Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-16
PRIMARY RETURNS
To Be CERTIFIED At
STATE CONVENTION
412 Delegates to Meet in
Macon on Wednesday,
October 8

to make the early leaders certain Of
their victories, the attention OF
! Georgia Democrats has now turned
to the state convention at which the
results of the primary will be certl
! fled This convention is to be held
in the city auditorium at Macon on
1t is the duty of the convention
Wednesday, October s.
to confirm the results of the primary
election and nominate candidates 1or
state offices in conformity with the
results; select a new state executive
! committee, announce platform
ard attend to such other business as
NAV be brought before 1t. All aclS
of the convention must be under the
law approved on August IA, l9!f'
with reference to nominations by
county units.
The convention will be composed
Of 412 delegates and probably q
larger number of alternates, on tho
basis of two delegates for each rep
resentative Of any county In the leg
lature.
The present party rules make the
following provision for the selection
of delegates to the convention:
Party Rule
"The county Democratic executive
committee shall select from among
the friends and voters of the sue
cessful candidate for governor IN
each county, delegates to the state
convention in the ratio OF two Tor
each of said county's representatives
in the house of representatives, with
alternates; said delegates to be
chosen by the respective county COM
mittees from among the friends and
supporters of the successful candl-
date for governor in such counties,
and said delegates shall be Instructed
to cast the vote of such county Tor
the successful candidate for United
States senator, governor, state house
officers including justices of the
supreme court and court of appeal
judges, etc"
Under this rule, the delegates will
be selected from among those who
actually voted for Governor Walker
in the recent primary. 1t was pre-
dicted that there would be a fight
on this rule in the event Former
Governor HardWick carried sub
stantial number of counties against
CCudtOI " imam y IIdl 10, dS Wv
ernor Walker and former Governor
Hardwick are political opponents.
Interest in Personnel
There is great interest in the prob
able personnel of the new state
executive committee, consisting of
seven members from each of the
congressional districts and 40 repre-
sentatives of the state-at-large.
40 of i. hn
present chairman, with j. 8. Daniel,
of LAGRANGE, and M. l.. Ledford, of
Cairo, as vice chairmei; Mrs. Bessie
Anderson. of Atlanta. secretary. and
Hiram l.. Gardner. of Eatonton, as
sistant secretary.
Major John S. Cohen, editor of
The Atlanta Journal, and Mrs. Ed
gar Alexander, of Atlanta, are ex-
officio officials of the state commit
tee by reason of their positions as
national committeeman and national
committeewoman.
From State at Large
Members of the committee from the state
ut large are: Mrs. +. ID. Mcconnell, Sa-
vannah; Mrs. Ruby Harris, Edison Mrs.
Max Il. Land, Cordee; Mrs. Bette r. Cobb
Carrollton; Mrs Willie Burke Van Wrinkle
Atlanta; Mrs. c. L. Turner. Macon; Mrs.
Oscar L. Peoples, Cartersvlle; Miss Maude
Mobley Social Circle; Mrs. W. r. knight,
Quitman' Mrs. j. II. Niece, LawrencevlIe;
Mrs. Isabella S. Jordan, Augusta; Mrs. o.
F. Paxon, Abbeyille; 7. L. Howard, Donald;
John G. Valentino. Savannah; p. D. Rich,
Colquitt; d. II. Redfern, Albany; Zach
Arnold, Fort Gaines: A. S. Bussey Cor
dele, 5. j. Slate. Columbus; j. T. Hogg,
Buena VISTA ]. A. Holemon. Atlanta: J.. p.
Marquardt, Atlanta j.. X. Hicks. Macon:
NJ. d Womble, Thomaston; w. f. Wood,
Dalton; e. b. Cole. Cartersville; ]. W.
Brazelton; William Butt, Blue Ridge; Ii. G.
Price, Louisville ]. II. Boykin, Lincoln
tom T. l.. Pickron. Folkston; w. d. Yeo-
mans, Waycross: r. l. Stevens, Dublin;
Atlanta Hiram l.. Gardner. Eatonton.
There are five men and two women from
each congressional district the state
committee. follows:
Fl. II. Elders, Reidsville; j. ID. Clark. DE-
rien; D. r. Franklin. r. +. D.. Statesboro;
Il. F. Joyner, Woodciff; Mrs. j. 2 Dukes,
Pembroke; Mrs S. F. Cooper, Sylvania.
Warren, Camilla; c. w. Monk, Sylvester.
Sam Mason, MILFORD: Mrs. f. r. McKin.
ney, Arlington Mrs. II. II. Merry. Thomas
Third District-w. w Dykes. Americas.
A. J. Mcdonald. Fitzgerald; 0. I, Cover,
Gordele; j. B. Oliver, Georgetown: W. H.
Lasslter, Vienna: Mrs. d. {. Ketchum,
Fourth District-wiiIiam Del A WorsIeS
Columbus; A. J. Perryman TaIbotton. r
;. Dennis. Franklin; G. W. Burnett. Car
rollton; Clarence Mallory GreenvilIe: Miss
Ruth Carr, Buena Vista; Mrs. W l.. Me
Bride. Newman.
Three Atlartians
tltth DiStrict-J r. HutchcsOn Douglas
vile; j. +. BOdenhamer Decatur: NJ. s
george, Atlanta; j. II. McCd!!a ConyprS:
George W. Saals. Atlanta; Mrs {. r. Har-
yey, Fairburn; Mrs. Edgar Alexander. At
Sixth Dstrict-CIaaGe Iut1heson. Jones'
ooro; c. c. larbrough, Macon: J. II. Me-
Cowan, Forsyth; O. L. Smith, jackson. Paul
Tu""er. McDonough; Mrs j. +. Settle. Jack.
sol; Mrs. Bruce c. Jones. Macon.
Seventh D:strict-John NJ vandivcr.
Rome; l.. $ Ledbetter Cedartown; L. p.
Dobbs Marietta; Ed. Z. Hall. Jr.. Lafay-
. te; H F. Chastain. Marietta; Mls. Charles
NJ. Harri Elton; Ms Julian McCamy,
Eighth District-Tuke Robinson. Coving-
ton; w. W. Bruner Washington; u. I.
Barnes. Canton: +. f. Middlehrooks. Eaton
Green, Athens; Mrs. C. y. Bond, Bow
man.
Ninth District-A. o. Nix. Lawrenceville:
Edgar Dunlap. Gainesville; Fermor Barrett,
Toceoa; Howard Tate, Jasper; L. y. Holt,
Lawrenceville; Mrs. George \. Johns.
Wnder; Mss Catherine Dozier. Gainesville.
Tenth District-Miler s. Bell, Mnedse
vile; h. F. Walker. Gibson; w. T. Duna-
way. Lncolnton; Patrick Roc Augusta: c.
f. McGregor, Warrenton; Mrs. !. H Quinn,
Sandersville; Mrs. Alice Louise Lyle,
Thomson.
Eleventh District-C. E. Stewart. Axon:
5. d. Dell, Hazlehurst; ]. u. Loyett Nash
vile; w. A. jenkins, Yaldosta; ]. H. Car
ter. Alma; Mrs. Il. G. Djckersou. HOMER
vile: Mrs. +. :. Malone. Pearson.
Twelfth District-A. G. Williamson, East.
man; Peter $. Twitty, Dublin; &. John
son. Lyons; Dennard Hughes, Danvile:
John \. King. Rochelle; Mrs. c. H Kit
trell. Dublin: Mrs. I. II. Corhett. Lyons.