Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-27
MOVE FOR Peace
IN C. D. P. IS SEEN
IN SLEMP'S TRIP
Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
40S Evans Bldg.
BY THEODORE TILLER

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. "a
Secretary Slemp's suddenly announc-
ed decision to spend the Christmas
holidays in the south is given special
significance here. The secretary to
the president. as one of his chief pO-
Iitical advisers, is confident there
are no serious obstacles in the way
of the nomination, of President Cool
:dge.
White House infOrmants say that
Mr.. Slemps tour of the south is pri-
marily for health and recreation, yet
former Representative Slemp, one
of the most astute Republican poll
ticIans the south has produced, and
a patronage distributor par excel
Ience, is not accustomed to go even
on health journeys unless he keeps
both eyes and ears open. That Mr..
Slemp's excursion into the south is
a political smelling expedition" no
seasoned Republican politician in
Washington would deny.
There are incipient Republican
troubles in Florida and South Caro-
lima, but the Georgia situation is
peculiarly complicated from a party
standpoint. Republicans in Georgia
are divided into factions. Each fac
ton is playing for control of the next
delegation to the Republican conven-
ton. There are the factions Of J.
Louis Philips, Republican state chair
man; Henry Lincoln Johnson, Repub-
iIcan national committeeman and the
only negro member of the Republican
committee; Charles Adamson, of Ce-
dartoWn; Clark Grier, of Augusta;
c. W.. Mcclure, Progressive Repub-
lican and one time Bull MOoser. of
Atlanta, and so on. These factions
are to be placated by Mr.. SIemp and
other Republican leaders early in
January.
SIemp May Try Hand
1t is not assured that the present
Georgia political muddIe Of the
Republican party there will be tack
led by Mr.. Slemp on his southern
trip, but such action may become
necessary if the local politicians
bring sufficient pressure and can as
certain definitely the Slemp itinerary.
which the White House did not di-
vulge Saturday night
Practically all patronage matters,
as well as control of the state delega-
ton to the Republican convention,
are today held up in Georgia. The
president has sent to the senate hun
dreds Of nominations for pOstmasters
and other federal appointees; but
Georgia. has been overlooked in the
distribution of federal plums. No
official information is given here,
5ut it is understood by well-informed
persons that practically every Geor-
C-ia i,,+ ;~ hOI
of Republican factiOnal rows in the
state and the whole Georgia row is
to he settled early in January at a
conference in Washington among
Secretary Slemp, J. Louis Philips,
Henry Lincoln Johnson, Clark Grier,
Charles Adamson, Don Clark and
other Georgia Republicans who are
at lOggerheads as to patronage and
control of the Georgia delegation at
the Cleveland convention of the
Republican party.
Going Direct to Florida
Secretary SIemp, as he left Wash
ington late Saturday night, had no
intention Of going by Atlanta for a
conference with leaders of the sever
al factions. He planned to go direct
to st. Augustine and get a few days
rest. Nor does he want to come back
by Atlanta. He may stop off for a
few hours in Augusta.
Mr.. Slemp's present program is to
straightcn out the Georgia muddle
after he returns to Washington, call.
ing into conference here, around Jan.
uary TO- al the d;sputants in the
Georgia contest over Republican poll
tics and patronage.