Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-24
COHEN IS ELECTED
To SUCCEED HOWELL
AS Committeeman
Judge Newt Morris Chosen
Chairman and C, {, Brown
Secretary of Harmonious
Session at Lyric Theater

AT the meeting Wednesday after
noon of the delegates to the national
Democratic convention in New York
j0r John S. Cohen was elected ma
tional Democratic committeeman
from Georgia and Mrs. Edgar Alex
ander was chosen national Demo
cratic cOmmitteew0man. The cleo
ti0ns were unanimous.
Eight delegatesat-large to the
Democratic national convention, in
structed to vote for William G. Nc
Adoo, were selected by the state
Democratic convention Wednesday
morning as follows:
Thomas J. Hamilton, Richmond
county; Miller S. Bell, Of Baldwin
county; Hollins n. Randolph, from
Fulton county: Mrs. Mary Harris
Armor, of Dodge county; Mrs.
Nicholas Peterson, of Tiff county;
Judge n. A Morris, of Cobb county;
IA. H. Dean, of Hall county, and
Pleasant A. Stovall, of Chatham
county.
Tho convention also elected two
presidential electors-at-larGe as fol-
lows:
Governor Nat E. Harris, Of Ma
con, and John G. Valentino, Of Sa-
hannah. Alternate electors-at-large-
fchosen by the convention were W.
81 Simmons, of Lawrenceville, and
Hugh Rowe, of Athens.
District Delegates
The following district delegates
and electors, nominated by district
caucuses, were elected by the con-
vention:
First District-Mrs. Lena B. Stew
enson, Chatham county; Francis
Hunter, Bulloch county; w. B. Bell
Burke county, T. r. Kettles, Screven
county.
Elector Newt J, Norman, Albany;
ALTERNATE, Mrs. X. L. Miller, Burke
county. Is
Secord District-W. A. Covington,
Colquitt county; p. S. Hawes' De
catur county; Perry D. Rich, Miller
county; Mrs. A. L. Miller, Calhoun
county.
Elector C. M. Ledbetter, Mitchell
county; alternate, l.. D. Passmore,
Worth county.
Third District-Mrs. Noah Law
renee Smith, Turner county; l.. H.
,riner. Ben Hill county; c. f. Brown
crisp county, and M. c. Edwards
Terrell county.
Elector. Mrs. Lon Dickey; alter
hate. Mrs. Oscar Mckenzie.
Fourth District-Mrs. Bette Cobh
Carroll county; l.. FL. ChappeI' MUS
cogee county; John A. Smith, Ial-
hot county; A. S. Camp, Coweta
county. oi,
Elector, Blford Boykin, Carfoil
cpunty: alternate, Charles ROBERTS
Muscogee county.
Fifth District-Mrs. u. V. Peter
son. Fulton county; Albert j. Wooa'
ruff. DeKalb county; Louis F.
Marauardt, Fulton county; d. s.
Billiard, Campbell county.
Elector, r. F. Duncan, Douglas
county: alternate. 6. e. Signan,
-'0~'> sixth District Group
Sixth District-Mrs. Z. Z. Harroio'
uBibb county; r. l.. Turner, henry
rnunty; f. IS. Weatherly, Blnp coul-
j. II. Carmichael, OF BUTTS
Eleesor D. P. Nelson, Clayton
county. alternate, w. Nj. Hamilton,
Bibb county. VIZ
seventh. District--Mrs. Ralph w.
Norfhcutt. Cobb county; E. h. Lind
sew. Floyd county; j. X. Mctarlano'
Walker county; w. E. Wood WHIT
FL E,lector. c. M. Milan, Barlow
county. alternate, Mrs. Annie Free
man johnson, Floyd county
Eighth District-Andrew =. fh'
win Clarke county; Miss Marion
C,ollev. Wilkes county; Howard Is.
payne. Ebert county; Albert G' Eos
ter. Morgan county. -
Elector. James c. Williams OF
Greene county; alternative, A Il
raldwen of Walton county.
Ninth District-Mrs. G. A. johns
BARROW county; DR.. Jeff Davis, Ste
phens county; A. o. Nix, Gwlnnett
county; William Gault.
Elector, w. b. Rice: alternate
Thomas A. Brown, Fannin county
Tenth District Mrs. Annie
Wright, Richmond county; John T.
West. McDuffie county; Byrd 3. Low
EFT, washington county; W. b.
Pierce, Richmond county.
Elector. Roy Harris Jefferson
county; alternate, d 5. Stamford
Baldwin county
Eleventh District-F NJ. GARRETT
fslenn county; d. Nj. Parker, Ware
county. George A. Paulk Berrien
county; Mrs. r. G. Dickinson.
Clinch county.
Elector w. r. Wilson, Coffee
countv: alternate, w. II. Strickland.
Ware county.
Twelfth District-Mrs. l.. \.
whipple, Berkeley county; l, l..
Price. Emmanuel county; c. ID.
Rountree, Johnson county; n. l.,
Gillis. Treutlen county.
Electoi Guy q. Stone. Wheeler
county. .s>Srnate, Rev. \. L. Seq
CARDS, Wilcox.
Resolutions Report
After the list of delegates had
been rati~ed by the convention the
report of he resolutions COMMITTEES
was received.
The resolution was adopted pro
viding Tor eight-delesates-at.la large
with a. half vote each and four dele
gates from each congressional dis
trict with a half vote each, the frs
two named TO be known as the dele
gates and the second two as alter
mates and they were instructed Il
vote as uni; for MIR. McAdoo unit
be was elected.
Another resolution was adopte'
recommending the repeal of tn
Fordney-McCumber tariff bill ant
the present federal tax system an,