The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-04-24
MAJOR j. s. COHEN
ELECTED NATIONAL
GA. COMMITTEEMAN
Judge N. A. Morris Made Perma.
nent State Chairman; Mrs.
Northcutt Cobb Delegate

al DSHlOOAaGAN NOAANOAACAOI III NEW
York Major John S. Cohen was cleo
ted national Democratic committee
man from Georgia and Mrs. Edgar
Alexander was chosen national Dem
ocratic committeewoman. The cleo
tons were unanimous
Eight elegates-at-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 Ar
NOR, of Dodge county; Mrs. Nicholas
Peterson, of Tiff county; Judge N.
A. Morris, of Cobb county; H. H.
Dean, of Hall county, and Pleasant
A. Stovall, of Chatham county.
The convention also elected two
presidential electors-at-large as fol-
lows:
Governor Nat E. Harris, of Macon,
and John G. Valentino, of Savannah.
Alternate electors-at-large chosen by
the convention were w. E. Simmons,
of Lawrenceville, and Hugh Rowe, of
Athens.
District Delegates
Seventh District-Mrs. Ralph w.
oNorthcutt, Cobb county; E. E. Lind
sey, Floyd county; j. R. Mcfarland,
Walker county; w. E. Wood. Whit
field county.
Arrangements Perfect
Arrangements for the convention
were as near perfect as they could
have been, the parquet of the theater
u having been apportioned to the sew
eral congressional districts on basis
of the representation of each, and
once in the theater the delegates were
shown to their seats by regularly ap-
pointed ushers. Only accredited
delegates and alternates were admit
ted There was no confusion and
everything worked with precision and
even division.
Seated on the stage as the conven-
ton assembled were G. E. Maddox,
chairman of the state Democratic ex-
ecutlve committee, and Mrs. Bessie
anderson, secretary of the commit
Tee, who had roster of the accredi-
ted delegates and alternates. Chair
man Maddox's gavel fell promptly at
~ o'clock. He was given a cordial
ovation as he stated the object of
The convention and declared he would
entertain motion for the election
oI temporary chairman.
Judge w. A. Covington, of Col
qultt county, placed in nomination
'he name of Judge Newt A. Morris,
u Cobb county, for temporary chair
man The motion was seconded by
l. D. Hawes, Of Decatur county, and
'udge Morris was elected by accla-
nation.
Brown Named Secretary
after Judge Morris election, Judge
a. " Nix, of Gwinnett county,
paced in nomination C. E. Brown,
euitor of the Cordele Dispatch, for
secretary of the convention. His
e,ecuon was unanimous. On motion
Dan Elliott, of Savannah, Easter
Daniels, of Chatham, and Mrs. Ira
E. Farmer, of McDuffie county, were
erected assistant secretaries of the
convention.
temporary organization having
'eeh perfected Chairman Morris de-
! Jared ne would entertain motions
W -or the election of permanent officers
'ne convention. Campbell Wal
'e' OF Cobb county, moved that the
iporary organization be made the
s =. organization, and the mo-
y" was adopted with enthusiasm.
Woman Declines to Serve
ne delegates-at-large were nomi-
- Ecu oy Wallace Pierce, of Angus
~ a. III speech which stirred the en-
u aOsiasm of the big assembly. He
} Al liiated Mrs. Edgar Alexander, of
'a as one of the women dele
49, but at her request her name
was not presented.
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