The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-04
GEORGIA WOMAN TO BE FIRST TO HOLD
 SENATORIAL SEAT
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communication 10 the governor, T want to thank you expressly and en- phatically in the name of thousands tf Georgia women-daughters, wives, mothers, grandmothers-who are en- thusiastic Georgians who represent the state in varied lines of noble philanthropy and endeavors." Mrs. Felton was born in DeKa1o county. Georgia. June 19, 1885. She was eldest child of Charles and Flea nor tSwifD Lattimer. She married October II, 1853. Dr. W. H. Felton. who died in 1909. Five children were born to this union. but only one of them, Dr. Howard F. Felton, survives.
 Active In Politics.
 The new United States Senator from Georgia was one of the tive Georgia women on the executive com mittee at the Columbian Exposition in 1893. She has always taken an active and lively interest in civic af- fairs. In the interest of temperance she toured Georgia in tSSG-S7. Mrs. Felton has been Che of the principal opponents of womens suf- frage in the south and is an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a member of the Colonial Danes of America. and one of the earliest members of the Atlanta w oman s cluD.
 She was summoned in the spring of 1921 to St. Augustine, Fla, for a con ference with the then president-elect. Warren c. Harding. Believing her to be one of the outstanding represen- tative southern woman prompted Mr. Harding to choose her for this mis- sion
 Despite her advanced age. Mrs. Eel ton is exceptionally active. She has a large political following in the state and took an active and positive stand for Governor Hardwick during his recent campaign for reelection.
 Announces Candidacy
 Simultaneously in announcing the appointment of Mrs. Felton, Gover- nor Hardwick announced himself a candidate for the unexpired term of the late Senator Watson. The gover- nor in his announcement gave brief resume of what he termed his poIltf- cal faith In his effort to get back into the United States Senate. grounding them on the proposition that. he is "a democrat of the old school' and es- pecially emphasizing the principle laid down by Washington that the United States in foreign relations should maintain friendly rela- tlOHS With dAl CouHAIitot put lOl III entangling alliances with none.
 There are now seven candidates in the senatorial race, the primary for which will be held on October IT.
 Besides Governor Hardwick the others are John T. Boifeuillet, mem- Der of the state public service com mission; Judge Walter F. George, for- mer state supreme court justice: C. II. Howard, campaign manager for Governor elect Clifford Walker; Judge Horace Holden. former state supreme court justice; Herbert D. Clay president of the state senate, and Carl F. Hutcheson, attorney of Atlanta.
 Despite action taken by the state democratic executive committee in postponing the convention from De- tober 4 to October 2S to allow for the senatorial primary, delegates named by Clifford Walker. demo- cratic gubernatorial nominee, were gathering in Macon tonight to attend the convention as called by their fac tion leaders tomorrow morning to de- clare the results of the recent pri- mary, settle all pending contests. elect a new democratic executive committee and other business. The convention then is to recess until Oc- tober 2S.
 w. J. Vereen. chairman of the state democratic committee. gave out statement here today in which he declared that the decision of the Walker faction to recess the conven- ton to October 2S was an acknowl- edgement of the authority and wis dom of the committee in postponing the convention to that date.