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COTTON
NEW YORK, May 19.—The suspension
of the rule limiting daily fluctuations in
May contracts until the close of trading
in current May deliveries on Friday, was
announced in the cotton market, today.
May notices amounting to about 2,000 bales
were reported in circulation, but May sold
up to 42.98 on the call, making a new
high record and an advance of 88 points
from last night’s closing on an urgent
demand from shorts. There were some
contracts for sale at this level and the
price later dropped to 42.60. Litter months
opened 7 to 21 points net lower and sold
about 20 to 28 points under last night’s
closing during the early trading as a re
sult of realizing or selling for a reaction
on the unsettled view of outside conditions
and more seasonable temperatures in the
south.
Slay contracts worked off to 42.50 c later
tn the morning, while liquidation in July
nod inter deliveries became more active and
general. Weakness in the stock market
seemed to emphasiz unfavorable feature in
the general business situation, while the un
settled ruling of the grain markets was also
a disturbing factor, and Wall street was
a particularly heavy seller. The bulish
weeky report of the weather bureau caused
sligh trallies around midday, but they met
increased offerings, with July selling off to
38.80 c and October to 35.58 C, or 52 to 70
points net lower.
New lows for the currento decline were
made during the late afternoon when the
entire list with the exception of May reg
* istered net losses at $5 a bale. At that
time Mav was up 20 points.
The market showed still greater weak
ness during the early afternoon under con
tinued liquidation and stop-loss selling.
July broke to 38.55 and October to 35.54.
or 77 to 104 pointe net lower. No special
news feat Tire was mentioned to account for
the weakness but sentiment was unsettled by
the pessimistic view of general conditions.
NEW YORK COTTON
The following were the ruling prices in
lhe exchange today -
Tone, steady; middling, 43c, quiet.
Last Pre*
Open. High, txiw Sale Close. Clr. 8"
Jan. .. 34.73 34.82 33.90 34.00 34.00 34.90
Meh. .. 34.20 34.25 33.20 33.45 33:45 343.6
May .. 42.98 42.98 42.30 42.96 42.46 42.10
July .. 39.41 39.4 t 38.52 38.66 38.65 39 ; 32
Oct. .. 36.35 36.45 35.54 35.71 35.70 36*58
Dec. .. 35.37 35.42 34.52 34.60 34.60 35.56
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, May 19. —The tendency
was downward in the early trading in cot
ton today under the influence of better
weather conditions over a good part of
the belt and continued unfavorable trade re
ports, Liverpool cabling that Manchester
was receiving cancellations of cloth con
tracts made with China and that shippers
were trying to re-sell the goods. During
the first hour of business prices dropped
20 to 37 points, July touching 38.75 and
October 36.14.
Weakness in the security market and con
tinued talk of slowing down of trade in fin
ished goods offset the unfavorable weekly
crop reports from the government, and the
decline continued. Late in the morning the
active months were 45 to 9S points under
the close of yesterday. July touched 38.50 c
and October 35.60 c. July was the strongest
month.
Aggressive short selling appeared in the
second half of the session and much liquida
tion came from the long side. Y ery little
demand appeared from any quarter, except
from early sellers who traded for a turn.
Toward the close the active months were
65 to 111 points under the close of yes
terday. July went to 38.30 and December
to 34 42, that months bing the weakest.
, NEW ORLEANS COTTON
The following were the ruling prices in ths
exchange today:
Tone, steady; middling, 40.50 c, steady.
Last Lre«
Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close.
Jan. .. 34.80 34.80 33.80 33.80 33.80 34.90
Meh. .. 34.23 34.26 33.34 33.36 33 34 31.36
May .. 40.60 40474 40.50 40.50 40.50
Julv .. 8.8039.0038.3038.3938.3538.95
Oct. •• 36.40 36.44 35.50 35.0 l 35.00 36.51
Dec. .. 35.45 35.48 34.41 34.42 34.41 35.53
NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON
NEW ORLEANS, May 19.—Spot cotton,
steady and unchanged; sales on the spot,
1.804* bales; to arrive. 563; low middling,
31.50 c; middling, 40.50 c; good middling,
44.50; receipts, 2.594; stocks, 332,535.
SPOT COTTONMARKET
Atlanta, steady, 43.15 c.
New York, quiet, 43c.
New Orleans, steady, 40.50 c.
Philadelphia, steady, 43.25 c.
Galveston, steady, 42c.
Montgomery, 41.25 c.
Norfolk, steady, 40.50 c.
Savannah, steady, 42c.
St. Louis, steady, 41.75a,
Houston, steady, 41c.
