Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-19
m'l 'lDOo REFUSES TO PERMIT NAME ON
 PRIMARY BALLOTS
Writes Georgia Friends He FavOrs Unrestricted Del
 8atiOnS to Convention

NeN York. Feb. 1S.-William Gibbs
 McAdoo announced today that he would not permit his name to Le
 used on pre-, dential primary tall,i
 in the ss-.cus states and that he ad- evocated the sending 1f uninstruc+-
 ed delegates to the democratic na-
 tional ony ention. Ths fo.r1er sec
 retary "f the treasury said ac be-
 lieved tie highest consiruc,:y. iead-
 ership can best be obtained if ;ke
 national i:terest m:s not subrs,t,e l
 in con est of indiv.duai candidates 7
 aPersonally," MT. McAdoo con
 tinued, T would be delighted if the
 next national convention might ac-
 tually be great democratic confer
 ence where the utmost freedom of
 acton should prevail, and where the
 motive of high service alone should
 control"
 The obligations of citizenship in a
 democracy are supreme, he sad, and
 therefore he should regard it as the
 imperative duty of any man to ac-
 eept . Homina ton if it should come
 to hi munsolicited.
 II am not seeking the nomination"
 tic letter read, .'and am reluctant to
 do anything that would create the
 appearance of candidacy"
 Mr. McAdoo's views were express
 ed in a letter sent to Miller 5. Bell,
 mayor of Mifledgeviile, Ga, Tn re-
 sponse to telegram saying the cisi-
 sens of his boynood had placed his name on the presidential preferential
 tieket.
 < .sYour telegram informing me that the eitixcns of Milledgeviiie have en- tered my name in the democratic prI- 3nAry ox the state of Georgia for 1bresident ot the United States, duiy keeeived. am deeply moved by E||tlii Smapifestation of the confidence Tof my friends who live in the city Of my koybood and in the state of my khativity. It is indeed an honor to |{6e considered by them worthy of Such high station. feel, however, HhAt ! should candidly. state my po- Sfti0n. l am not seeking the nom |Snati6n and am reluctant to do any lining that would create the appear Ance of candidacy. 1 cannot help &eeiihE that this is peculiarly a &ffne when we should fight for prin- |Eiples and not for individuals. 5 The mOmentous years, thru which lWe have just gone, have brought to HRe fore, great human problems which % to the very roots of our
 social &hd economic life and insist entity demand settlement. The des- tiny of the human race will be pro foundly affected by the things we do
 and by the wisdom we show during
 the next four years.
 Patriotism and constructive lead ershfp of the highest order are neces- feaiy and I am convinced that we are 6most likely to secure them if the supreme consideration of the nation al interest is not submerged in a contest of individual candidates for the presidential office. Therefore, l should like to see the next demo- unite national convention composed 0f untrammeltd men and women bound to no particular candidate and AlIowed to express their preferences freely thru the abolition of the unit Fxuie.
 While I realize that under the primary laws, uninstructed delegates from some states are mandatory, nevertheless, I think it highly de- lsirnble that every effort should be
 made to send uninstructed delegates Ig4rom every state where possibl. Per- yS6nally, should D delighted if the fn&xt national convention nigh ac- Sfually De great democratic confer Sence, where the utmost freedom of }Setion should prevail and where the
 hotive of high service alone should &Qntrol. If in such convention, a 6latform is adopted and candidate Ns selected representing the great kOnstructiye, progressive and spiri-
 usl forces of the day, the favorable sinion of the country would be en- < HI3ted At the very outset. The is- { @1e would then be sharply drawn be- < 44ecn us and the forces of stand } t4tism and reaction which are al- 3 &eady over reaching themselves and ]; m inning with presumptions confi- Hence the Yictory in November next. Holding these views, you can teadily. understand why I prefer not < ko be entered in the Georgia primary l; tpd why must beg my good friends { t9 withdraw my name. l cannot con I tistently enter the primary in any 4t&te when it is my earnest convic- < lion that the delegates from every , }t4te should go to the convention kftheut instructions, and use their lower and opportunity for the best ytrvice of their country.
 F "No greater honor than a nomina- ! Ton for the presidency can come to E My man short of election to the sxesidcncy itself In democracy fke ours, the obligations of good itizenship are supreme and should, heref0xe, regard it as the impera- jye duty of any man to accept a Nhination if it should come to him nsolicited. say this at the risk of Aing charged with harboring a can idacy notwithstanding the explicit E htements in this letter, but l am Lie, that, on the whole, shall not & Misunderstood.
 Please accept my warm thanks < 5r your generous support and be pod enough to assure my friends of { iy sincere gratitude for the honor acy have done me-
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