Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-10
HEADQUARTERSOF
SMITH AGAIN
DISCUSS PALMER

Hoke Smith headquarters in the
Piedmont hotel Friday issued the
following statement in further COM
ment on Mr.. Palmers crushing de-
feat in the Michigan Democratic
primaries and the unsupported
claims Of his campaign leaders to
the delegates from Minnesota and
Maine: y
can investigation = of the wild
claims about Minnesota and Maine
merely confirms our statement OF
yesterday that Attorney General
Palmer is now candidate nowhere
in America except in Georgia.
1T confirms the statement of the
New York World of April 18th as fol-
lows: Democratic leaders in New
York, Washington and other centers
regarded the Michigan results as
practically eliminating from the
presidential contest Attorney General
Palmer, who was supported by the
state Democratic machine"
Let us briefly state the situation
"Michigan: In Michigan, 54,940
Democrats voted against Palmer,
and 1883 voted for him. He was
beaten by Hoover, Edwards, McAdoo
and Bryan, who were the only other
names on the ticket and all of whom
had tried to withdraw. Palmer went
to Michigan and made the speeches.
Pennsylvania: Judge Eugene g.
RCnniWell, the most distinguished
Democratic leader in Pennsylvania,
has wired Senator Hoke Smith that
candidates for delegate who are
committed to Palmer will be defeat
cd by at least 10000 votes. His tele-
gram is IS follows: pennsylvania
primary laws permits delegate to
pledge himself to popular choice. II
he SO pledges the victor in the prcsi.
Dental preferential primary receives
votes SO pledged. Delegates who do
not sign pledge are not bound by
preference of law. Complete set OF
delegates of highest class comprising
judges, county officials, leaders in
business and politics have filed OPP
positions to Palmer. Not necessary
to present candidate in opposition 10
Palmer in Pennsylvania to insure his
overwhelming reputation. Pennsyl
vania Democrats will defeat his en-
tire ticket by at least forty thousand
votes. He Is not a Democrat, he bolt
ed Democrat for governor in 1918 IN
past four years has opposed and
sought defeat Congressman Arthur
G. Dewalt, Democrat; Congressman
Henry J. Steel, of his own district. d
Democrat; Congressman John J.
Casey, twelfth district, Democrat
and Judges S. E. Shull, of his own
county; Judge Charles D. Copeland,
Westmoreland county John n. Car
man.. LlZerne county, all leading
Democrats"
''The attorney general tries to be-
cloud the issue in Pennsylvania by
saying that no Democrat can carry
the state. OF course this is true
and this is one of the reasons why
no Pennsylvania should be chosen
as the nominee of the party. But
the situation in Pennsylvania goes
further than this: the attorney gen
cral has no hope OF getting the
Democratic delegation from Penn
sylvania in the national convention.
minnesota: The claim Of the Pal
delega ton from Minnesota is COM
mitted to Palmer has been exploded
by the telegram of the Minneapolis
Evening Journal to Mayor Murray
Stewart Of Savannah. as follows:
Minnesota delegates not instructed
and not bound by unit rules Mere
elected in state convention Tuesday
without any expression on presiden-
tial candidate. Outside Of Fred
Lynch. none has declared publicity
for Palmer and tWenty-three have
expressed themselves as opposed to
Lynch has left but his brother, T..
j. Lynch. denies that he sent any
telegram claiming the delegation for
Palmer as announced in Washing
ton"
I'm otLer words. one delegate is
Tor Palmer and twenty-three are
against him. Getting one delegate
however, out of twenty-four has
pleased the Palmer leaders so great
~ that they have claimed the whole
deleGation.
Maine: That their claim in Maine
Is wholly without founda ton, is
SHOWN by the telegram from the
Eastern Argus, the leading paper of
PORTLAND, Me-. as follows: Delegates
TO San Francisco convention were
elected at state convention held at
bangor March so. The delegates go
70 convention uninstructed, and
pledged to 10 candidate
we theretorek repeat the question
we nave heretofore addressed to the
people Of Georgia: Why should the
GennSylVanian be a candidate in
Georgia and in no other state in
America?
No man can win anywhere who
pllndly lndorses the League without
American reservations. 1t would be
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