Memphis, steady, 41c.
Augusta, steady, 41.90 c.
Little Rock, steady. 42c.
Dallas, steady. 41.85 c.
Mobile, steady, 40.50 c.
Charleston, steady. 40.50 c.
Wilmington, steady, 4<>c.
Coston, steady, 42c.
ATLANTA SPOT COTTON
Atlanta spot cotton43.lsc
Receipts J 74
Shipments ™
Stocks 22 ■ 203
COTTONSEED OIL
Open. Close
Snots 18.90 Bid
May 18.95@19.20 18.95@19.00
June 18.70@19.00 18.70@19.00
ju1v.T8.91fa18.93 18.92@18.95
Aug19.01@19.10 19.03@19.05
Sept. 19.05@19.08 19.95@19.08
Oct.
Nov. .’17.00@17.75 17.00@18.00
Decl7.so@ 17.60 17.00@18.00
Tone, steady; sales. 15.500.
AMERICAN COTTON AND
GRAIN EXCHANGE
COTTON QUOTATIONS
The following were the opening, highest,
lowest, close and previous close quota,
tions on the American Cotton and Grain
Exchange of New York:
Prev.
Open. High. Low. Close Close.
Jan 34.71 34.80 33.90 34.03 34.90
May .... 42.98 42.98 42.25 42.45 42.05
July .... 39.41 39.41 38.55 38.65 39.30
Oct 36.37 36.41 35.54 35.70 36.55
Dec 35.40 35.41 34.53 34.62 35.55
ATLANTA COTTONSEED PROD J >TS
MARKETS
(Corrected by Atlanta Commercial
Exchange.)
Crude oil, bpsis prime, tank lots ....$15.50
C. S. meal. 7 per cent ammonia. 100-
ton lots 67.00
0 S. meal, Ga. common rate point.
100-ton lots J 6.00
No. 1 linters. 9c: No. 2 linters. sc: No.
3 linters. 3c.
Cottonseed hulls, sacked, carlots .... 24.00
Cottonseed hulls, loose, carlotslß.oo
SHEPARD & GLUCK COTTON LETTER
NEW ORLEANS, May 19.—Cotton broke
today under continued unfavorable financial
and trade reports, stocks being weaker than
ever, while Manchester reports stated that
China was cancelling cloth contracts and
that shippers were trying to resell the goods.
The weekly crop reports were’bullish, rather
more so than expected, if anything but
were completely offset by the bearish news
of Lite day. It looks as if the market may
work lower, for a while, but we do not
believe declines can be maintained in the
face of what seems certain to be a very
bullish May condition report.
Liberty Bond Market
NEW YORK, May 19.—Liberty bonds, fi
nal prices today were:
31,2 s .: 90.30
First 4s 83.30
Second 4s 82.00
First 4%s 84.50
Second 4%s 82.20
Third 4%s 86.30
Fourth 4%s 82.60
Victory 3%594.92
Victory 3% 94.94
Money and Exchange
NEW YORK, May 19.—Mercantile paper,
7@7%; exchange irregular; sterling. 60-day
bifls, 376%; commercial. 60-day bills on
banks, 3.76%; commercial, 60-day bills.
3.76%; remand. 3.81; cables, 3.81%; francs,
demand, 13.82; cables, 13.80; Belgian
francs, demand. 13.37; cables, 13.35; gpild
ers. demand, 36%; cables, 36%; lire, de
mand, 19.82; cables, 19.80; marks, demand,
2.21; cables, 2.22.
Government bonds, weak.
Railroad bonds, weak.
Time loans, strong; 60 days, 90 days and
six months, 8%.
Call mojjfy steady; ruling rate 7.
Bank acceptances 6%.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
Close.
Jar 14.54 @14.56
Feb 14.54 fa 14.56
Meh14.55@14.57
Apri114.55@14.57
May 14.80@14.85
June 14.92@14.95
Julv 15.05@15.06
Atlg 14.81faia.8-,
Septl4.63fa 14.65
Oct■14.«0@ 11.61
Nov-14.57faM4.58
Dee14.51fa11.55
NEW YORK. May 19.—Coffee, Rio No.
7. 15%c.
NEW YORK SUGAR StARKET
Close.
j, ln 19.50@19.60
Fell’. 17.85 fa 17.90
Mehl7.Ssfa 17.90
May 23.20 fa 23.50
June 23.20 fa 23.50
July 23.20 fa 23.50
Aug23.lsfa 23.30
Sept22.6otfi 22.62
0ct22.55fa 22.62
Nov 22. tllfa 22.41
D0c22.20fa 22.30
NEW YORK. May 19. Raw sugar, strong:
centrifugal. 23.07: refined, strong; fine
granulated, 20.50@2C.V0.
THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
GRAINj
CHICAGGO, May 19. —Acute weaknes
manifested itself today in the corn market.
Opening prices, which ranged from % to
2%c lower, were followed by decided fur
ther setbacks and then something of a rally.
Oats showed relative firmness as com
pared with corn.
Provisions were steadied by new upturns
in the value of hogs.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
l’he following were the ruling prices i>
the exchange today
I’rev
Open. High. Low. Close. Close
CORN—
May .... 1.87 1.88 1.80 1.85 1.90%
July .... 1.68% 1.68% 1.65 1.67% 1.69%
Sept 1.58% 1.59% 1.55% 1.57% 1.60%
OATS—
May .... 1.03 1.04% 1.03 1.04% 1.04
July .... 89 89% 87% 89% 90%
Sept. .... 74% 75% 73% 75% 75%
11RK
May 35.22 35.40
July .... 36.35 36.35 36.20 36.30 36.40
LARD
May 20.20 20.00
July .... 20.75 21.00 20.70 20.92 20.80
’Sept 21.55 21.82 21.55 21.75 21.65
RIBS—
July .... 18.40 18.47 13.32 18.45 18.45
Sept 19.10 19.25 19.10 19.20 19 20
RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO
Today.
Wheat .... 8 cars
Corn 99 cars
Oats 82 cars
Hogs 20,000 head
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO, May 19.—Butter, creamery,
extras, 56%c: creamery standards, 56%e:
firsts, 53%@55%c; seconds. 47@50e.
Eggs, ordinaries, 37@38c: firsts. 41@42c.
Cheese, twins, 25%c; Young Americas,
29c.
Live poultry, fowls, 37c; ducks, 35c;
geese, 20c; turkeys. 35c.
Potatoes, ears. 7; Minnesota (per 100
lbs.), $7.25@7.60.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET
NEW YORK, May 19.—Flour, quiet and
unchanged,
Pork, dull: mess. $42.00@43.00.
Lard, easier; middle west spot, $20.45@
20.55.
Sugar, raw, firm; centrifugal, 96 test,
raw. . C’ 22.51; granulated, $20.50@
23.00.
Coffee, Rio No. 7, on spot, 15%c; No. 4
Santos. 23%@24%c.
Tallow, weak; specials 13%c; city, 12%c.
Hay, weaker; No. 1, $2.90@3.00; No. 3,
$2.45fa ' clover, nominal.
Dressed poultry, weak; turkeys, 50@56c;
chickens, 38@43c; fowls, 27@42c; ducks.
32@38c.
Live poultry, firm; geese, 20@22c; ducks,
23@25c; fowls, 42c; turkeys, 30c; roosters,
sc. chickens, broilers, 50@85c.
Cheese, firm% state milk, common to spe
cials. 20@32c; skims, common to specials,
5@22c.
Butter, easier; receipts, 7,452; creamery,
extra, 62%@63c: do. special market, 63%@
64c; state dairy, tubs; imitation creamery,
firsts. 45@62c.
Eggs, firmer; receipts. 27,534; near-by
white fancy, 53c; Pacific Coast, 48@53c;
fresh firsts, 44@50c.
LIVE STOCK BY WIRE
EAST ST. LOUIS, HI.. May 19.—Cattle,
receipts, 3,000, including no Texans; market,
steady; native beef steers, $9.00@12.25;
yearlings, steers and heifers, $10.00@13.75;
cows, $8.75 @11.00; stockers and feeders,
$9.00@11.00; calves, $12.00@14.00; cowsand
heifers, $4.50@7.50.
Hogs, receipts, 15.000; market, steady:
mixed and butchers. $14.25@14.40; good and
heavy, $13.50@14.50; roughs, $10.75@12.00;
light, $14.10@14.60; pigs $12.50@14.00;
bulk, $10.25@14.50.
Sheep, receipts, 1.500; market, steady;
clipped ewes, $9.50@11.00: lambs, $17.50@
19.50; choppers, $5.00@8.50.
CHICAGO, May 19—Cattle: Receipts
7,000; heavy beef steers and heavy she stock
slow, about steady with yesterday’s close;
others steady to strong; higher in spots;
bulk beef steers, $11.00@12.85; bulk fat
cows, $5.75@10.00; canners mostly $5.25@
5.75; bulls steady-; bulk, $11.00@13.00;
stockers slow, steady.
