Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-14
DISTRICT CONVENTION SITS ON PARTY CRITICS
Administration EndorsedHere
By Nearly Unanimous Vote
Objections To President Voiced On Floor Given
Scant Support-Judge Crisp Declared Sd
District Nominee

The Third district congressional
convention, in session today at the
Carnegie library to declare the nomi-
nation of Judge Charles R. Crisp as
a result of last Wednesdays primary
sat down heavily on critics of the
admlnlstrationwhO offered objections
to resolutions strongly endorsing the
Democratic administration of Presi
dent Wilson, aided by Democrats OF
congress; the Democratic platform
adopted at San Francisco, and the
candidacy of Governor Cox.
The resolutions of endorsement
of the administration were Offered
shortly after the opening of the con
vention by W. w. Dykes, of Sum
ter count. Almost immediatelN
when he had finished reading them
! and before he had sat down, W. T
McMath, also of Sumter county
gained recognition.
Il do not approve the acts of the
administration in attempting to die
tate to Georgia two years ago how
she should VOTE" said Mr. McMath
II do not approve the action of thu
administration convention at Sal
Francisco in seating the rump dele
cation from Georgia. | do not ap
prove the stand of the administra
tion on the League of Nations"
Tenseness Follows.
The challenge of Mr.. McMatl
brought a general stir and tensenes
that was apparent all over the floor
There were calls for the question
from all over the house, includin,
from T. M. Furlow, Judge Crisp
personal representative on the floo
and delegate from Sumter county
! The question was put on a risin
vote. The vote for the resolution
of endorsement was all but unanimou
/ When the negative vote was calle
for six men stood up, three of ther
from Sumter county.
Immediately when the vote wa
completed Sam Rogers, Sumter cour
ty farmer, who had voted negativel.
was recognized.
''I just want to say a word in e,
planation," said he. "We have 112
900 votes against that in Georgi;
polled just few days ago. Their
are only a handful of us here toda!
but there are plenty of them /
/ Georgia"
Endorsed by Watson"
r. B. CASTOR, also of Sumter couT
ty, another who had voted agains
the resolution, declared that the cor
vention had come to endorse Judg
Crisp, who had been endorsed D
Thomas E. Watson and stood fo
many of the things that Watso
stands for. "If we endorse Judg
Crisp we have got to repudiat
President Wilson," said he.
Mr.. Furlow called for the chair
man to proceed with the regular OF
der of business. 'I feel that thi
question is no longer open," said he
"but that we've settled it," Wit
this suggestion the division ended an
the convention continued its regula
order of business.
The convention, due to open
10 o'clock, was not opened until al
ter 1880 o'clock. ]. E. Hayes, o
Montezuma, chairman, called tn
convention to order, with A. S. Rain
: ev. of Ellaville, secretary, recordln
the proceedings. Every one Of tn
Is counties were represented. Tn
convention chose T. Fl. Gregory, o
Vienna, its new chairman, and War
rem B. Parks, of Dawson, secretary
with Mr.. Rainey, assistant secretary
Dykes Resolution.
Mr.. Dykes next offered his reso
luton of endorsement of the admin
istration, which was adopted with a.
but six affirmative votes, it bein
as follows:
"Be it resolved by the Third Con
gressional District convention:
''That we do hereby unquallfledl
endorse the splendid achievements Q
/ the Democratic administration un
der the leadership of the great Demo
cratic executive, President Woodrow
Wilson, with the assistance and co
operation of the Democratic repre-
sentatives in congress-;
"Be it further resolved that W
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