Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-26
Dorsey Refuses to Quit
Race for L. s. Senate
In Reply TO Mr.. Holder
Holders Friends, Aroused by
Attempt to Force Him Out,
Are Waging Vigorous
Campaign in His Behalf

Governor Dorsey's statement that
he will continue in the race for the
senate is taken to be the answer of
Editor Clark Howell, of the Atlanta
Constitution, to Speaker John n
Holders open letter of Monday, pro-
posing to Editor Howell that he
would withdraw from the governors
race at once if Editor Howell would
take down the governor from the
senatorial race.
Governor Dorsey's letter undoubt-
edly means that Speaker Holder will
continue in the race and prosecute
his campaign with redoub1ed vigor, as
he stated in his letter to Editor
Howell that he would not for mo-
ment consider withdrawing unless
his proposal for the governor to be
withdrawn was accepted at once.
A few days ago the Atlanta Con-
stitution and the Macon Telegraph
simultaneously called on Speaker
Holder to withdraw from the race.
These editorials were answered Mon
day by the speaker in his open let
ter to Editor Howell.
In the letter he showed that he
was the first candidate to enter the
race for governor; that prominent
citizens from every congresslonal
district, Immediately following Mr..
Hardwick's entrance, advised him to
continue in the race, as they conS1d-
cred him a stronger candidate than
Clifford Walker; that he has beer the
friend of Editor Howell in the past,
fa1 fai, fT~nn tT1on ont in hi q
paper, but instead he was given "the
Brutus stab" that the chaotic con-
dition of the senatorial race, precl-
pitated by Editor Howell when he
pushed Governor Dorsey into it,
would in no way be relieved by his
(the speaker's) withdrawal from the
race for governor; hence he propos-
ed that Editor Howell clarity the
senatorial situation in the same way
that he called on the speaker to
clarity the gubernatorial situation
to wit, by removing Governor Dorsey
Speaker Holders friends are sup
porting him with .redoubled enthus-
iasm since the editorials demanding
proposal to Editor Howell has eff
fectively silenced the Constitution
and the Telegraph. They confidently
predict his success at the polls on
September 8.
The Governors statement
Governor Dorsey's statement re-
plying to Speaker Holder is as fol-
lows:
My attention has just been called
to an article in Senator, Smiths Eve
ming Journal, which is printed under
the following glazing headlines: 'Hol-
der offers to withdraw from race, if
Dorsey will quit senate contest the
article including a card signed by
Hon. John N. Holder.
my campaign was born of no per-
sonal ambition for further political
every section of Georgia, who in
sisted that Beorgia Democrats should
not be confined to a choice between
Senator Smith and Thomas E. Wat
son, whose joint antagonistic atti-
tude to the national Democratic adj
ministration recently eliminated in
a political combination which COM
mitted the presidential state conven-
ton to irrevocable opposition to the
resolutions indorsing Woodrow Will
son and the national Democratic adj
ministration.
''My entry into the race was in
tended to afford the voters Of Georgia
an opportunity to vote for a Demo-
crat who believes in decent Democ-
racy and who has sustained the prin-
ciples and policies of the party with
all the faith that's in him.
"The response from every section
OF the state vindicates my purpose
and confirms my conviction that the
loyal Democracy of Georgia will tri-
umph in this campaign and that
will be nominated by a significant
majority on September 8.
Relieves He Can Win
Wherefore, even if m7private in
terests should incline me to consider
the greater comfort of private life
L could not abandon the trust l have
assumed, and 1 will find solace in the
victory which is now assured
IF I live until September 8 Geor-
gia Democrats will have the oppor-
tun1ty of repudiating the unholy
combination in the May convention,
which jeopardized the standing of
Georgia Democracy in the national
councils of the party.
This conclusion is without refer
ence- to any action Mr. Holder may
decide to take in his own race. The
proposal for his retirement was
made. without my participation or
knowledge. L have taken no part in
the gubernatorial race. and am 'toting
my own skillet
IF the eXigencies of Mr.. Holders
campaign require consideration of
withdrawal, l have no doubt he will
give the situation Independent reflec-
tlon, endeaYoring to reach such iudg-
ment as will best serve his party. his
state and his own destiny without
reference to other campaigns in
Whlch ne is not candidate"