Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-28

braVed the elements and made the
trip to Greystone, above Yonkers,
the old home Of Samuel j. Tilden,
former Democratic candidate, where
a reception had been planned by
Samuel Untermeyer, present owner
Of the estate. They found that the
storm had blown away tent and
destroyed $4,000 worth of refresh
ments, dampening the spirit Of the
entertainment.
Tn his enthusiasm over the DEM
onstration for Mr.. McAdoo, Repre-
sentative Albert j. Woodruff, of De-
Kalb county, faced a squad of 100
New York policemen outside the
convention hall and debated the re-
spective merits Of Mr. McAdoo and
AL Smith Mr.. Woodruff finally
won the argument by defying any
officer in the squad to say Smith"
without pronouncing it Schmidt.
While the delegations We're chang
ing to their soup and fish costume
at the Pennsylvania hotel Wednes-
day evening. a debate in squadrons
took place across the hotel court be-
tween the Georgians and the New
Workers, who also have headquar-
ters at the Pennsylvania. There
were some very uncOmplimentary
epithets passed through the court,
but the kidding was to a large ex.
tent good natured. Only one dele-<
gate became sufficiently excited to
throw a bottle through a window.
Representatives Woodruff, of De-
Kalb county; Camp, OF Coweta, and
Griner, of Ben Hill, Wednesday
night sent the following message to
speaker w. G. Neill, Of the Georgia
house of representatives:
Greetings to you and our fellow
members. Democracy is marching
ON"
S. B. Marks, of Chicago, formerly I
a pressman for The Atlanta Journal, +
and iaier in the office the city
comptroller of Atlanta, is here as
the campaign manager for George
=. Berry, of FRESHMAN Home, Tenn,
candidate of organized labor for the
nomination for vice president Marks
found an old friend in Louie Mar
quardt, Atlanta labor leader, who il
on the Georgia delegation,
A bundle of Atlanta Journals
reached the delegation headquarters
Wednesday for free distribution,
and were bounced upon by the dele
gates like letters from home. New
York has been swamped with mail
for the delegates and alternates, and
it is estimated that there are 100000
pieces of unsorted mail at the vari.
Gus headquarters.
Cards to the army and navy club
have been given the Georgia dele
gates by Burton Smith, member of
the committee OF one hundred Geor-
gians, that has done so much for the
entertainment of their old friends
and neighbors. Morris Marley, for
mer Atlanta Journal reporter, is in
charge of the committees headquar-
ters at the hotel.
Four Women Speak
Chairman Hollins N. Randolph an
nounced Thursday that conferences
will be held by the Georgia delegates
at $3.50 o'clock each morning before
they go to the convention hall, in
order to agree upon n program for
the day. The first of these confer
ences was held Thursday.
Mrs. Edgar Alexander, Mrs. u. V.
Peteson, of Atlanta; Mrs Betty r. /
Cobb, of Car Folton; Mrs. Lena b. I
Stephenson, of Savannah, and Mrs. |
Nora Laurence Smith, of Ashhurn. I
spoke Wednesday at the WIN
broadcasting station here, and re- !
ceived messages from friends who
heard them down in Georgia.
Judge Newt Morris, of Marietta,
is taking a prominent part in the de-
liberation of the resolutions com.
mittee. i
I'VE are giving a hearing to ev.
erybody," Judge Morris said. I'VE
do not feel that it would be proper
to form a. platform until we have
suggestions from those who are in
terested in the welfare of the Dem.
ocratic party. We hope to have
the platform ready Thursday or
Friday"