Hogs—Receipts 20,000; generally 15c to
25c higher; heavies strongest; bulk lights,
$14.50@14.75; bulk 250 pounds and over.
$13.75@14.25: pigs strong to 25c higher;
bulk, $12.00@13.25.
Sheep—Receipts 10,000; quality fair, un
evenly lower; choice handyweight short
lambs. $17.00; good 80-pound shorn lambs,
$16.25; medium wethers, $9.00.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 19.—Hogs: Re
ceipts 1,100; steady to 25c higher; 225
pounds up, $13.50; 165 to 225 pounds, $14.25;
120 to 165 pounds, $13.50; pigs, 120 pounds
down, $10.00@11.50; throwouts, $9.75 down.
Cattle —Receipts 250, slow, steady. Heavy
steers, $12.00@13.00; beef steers, $8.50@
12.00; heifers, $8.50@13.00; cows, $5.00@
10.50; feeders, $9.00@10.75; stockers, $7.50
@IO.OO.
Sheep—Receipts 150, steady. Lambs,
$18.00; sheep, SIO,OOO, down.
METAL MARKET
NEW YORK, May 19.—Copper dull; elec
trolytic, spot and nearby, 18%@19; June
and July, 19%. Iron steady; prices .un
changed. Ti neasier; spot, 53.25; June to
September. 52.00@53.00. Antimony, 9.75
Metal exchange quotes lead dull; spot of
fered at 8.75; June-July offered at 8.76;
zinc easier; spot 7.40 bid. At London: Spot
copper, 87 pounds 15s; futures, 92 pounds ss;
electrolytic, spot, 106 pounds; futures, 108
pounds; tin, spot, 283 pounds 10s; zinc,
spot, 44 pounds 15s; futures, 46 pounds ss.
PALMERITES NAME
OWN DELEGATES TO
’FRISCO CONVENTION
(Continued from Page One.)
Francisco isl the role of contestants
for seats in the national convention,
that they alone are entitled to recog
nition, since they were chosen in ac
cordance with the provisions of rule
10 of the state Democratic executive
committee under which the presiden
tial preferential primary was held,
this rule provided, in substance, that
the presidential candidate receiving
the plurality count, unit vote in the
primary should be entitled to the en
tire vote of Georgia in the national
convention.
Palmer’s nominees Defeated
As it turned out, Attorney General
Palmer received a slight plurality of
the county unit vote in the primary,
although popular was a scant third
of the total participating:, in the pri
mary. In consequence of this, a sub
committee of the state committee de
clared that Palmer had carried the
state and. under rule 10, was en
titled to all the Georgia delegates.
The state convention rejected this
contention by an overwhelming vote
and defeated the Palmer nominess
when they were proposed for election,
However, the Palmer forces in the
convention and their San Francisco
delegates Insist that the convention
was not the sovereign body, and was
therefore bound by the rules of - the
state committee.
At San Francisco, the contestants
first will take their case to the na
tional committee, seeking to have
their names enrolled on the tempor
ary membership list of the national
convention. Winning or failing to win
recognition before the national com
mittee, the contestants’ case finally
will go before the credentials com
mittee of the convention and ulti
mately the national convention it
self will decide whether the all-Pal
mer delegation is to be seated in the
convention.
Charles S. Barrett Will
Likely Head Delegation
While the Georgia delegation to
the Democratic convention in ■ Fris
co, chosen at the closing session of
the state convention ’ in Atlanta
Tuesday, has not yet met to or
anize, the belief was expressed by
a number of the delegates that
Charles S. Barrett, president of the
Farmers’ Union, would be named
chairman of the delegation. It is
said that Mr. Barrett will probably
be selected chairman without opposi
tion, as he seems to have the sup
port and the confidence of both
Smith and Watson delegates.
Silencer Is Found
For Train Snorer
No more will the rest of the light
sleeper aboard a limited train be dis
turbed by the nasal gymnastics of
the snorer. Pullman cars are now
being equipped, it is said, with a new
device called ’•snore no more,” which
will be distributed after the bnrto.s
| are up. The attention of Ulino; - .
Central officials was called to the lit
tle contraption some time ago an 1
extensive experiments were mad •
with it. At that time it was found
to entirely fulfil! the mission for
which it is intended. The device
slips over a person’s 11<■>.-■. , aril
though of an entirely diff nent ma
terial. duplic-’tcs the performances
of a maxim silencer.
