Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
5 CA. DELEGATES
QUIT TAT 7 FOR
ROOSEVELT
State Wants Colonel. Is Reason
Given for Flop iSSisSip-
plans Also Desert.

CHICAGO, June 17,-F'ive Taft dele
gates from Georgia and five from Mis-
sissippi have issued signed statements
indicating their intention to vote foI
Roosevelt Statements announcing that
other Southern delegates have swung
from Taft to Roosevelt are promised
for TODAY. It was intimated at Roose-
welt headquarters that at least three
other delegates from Mississippi and
few from other states would an
nounce their change of allegiance.
The FIVE Georgia delegates were
Clark Grier. ]. H. Boone, J. c. Styles,
j. Eugene Peterson and S. S. Mincey
Those from Mississippi were Charles
Banks. W p. Locker, Perry w How
ard. Daniel W Gary and Wesley Cray
ton. Banks is the negro delegate who
deserted Taft few days ago and re-
turned money advanced by the Taft
manager for travelling expenses. Most
of the Others also are negroes.
T. r. Not in Field Then.
The statement signed by the FIVE
Georgia delegates was addressed to
Colonel Roosevelt and was in part as
follows:
When we were elected there was
but one candidate in the field and there
seemed to be nothing to do but to &C
cept Mr.. Taft and inevitable defeat in
November At that time it seemed to
make little difference whether there
were instructions or no instructions,
delegates or no delegates, for it seemed
then a foregone conclusion that M.
Taft was to be the Republican nominee
and a Democrat the next president.
with the announcement of your
candidacy. the party was given a new
lease of life: country wide sprung the
sentiment that the future contained
some promise of business stability. and
aggressive and righteous leadership
the man whose name was synonymous
with the square deal was in the field,
and the party as we'll as the country
/ bucked up.
ON all sides we heard from dele
gates 20 the congressional conventions
and from our constituents that the ac-
tions of the convention were hasty and
not representative of the sentiment Of
the community.
Georgia Unanimous" For Roosevelt.
From them came the suggestion that
inasmuch as second convention could
not be held, a canvass should be made
by each county chairman of the dele
gates who attended the convention, in
order to find out if they wished us TO
abide by the previous Instructions:
wished us to go uninstructed. or wished
to instruct us for another candidate.
Such canvass has been made in our dis
tricts and in every case the vote was
practically unanimous that we go to
Chicago to do all in our power to bring
about the nomination Of Theodore
Roosevelt
Let US assure you also that If
preferential presidential primary we're
held now in Georgia, there is not the
slightest doubt that you would carry
this state in the same commanding
manner that you carried Ohio. Illinois,
PENNSYLVANIA California. Nebraska.
Maine, Oregon, Maryland and New
Jersey"
What Grier Says.
Clark Grier. one of the Georgia dele
gates. said;
Il am going to vote for Colonel
Roosevelt despite the fact that Henry
S Jackson. who has been the repre-
sentative of Private Secretary Hines in
Georgia, has declared to Harry Still
we'll Edwards, of Macon. and other peo-
pie in Georgia that he has in his pos
session an order for the removal OF my
wife, Mrs Grier. as postmstress of my
Rome town Dublin, and also despite
the fact that We have Just received no
tice that the long delayed appointment
of Mr.. McCrea as postmaster at Mount
Vernon, in Mincey's county. has been
made. This is done to satisfy Mincey
and get his vote for Mr.. Taft.
They have been delaying this an
pointment on the ground that Golfers
Weekly has been making such expose
OF the use Of the patronage in tho
South that 1t would be unwise to an
point Mr.. McCrea until after the ma
uonal convention. Since they have
learned that the Roosevelt sentiment in
Georgia can not be suppressed. how
ever, they are not so fearful about the
effect Of Mi McCrea's appointment
Hence they make it now at the elev-
enth hour
For 7. r. at Cost Of Appointment
= am going to vote for Roosevelt
even though Mrs Grier may be deposed
as postmistress, and Mincey proposes
to vote for Mr. Roosevelt. even though
Mr.. McCrea's appointment be with
drawn"
The Mississippi letter as given out
bore the names of Charles Bank. w. P
Locker Percy W Howard Daniel "
Gary and Wesley Crayton. This letter
said, in part.
We, the undersigned delegates to
the Republican national convention
from the state of Mississippi. having
after fun conference and discussion
among ourselves and having only in
view the welfare of the Republican
party and OF the natfnp ava EN-,