The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02
IlBOR's PLEA TURNED
DOWN BY COMMITTEE
,,71cTN EFFORT TO ABOLISH
npEsENT RULE AS TO CAM
n1DATEs FOR JUDGESHIP.
PRIMARY ON SEPT. 18TH
Dulles Adopted and Macon Selected as
place for Convention. Number of
Women Present, and Political Meet
;.r Made Kind of Pink Tea Affair.

Women Present, anu HolllSdA MCCI-
ing Made Kind of Pink Tea Affair.
At a meeting of the state democratic
.vecrtive committee, held in Atlanta
Thursday. the date of the state
sr;o,,rv was fixed for Wednesday,
caotember 18th, and the rules commit
zoo IN executive session tentatively re-
,dooted ali present rules of the party,
subject to final action at meeting to
he called by State Chairman William
7 Vereen during this month.
The rules committee was requested
70 call the state convention to meet
n Macon, The convention voted to
add a new rule to the governing code
of the party which will provide uni
form system of selecting county exec
rtive committees throughout the state,
oreferably by election in the county
primaries every two years. Ihls rule
is intended to do away with the
self perpetuating county executive
committees.
The committee unanimously reject
ed proposal of the Georgia Fedora
tion of Labor for the repeal of the ex-
sting primary rule requiring candi-
date for a court judgeship to name the
incumbent against whom he is run
ming This was the most interesting
and solely contested feature of the
davis business before the committee.
During the progress of the debate it
was made clear to the executive COM
mittee that the whole scheme centers
in and around a political faction in the
CITY OF Atlanta which is endeavoring
to secure control of the judiciary.
Judge J. R. Pottle, of Dougherty, and
others vigorously opposed he scheme
and resented what they claimed was
reflection on the judiciary.
Heavy Taxation Denounced.
An innovation was the presence of
dozen feminine committee members
and the opening of the session with a
luncheon given by the chairman.
AT the luncheon it was stated by
veteran committeeman that the largest
number OF delegates in recent years
was present They were addressed
briefly by Mrs. William H. FELTON,, of
Gainesville committee member from
the state at large; by Governor Thorn
as w. Hardwick and by Alice Louise
Lyle, secretary to Senator Thomas
f. Watson and member of the COM
mittee from the Tenth district.
Mrs FELTON, felicitated the gathering
and urged less factional partisanship
in Georgia politics. An emphatic pro-
test against heavy taxation was ap-
plauded heartily with Governor Hard
wick, beside whom she was seated,
leading the applause.
Governor Hardwick spoke briefly
en- the principles of the democratic
party, entered few arguments in
favor OF an income tax system sup
plemcnted by limited ad valorem tax
and touched lightly on the accomplish
ments OF his administration.
Mrs Lytle was introduced by Mr..
lereen, who acted as POSTMASTER at
the luncheon in joint capacity OF host
and state chairman. Mrs. Lyle urged
the need of an uplifting feminine in
fuence in political affairs in general.
A Pink Tea Affair.
With the advent of the women in
political party councils OF the state,
and at the right hand of the helm OF
the party ship. the staid old wrangles
which were about the only thing an
annual meeting of the state committee
surrounded itself with, has now given
way TO the tulle and chiffon, pink tea,
set gossip stuff. The state committee
mas gone in for society" stunts, and
the established record OF forty
years or more is smashed to smither-
eGnS.
II this annual meeting had i'll the
good old days" been assembled any
where else than the Kimball House
the politicians of the state would have
looked for an earthquake. If any 9TH
GGr incident of the day should have
been set up as the main issue OF the
occasion it would have been like a
HE day on which the state
lotore met has always been a
gay Tor politics exclusively and it has,
rom time immemoria1, been in the
b bSolt to gather "at the appointed
nour in the Kimball ball room and
getting down to business, with re-
cess Tor the members to line up to a
unch counter somewhere and snatch
bite; get back in the afternoon and
PUT over the things that had been
framed up.
Some Changes Noted.
NO more sandwiches and nigh beer
III those places where in recollection a
fa' used to run around for the rest
lul1ess OF tired feet. Thursday it was a
.IaI table and napkin affair, with all
Ile lrills by the very best of chefs, "
u'e Attest gowns and an intermingling
WY. WIN the "gentler SEX" 1t wasn't the
Su-lime country home noontime din
uer but a luncheon" at which the
JJoInn1tteemen and committee-esses sat
he Third district was represented
a a. the meeting by w. H. Gurr, of
lawson, B. B. Brooks, of Montezuna,
ana a. Cogdell, of Americas.