I
AMERICAN LEGION
TO DEMAND QUICK
ACTION ON BONUS
(The Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
623 Riggs Building.)
FY TSE9DCRE TILLER
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 19. —
The executive committee of the
American Legion will deliver a vir
tual ultimatum Wednesday night to
the Republican caycus of the house
and will demand that congress act,
i one way or another, and without fur-
I ther delay, on bonus or adjusted com
| pensation legislation. After an all
day session yesterday the executive
committee reached the- conclusion
that the bonus has hung fire long
enough and a final and direct answer
will be asked of congress.
Major H. H. Barrett, of Baltimore,
I said resolutions protesting against
further delay will be dispatched to
the Republican caucus tomorrow.
“We intend to ask congress to act
one way or another,” said Major Bar
rett. “We believe that we have
waited long enough, and it looks to
us as though congress were adopting
a pussyfoot policy. We are not at
! tempting to suggest how the money
shall be raised, nor to dictate the
form of the adjusted compensation
legislation. That is the job of con
gress. All we ask is that congress
give us prompt answer as to
whether or not it intends to pass an
adjusted compensation bill; that is,
say yes or no, so that we may know
where we stand.
"Since our meetings in March we
have taken another poll of the mem
bership of the American Legion. We
find that membership overwhelming
ly in favor of adjusted compensation
legislation. We believe that the vet
eran of the war is entitled to this
consideration. The question is apart
from the care taken of the wounded
and disabled soldiers. Every member
of congress is pledged to go to the
limit for the wounded and disabled
veteran, but the others who went
through this war think they arfe due
some consideration also, and that
adjusted compensation should be at
once provided. Congress should
either legislate or refuse to legis
late, and let us know its answer.
That is what we shall seek, a show
down tonight when our resolutions
go through the house caucus.”
VILLA SPOKEN OF
AS CHIEF MEXICAN
CONSTABULARY
M ASHINGTON, May 19.—Propos
ed appointment of Francisco Villa
as chief of the Mexican constabulary
might- cause President Wilson to
withhold recognition of the new gov
ernment indefinitely, it was learned
today. Villa is held responsible for
murders committed during the ban
dit raid on Columbus, N. M„ in 1916.
Villa’s coming trip to Mexico City,
reported to the state department
through the United States embassy
there, was regarded as significant by
officials here. Rebel agents believed
Villa was summoned by the revolu
tionary authorities and that he will
have important conferences with the
officials of the provisional govern
ment.
These conferences, it was believed,
may result in one of the regular im
portant assignments for Villa.
One—To take up the trail of Car- I
ranza, and his forces, who for days I
have been eluding the rebels.
Two —To take command of the
Mexican constabulary along the in
ternational frontier.
In predicting Villa probably would
get this appointment, rebel repre
sentatives and friends of Villa here
said one then could “walk from
Juarez to Torreon, with twenty-dol
lar bills protruding from all pockets
and not be harmed.”
It was suggested that should the
new Mexican government be recog
nized without unusual delay, the
United States might demand of it the
extradition of Villa for the Columbus
raid. Extradition of Villa could be
called for under the extradition treaty
signed between the United States and
Mexico in 1902.
Asks Verdict of Jury
Against King George;
Outlines Defense
NEW YORK.—An old saying has it
that “a cat may look at a King.”
Goerge Gordon Battle, before Justice
Guy and a jury in the supreme court
added; “The King can sue us, but we
can’t sue the King.”
The comment was an explanation
of the failure of Ernest Harrah, steel
broker, to completely carry out a con
tract with King George to supply the
British government 25.(>0 - -s of
scrap steel at $28.50 a ton. King
George recently filed suit against Mr.
Harrah hei*e for $172,000 and interest
from Nov. 26, 1917, when the con
tract was signed.
Mr. Battle, outlining the defense,
said that in February, 1917, the Ital
ian government needed scrap and
induced the British government,
through J. P. Morgan & Co., to con
tract for the required amount with
Emanuel Drefus & Co., here, for
which Mr. Harrah then acted.
When lack of ships made it Im
practicable to transport the steel to
Italy, he said, the J sh govern
ment sold the contract to the Briar
Hill companny, of Youngstown. O.
In October, 1917. according to Mr.
Battle, the price of steel fell below
the contract price and the Youngs
town concern complained about the
quality of the scrap. King George,
through the American representa
tives, refused to pay for the steel.
“Now, what were we to do?” asked
Mr. Battle. “Go on supplying him
with the best scrap we had and then
try to sue him for the bill? Not at
all.” His honor will inform you that
the king can sue us. but we can’t sue
the king, because no citizen of this
country can sue a foreign sovereign,”
Mr. Battle told the jury, and ex
plained his client stopped bending
scrap when King George stonped pay
ing for it, and decided to let the king
sue. He ask«d for a verdict, with
counter claim of $6,000 loss. The
trial will be continued
I!. S. GOVERNMENT
MAY TAKE PART IN
FIXING WAR DEBT
(Continued from. Prre 11
that will give the Germans time to
produce and sell.
