was pushed through to
lcompletion rapidly. and adjournment
,ssine die was taken early in the
AFTERNOON. Judge Georges speech,
lin which he accepted the senatorial
denomination, stood out as the CHIEF
vGeature. In vigorous fashion he dis
gcussed national and international is
ssueS for more than an hour, and old
Slime politicians described his speech
sas one of the most powerful and
swell-delivered they had heard IN
y Gratifying Session
< G.. E. Maddox of Rome, chairman
of the new state executive commit
tee, presided over the session and
declared it was gratifying that this
gathering is formally adjourning pol
itics in Georgia for nice spell.
Placing Judge George in nomlna
ton before the convention, Judge u
v. Whipple, of Cordele, pleaded for
an end to factional politics in Geor'
gia. He declared the people are
ready and anxious for harmony II
the politicians will only let them
-have it."
After seconding speeches by War
rem Grice, of Macon; j. A. Hobo
mon, of Atlanta; Judge Newt MOI,
ris, of Marietta, and E. S. Ault, Oh
Cedartown, Judge George was es
corted to the platform ana received
an ovation second only to that CIV
en- Woodrow Wilson. Generous ap
nlause also was accorded Governor
Elect Walker and Senator harris
who sat together on the rostrun
and resolution commencing the
service of Senator Harris in WASH
ington passed unanimously.
Another resolution denounced the
Republican administration and vot
ed utmost confidence in the nation
al Democratic organization. An Ell
fort by Gordon Saussy, of Savannah
TO obtain the conventions indorse
ment of the proposed state-oWneo
mort terminal project, which Will DC
up for action in the next legislature
failed when a resolution he offered
was tabled by the resolutions com
roittee. which retired for a brief con
ference. a
Owing to alleged discrepancies IL
the race for representative iron
Twiggs county between F. E.. VIM
bsrly. and F. J. Ray, the convention
ordered a second primary in thai
county to be held Thursday, NO
vember 2.
Judge Thomas Named
zJudge E. D. Thomas, of Atlanta
was formally nominated for judge
of the Fulton superior court, NJ
having defeated his two opponents
in the special primary, OCTOBER
Major McGregor, accepting MI
nomination as pension commissioner
devoted his time to eulogizing tins
slate Senator Watson and denounclns
sGovernor Hardwick. He was nom
mated by T. E. Massengale, of war
renton, one of his fellow toWnsmen
Judge Georges speech was featur
1np~
ed by a sharp attack on the FeQer
al Reserve system, and the interstate
-Eommerce Commission. He also dc
-nounced the Wage Labor Board, as
sorting there is no excuse Tor IL
existence and calling its recent oper
ations 'intolerable."
Avoiding direct discussion of the
League of Nations, the senator-elec
declared America must EVENTUAL.
cooperate fully with the other ma
tions of the world, but added it car
never from a pact that might draw
1t into foreign wars" He declared
the time has come for America t.
outline definitely to the world the in
ternationa policy it will follow in flu
ture and said he would move to
ward this end early in his senate
service.
Rapping the Dyer anti-lynchint
bill, Senator-elect George promised t
fight without quarter against it
passage or against ANY other legis
iation that tends to trangress state
rights" He pledged himself to taxi
firm stand for the payment of al
debts due the United~States treasur.
by the foreign countries, but assert
ed 1--WE must use leniency in thei
collection"
Senator Harris, called on for
speech after all convention bushes
mad been finished, told the big crow
that packed the auditorium thai
f'every senator in Washington wa
delighted when the news came tina
Judge George had won his fight Il
Georgia.
In closing the session, iChairma
Maddox declared the beginning Of
period in Georgia Gin which Their
will be no factional fighting" is nea
at hand. He said the terms "Wat
son, Democrat; Hoke Smith, Den
ocrat; Woodrow Wilson, Democrat
or Tom Hardwick, Democrat, ar
about to give way forever to tn
term, Georgia. Democrat