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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1912
Page
10
An open Georgia convention meeting elected J. Cowan as chairman with Bran ner as secretary amidst calls to reform party rules. Widespread support for Thomas Watson emerged as delegates debated fair selection methods for the national convention and opposed closed doors committees.
Georgia delegates for the Baltimore national convention are taking form with caucuses in Atlanta. Districts name four delegates each and electors, while keeping unsigned seats open as negotiations continue. The process shows widespread organization across the state, with plans to fill district slots and no alternates due to seating limits.
Mr Watson spoke from his headquarters about conducting the state meeting with unlimited debate and section by section platform consideration. He urged inviting Wilson county delegates to seats but not voting, and backed the county unit plan while criticizing Felder as foolish.
Laurens county delegates met before the district caucus and united on their ticket for delegates at large, naming T. B. Felder Thomas Watson G. R. Hutchens C. R. Pendleton Crawford Wheatley G. Brantley J. Randolph Anderson and T. W. Loyless. They backed Clark Howell as national committeeman and W. W. Larsen as elector at large. Muscogee delegation held a late-night caucus at the Piedmont hotel with executive session, declining to disclose proceedings.
New Orleans reports rapid relief action for Jena flood refugees. Governor Hall forms a central relief committee in Baton Rouge and orders 300 dollars to relief workers. A 5000 dollar seed stock plan is set, with seed distribution aided by the state experiment station and federal guidance. Rations for refugees are emphasized as the critical need, with deliveries expected by Wednesday. Texas and Pacific traffic is cut back as Southern Pacific repairs limit routes. A drowning death in Monroe, Louisiana, raises flood dangers as the Atchafalaya river continues to recede.
A letter in the Farm and Fireside column recounts neighbors using hydrogen peroxide to treat chicken cholera and turkeys. One hen reportedly recovered after a tea spoonful, and turkeys given two spoonfuls also recovered, sparking belief that peroxide kills disease germs.
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