Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-04
W/ats0n andHurdzvickAre
Ready to V0te Women If
C0mmittee Says the W10rd
John P. Knight, in Speech
at Auditorium Meeting,
Urges Watson Followers to
Garry Wives and Daugh-
tiers to the Polls

| If the subcommittee on rules OF the
! Democratic state executive commit
| tee, at its meeting to be held at the
| Kimball house Friday night, de-
cides that the women can vote in
the primary next Wednesday, the
supporters of Thomas E. Watson are
going to make the primary banner
| day. in the country.
! This announcement was made by
| John P. Knight, member of the house
of representatives from Berrien
| county, at the Atlanta auditorium
Thursday night, in short speech in
front of the curtain just before the
| speech of Mr.. Watson.
| William S. Wier, of Atlanta, intro
duced Mr.. knight for a few minutes
ito make an important announce
| ment" Mr.. Knight INDUCED in no
preliminaries. Said he:
1.-The Atlanta Constitution and the
Macon Telegraph, facing defeat with
their hand-picked candidates, and
| driven to desperation, have decided to
stuff the ballot boxes of this state
Wednesdays primary.
Ever since l was old enough to
vote 1 have valued the advice OF my
mother above all others, whether in
politics or anything else. l have al
ways been in favor of the women
them voting in regular and legal
and orderly manner, after paying
their taxes and subscribing to the
other qualifications and placing their
names on the registration list as re-
quired by law, the same as male
voters.
Il want to say this to the Atlanta
Constitution and the Macon Tele-
graph-that we have got just as
many mothers, wives, sisters, daugh-
tiers and sweethearts. as they nave.
And we are going to take them TO
the polls. boys, and vote them. The
Constitution and the Telegraph nave
started a game that two can play,
and they needn't worry that we DogS
back in the tall timber and the WIRE
grass won't play it to fare-you,well.
We are going to hitch up the horse
TO the surry and crank up the f1ivver
and go out among the highways Hnu
byways and gather up the women
and take 'em to the polls. Ihey IL
hear from us"'
Mr.. knights announcement was re-
ceived with a hurricane Oh applause
Hardwtck Ready
That the campaign leaders TOT
Thomas w. Hardwick. have their
plans all complete for summonlng 10
the polls the female members OF
the families of their supporters IS
the information spread broadcast In
the Kimbau House lobby in the past
two days. Prominent supporters OIL
MIR. Hardwick have made the state
ment that $500 letters are Wfllten;,
enclosed in envelopes, ADDRESSED
and stamped, ready to be malieo 10
his leaders in every county II the
subcommittee on rules, at its meet
ing Friday night, decides that wom-
en- can vote in the primary.
The meeting of the subcommittee
is called for o'clock in the Kim
ball House. Fermor Barrett, OF Toe
Goa. a member of the subcommittee
who claims to be it's chairman, is
sued the call Immediately following
the announcement of Attorney Gen
eral Denny's ruling that women
could legally vote in the primary.
He called the subcommittee, he eX-
planned, because Judge James J.
FIynt, of Griffin, chairman of the
state committee, had refused to call
a meeting of the state committee.
In calling the subcommittee, Mr..
Barrett requested a full attendance
by all members of the state COM
mittee, so that the meeting could be
resolved into meeting of thesstate
Judge Flynt on Thursday gave out
statement severely criticizing Mr..
Barrett for calling the subcommit-
tee. He asserts that Mr.. Barrett is
not the chairman of the subcommit-
tee and acted without authority. :. He
fatty takes issue with Attorney Gen
eral Denny as to the legality of
women voting in the primary: His
contention is that the admission OF
| the women would nullify the pri-
mary and throw the Democratic
party in Georgia into utter chaos
and turmoil He was not certain
whether he would attend the meet
| ing of the subcommittee, of which
| hn oil inns to he the chairman