Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-11

tics, but he is right keenly inter-
ested in the Presidential election be-
| cause he believes the country needs
| a business man to handle the great
| business problems.
| You can put me down as believ-
| ing that it was unfair and improper
| for the subcommittee to shut Mr.
| Hoover's name out of the primary"
| said he. Il am in no sense a poll
| tician, but perhaps that is one rea-
son why Mr.. Hoover seems to me
to be good presidential timber. /
ready to support any movement
that has for it's object the placing
| of Mr.. Hoover's name on the bal
lot. My position is that the people
ought to be allowed to vote for him
II they want to-"
High-Eanded Tactics Scored
Colonel j. Gordon Saussy, promi-
nent Savannah lawyer, who was pres
ent at the meeting, expressed the
opinion that Hoover sentiment is
strong in Chatham county.
Il hear a great deal of Hoover talk
here" said he. my personal inclina-
ton at the present time is to vote
for Palmer, but do not approve the
action of the subcommittee in shut
ting Mr.. Hoover out of the primary.
1t amounts to a Acknowledgement OF
large number of Georgia Demo-
Gratis, and such high-handed methods
will not have good effect. My opin-
ion is that the Independent vote is
going to be bigger this year than
ever before. 1t would not surprise
me to see some old established party
traditions considerably shaken in this
state and this section in the next
election. Party lines have faded
away. We are going to have a new
shuttle and q new deal, so to speak.
If Leonard Wood ista progressive
Republican and Mitchell Palmer is
a progressive Democrat, what is the I
difference between them? So far as
Mr. ,Hoover's democracy is concerned,
it would seem to be satisfactory to
a large number Of Democrats. They
are as capable of passing judgment
on his qualifications as the gentlemen
who happen to be in charge of the
party machinery in our state. IT
they prefer him as the nominee, no.
body has right to- stand in their
way. And it might have bad after
effect to attempt to stand in their
way"
Another prominent Savannah man
who was seen by The. Journal cor
respondent was s. N. Harris. He is
business man, a Rotarian and d.
rector in the fair association. He
was named yesterday as chairman
Of committee to formulate the plan
of a campaign to sell 100000 of
stock in the fair association.
Il do not see any reason why Mr..
Hoover's name should not go on the
ballot" said he. Everybody under
stands that he Is not party man,
but that seems to raise him in the
public estimation instead OF lowering
him. I have not made up my mind
as to how I shall vote in the prefer
entail primary, but I might want to
vote for Mr.. Hoover, and in that case
1 will be DISTINGUISHED"
Editor Stova1rs Position
Pleasant A. Stovall. editor Of the
Savannah Press and former minister
to Switzerland, who returned from
that post few months ago, and
whose editorials in connection with
the preferential primary have attract
ed attention throughout the state, is
very much against the action taken
by he subcommittee.
Mr.. Hoover has rendered a very
splendid service to the nation and to
humanity" said he. TT is true that
he was not affiliated with the Demo-
cratic party prior to the war, as he
states himself. His service rendered
during the war was not in the nature
of a party service but war service
hence he claims no party credit for it,
although the administration with
whom he was associated is a Demo-
cratic administration. In the con-
gressional elections of 1918, he urged
| the election of a Democratic congress
| to support the administration. Since
| the war his views expressed on public
questions have been very sound. I'm
| doubtedly, he is looming very large
| on the presidential horizon, and the
| remarkable thing is that the senti-
| ment for him has come from the pub
| lie 4and not from him, as he is not a
candidate. Whether I be for Mr..
Hoover or against him has nothing to
do with my views concerning the SUBJ
committees action. The requisite
number of Democrats petitioned for
| his name to go on the ballot. They
and all others who wish to vote upon
him should have that right. The is.
sue, as 1 see it, is not between the
subcommittee and Hoover, but be-
| tween the Subcommittee and the
Democratic voters of the state"