Delicate Point
Otherwise the alies will not col
lect the money they expect. But
the British and French are being con
certed to that viewpoint and thQ
purpose of the preliminary confer
ence has been to arrange a program
to nut before the Germans at Spa.
Shall the United States stay out
of the Spa conference or shall she. as
an associate in the war and a big
creditor of European governments,
take her seat and express herself
and lend her influence to the stabili
zation of the fihance of the world?
President Wilson was snubbed by
the senate once before when he
suggested American representation
on the reparations commission, but
that commission was created by the
treatv. Under international law and
constitutional law the president can
annoint an envoy to discuss any
thing with Germany or any other
country. He has the power to do
so hut it is a Question whether, in
view of the treaty fight in the sen
ate. he wil 1 consider it advisable
to do so. His decision involves a
noint more delicate than anything
that h"s arisen in our foreign rela
tions since the peace treaty failed
to n tl'o «to
GFNFVA TO TIF, SEAT
GF LEAGUE HEADQUARTERS
ROME. Ma’ - 18.—(Njoht.)—The
council of the League of Nations, in
session hero. h"S decided unon Genovo
as the seat for the league’s head
qim■tors, it was learned tonight.
The decision followed Switzer
’ond’s vote to become a member of
tlm leaeiio.
The council also rtecifled that
fi-st.mi’sf onnform tn its regulofions
state" d»si;-in~ to join the leagim
o'-mri’in- .p- 'v.o-‘a. io he prepared
■ by a league commission.
W. J. VEREEN NAMED
COMMITTEEMAN BY
STATE CONVENTION
(Continied from Page 1)
clncts from the consolidation and
awarded them to Palmer.
The committee’s report, taken up
when the convention reconvene,
shortly after 2 o’clock, sustained
Mr. Watson as to Chatham and Wil
kinson counties and sustained Sena
tor Smith as to Murray and At
kinson counties. The convention dis
agreed to the committee’s report on
Chatham county and seated the Pal
mer delegates. Supporters of Smith
voted with supporters >f Palmer in
this contest. The bala’c’e of the
committee’s report was adopted.
Then the convention, having per
fected its permanent roll, elected
Samuel L. Olive, president of the
Georgia state senate, as its perma
nent chairman, and elected E. B.
Moore, the temporary secretary, as
permanent secretary. Air. Olive
made a splendid presiding officer.
His nomination was satisfactory to
all three factions and he was elected
by acclamation unanimously. The
convention adopted a rule providing
that a quorum should consist of a
majority of the convention, which
was for the purpose of rendering ir
regular and illegal the expected
“rump” convention by Palmer dele
gates. Albert Howell, Jr., for the
Palmer people, tried to amend it
with a proviso that nothing in the
rule should alter any rule made by
the state executive committee, but
he was voted do.’.n Tbe c«>nveniion
passed a resolution providing for the
appointment of a resolutions com
mittee representing the three fac
tions, each to have four on the com
mittee, and this completed the per
manent organization.
Vereen Sleeted
As its first act after perfecting
permanent organization, the conven
tion passed a resolution providing
for the lecti.m of the Democratic na
tional committeeman. Thomas G.
Hudson, one of the Smith floor lead
ers, introduced the resolution. W.
H. Davis, one ot the Palmer leaders,
opposed it with a" point of order that
the delegates to the national conven
tion were the only ones authorized
to elect the national committeeman.
The point was over-ruled, and the
resolution was passed by a vote of
242 to 140. Immediately following
the adoption of the resolution, John
I. Kelly, of Gwinnett, a Watson floor
leader, placed in nomination for na
tional committeeman the name of
William J. Vereen, of Colquitt coun
ty. The Palnier people made no op
posing nomination and refrained
from voting on the roll call which
elected Mr. Vereen. Hence the vote
was 238 for him and none against
him. '
Hollins Randolph, of Fulton, a
Palmer floor leader, introduced a es
olution indorsing the accomplish
ments of the Democratic administra
tion, praising the “peerless leader
ship of Woodrow Wilson” and urging
the immediate ratification of the
treaty with such "explanatory reser
vations as would not destroy the
e -nant of the League of Nations."
The resolution went to the resolu
tions committee and the conventio 1
recessed for supper until 8 o’clock.
When it re-convened, there came a
fight between opposing resolutions
offered by the resolutions commit
tee. The majority of the committee
recommended the passage of a reso
lution opposing the League of Na
tions, opposing a third term and cov
ering - three other points. The minor
ity recommended the passage of the
Randolph resolution. John I. Kelly
spoke for the majority report; Gen
eral Walter A. Harris, of Macon,
spoke for the minority report.
Refuse Division of Delegates
Each speaker delivered a very im
passioned appeal for his viewpoint,
and each was frequently applauded.
On the question of agreeing to the
majority report, the Smith delegates
divided, some voting with Watson
and some with Palmer. The major
ity . report was agreed to by a vote
of 206 to 175. Then came the
question of adopting the resolution
recommended by a majority of the
committee, and on this question the
Smith forces divided again, more
pronouncedly than before. The vote
was very close and resulted in the
adoption of the majority resolution
by a vote of 192 1-2 to 182 1-2. The
halfvote occurred where the Sumter
delegation, voting one-half vote each
for eight delegates, divided five to
three, which made their vote contain
a fraction.
After the resolutions had been dis
posed of, there came the final and
most important feature of the whole
convention —the election of delegates
to San Francisco.
Judge A. W. Cozart, of Columbus,
one of the Smith floor leaders, rose
in his place and formally offered to
make an equal division of delegates
between the three candidates who
ran in the presidential primary. He
expressed the hope that this would
be acceptable to the Palmer people
His offer was flatly declined by
William H. Fleming, of Augusta, a
Palmer floor leader, who claimed the
right to name all the delegates to
San Francisco. He said Rule 10 en
titled Palmer to the full delegation,
and the Palmew delegates would con
sider it “dishonorable” to make a
compromise on a divided delegation.
This remark elicited loud laughter
from Thomas E. Watson and his del
egates. The' refusal to accept a di
vision of the delegates was accepted
by Judge Cozart. The Smith people
then proceeded to nominate fifty per
cent of the delegates, the Watson
people nominated 50 per * cent,
and the Palmer people put up
their list as agreed upon by the Pal
mer caucus Monday night. It was
agreed to have one roll call, and this
resulted’in the election of the Smith-
Watson delegates by a vote of 234
to 142.
Howell’s Point of Order
Before the vote was taken, Albert
Howell, Jr., for the Palmer dele
gates, submitted in writing his point
of order mentioned above. This
point is the keystone of the con
test which the Palmer delegates will
make at San Francisco. It was over
ruled by a vote of the convention.
Chairman Olive did not rule on the
point himself, but followed the prec
edent of legislative bodies in sub
mitting the point as a vital point
to a vote of the body. Mr. Howell’s
point was as follows:
“It appearing that the list of
nominations for delegates from the
state-at-large and their alternates,
and for district delegates and their
alternates, is composed of nominees
chosen from the friends and sup
porters of the Hon. Thomas E. Wat
son and the Hon. Hoke Smith, each
being an unsuccessful candidate for
the Georgia nomination as Demo
cratic candidate from Georgia for
the presidency of the United States,
and
“It appearing that Rule 10 of the
rules under which the presidential
preferential primary of April 20.
1920, was held, provides as follows:
“ ‘The delegates to the national
convention shall be chosen from
among the friends and supporters
of that candidate for president re
ceiving the highest county unit
vote,’ and
“It appearing from the records of
the subcommittee, which held said
nriniary, - md from the records of
the state Democrfßic executive com
mittee, and from the official rec
ords of the convention, that Hon. A.
Mitchell Palmer was the candidate
receiving the highest county unit
vote in said primary, and is there
fore entitled to have the delegates
to the na'.icnal convention chosen
from among his friends and suppor
ts, 1 make the point of order that
the delegates and alternates placed
in nomination at this convention,
and above referred to, are ineligible
under said rule, and are therefore
disqualified from election by this
convention as delegates and alter
nates to the national convention.”
After the point of order had been
overruled by the convention, the
vote being 232 to 140, the vote was
taken on the delegates as above
stated and resulted in the election
of the delegates nomimted, respec
tively, by Smith and Watson. The
vote for the Smith-Watson delegates
was 234; the vote for the Palmer
delegates was 142.
When the vote had been taken
and the result announced, Thomas
E. Watson moved that the conven
tion adjourn sine die. The motipu
was passed unanimously by acclama
tion, and the presidential convention
of May 18 passed into history.
Resolutions Adopted
The resolutions adopted by the con
vention by the close vote above re
ferred to.' on recommendation of a
majority of the resolutions commit
tee, were as follows;
"Resolved by the Democratic
party of Georgia in convention
assembled:
“1. That we hereby declare
our unalterable opposition to the
League of Nations brought back
by President Wilson from Ver
sailles.
