Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-27

Herbert Hooyer'sr Telegram TO
Hiram Gardner, secretary Of the state
Democratic executive committee. re-
speeding the forthcoming preferen-
tlaI primary, has confirmed and
strengthened his friends in their de-
termination to press him as a candi-s
date before the Democrats of Geof-s
! gia.
| Far from removing or eliminating
Mr.. Hoover from the field of Demo
cratic eltgibles, his telegram to Sec
rotary Gardner is construed as leav-i
1n5 the situation wholly unchan geCi.
although its publication has develops
ed Numerically opposite viewsl
among members of the state Demo 1
cratic executive committee who weres
present at the first meeting of thel
subcommittee.
Colonel H. H. Perry, of Gainesville. /
whose name heads the list of 100 HalIS
county Democrats, who filed MrJ
Hoover's name as candidate, isi
insistent in the demand that Mrj
doovers name be placed upon the
ballot.
Judge James J. Flynt, of Griffinsi
chairman of the state committee, :re-i
Srets that Mr.. Hoover did not seas
fit to qualify under the rules" which
he declares with emphasis wersl
formulated without having in rnindt
the name of any candidate or posi-
sible candidate.
At Issue with Flynt
E. S. Ault, Of Cedartown, a menu
Der Of the state committee, takes is
sue with Judge Flynt, and declaresi
unequivocally that he was present
at the meeting of the subcommittee
when the rules were formulated and
that it was then stated distinctl2l
the rules would permit Mr.. Hoover'sl
name to be presented to the white
Democrats of Georgia in the prefer-1
entail primary. "a
Lon j. Mcconnell, Of Royston, u
Democratic war horse of thirty sew
en- years activity, in view of MIL
Hoover's telegram, does not BELIEVES
the Democrats Of Georgia will toll
crate any further attempt by thei
subcommittee to deprive the Demo<I
Gratis of the right to vote for ort
against Mr.. Hoover in the forthcom-
ing preferential primary.
Colonel Perry. Mr.. Mcconnell and
scores Of other Democrats, without.
waving their inalienable rights sa-
citizens to vote as they think, readI
in Mr.. Hoover's courteous telegram
to Secretary Gardner modest adnts-
sions that unquestionably qualify him
to participate in the preferential
primary.
Mr.. Hoover makes it plain that
while he has been identified with, the
Democratic party since the declara-
ton Of the war, he takes ne credit.
for this affiliation because, like
many other patriotic Americans, his
was primarily war service.
Although Mr.. Hoover makes no.
mention of the fact, it is a matter
of public record and a cause of Re-
publican resentment that in the 1ass
campaign he espouSed the cause of
the Democratic party and appealed
for Democratic support in the cleo
ton of the senate and house of rep~
resentatives.
But Mr.. Hoover. in lli& message to
Mr.. Gardner, mOdestly ignores his
services to the Democratic party and
in a spirit of patriotism remarks thar
his labors were Of a non-partisan
character desigAed to help the gu~z~
eminent in it's period of greatesr
stress.
Doesn't Forbid Use
Colonel Perry, Mr.. Mcconnell and
other point out further that MIR.
Hoover, in his message to the state
committee secretary, refrains from
forbidding the use of his namo in
the Georgia preferential primary. He
will not himself file his name as
candidate. nut his silence is eloquent
and unmistakable concerning the ac-
tivities of his supporters in Hail
county. who are insisting that his
n. lie be placed upon the ballot
Neither Colonel Perry nor any Of his
associates have received word. hint,
or suggestion from Mfr. Hoover or
any of his close advisers protesting
against their action in propCYag him
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