Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-20
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FAVOR|TE OVER
PALMER IN WARE
Mayor Wright and Editor
Williams, of Waycross,
Say 1t Is Now Necessary
for Georgian to Run
BY ROGERS WINTER.

(The Journals Staff Correspondent
WAYCROSS, Ga, March 19.-That
Herbert Hoover would carry Ware
county, 5 to 1, against Attorney Gen
pressed here today to The Journal
correspondent by Sam T. Wright,
mayor of the city of Waycross, who
bases his opinion upon the fact that
the presidential primary has aroused
high degree of interest in this city
and county, and the fact that Hoov-
er supporters are overwhelmingly
in the majority.
However, Mayor Wright in COM
mon with other Hoover supporters
in Waycross has about given up
hope that the subcommittee on rules
Of the Democratic state executive
committee, or the state executive
committee are going to allow him
the privilege Of voting as his judg-
ment directs in the presidential pri-
IldIyp anu IlC1lSO Ills 4114Alu - tuA ~
ing to the question of placing on
the ballot the name of some Geor-
gian who will represent the view
point of the Hoover supporters.
"It is plain to my mind" said
Mayor Wright, that the Democratic
party cannot win with an old line
politician, and we are wasting our
time when We try to do so. We are
Obliged to get the Independent vote
of the country to win the election.
Who can get it for us? Herbert
Hoover. There can be no argument
as to the fact that he looms up
larger on the Democratic horizon
than any other candidate. AS to
Mr.. Palmer, L do not believe he
would get twenty-five votes in this
city if the primary were held to-
morrow. Hoover sentiment is strong
not only here, but all through this
section. This county would go Tor
Hoover, 8 to 1, against Palmer. But
apparently the subcommittee IS not
going to pay any attention to the
demand of Democrats all over the
state, and that brings us. down to
the question of alternatives. II
seems to me that a Georgian on the
ballot TO represent Jul NAS"9 49, ~
logical solution"
Editor Williams View
Another strong supporter or Her
bert Hoover is Volney Williams, edl-
tor of the Waycross Journal-Herald
and formerly a member of the Geor-
gia 4house of representatives from
Ware county. His paper for several
weeks has been conducting v1gor-
Gus editorial campaign in behalf of
the right of Democrats to vote as
their Judgment directs in their own
primary.
81 have had hopes" said Mr.. Will
liams to The Journal correspondent,
that the subcommittee would real
ize it's mistake and correct it by al
lowing the name of Herbert Hoover
to go on the ballot. 1t seems, how
ever, since their meeting in Atlanta
Wednesday, that their minds are not
open to reason or appeals to fair
play. I am doubtful whether the
state executive committee can be
persuaded to override the action of
the subcommittee.
Hence it becomes necessary for
US to CONSIDER some OIHer dlleIud-
tive, and the logical move, as 1 see
it, is to place upon the ballot the
name of some Georgian whom the
subcommittee cannot rule out on the
ground of Democratic eligibility and
then to secure his consent to make
our fight for the right of Democrat
to vote without dictation in their
own primary.
This would enable us to vote for
Hoover by voting for him. It would
be understood that if he carried the
primary, there would go to San Fran
cisco delegation pledged to cast its
ballots for Herbert Hoover, after
complimenting our candidate. as long
as there seemed to be a reasonable
prospect of nominating Mr.. Hoover,
and then if he could not be nominal
ed, the delegation would be free to
vote as it's judgment dictated for the
most available man who offered the
best prospect of Democratic success.
Suggests Hoke Smith
"As to whether Senator Hoke