The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-09-17
WILSON ENDORSED
DESPITE PROTEST

AMERICUS. Ga, Sept I6.-Ex-
element characterized the session OF
the third district congressional con-
ention, which met in Carnegie library
auditorium here today.
Delegates present were almost
unanimous in their selection of Chas.
r. Crisp as the party nominee but a
fight developed when w. w. Dykes,
of Americas, introduced the following
resolution:
Be it resolved by the third district
convention, That we do here unquali-
fiedly indorse the splendid achieve
ments of the democratic administra-
ton. under the leadership of the great
democratic executive Woodrow Will
son, with the assistance and coopera-
ton of the democratic representatives |
in congress.
"Be it further resolved, That we
do hereby approve and indorse the !
democratic platform at the San Fran
cisco convention. and do hereby pledged
+. our active support to the democratic |
nominee, Governor Cox, for president
of the United States"
w. T. McMath, recognized here as
one of the Watson leaders in Sumter
county, but who attended the San |
francisco convention as a Hole Smith |
delegate, was the first to oppose the
adoption of the resolution. 81 do not
approve the acts of the administration |
i'll attempting to dictate to Georgia two
years ago how we should vote" Nc
Math said lido not approve the |
act of the administration at San Fran
cisco in seating the 'run1p' delegation |
from Georgia, and / do not approve
the stand of the administration on the
League of Nations"
Sam A. Rodgers said $4,000 votes
were polled in Georgia few days
ago against the administration poll
cy, and r. B. CASTOR attempted to
create the impression that Judge
Crisp had obtained the nomination |
through the Endorsement of Thomas
f. Watson, when he said: IF we
indorse Judge Crisp, we have got to I
repudiate President Wilson," This |
statement caused T. NJ Furlow, per
sonal representative of Judge Crisp
on the floor of the convention, to as
sert: Il feel that this question is no |
longer open, but that we've settled{
IT."
At this, J. E. Hays, of Montezuma,
who was in the chair, Immediately |
ruled the anti-Wilson men out of or
der, and the Dykes resolution was
adopted with but six dissenting votes. |
After the nomination of Judge
Crisp, new district executive COM
mittee was named, as follows: Ben
Hill county, A. ]. Mcdonald Clay
county, G. M. Bell, Bluffton; Crisp
county, A. F. Churchwell, Cordele; !
Dooly county, J. w. Lytle,' Vienna;
Lee county, ]. H. Randall, Smith.
vile; Macon county, John d. Guerry,
Montezuma; Quitman county, F. D. |
Grady, Randolph, R. L. Moye, Cuth- |
BERT Sumter county, Hollis Fort,
Americus; Schley county, T. S. Raj
ney, Ellaville; Stewart county, E. L.
Carter Lumpkin; Terrell county. r
X. Jones, Dawson; Turner county. 7
w. K. Jenkins, Ashburn: Taylor coun-
ty, +. K. Purvis, Howard Webster
csounty, A. p Passmore. Weston.
Information coming through thou !
sands of letters and kilograms from all |
over the cotont belt since the Mont
geometry meeting, indicaes that the far
mers are determined, as never before.
not to sell this crop below cost. Their
disposition is to secure loans on bond
ed warehouse receipts and meet their
Obligations as promptly as possible.
but under no circumstances to sell
below cost.
Under the circumstances, conf
IDENTIFY believe the banking and bus,-
ness interests stand ready to assist the
farmers in securing at least cost for
this years crop. In fac, feel alb
solutely sure of it.
The bear SPECTATORS may try to
stampede the market on the basis of
the reported shutting down or curtail-
ment on the par of the mills; but board
contracts cannot be spun into cloth
fabrics. and the manufacturer cannot
shut down any longer than the farmer
can hold. Let every man stand stead |
fast for fair price, and we are bound |
to get it."