Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-02
JUDGE COBB SAYS
MANY DEMOCRATS
PREFER Mr.. HOOVER

The storm of protest against the
action Of the subcommittee of the
state Democratic executive committee
in declining to permit the Democrats
of Georgia to vote upon the avail
ability of Herbert Hoover as the
Democratic presidential candidate
has assumed gigantic proportions.
Unfettered and unterrified Democrats
in all sections of the state, from
the mountains to the sea, from the
Savannah to the ChattahooChee, are
uniting in the support of the Hall
county Democrats who insist that
the people and not members of the
state, committee. should decide wheth-
er Mr.. Hoover is eligible for con-
slider alton III the Forthcoming pref
GENITAL primary.
There is evidently a big Hoover
While the protests proceed primdrl-
ly against the arbitrary attitude OF
the subcommittee. there is apparent
in the kilograms. letters and petit
lions that have been inspired by the
subcommittee action an unmistak-
able; conviction that Mr.. Hoover is
the one hope, OF democracy in the
presidential election.
A significant development of the
day was, the editorial protest Of the
Savannah Morning News against the
action Of the subcommittee. The
Savannah Press heretofore has de-
clared itself in opposition to the at
tempt to prescribe Mr.. Hoover, and
the News takes equally as positive
a stand.
feeling in Georgia. remarks the
News, in an editorial headed Let
the Voters Decide" "Who are the
people that have that Hoover feel
ing? They are not Republicans and
thew are voters. So they must be,
the great majority of them, Demo-
Gratis. And if a lot of Democrats In
Georgia want Mr.. Hoover's name to
go on the primary election ballots.
who on earth should say them nayE
If democracy is democracy, let the
Democratic voters decide who they
want on their ballots. If they want
Mr.. Hoover, regardless of his letter
to the secretary of the state Demo
cratic executive committee, let them
have him. 1t will be very DIG
mistake to say to the Democratic
voters of Georgia who arc in favor
of Mr.. Hoover for president, You
can't vote for him.
Judge Cobb's Views
Judge Andrew J. Cobb, of Athens
former member of the supreme
court and one of the stauhchest
Democrats in Georgia, has come OUT
in favor of placing Mr.. Hoover
name on the ballot in the preteren-
tial primary, and expressed the
oninion that the former food admin
istrator is the choice of many Dem
ocratic voters in Georgia.
The following special dlspat(h
from Athens reflects Judge Cobb g
views:
ATHENS, Ca, Feb. 2S.-That
Herbert Hoover would poll ma
iority vote in Athens should MS
name be placed on the primary
ballot April 20 is evinced In the
sentiment which has been arous-
ed in his favor during the past
few months. In an interview
with several representative citl-
zens recently, eight out Oh ten
favored Hoover for the Demo
cratic nomination. !.
In discussing the fitness OF
= Hoover for the presidency and
his eligibility to a place on the
ballot, Judge Andrew j. Cobb,
son of General Howell Cobb. one
of the staunchest Democrats of
the old south and himself for
ner Justice of the state supreme
court and lifelong party man,
declared that in his opinion,
Hoover should be placed on the.
ballot.
There is large number of
: citizens in the state who want
to vote for Hoover and will do
it if given the opportunity" said
the jurist. lid.
Judge Cobb said that the Dem
ocratic party should nominate a
business man and that means
Hoover. He stated that the peo-
pie of the state should be allow
ed to vote for Hoover whether
he has committed himself or not.
He, in the opinion of Judge Cobb,
has not been against the party
nor the administration.
"As to announcing himself a
Democrat before his name should
be placed on the ticket it is
known that the Republicans .
! nominated Grant, for the presi-
dency after he had voted a Dem
ocratic ticket all his life" saif
he. General Zackery Taylor
was nominated by the Wings
| after he had been in the army
for twenty years and had never
made public his party aftilia-
tons 1t is said that Hoover voted
for Wilson in 1915. IF that is
| true we know that he is at least
| partial to the Democrats"
wilkes Voters Heard From
The Democrats of Wilkes comfy