Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-24
Chairman of Georgia De|ega-
ton to New York Returns,
Gives Out Ringing Inter-
view on Convention

Hon. Hollins n. Randolph, chair
Democratic national convention re-
turned to Atlanta Sunday, after a
week spent with Mrs. Randolph on
q vacation. He talked interestingly
and informatively of the national
convention, and was high in his
praise of the ticket of Davis and
Bryan.
r'he New York convention did ex.
cellently we'll in the end, think.
Wlen left untrammelied and to its
own choosing, after the withdrawal
of Governor Smith and Mr.. McAdoo,
it promptly selected the best man
from among the ''favorite sons
II don't know how other Demo
Gratis feel about it, but I rejoice in
the knowledge that the Democratic
party possesses two men of such
character and outstanding ability as
Mr. McAdoo and Mr.. Davis, and the
convention in it's travail found some
others worthy to be mentioned as
being in their class. The party is
rich in really great men and, more
over, they are of the true statesman
type and not just merely time-servers
and politicians.
Allegiance Not Forgotten
"The wounds caused by the tur-
buleEcy and excessive, zeal of the
convention will, L think, soon heal,
Inxy Of oil,
Men do not forget or forego party
allegiance as an almost invariable
rule merely because at the moment
they differ in opinion, no matter how
widely or strenuously. For instance,
w hin less than two decades after
the Civil war the Democratic party
elected a president.
1T was a rough and ready con-
vention, passion and feeling ran
high. but in the long run good will
came of it for the party.
Moreover, Mr.. Davis, among his
other great qualities of heart and
head, is a genius for establishing
harmony and good feeling. He is a
very able man, of splendid character
and poise, ruggedly honest in action
and thought, clear and clean of con-
viction, and endowed to a remark
able degree by nature and experience
with consummate tact.
when elected, [ predict history
will record him as one of the great
presidents of our country. He is a
progressive Democrat of the Wilson
type. He was born to be a great
man and leader among his fellows,
and his life's experience has Schooled
and qualified him splendidly for the
task ahead. He will appeal power
fully to the east and strongly enough
to the south and west.
LAS is we'll known, I was for Mr..
MCAdOo as between the candidates
who actively campaigned, but nobody
can deny that Mr.. Davis, as the NOM
inee, is ideally qualified for the po-
sition, and 1 believe he will prove
to be an equally acceptable leader.
The convention went west for
the vice president, which, obviously,
was the thing to do to bring about
party success in November. The
convention kept its head on its
shoulders despite all the criticism
which was hurled against it and de-
spite its turbulency and long travail
and diSSention. In the person of
NIr Bryan a wise selection was
made To carry Nebraska for gov
ernor by $4,000 majority, which he
did. is a political achievement of
first magnitude, and one which
alone serves to demonstrate the
quality and character of the man.
He, too. is a man of splendid char
acter. commanding ability, and I'M
yielding conviction.
LAS to the result in November,
the Republicans are badly split and