Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-01

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had been informed that the imperial
wizard and the grand dragon mad
been boasting he had secured ~
votes against the minority plank In
the Ohio delegation.
"I don't believe It," said Mr.
Moore, "but if it's true, that the
wizard can come in here and get us
all in his vest pocket, | for one pro
pose to crawl out.
at will discuss with you the po-
litical aspect of this situation. IL
YOU think this minority plank VIII
heat a candidate, I wouldn't give a
nennv for the nomination in TINS
convention. You all know that IL
we don't denounce the ku hluX
Khan there is no politician In the
south but who must go nome anu
allv himself with the khan.
In the middle west, he continued
q no1itician would not dare ally
himself with the khan, and ne pro-
ceeded to analyze the political as
poets of the situation
Georgian Stirs Crows
Andrew c. Erwin. of Athens, Ca
who followed Mr. Moore, said the hu
Klux Khan was the most vital ele-
ment the party had to determine.
Erwin. who apparently was the
only delegate in the Georgia delega-
ton to favor the denuncfation OF the
khan, stirred up a demonstration ne
didn't expect and turned the conVen-
ton into an uproar. A big write
Young fellow, he STROBE back to his
seat in the delegation after he finish
ed his denunciation Of the khan. A
Young woman rushed forward from
another delegation and kissed him.
Then a parade of the standards from
other states to the Georgia space
followed and soon the standards OF
Alabama, Wyoming, Arizona, Ken
lucky, Maryland, Iowa. Nevada, New
Hampshire North Dakota, New
York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut
Louisiana, Rhode Island, District Of
Columbia, Maine. Minnesota. Wiscon-
sin, Vermont, Illinois. South Da-
kota, Utah and Massachusetts and
Delaware were grouped around there.
| Still the Georgia delegats remained
in their seats and refused to rise. The
men from other delegations carried
| Erwin around the hall. Then the
banner played the Star Spangled Ban
ner," bringing everyone to attention
and the convention went back to
business again.
During the demonstration Tom
| Taggart prevented the Indiana ban
ner from going into the demonstra-
| ton.
Louisianian Speaks
Jared Y. Saunders, Of Hammond
La, was the next speaker. "In
louisiana" he said. I'VE already
have gone through what Democrats
here are going through. We had
the bigot and the zealot. We had the
honest and the dishonest We had
in our campaign men who sought to
capitalize the khan and men who
sought to capitalize anti-klan. But
when candidate took the field in
| Louisiana appealing to race and re-
llgion, backed by the city and state
government. and practically every
newspaper in Louisiana, there were
some Of US who thought that above
antlklan there was true American
ism. And a candidate ran on the
| principles of religious freedom and
dency and drew the line on no order
OF any description, submitting his
candidacy to the tolerate men and
women Of Louisiana.
mat man running on that plat
form with all these influences
against him made such an apneaI
that he won by the greatest majority
| every given a Democratic candidate
in our state.
Remembr all the bigots do not
oelong 10 one church nor do all the
ldscdlS oelong to one section. You
can light lnterolerance with jntoler.
ahce' you can't fight the devil with
Lire; mes an expert in that line.
we didn't come here to fight
democrats: we came prepared TO
AISnL Republicans. We want the
majority report because we want the
issue 10 be the little green house on
N street nor the three K X KS"
- M Bryan, of Memphis, follow.
eu with a two minute speech for in.
t!usion or the minority plank men
Ilonlng the Khan by name.
:. lou can't Kill a snake by taking
IN your arms and kissing it to
death, "he said. -
come from where the XII Kl11x
IS. We seen six thousand of them
~ pubic square and I've heard
lhem denounce all the things Ameri
cans nave been taught to love. And
say IL the hu KluX will go and Join
the Republican party because of orr
aclon, | say let them go because all
those who violate the law will then
be safely in one place"
Bryan for Majority
FRANCIS X. Busch, of Chicago. fol.
lowed. also, speaking for the inclu.
sion of the minority plank.
inns is not a religious question. F."
ne said. 1t is not political question.
IL is questin of adhering to the
fundamental principles of our gov.
eminent so these questions will not
be recurring
william j. Bryan followed and re-
ceNed a standing demonstration
from the convention floor and gal
lerles. He was introduced as that
reNered Democrat" The great COM
inoher ana war horse, nominee of
thfee Democratic conventions. wear
ing MS hair little shorter, and look
ing a little older. looked over the
audience with that same old smile Of
| confidence
1t is now twenty-eight years since
democratic conventions became gra-
clous enough to invite me and ma.
tlent enough to listen to me. I have
not words to express nv gratitude
Tor the love and loyalty to millions
or Democrats who have been nv CO.
laoorers. L have spoken to you on
many themes but never on any more
important than today.
They take your applause out Of
my time, so keep still and let me
speak to YOU" said he.
Wen do it!' called back voice IN
the gallery.
Let's understand each other. let's
eliminate the things that are not in
TINS Issue and come down to the
three words that our friends would
take out and eXalt above any others
IN TINS campaign" said Mr.. Bryan.
Three Words Fatal
I'VE said to them strike ont three