Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-30
PA[MER'S GEORGIA
FRIENDS DECIDE TO
CONTINUE CAMP A|CN
BY HARLLEE BRANCH
fStaff CORRESPONDENT Of The Journal)

(Staff Correspondent OF The JournaA)
MACON, Ga, March 27.-Atter
day of much speculation and con-
siderable political pulling and haul
ing Friday. the status of the pres1-
Dental primary in Georgia this morn
ing was as follows: Attorney Cen
eral A. Mitchell Palmer is candl-
date. Senator Hoke Smith is candl-
date. Senator James A. Reed Is
candidate. The name of Thomas e.
Watson has been filed. Governor
Hugh M. Dorsey has not entered the
race. and all indications now are
that he will not do so.
1t is generally believed here that
Governor Dorsey will within the next
two or three days issue a statement
in which he will announce his pur-
pose not to get into the race. In TINS
same statement it is expected the
governor will go on record as in
dorsing the candidacy of Mr.. Palmer.
Some of those close to the governor
are authority for the statement
that he has definitely decided not to
be drawn into the presidential pri-
mary. They say that he will give
strong and active Endorsement or
Mr.. Palmer; that he feels that II ne
were to get into the race now 1t
might jeopardize the cotton bank, to
which he has given so much time and
work to organize, and which Is now
almost ready to apply for a charter
and that the governor will hold him
self in position to enter the sena-
toria1 race this fall.
The governor was in Macon last
night and held a long conference
with several friends to whom it is
said he outlined his position as set
forth above. To The Journal repre-
sentative Saturday morning he said
that he had no statement to make
at this time.
Switch Not Favored
The Palmer committeeman who
met here Friday were greatly pleased
at Governor Dorsey's reported atti-
tude. They were deeply concerned
early in the day over efforts which
were being made in some quarters
to get the governor into the presl-
Dental primary, efforts which also
contemplated getting Mr.. Palmer out
of the race and the switching Of the
Palmer organization to the governor.
1t was quickly developed at the
meeting of the Palmer committee
that the suggested switch could not
be contaminated.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the committee after hav-
ing been submitted by a sub-com
mittee including Hollins n. Ran
dolph, H. H. Dean, A1dine Chambers,
A. W. Evans and Blanton Fortson:
Resolved by the Palmer campaign
committee in meeting assembled,
That we take this occasion to renew
and repeat our loyalty and allegiance
to the great and undying principles
of the Democratic party as illustrat-
ed and recorded by the several DEM
ocratic administrations from the be-
ginning until the present time, and
particularly as illustrated by the
glorious record of the party during
the present administration demon.
strated by its many notable construc-
tive achievements, which have re-
sounded and which will continue to
resound to the permanent welfare,
happiness and prosperity Of the peo-
pie of our country.
"ResoIved further, That we re-
joice in, and point with pride to,
the great and significant part our
candidate, Hon A. Mitchell Palmer,
attorney general of the United
States, has uniformly taken in the
magnificent and constructive record
Of the Democratic party in the pres
emit administration, and we hereby
and now renew our allegiance to him
in the pending presidential primary
and we adhere to our declared pur-
pose to support his candidacy to I'LL
innate success. Basing our appeal
upon his unsuitable Democracy, un-
swerving \Americanism, unf1inchfng
devotion to duty and to the law, and
| to his scorn and hatred of anarchy
Bolshevism, Illegal trusts and special
privilege, we commend him to our
| fellow citizens for their support and
suffrage.
Resolved further, That we here
| by extend our hearty congratulations
| to him for the enthusiastic. and sue
cessful support he has received In
| this state since he personally en-
| tered his name in the primary OF
[ April 20; and we further extend cor
| dial congratulations to him upon his
earnest, unvarying, fearless and un-
| questioned support of this country In
| time of war.
Resolved further, That we regard
| him as the one great nationwide
| Democratic candidate who is best fit
ted and best qualified to lead tho
Democratic hosts to victory in the
| national campaign"
DORSEY ASKS MORE
TIME FOR DECISION
| MACON, Ga, March 27.-(By AS
ISOLATED Press. Ex-Governor Hugh M
Dorsey asked a delegation of friends
from all parts of Georgia who met
him here last night for more time in
which to consider his entry in the
preferential presidential primary.
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