Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-24

the enactment of laws providing for
aid to agriculture, eVen-handed JUS
tice to all and the relentless prose
cution of wrong-doing in official cir
cles.
A third resolution rendered the
sympathy of the convention to the
family of George F. Milton, of Chat
tanooga, manager of the MCAdod
campaign in Tennessee, who died
suddenly a few hours before the con
vention. The resolution characterized
Mr.. Milton as one of Democracy
most loyal supporters.
Woman Declines to Serve
The delegates -at-arge were nOmi-
mated by Wallace Pierce, of Angus
Ia, in a speech which stirred the en-
thusiasm of the big assembly. He
nominated Mrs. Edgar Alexander, OF
Atlanta, as one of the women dele
gates, but at her request her name
was not presented.
Before electing the delegates at
large the convention adopted a mo-
ton by Mrs. u. V. Peterson, of At
lanta, according to women repre-
sentation of 25 per cent # the New
York delegation. Mrs. Peterson's
speech was heard with deep interest
by delegates to the convention, and
her appeal met with unanimous in
dorsenent Adoption of this mo-
ton means that there will DE one
woman delegate from each congress
sional district.
Just before adjournment the con-
vention adopted a resolution indors-
ing Major John S. Cohen, president
and editor of The Atlanta Journal,
as Democratic national committee
man and Mrs. Edgar Alexander, Of
Atlanta, as Democratic national
committeewoman from Georgia.
The resolution follows:
"ResolVed by the Democrats or
Georgia in convention assembled,
That Hon. John S. Cohen is our
choice for national Democratic eX-
ecutive committeeman and Mrs. Ed
gar Alexander is our choice for ma
tional Democratic executive commit
teewoman from Georgia, and all the
delegates from this convention to
the national Democratic convention
to be convened in the city of New
York in June, 1924, are hereby re-
quested and directed to vote for Mr.
Cohen and Mrs. Alexander, and
zealously to use all honorable means
to accomplish their election as MEM
bers of the national Democratic
committee from the state of Geor-
gia'
The resolution was adopted by ac-
clamation
The state convention, which met
at the Lyric theater, was perhaps
the most harmonious and enthusiast.
tic gathering of its kind in the an
nails of Georgia politics. Not a dis
cordant note was, sounded during
the work of the preliminary organi-
zation, and the keynote speech of
chairman, lauding William G. Nc
Adoo, stirred the assembled men
and women to a high pitch Of en-
thusiasm.
Arrangements Perfect
Arrangements for the convention
were as near perfect as they could
have been, the parquet of the theater
having been apportioned to the sew
eral congressional districts on a
basis of the representation of each,
and once in the theater the dele
gates We're shown to their seats by
regularly appointed ushers. Only &C
credited delegates and alternates
were admitted There was no con
fusion and everything worked with
precision and even division.
Seated on the stage as the conveu'
ton assembled were G.. +. Maddox
chairman of the state Democratic eX-
ecutive committee, and Mrs Bessie
Anderson, secretary of the commit
tee, who had a roster Of the accredit-
ed delegates and alternates. Chair
man Maddoxs gavel fell promptly
at 10 o'clock. He was given a cordial
ovation as he stated the object OF
| the convention and declared he
would entertain a motion for the
election of a temporary chairman.
Judge w. A. Covinston, of Col
Quit county, placed in nomination
| the name of Judge Newt A. Morris
| of Cobb county, for temporary chair
man, The motion was seconded by
IT. S. Halves, of Decatur county. and
Judge Morris was elected by accla
nation.
Brown Named Secretary
After Judge Morris election, Judge
A. O. Nix, of Gwinnett county
placed in nomination c. f. Brown
editor Of the Cordele Dispatch. fol-
secretary of the convention. His
/ election was unanimous. On motion