Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-03-08
FLYNT POLLING
GA. COMMITTEE
Scored By Members For
His Unfair Question
aire

ATLANTA, March 8.-Chairman J.
]. Flynt, of the state Democratic ex-
ecutlve committee, is polling the
whole state committee by letter in an
effort to secure the approval of the
committee to the action of the sub
committee of seven in ruling Herbert
flowers name off of the Georgia
Democratic primary ballot.
=. 5. Ault, prominent attorney of
Cedartown and member of the state
committee from the Seventh district,
and ex-Mayor lizzie Bashinski, OF Dub
lin, representing the Twelfth district
on the committee, have written Chair
man Flynt repudiating the acton of
the subcommittee and making plain
the reasons for their disapproval.
George B. Jones, of Denalb county,
has received Chairman Flynt's ques-
tlonnalre and expects to reply at once,
casting his vote against the action of
the subcommittee. Discussing the
matter, Mr.. Jones declared: 81 do
not know whether | will vote for Mr..
Hoover, but | am convinced that the
Democrats of Georgia have right to
vote for him, if they want to. shall
so inform Chairman Flynt in my re-
ply to his letter."
In taking vote by letter, Judge
Flynt propounds the questions as fol-
lows:
"If you approve please write
YES in the blank at the bottom Of
! this letter.
The Unfair Proposal.
. If you do not approve the action
of the sub-c ommittee, and if yeu
think the primary ballot for Demo-
cratic primary nomination should be
open to Republicans, Progressives and
what-nots, all of whom have their own
organizations, then you will please
write "NO" on the blank below indi-
eating your disapproval of the action
of the subcommittee.
'The subcommittee took this ac-
ton by unanimous vote in the belief
that we owe something to the party
organization of the state.
eve believe we are right, and want
to get an expression from each mem
Der of the committee"
In his reply to Chairman Flynt, Mr..
Ault tells the chairman that he has
not fairly stated the question in his
letter, since he has insisted upon CIV
ing his own meaning of vote disap-
proving the action of the sub-com-
mittee. So unfairly did the chairman
state his question, in the opinion of
Mr.. Ault, that he felt compelled to
write letter of explanation in cast
ing his vote against the action of the
subcommittee
81 know of no rule or custom au-
thorizing the subcommittee, or even
the whole committee" wrote Mr..
Ault. ''to constitute itself as a self
APPOINTED jury to pick any part cul"r
man whose name is suggested for HIGH
Office and settle the question of his
democracy or qualifications. I think
the white Democratic voters of Gaor-
ola have the right to act as jurors n
the trial of this or any other mans
democracy"
Quotes His Letter.
Mr.. Ault further called attention in
his letter to a statement contained in
the circular letter sent out by the sub
committee m February 10. Thi:
statement read:
at is earnestly desired that this
presidential primary be held in every
county in Georgia and express the will
Of the entire people. We trust that
every Democratic white voter in Geo.
gia will vote in this primary, AMI to
end urge the county committee to do
its utmost"
"In my opinion" wrote Mr.. Ault
"this primary will not express the will
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