Evening star., 1936-01-29

resolutions opposing mis- nomination,
the pro-Roosevelt Democrats IN Geor.
gia are busy building sn organization
TO support the President and to send
q delegation from this State instructed
for him.
Marion H. Allen has been picked as
campaign manager for the Roosevelt
forces, which include both Georgia
Senators and members of the House.
They insist that II Talmadge asks
for a show in a statewide primary.
with himself seeking an instructed
delegation, the Roosevelt forces Will
beat the Governor to a fare-you-well.
Undecided on Primary.
Gov. Talmadge has yet to decide
whether q primary will be called for
the election of the delegates to the
national convention. The matter ap-
J pears to be entirely in his hands and
those Of the State Committee, which
he dominates. The State Committee
will select a slate Of delegates, pre-
sumably Talmadge delegates. II no
primary is held. Then the Roosevelt
Democrats will go ahead and choose a
slate of delegates pledged to the Presi-
dent and send them to Philadelphia.
No one seems to have the slightest
doubt that the Committee Of Creden-
tials and the convention will seat the
Roosevelt delegates.
Talmadge might make it necessary
for the convention to seat him and his
delegates opposed to Roosevelt, if they
won out in primary. Most observers
here believe, however, that the Gov
ernor will not run the risk of loss of
prestige which might come to him If
primary were held and the Roosevelt
forces beat him.
Talmadge and Kirby both insist that
there is no present plan for putting
an independent Democratic ticket In
the field for President, if Roosevelt is
nominated. They are fighting now to
prevent Roosevelt's nomination. The
other is a bridge which will be crossed
when they come to it, if at all.
The convention and its guests were
welcomed by Judge E. w. Maynard,
city attorney of Macon and chairman
of the Reception Committee. After
declaring that President Roosevelt had
shown very little respect for the Con-
stitution and none for the principles
Of the Democratic party, Maynard
said:
I'VE need a man who has sound
Judgment. We need a man like
Thomas Jefferson; like Andrew jack
son; like James Madison; like Grover
Cleveland; like Woodrow Wilson; like
Eugene Talmadge. and other great
Democrats"
The crowd roared at the mention
Of the Governors name.
When Talmadge took the floor he
wasted no time getting down to his
attack on the Roosevelt New Deal.
He said:
States rights are in the balance
today more than they were in the days
of 1861. At that time, States rights
we're obliterated by humanitarian
pleas for the freedom Of slaves.
To-day, in every capital Of the vari-
Gus States, and in every county site
in America the Federal Government
is working consistently to tear down
States rights.
IF the present program is continued
for four more years, the lines be-
tween the States will be only a
shadow on paper, and the Govern
ment of the separate States will be
subservient to the will of central
power at Washington.
This time. there is nothing to be-
cloud the issues Of sovereignty OF
States and local self-government
Our brothers in the East and
North and West are with us to see
that local elf-government and the
sovereignty Of our separate States
is not obliterated by the whims OF
bureaucrats.
Every true Democrat hangs his
head in shame when he realizes that