Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-13
COMMITTEE FIXING
To RAISE HI" IN
STATE, SAYS LYNT
Blackburn to Call Attention
of Court to Action of Sub
committee in Declaring
Primary Result

With a view to having members
of the subcommittee of the state
Democratic executive committee cited
for contempt Of court, the attention
of Judge B. F. Walker, of the War
rem county superior court, will be
called to the action of the subcom-
mittee on Tuesday in declaring the
result of the presidential primary of
April 20 and awarding Georgia's del
egates to Attorney General A. Mitch
ell Palmer.
Such was the statement made Wed
nesday morning by B. M. Blackburn,
representative of Thomas E. Wat
son, on whose petition Judge
Walker issued temporary injunc-
ton against the subcommittee re-
straining it from making any ruling
to affect the state convention which
will be held in Atlanta on May IS.
Mr.. Blackburn declared that he had
not conferred with Mr.. Watson since
the subcommittee took action on
Tuesday afternoon, but indicated his
belief that the subcommittee was
clearly in contempt of court and ex-
pressed confidence that Mr.. Watson
would not permit the incident to go
unnoticed.
The subcommittee, continuing its
session on Tuesday afternoon, adopt
ed resolutions declaring Mr.. Palmer
entitled to the Georgia delegation at
the national Democratic convention,
but Judge James j. Flynt, chairman,
refused to acquiesce in this action
and declined to sign the resolutions.
He took the position that the SUBJ
committee should do no more than
certify as to which candidate received
plurality of county unit votes in the
primary, while the other five mem
bers of the subcommittee insisted
that the, resolutions should declare
Mr.. Palmer entitled to the Georgia
delegation.
Judge F1ynt Talks
Judge Flynt was most emphatic in
his refusal to certify the resolu-
tons to the convention, declaring
that the subcommittee was exceed
ing it's authority and fixing to raise
hell in Georgia"
"This subcommittee can only de-
clare the result of the primary and
say which, candidate received a plu-
rality of the county unit votes" said
Judge Flynt. att is not within our
province to declare that Palmer is
entitled to the Georgia delegates to
the national convention. We can
only say what has happened. We
cannot anticipate. When you pass
this resolution you are going out
side your authority,
81 want to serve notice at this
time that I do not intend to sign
such a resolution as this, and will
not certify it to the state conven-
to anything that is not right-the
rest of the committee can do so if it
desires. But l tell you now that
you are exceeding your authority and
are fixing to- raise hell in Georgia."
Text Of Resolutions
The resolutions adopted by the
subcommittee after an all-day dis
cussion of the situation, follow:
whereas, after the consolidation
of the votes of the various counties
of the state cast in the presidential
primary of April ~, 1920, and after
the disposition of all contests, it ap-
pears from, the report of the secre-
tary of the state executive commit
tee, as follows: -"
THAT Honorable A. Mitchell Pal
mer carried the number of counties
herein below set forth with the num-
Der of convention votes set opposite
said counties, making a total of SIS
counties carried by Mr.. Palmer, en-
titling him to 14S delegates in the
convention to be held May IS.
cit further appears that Honorable
her Of counties herein below set
forth, with the number Of convention
votes set opposite SAID counties, max
ing a total of 56 counties carried by
Mr.. Watson, emitting him to 1872
| delegates in the convention to be
| held May IS.
ut further apepars that Honorable
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