Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-15
Delegates Named on Author
ity of Successful Candi-
date and County Chairmen
Are So Instructed y

HI6 OO IllSlI uCl6u
William G. McAdoo, OF California,
and a native son of Georgia, Off
cjally was declared to be Gerogia's
| candidate for the Democratic presi-
dental nomination, by the sub-com-
mittee of the state Democratic eX-
| ecutive committee, at a meeting Sat
urday at noon.
The subcommittee action was
taken after the votes of the primary
of March 10 had been canvassed and
consolidated, showing that Mr.. Nc
| AdOo carried 120 counties, with II
! county unit vote of 1926 and a popu-
lar vote Of 1868, as against Oscar
w. Underwood, Tho carried 80
counties, with a unit vote Of 7G enc
a popular vote Of 69,707.
After formally declaring Mr.. Nc
| 400 to have been the winner in
the primary, the subcommittee
paved the way for a harmonious
. state convention in Atlanta, by
adopting a resolution directing va
rious county chairmen to certif-' as
delegates and aIternates to the state
convention the persons designated
| Ky Mr.. McAdeo's authorized repre-
sentatives in Georgia.
Maddox Directs Step
T. The subcommittee took this step
en- the initiative of G. Ed MADDOX,
of Rome, chairman of the state
| Democratic executive committee.
who presented to the committee Mr..
McAdoo's formal designation Of
Mrs. Edgar Alexander, Miller s.
Fell, Thomas J. Hamilton and Hol-
Inns N. Randolph, as his authorized
representatives for the selection Of
delegates and alternates.
Mr.. McAdoo's authorization, it ap
pears, was written on March "a.
some five days after the primary in
Georgia and prior to the designa'
ton Of delegates and alternates to
the state convention.
The authorization from Mr.. Nc
Adoo was addressed to Mrs. Alex
ander and Messrs. Bell, Hamilton
and Randolph. 1T follows:
Law Offices of
William G. McAdoo,
"1215 Bank of Italy Building,
Los Angeles, California.
March "a, 1924.
| Mc. Miller >, Dell,
"Mr. Thomas J. Hamilton,
Mrs. Edgar Alexander,
"Mr. Hollins Randolph.
you are hereby appointed
NV authorized representatives.
in Georgia, under rule 8, pro-
mulgated by the state Demo
cratic executive committee OF
Georgia, on January 10, 1924,
| ~l11pc nTOnI1l0at-
ed and announced by the sub
committee of seven of SAID
Democratic state executive
committee, on March 4, 1924, 20
select and appoint delegates ana
alternates to the state conVen-
ton to be held in Atlanta on
April %, 1924.
every truly yours,
"W. C. MADOO."
Rule Followed Strictly
After reading Mr.. McAdoo's letter
Chairman Maddox said he beIeVed
| the subcommittee should take some
action TO let the county chalrmen
understand that the designation OF
delegates and alternates to the state
convention had been made in strict
accordance with the rules under
which the primary was conducted.
Il have prepared a resolution,
which [ present and which believe
should be passed by the committee
to clarity the situation" Chairman
I Maddox, said. He then offered the
following resolution:
"Whereas, Hon. William q.
McAdoo carried the state in the
primary Of March 10, last, and
the same has been officially de-
clared by this subcommittee in
accordance with the powers con-
ferred by the rules Of the state
Democratic executive commit
tee; and
"Whereas. the said Hon. Will
liam G.. McAdoo has filed with
this subcommittee his written
DESIGNATION of Mrs. Edgar Alex
ander. and the Messrs. Miller S.
Bell, Thomas j. Hamilton and
Hollins y. Randolph as his rep
resentatives in Georgia, under
the rules of the state Demo
cratic executive committee, to
name the delegates and alter
mates to the state conve ton to
be held in Atlanta on April %,
1924;
Therefore, be it resolved, That
said named persons are hereby
recor1ized as the representa-
tives of Mr.. McAdoo for the pur-
poses named and that, under the
rules of the state Democratic
executive committee, it is the
duty Of the chairmen Of the va
rious county executive commit
tees to appoint as delegates and
alternates to the convention
such persons as are named by
the said representatives of Mr.
McAdoo and to Issue credentials
to such delegates and alternates
so named if they have not al
ready done so.
Committeeman Hiram L. Gardner,
of EatOnton, moved the adoption of
the Maddox resolution. and it was
adopted by a unanimous vote.
Resolution on Result
The resolution formally declaring
the result, which was offered by
Chairman Maddox, after he had in
spected the returns from many coun-
ties, follows: