Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-01-14
HON. H. NJ. M'|NTOSH WILL
MAKE RACE FOR CONGRESS
Well Known Albany Editor
viii Enter Contest in Sec
Ond District

ALBANY. Ga, Jan. 1l.-Deluged by
letters and kilograms from every county
i'm the Second district and from the
political centers of the state and having
been urged by Mrs. ]. NJ. Griggs, wife
of the late congressman, to enter the
race to fill Congressman Griggs' unex-
pired term, Hon. II. NJ McIrtosn, ed-
tor of the Albany Herald, announced to
his friends today that he would waive
personal wishe sin the matter and be-
once a candidate for congress.
Mr. MsIntosh has not formally an
nounced to the people, but he has told
friends that he would be a contestant.
1t is understood that Hon. ]. w. Wal
ton, of Albany, will enter the race.
ALBANY, Ga, Jan. 11.-When asked to-
day for an official announcement of his
race for congress in the Second district,
Hon. II. NJ. Mcintosh, editor of the AL
bany Herald, said:
81 can only say that 1 am not today
prepared TO make formal announce
ment."
NASHVILLE, Ga, Jan. 11.LHon. John
knight, ex-senator from the Sixth con-
gressional district, will probably be in the
race for congress to succeed the late
Judge Griggs. He is out of the city, but
will be home next week. at which time
a definite announcement will be made.
MOULTRIE, Ga, Jan. 11.-Judge w. A.
Covington. whose name has received
prominent mention as a candidate for
congress, when interviewed said: 81 have
never announced that / would be in the
race. and am not a candidate; am not
promising anybody that I will or will not
rum"
THOMASvILLE, Ga, Jan. n.-Judge
Roddenbery, at his once last night, gave
out the following statement for the pub
lie:
Hon. Jesse Perry, former secretary of
Congressman Griggs, himself mentioned
as candidate for congress, called Judge
Roddenbery at noon yesterday over the
telephone from Albany and stated that
a caucus between the probable" candi-
dates for congress. naming several of
them, was desired to be held at Albany
Tuesday night to see II Thszg caued mot al
get tcgethef and agree on some one can
dida4e tor 10 rzzEsgSSa ss@grssraon3
terra
MIR. Perzv. e7saking for his confreres,
desired to know If Judge Roddenbery
would come into the caucus with the
probable candidates" for that purpose.
RODDENBERY'S REPLY.
Judge Roddenbery dictated to Mr.. Perry
over the telephone the following reply:
"If should run for congress it will be
before the people of the district face to
face and not behind closed doors at AL
bany, Ca in a political trading caucus
dominated by artful, well-equipped, self
serving politicians of the district"
Judge Roddenbery further said: '"The
peoples public offices have been traded
off enough already among adept poll
ticians. I dare and challenge the polite
brethren to assemble at Albany and pick
out from among them a man to fill the
office of unexpired term of congressman.
Let the people see the brazenry of it. 1t
would, in effect, be the nomination of a
congressman behind closed doors for 90
600 intelligent taxpayers and voters by
dozen aspiring politicians, and the people
would be utterly and absolutely without
voice. Boys, you may just as well step
out in the open before the voters. Call
off these caucuses at Dawson and Albany,
and to political candidates fixing and
jugglery, cease it in determining who
will fill the office of the people. Step out
i'm the open, 1 am not now a candidate.
II you want the office, go before the peo-
pie for it, Do not effect it a star-cham-
Der caucus.
''The 10000 citizens of this district who
deserve and pay for the right of fran
chise are capable of picking out their own
officer to fill the unexpired term. Pull
down your bogus candidates. or let them
go into the PEACEFULLY in the open so the
voters will know what is going on
ST take this occasion to say to those
voters who have telegraphed and written
me that all the communications have been
received and will answer them definitely
when the controlling politicians get a lit
tie further along with their devilment."