Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16
WALKER DECLARES
VICTORY IS SURE IN
Run over PRIMARY

A statement by 1tardWlCk cam
3aiGn headquarters that they are
'onfident of winning Decatur county
IL a recount of the ballots, which
shift from Walker to HardwicE
would give the latter the nomina-
ton for governor; a statement by
Clifford Walker that there will be
a turnover primary, and that he eX-
poets to defeat Mr.. HardWick; a
statement by Judge J. X. Hines, law
partner of Mr.. Hardwick. describing
alleged Irregularities in the conduct
of the primary in the Gainesville
precinct of Barlow county, were de-
veiopmentS Tuesday In the Suber-
Material contest.
The Hardwick headquarters said:
I'VE have information that TWEEN.
ty unregistered men were allowed
to vote for Mr.. Walker in Decatur
by fourteen votes. The elimination
of these unregistered ara illegal
votes will switch the county to the
Hardwick column ana give him 1874
county unit votes, which is ma
iority, thereby making him the NOM
inee for governor. We are confident
of winning Decatur county"
Although this point is not en-
braced in his statement issued Mon
day, Mr.. Walker said he was going
to contest some counties himself If
the Hardwick people pushed their
mar. Walkers Statement
The statement issued by Mr.. Wal
ker is as follows:
."On analysis of the tabulatted
Of the result of the primary for
governor one fact stands out most
clearly-the one issue in the race
was Hardwickism and Hardwickism
was decisively repudiated On that
issue, sharply drawn by Mr.. Hold
er and myself on the one hand and
Mr. Hardwick on the other, Mr..
Hardwick received majority of the
the opposition received a clear ma
jority of 107 counties.
"Of the popular vote he re-
ceived 9S,61S, while the opposition
1924 votes against him: With the
opposition sharply divided, out of a
total of approximately 100000 votes
Mr.. Hardwick rec eived less than
5000 votes more than his neares,
opponent, while over $4,000 votes
We're cast for a third opponent, the
total vote being for Hardwick, 9S,-
er, 1922; for Brown. 2,SS7
Indeed, the nearest opponent
with the handicap of a divided op-
position, received a clear majority
of votes over Mr.. Hardwick in as
counties with n county unit vote of
1T. while Mr. Hardwick with no
division in his school of thought
received a majority in the same
number of counties (48) with even
less county unit votes. 113.
Nor do the figures themselves &C
curately record the true 'repud1a-
n n OF N &c
against Hardwickism and all that
it implies lost all interest and 9TH
er thousands of voters refused to
vote at all in disgust at the div1-
sion in the ranks of the opposition
to Hardwickism.
finally overcome through the opera
ton of the Neill law in a second
primary, l can see but one result
l have already received personal
tender of cordial support from the
leaders of Mr.. Holders campaign
From every county comes assurance
of renewed efforts on the part of
our friends and I predict a victory
of over 100 counties on October g.
PERSONALLY and in behalf of the
cause 1 represent. permit me 70
headed by that prince of all cam
paign managers, Jim Dozier, for
this magnificent race, truly marvel
Gus considering the handicap we
suffered.
81 will be pardoned when I say
that there never was conducted a
cleaner campaign Not one unlzind
personal word was uttered by me
Not one cent of money was i'm
properly spent. Not one promise of
appointment to office was made by
me. Not once did I attempt to influ-
nt 7 or 10n
over untrammeled and unfettered.
with no enemies to punish, with no
pledges to fulfil, but with the love
of my fellow man in my heart and
with the single desire to serve the
people by becoming the governor
of all classes and all sections OF
the state"