The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-26

Next Tuesdays Election.
ATLANTA, Ga.-That the repub-
lican state central committee of
Georgia has on the official republic
can ballot for the Forthcoming gen.
eral election on next Tuesday the
name of every democratic nominee
for a state office is the uprising
fact that has been called to the at
tention of various of these nominees.
The only difference between the re-
publican ballot and the democratic
ballot presidential electors.
1t will therefore be comparatively
easy for a democrat to vote repub-
lican ballot by mistake. If he exam
ines only the list of nominees for
state house offices he will find them
to be democratic throughout the re-
publican ballot, but if he examines
the list of presidential electors he
will find them to be republican. The
| list of presidential electors is printed
at the top of each ballot and the
headline or caption at the top of the
republican ballot will be: Official re-
publican ballot" The headline or
caption at the top of the democratic
ballot will be: "Oficial democratic
ballot"
Immediately under this caption is
the list of presidential electors and
below that the list of nominees for
state Offices. Beginning with these
nominees the two ballots are practl-
cally the same.
Recently C. P. Goree, an Atlanta
lawyer who is the state republican
chairman, tried to get Thomas e.
Watson to accept the republican
nomination for the United States
senate, this action being based on
the withdrawal of G. H. Williams,
of Dublin. Mr.. Watson, however,
published in his paper the declina-
ton to accept such a nomination,
and said he could run only as NOM
inee of the democratic party.
The developments prove it wasn't
Watson the republicans were after
at all, but that they were seeking to
use Watson, with his consent, and
failing in that they are now using
without their consent or knowledge
Watson, Hardwick and every other
democratic nominee for every office
to be voted on except the national
electors of the democratic party.
The form of the trick ticket. which
has been repudiated by practically ev-
cry democratic nominee, is headed
with the names of Warren G. Hard
ing and Calvin C. Coolidge, and fol-
lowed with these nominees for ''pres-
8. F. G. Boatright; A, C. d. Williams;
III. Massee and H. G. Hastings; dis
trict /, j. E. Doyle; 2, j. L. Phillips;
2, F. G. Boatright: A, G. D. Williams;
| 3 w. ]. TiIson: 6. Nv. T. Rudolph;
7, Charles Adamson; 8, j. A. Dun
can; 8, w. Y. Gillian; 10, J. P.
Wood; IL, A. K. Seasons; IL. VIM.
Mishoe. Considerable surprise was
expressed here today at the inclu-
sion of the name of w. K. Seasons,
president of the Georgia Land Own
ers' Association, holder of about H.
900 acres of South Georgia land, and
whose organization is the instigator
of the movement to raise by popular
subscription 100000 in this state
to advertise Georgia; movement
in which the name of Georgia's dem
ocratic governor is being used.
Under the candidates for u. s.
senate are the names, on this repub-
lican ticket of Thomas E. Watson
and H. S. Edwards. Palpably the use
of these was not with the intention
of helping either of these gentlemen,
since the election form carries no
| instruction to the voter than one
name is to be scratched, but both are
printed in such way as to leave them
on the ticket when it. is voted.
From that poin. to the end of the
ticket the names 1sed is a straight
| list of the democratic nominees.
Not an officer II the state capitol
knew that his name has been thus
surreptitiously employed by the re-
publicans, and unanimously they
have expressed disapproval, in some
instances rather strong condemna-
ton of it.
Judge j. J. Flynt, chairman of the
state democratic executive commit
tee, after examining the "official re-
publican ballot" said.
obviously the purpose of the re-
publican central committee in the
distribution of this kind of ballot
is to work the very clever political
trick of having the democratic noni-
nees become vehicle by which the
republican electors can be put over
in Georgia. 1t is a trick designed to
catch the wary.
NeGu i our DaIIOC.
"To every democrat in Georgia |
would say: When you go to the polls
on November 2-and | hope every
qualified elector in the state will
make it his business, even at person
al sacrifice, to vote on that day-be
sure you deposit in the ballot box the
ticket carrying only the names of
the nominees of your party. Read
your ticket and know it before you
vote"
The list of presidential electors,
nominated by the democratic con-
vention in May, is as follows:
State at large, A. W. Cozart and
w. B. Sloane; district /. A. Nj. Luz
cas-; 2, P. d. Rich; 8, G. C. Aston;
A, F. NJ Curwood; 5, R. B. Black
burn; 6, A. M. Outlaw; z, Noel
Steed; 8, T. M. Myers; 8, Thomas A.
Brown; 10, George T. Wilson; IL,
John NJ. Cox; II, Eugene Talmage.
This list was named by the Watson
Smith delegates at the May conven-
ton and elected in that convention.
II anpaarc on fha official ticket of