Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-28
NEW YORK'S VENEER CRACKS;
GEORGIA VISITORS INSULTED
AS THEY MARCH FOR M'ADOO
BY C. T.. GREGORY
Journal Staff Correspondence

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
New York, June 25.-The veneer
came off New Works hospitality to-
ward the delegates TO the Demo-
cratic national convention during
the great demonstration for William
G. McAdoo at Madison Square Car
den late Wednesday, and once more
the delegation from Georgia was in
the limelight. Members Of the New
York delegation not only denounced
ana insulted the men and women
from the south when they passed
by in the McAdoo parade. but East
Side hoodlums tried to snatch the
official badges from the coats of
Georgia women, and succeeded III
one instance. After the first round
trip, gallant sons Of Georgia march
cd between the women delegates
and the New York bcachers, pre-
venting further trouble
Georgians were enthusiastic Thurs
day morning over the PROSPECTS of
nominating their native son candi-
date by the fourth or fifth ballot
when the voting begins Friday or
Saturday. Several OF them kept a
record OF the banners that fell into
line in the Representation Of almost
an hour and u half for McAdoo, and
they were astontShed at the almost
unanimous effort of the New York
newspapers to minimize the tribute,
both as to it's duration and the
states ana territories participating.
By an actual record the state and
territory banners, in the McAdoo
march, in the order il which the
line formed, were Georgia, Califor.
MIA, Hawaii. Kentucky, Texas, Penn
sylvania, Philippines. Washington,
Idaho, District of Columbia Oregon,
Canal Zone, Montana, Utah, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, Iowa, New Mex
leo, Wyoming, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Arizona, Tennessee, Flor
ida, Illinois, South Dakota, Con-
necticut and Nevada. or twenty
eight states and territories in all.
representing five hundred and nine
teen convention votes.
No Part in Khan Fight
OF course, it is realized that Penn
sylvania is not committed to Nc
Adoo as unit, and there may be
opposing votes in other delegations,
but these will be offset by McAdoo
support in delegations that did not
take part in the McAdoo demonstra-
ton because of their committal to
favorite sons on the first few con
Vention ballots.
The Georgia delegates took no
part in the demonstration over the
Ku Klux Khan during the speech
nominating Oscar w. Underwood
for president regarding that demon
stratiol as a combined Underwood
and Al Smith stage setting. Ken
lucky, Texas, Tennessee and most
other southern states took the same
POSITION as Georgia on the khan is
sue.
Charles f. Brown, of Cordele, sec
rotary of the Georgia delegation,
and Senator Oscar Nix, Of Law
renceville, the two largest men on
the Georgia delegation, carried the
Georgia banner for the first few
laps of the McAdoo demonstration.
They held the Empire states flag,
far above the other state banners,
and got off at the head of the pro.
cession, but later gave way to Cali
fornia, which state had prepared an
elaborate stage setting with cos
TUNED leaders for the demonstra-
tions. SO many trips around the
hall were necessary that the flag
bearers had to call for relief, and
various members Of the delegation
later carried the banner.
Major John S. Cohen and Mrs.
Edgar Alexander newly-elected ma.
tional committeeman and commit
teewoman from Georgia, paraded
arm in arm with the Georgia delega-
ton in the McAdoo pageant.
Refreshments Blown Away
A heavy wind and rainstorm broke
shortly after the convention adjourn
ed at 5 o'clock Wednesday after
noon, and Georgians who were not
familiar with the New York subway
system We're drenched before reach
ing their headquarters at the Penn
sylvania hotel. Taxicabs were at
a. premium for the first time since
the convention opened.
Some members Of the delegation