The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-07-24
By Judge N. A. Morris

arrived in New York until the Demo-
cratic National Convention adjourned
and the gross indignities to which the
delegation was subjected, and the in
suits heaped upon it, in part from
the Eastern delegates, but mostly
from the thousands of Smith sup
porters in the galleries and on the
floor of the convention, it would take
practically the entire space of your
paper to give these details.
In advance of our arrival in New
York, we were advertised and re-
ferred to in the various papers as a
bunch of Ku Kluxes, without respect
for the laws Of God or man, and
from the time the convention opened
until it adjourned, the center of the
fight was largely around the Georgia
banner.
With one exception. / am proud of
every member Of the Georgia dele
cation. | cannot say too much in
praise of their conduct throughout
the entire fight. They were always
on the job, fighting Loyalty and en-
Enthusiastically for Mr.. McAdoo; con-
Quoted themselves in the most admi-
rable manner; kept their heads under
the most trying circumstances, ask
ing no quarter, and giving none.
Towards the conclusion of the con-
vention, / had many individual dele
gates, even from the New England
States, to tell me that our delegation
had won the admiration of the New
Englanders. The press gallery was
Immediately in front and overlook
ing our delegation, and I had many
of them to call me to the edge of
their gallery and tell me that they
had watched us for two or three
weeks; that our conduct throughout
the fight was above criticism; that
we were a game, loyal, fighting del
egation, and that their hats were off
to US, etc.
was the Georgia member of the
Resolutions and Platform Committee.
1t was in this committee that the
foundation for the frey session of
the convention was first laid. 1t was
apparent from the first that about
one-third of the members Of the COM
'mittee were men with religious diff
ferences, and that they were deter
mined to inject this question into the
platform. The fight there almost
narrowed itself down to a fight be-
tween the Catholics and the Protes-
tants. have never seen as much
bitterness displayed, or heard as
much harsh language used by big
men, as was used in this committee.
This committee was made up almost
entirely of Governors, Senators and
Congressman. Only few of us did
not occupy some one of these posi-
tons, Hon. William Jennings Bryan
led the fight for the majority report
of the committee, and after serving
three nights and two or three days on
this committee with him, he has won
my admiration as no other public
man has ever won it. / think he is
the grandest old man I have ever
come in contact with. Many fights
in the resolution committee were
narrowly averted. After this fight
had continued from in the afternoon
until about three o'clock in the morn
ing, the member of the resolutions
committee from New York stated
that if those favoring the majority
report insisted on carrying the fight
to the floor of the convention, and
did not specifically name the Ku Klux
in the report, that he, as New York
er, would not be responsible for what
happened on the floor of the conven-
ton, and that he was fearful that
things would happen on the floor that
would shock the world. / asked him
if he had weighed his words, and
meant what he said; he stated yes
and / then asked him If he meant by
the remarks that if we carried the
majority report to the floor of the
convention there would be riot and
blood-shed, and he stated that was
what he meant to say. / then stated
to him that if he had made this state
ment to intsmidate us, with view of
keeping us from carrying the MAORI
ty report to the floor of the conven-
ton, that he did net have enough
Tammany-ites, toughs, gunner OF
DULLES in New York to keep us from
carrying this fight TO the convention
II, on the other hand, there was dan.
ger of blood-shed and riot, then ]
thought II was time for the decent