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

venticn itself, this time the commit
! tie proposed it. The report was
adopted without dissent.
! Lincoln Dixon, of Indiana present
! ed Il resolution TO empower the ma
: tional committee TO fix the time and
! place of the next convention. 1t also
! was a routine resolution. 1t was
! adopted.
Then quite Unexpectedly, Chair
man Walsh announced that the next
order of business would be presenta-
| ton of candidates for the presiden-
| tial nomination. 1t had been hoped
by many of the perspiring delegates
that the convention might recess
before taking up that work
There was an interval while the
speakers II2ce was arranged for the
speakers who will do the uominat-
irg. Meanwhile, the band played
The Old Gray Mare She Amt
| What She Used to Be"
Underwood Is First
The clerk called the roll of states
for the preside ntial nominations and
| F'orncy Johnson took the platform
to nominate Senator Oscar w. I'm
derWCCd.
Turns Guns on Khan
The convention displayed no more
interest in the first nominating
| speech than it generally does to
any, until Mr. Johnsto nGot along TO
the point where he began to make
references to the ku KluX Khan is
sue. Then the convention began to
sit up and take notice. lie drew
| ha annl9nSn when
he referred to the historic action of
the party with regard to the know
nothing" movement of years ago.
Once during the course of his ad-
dress when Mr.. Johnston brought
| the convention into a demonstration
by the most direct reference to the
khan he had yet made, about half
the delegates stood up and cheered
and the other half remained silently
in their seats. 1t was noticeable
that most all the delegates from
Georgia, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, Ok
lahoma and California remained
seated while the demonstration was
| going on.
The anti-klan element in the con-
vention openly regarded the demon
stration as an anti-klan demonstra-
ton, and pointed out the delegations
which were not participating. In
| concluding his nominating speech
Mr.. Johnston read the anti-klan plank
he had proposed to the platform
committee. When he got TO the
phrase which specifically named the
Ku KIux Khan another demonstra-
ton broke out.
Fights Break Out
The band took part in the pro
ceedings again and the same delega-
tions which had remained seated
before, remained silently IN thelE
seats while the new demonstrators
was under way. After little milling,
a. narade started in the aisles and
there were some of the usual contests
over whether certain standards were
| to go in, There was a lively Scram-
BILE around the Missouri standard
John keegan, of st. Louis, Smith
delegate, against the protest OF near
ly all the delegation, raised the state
| standard and several women rushed
to take it away from him. 1t finally
was forced back into position by
| Frank II. Farris, of Rolla, Mo, one
of the elegates-at-large. Mrs. Mil
ford Riggs, an elderly woman plant
ed herself at the standard determined
to hold it in position and keep 1t our
of the anti-kian demonstration. A
two hundred pound policeman sup
ported her.
In the Colorado delegation there
was another scramble approaching
the proportions of a fist tight. one
delegate was determined that the
state standard would go in the anti
| khan demonstration and another was
equally determined that it should
not. In the melee in which some
| clothing was torn and much hair
was rumpled the standard was
| wrecked and the contenders Who
were separated by the police, were
in possession of the pieces.
When it got looking little too
scrappy on the floor the band swung
into the Star Spangled Banner ami
that invariably brought all the
scramblers to attention. B. J.. JEFF
ferson, of Denver, was the Colorado
| delegate who led the movement to
take the state standard into the anti
| khan demonstration.
A good many American flags be-
ing used as decorations along the
walls and on the ratings of the plat
forms were torn down during the
anu SCI dIllDIllIS. w AiCl1
things Quilted down again and stock
was taken, it was seer that there
had been about a dozen rights and
near fights in all sections of the
hall and that most of the states
! whose standard had not gone into
the anti-klan demonstration had Nc
AGoo delegates forming little groups
| IF guards around them.
ITnderXUood namODStra
When Mr.. Johnston finished his aid
dress there was an organized demon
stration for Senator Underwood in
which delegates from several states
other than Alabama joined.
Then former Governor G. H.
Brough, of Arkansas, took the plat
form and nominated Senator Robin
son, Democratic ledaer in the senate.
During his address it was apparent
that the animosities Of the anti-klan
demonstration had not yet quoted
and Il buzz of controversial talk kept
up on the convention floor, some
times almost drowning out the speak
er.
The Arkansas delegation led in
cheering Senator Robinson after the
nominating speech was concluded,
while the band struck into Columbia
the Gem Of the Ocean" Shortly aft
erward it swung into "Old Black joe"
and half the convention stood and
joined in singing it, Theer was no
organized demonstration for the
Arkansas senator.
McAdOO's Name Presented
The next stat con the roll was
California, and while the band was
playing for Sentaor Robinson the
California delegation got set for a
prolonged demonstration in honor OF
William G.. McAdoo Small Califor-
mia state flags were passed around
to the McAdoo supporters in many
parts of the hall, and when former
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