Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-22
ATLANTA IS TALKED
FOR HEADQUARTERS
OF DAVIS IN SOUTH
Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
408 Evans Bull ding.
RY THEODORE THLER

WASHINGTON, July 20.-Atlanta
is being considered as regional cam
paign headquarters in the southern
states by Glenn l.. Shaver, the new
committee and manager of the Davis
campaign for the presidency. For
the first time in wears the Demo
cratic party organization intends to
establish a branch of general head
quarters somewhere in the south.
Atlanta is tentatively considered as
the logical place for this branch,
but the final selection probably will
be controlled by the man selected
to manage the Davis campaign in
the southern states.
Assuming the leadership of the
Democratic national committee here
Saturday afternoon, Mr.. Shaver said
that it had been decided to keep
the main headquarters in Washing
ton, but that regional branches
would be set up in New York and
Chicago and perhaps in Denver, San
Francisco and Atlanta. In deciding
to establish a branch of headquar-
ters in the south the Democratic
leaders do not reveal any uneasiness
about the Davis Bryan ticket in that
section, but it has been decided that
because of the part played by the
south in nominating and electing
Democratic presidents it should be
given full recognition.
Atlanta Is Favored
Chairman Shaver said Saturday
afternoon that the main task now
ahead of the committee is the selec-
ton of the right type of men to as
sumo the management of the sew
eral branches of campaign head
quarters. After these men have been
selected, he announced, there will
be definite decision regarding the
selection of cities in which the
branches are to be established. At
lanta is understood to be entirely
satisfactory to the new chairman
and unless the southern manager,
whoever he may be, should veto the
Atlanta suggestion the Gate City
will run part of the Democratic
campaign machinery.
1t was explained at Democratic
headquarters that establishment of
southern branch is not caused by
any apprehension that the south
may not remain Solid" but mem.
bers of the committee and Chairman
Shaver believe that a section which
supplies such a large block of cleo
fnt ATAo In, l.:
should not be overlooked From
southern headquarters the campaign
in all that section will be conduct
ed, with particular attention to any
state where the Republican or La
Toilette opposition might be trouble
some.
Further announcement was made
today that the Democratic national
committee will meet at II o'clock on
August II, in Clarksburg, w. Va
a few hours before the formal mott
fication of Mr.. Davis of his nomi-
nation at the hands of the New
York convention. At this meeting
of the committee, Mr.. Shaver will
be elected to the craftsmanship of
that body.
At conference Of the Democratic
multitude of proposals for the con
duct of the campaign were made and
considered, but final action upon
most of them was deferred until the
nominee may be further consulted
and until the national committee can
meet. Among the questions left
open was that of the personnel of
the various campaign headquarters.
Headquarters at Capital
Tt was decided that the chairman
| should spend the greater part of his
! time in Washington and that the
! headquarters staff here should re
main largely intact. but nothing else
| in that direction was agreed upon.
| Regional campaign managers will be
selected within the next three weeks
and installed in the New York and
Chicago headquarters 1t is prob
able that one or more far western
managers will be named, one to OPP
crate in the Rocky Mountain states
and the other on the Pacific coast.
After taking over the national
committee headquarters today, Mr.
Shaver received a group of news
paper correspondents and explained
to them that all matters of cam
paign policy were held in allegiance
for the time being. The first prob
lem to be solved is that of manning
the various regional headquarters
and suggestions to that end will be
ready for the approval of Mr.. Davis
as soon as the candidate returns +
New York from Maine. The impress
sicn given VAS that Democratic cam
paign acti,:ty would not manifest
itself until after the formal notiti
cation of the two candidates,
In turning over the office - Mr.