“2. hat we hereby recom
mend that the long-established
and unwritten law of our country
against a + ' iia term of any man
for president of the United
States be strictly adhered to.
“3. We reaffirm our faith in
the ancient creed of the Demo
cratic party. We believe in free
speech, freedom of the press,
freedom of assemblage and lo
cal self-government. We believe
in the American system of free,
representative, constitutional
government. We believe in the
rights of the states and in the
distribution of power between
the legislative, executive and ju
dicial branches of the govern
ment.
“4. We hereby request and in
struct the delegates from Geor
gia to the national Democratic
convention to support no candi
date for president of the United
States who is not in thorough
accord with the principles as an
nounced by this convention; and
said delegates shall vote as a
unit in the Democratic national
convention on all questions be
fore that body, in accordance
with the will of this said conven
tion.
“5. Resolved that this con
vention recommend the repeal of
all espionage, sedition and con
scription laws passed during the
war, and that we do oppose com
pulsory military training.”
There was one section of this res
olution which the Palmer people did
not object to. It was the second sec
tion, declaring against a third term
for president. They specifically ex
plained. in voting against the general
resolution, that they were not op
pc ed to this particular section.
The first section of the resolution
as originally drawn the
word “as” in reference to the League
of Nations. That is to say. it de
clared against the League of Na
tions "as brought back by President
Wilson.” The resolutions committee
struck the word “as." This was one
of,the bones of contention between
the majority and minority members
of the committee. The Palmer peo
ple wanted to declare in favor of the
league ■ explanatory but not de
struct!. 1 rescrv tons. The Hoke
Smith people were willing to declare
against it “as brought back,” which
was the senator’s campaign plat
form. The Watson people wanted
1 enounce it severely. The resolu
tion as finally presented by the ma
jority of the committee was In the
nature of a compromise between the
viewpoints of Senator Smith, oppos
in,. the league “as brought back,”
and of Thomas E. Watson, who op
poses and denounces it in toto. Dis
cussing the majority report, Mr.
Watson said it represented very sub
stantial concessions by him in the
interest of Democratic harmony.
The Hollins Randolph resolution,
recommended by the minority of the
resolutions committee, and lacking
only six votes of a tie with the
majority resolutions on the final
vote, was as follows;
“Be it resolved by the presidential
preference convention that we do
hereby approve and indorse the
splendid accomplishments of the
Democratic administration under the
peerless leadership of the great
Democratic executive, President
Woodrow Wilson, with the aid of
the Democratic representatives m
the senate and house of the federal
congress.
“Resolved, further, that we in
dorse and approve the principles
embodied in the League of Nations
and demand the prompt ratification
of the peace treaty with such ex
planatory reservations as may be
necessary to secure its passage, and
as may not be destructive of the
covenant.”
ALA BAM A R E J’U BI AC AN S
MEET AT TUSCALOOSA
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., May 19.—The
Republican convention of the Sixth
congressional district was held at
Tuscaloosa county courthouse yes
terday. L. B. Parker, of Holt, was
nominated for congress. N. C. Fuller,
of Centreville, was named delegate to
‘.he national convention.
I. C. C. TO GIVE TO
ROADS DECISION ON
TRAFFIC CONTROL
( Contiguefl from Page 1)
come through adequate and prompt
increase in freight rates.”
Eurd.cn in Credits
“Any delay.” the resolution said,
“means the paying of great cost di
rectly and indirectly and places a
burden on the credit system which
in the approaching - time for seasonal
expansion may cause abnormal
strain. Even under the load of war
inflation, high price level and ex
travagances the bank reserves would
probably be sufficient if quick trans
portation could be assured during
the time of the greatest strain.”
The resolution then urged both the
shipping board and the . C. C. to give
“increased rates such immediate ef
fect a? may be warranted under their
authority.”
As the bankers left the interstate
commerce commission William
Green, secertary of the United Mine
workers and John Moore, president
of the Ohio Miners, palled an officials
to urge that more empty gondola
cars be immediately sent to the
mines.
Mr. Green charged that the rail
roads had resumed the practice of
giving mines cars enough to load
coal for railroad needs only. The re
sult, he said, is that other indus
tries are running short of coal and
that miners are idle a great part of
the time.
The Michigan public utilities com
mission and a delegation of Michi
gan congress men headed by Sena
tor Townsend also called on Com
missioner Ashton and trld him that
♦be coal situation in Michigan was
so serious that public utilities and
the great automobile factories were
tr te iened.
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