Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-03
SENATORIAL RACE
SSET FOR OCT. II;
CONVENT|ONOC %
State Executive Committee
in Harmonious Meeting Ar
ranges Schedule for Set
ting Pending Contests
BY HUBERT F. BAUGHN
staff Correspondent of The Journal

D1 nObEfGI - DtAOOAAAN
staff Correspondent of The Journal
MACON, Ca, Oct. 1.-October
IL was set as the date Of the special
primary at which Georgia Demo
I Gratis will nominate United States
senator to succeed the late Thomas
Il. Watson and state pension COM
: missioner to succeed the late Com
missioner J. w. Lindsey, and the
postponement of the state conven-
ton from October to October %
was ordered by the state Democratic
executive committee, which met in
called session here today.
The committees action was taken
on resolution prepared by sub
committee composed of Judge J. r.
Pottle, of Albany; Edward A. Cohen.
OF Savannah; Roy McGinty, of
Chatsworth, and Roland Ellis, Of
Macon.
Inc resolution provides that a
senatorial run-off primary, if neces-
sary, shall be held October "a: The
fifth of October was named as the
last day on which candidates NAV
qualify. An entrance fee of $3.50
, VIII be collected from senatorial can.
didates, and $3.50 from candidates
Tor pension commissioner.
Walker Approves, Vereen Saws
Chairman w. J. Vereen, of Mou,.
trie' declared Governer-elect Walker
mad been notified in advance of the
intended committee action and had
given his approval over long dis.
tance telephone.
J. A. Brannen, of Statesboro
fought the resolution DELAYING tbe
convention on the ground that "the
walker supporters over the state
VIII feel that we Hardwick men have
uone them an injustice and tried to
sisp them in the face" He declar.
ed the committees motive would be
mlsconstrued and that plans al
ready perfected by the incoming al.
ministration leaders would have to
be abandoned.
We are here as Democrats and
not as partisans, declared Chairman
Ypereen. Eve are trying to repre.
sent all members of the party in
georgia and do what we believe To
be the best thing for the party as
whole"
only Right, POttle Declares
Committeeman Pottle, chairman
OF the subcommittee. said it was
only right that the convention be
postponed in order that it nigh,
declare the results of the two an.
preaching races in addition to the
results of the races that were de.
cided in primary of September 10.
Il care very little,'' said Mr.. Pot.
tie, about any criticism that NAV
De leVeled at me. The onIy ones.
tlon is as to what is the right thing
10 DO. This committee will he
Z Sharply criticized from some quar-
ters, no matter what it does"
Judge Pottle brought out that. nm.
Ger the NELL primary law, the pres
ent committee is required to call 4
special primary to fill the vacancies
that have recently. occurred. He de
cared the change in the convention
cate would cause no inconvenience
otner than the cancellation of a few
hotel reservations.
Inc same delegates will attend I"
he said, land the same people wiz
De IN control of the convention.
There can be no fair criticism of
our action
Walker Men Favorable
Roy McGinty. of ChatsWorth, and
j. l.. CARTRIDGE, of Richmond coun-
ty, said TO be the only Walker SUD.
porters on the present commirteo
made speeches in favor of the resol,,
ton as presented by the subcomn1it-
tee. Roland Ellis also advocated it's
adoption.
On a roll call vote, Mr.. Brannen
cast the lone dissenting vote.
After the vote was taken. Com
.mitteeman Israel Mannheim, of
charlottesville, declared the commit
tee, in calling special primary and
postponing the convention, had ICON.
ferred a district favor on Clifford
Walker"
'Alphonso Dean, Joseph CASTOR
and Gloomy Gus Howard" said he,
tal want to be senator Walker
couldn't nominate all three of them
in the convention, so our action de.
livers him from an embarrassing
situation"
Messages of Sympathy
Before adjournment the committee
ordered that telegram of condo
lence be sent Mrs. Thomas E. Wat
son, and that a message of sympa
thy be dispatched to Mrs. w. H
FELTON,, of Gainesville. a member
of the committee. who telegraphed
Chairman Vereen she could not at
tend the session on account of i'll
ness.
Under the action taken by the
i. committee, the executive committee
members in each county will be in
charge of the Forthcoming primary
The present executive committee
will remain in control Of party af
fairs until the new state convention
organizes .lere on October %.
Discussing the committees action
Chairman Vereen declared he ha(
sat in on the deliberations of the sub
committee, and that every inclina
ton to ''rtje above factionalism" wa.
shown by the members. He express
ed the view that the Democrats o.
the state would give general ap
prevail to the steps taken.
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