Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-26
SOME IMPRESSIONS
OF MACON MEETING
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composition of the United States
senate now and after March "A, is
and will be such that no league of
which Article 10 is the heart, can
ever be ratified. Besides, the re-
cent performance of the Republicans
in selecting our chocolate-colored
friend, Henry Lincoln Johnson, one
of the blacklist negroes politically
the south has even seen, to be ma
tional committeeman from this state,
shows that the Republican Ephraim
is still joined to his black idol. Let
us crank up the old tin Lizzie and
get out the old mule in every corner
of the state on November 2, and give
every Democratic nominee an old
time majority in Georgia"
Later on Hardwick, pointing to a
newly cut broom lying on the front
of the platform, said:
"See that broom? I'm going to
use that to give you a clean admin
istration. | expect to use that to
sweep the state house clean. Every
useless bureau, commission or Of
fetal has to go. A state is like a
house; the rats, the mice and the
vermin get so thick if you don't
watch out, that you and they could
not both live there unless you have a
house-cleaning every now and then.
''It is my ambition to make Geor-
gia constructive governor along
broad lines. | want our Atlantic
ports to be great ports; want a
great highway system extending in
to every remote section of the state :
I want to improve the educational
advantages of the state, to reform
the fiscal system of the state and to
secure the enactment of re-
Australian ballot law"
He declared he would be governor
of all the people, would play no ia
vorites, and after installed in office
any man seeking to see the governor
could do so without any red tape.
He closed with touching tribute
to the friends who had stood by him:
''To my friends" he said, 81 will
say, May God keep me worthy. |
covet your esteem and respect. To
the public I have been Senator
Hardwick and shall be Governor
Hardwick; to my friends shall al
ways be plain Tom Hardwick."
Dozens grasped his hand as he
finished and he held a brief recep-
ton on the rear of the platform.
T. A. Peterson, of Montgomery
county, youthful red-headed person,
was howled down when his windy
speech seconding the nomination OF
Hardwick tired the crowd. At first
he evidently took the yells of the
delegates for applause and crowded
on more steam, but finally, after bat
Ting against odds bravely for three
or four uncomfortable minutes, gave
up the job,
The same fate overlook the vener-
able Judge MacGregor, who nominal
ed Watson. The judge proceeded to
the platform in dignified manner,
laid his cane carefully across the
chairman's table, took drink of wa
ter, waited for his introduction by
Chairman Flynt, then proceeded with
history of Watson's life. The
crowd shortly grew tired and refus-
ed to listen longer.
"Well, I'll quit" said Judge Mac
Gregor to the chairman, as he turn
ed and walked to the rear, without
ever formally naming Watson. This
the chairman did.
A dramatic moment in the con-
vention was when beardless, W. R.
McRea, wearing the naval uniform,
rose from his seat as a delegate to
second the nomination of Watson In
clear, ringing voice, he delivered a
short, snappy speech, in which he
quoted "God Give Us Men," etc. He
declared himself an ex-service man
and student at Mercer, as we'll as
delegate. who believed in Watson
as the man of the hour. He was