Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-10
GEORGIA PRIMARY
FOR PRESIDENT To
Be HELD APRIL 70
County Delegates viii Meet
in Atlanta on May Is to
Elect Delegates to San
Francisco Convention

BY unanimous vote the Demo-
cratic state executive committee Of
Georgia on Friday morning ordered
a preferential primary for Demo-
cratic presidential candidates to be
held on April 20. The committee
refused to include in the primary
vote upon candidates for Democratic
national committeeman from Geor-
gia.
County executive committees are
requested to hold their county pri-
maries on the date Of the preferential
primary, so as to provide for the
expense of the preferential primary.
In counties where they decline to
do this, or where the county pri-
maries already have been held, the
supporters Of the various candidates
for the. Democratic presidential NOM
ination will be requested either to
serve free of charge as election man
ayers and clerks, or to raise among
themselves the money to pay man
ayers and clerks.
On Nav II the result of the pref
erentiaI primary will be formally
declared by a subcommittee Of sew
en- which was appointed Friday . to
make rules and regulations for the
holding of the primary. County
executive committees will elect dele
gates among the supporters of the
candidates who carried their respec-
tive counties in the primary, these
delegates being in the usual ratio
Of two for each country representa-
~, To-
The delegates will assemble In a
state convention in Atlanta on May
10 and elect Georgia's delegation
to the Democratic national conven-
ton in San Francisco June 2S, and
the delegation will be composed OF
sunnorters of the presidential candl-
dates who received the highest coun-
ty unit vote in the primary.
Need For Primary
The executive committee on Friday
refused to pass resolution request
ing the Georgia senators to vote for
the League of Nations with as few
reservations as possible, and prefer
ably with no reservations, and also
ocrattc leadership contest in the
refused to take a hand in the Dem
! United States senate.
E6f10Or bdTISllS VI AOSSOo' 1AA~]~
duced the resolution providing for
the preferential primary. 1t nameo
April as the date. There was I'M
mediate discussion on this point and
April 20 was substituted by agree
ment as a compromise date between
April 6 and May 6. The next ques-
! ton raised was what necessity exists
| for a primary. Mr.. Barrett, an
| q fOl10VVSS
1--WE are committed to preferential
primaries as state and as a nation
That makes it absolutely necessary
to have a primary. We dare not GO
out of this room refusing to let Dem
ocrats of Georgia express their choice
among the candidates for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination"
| The next question raised was about
the expense Of holding the primary
Some thought the county executive
committees might decline to fix their
county primaries on April 20. Mr.
Barrett answered this point as fol
lows:
"In my county I can raise enough
money in thirty minutes to pay the
cost of the primary in that county
or can telephone to the militia dis
| II1ClS anu SSL IllGI " NOluIlCSSL L1lSA4
services free of charge as managers
and clerks. That is how patriotic we
are in Stephens county. and we are
not bit more patriotic than every
other county in the state. The pri-
mary will be financed if we order il
held, and all of you know it will
The county executive committees are
going to do as they please regarding
| roTiT11 6atnS h11t JEa will I1a VA
a. preferential primary whether they
accept our date or not"
Jesse C. Perry, of Camilla, intro
duced a resolution requesting thu
| Georgia senators to vote for Senator
Underwood as Democratic senate
leader. A motion to table the reso
luton was voted down, q to 16
Colonel Dean took the floor agains1
the resolution,
at would like to see Senator I'm
derwood senate leader" said he. g
would like to see him president Of thu
United States (Applause.) But
hope this resolution will be with
drawn. If we table the resolution
it will look like slap at Senate,
Underwood. If we pass the resolu
ton, it will look like an effort t.
drive Senator Hoke Smith,, and tina
cannot be done. I am against EN-
barrassing either Senator Underwood
or Senator Smith,"
Clark Howell agreed with Colone
Dean.
81 am not a spokesman for Sena
tor Smith," said he, "but agree will
Colonel Dean that we ought to let tn
Democratic leadership matter alone
There will be another caucus soon
and my belief is that Senator Smitl
at that time will vote for Senate
Underwood, and I expect his leader
ship to prove more able and salts
factory than the leadership of Sen
ator Hitchcock. I join Colonel Deal
in requesting withdrawal of the reso
luton"
Chairman Flynt then appointed tn
following subcommittee Of seven t
have charge Of the rules and regu
lations for the preferential primary
as provided for in the Barrett reso
luton:
Chairman Flyan, Hiram Gardel
Eatonton; Fermor Barrett, Toccoa
T. H. Parker. Moultrie; Sam J. Slate
Columbus; Miller S. Bell, Milledge
vile; H. H. H. Dean, Gainesville.
Chairman Flynt appointed the fol
lowing subcommittee to prepar
rules and regulations for the stat
primary, for governor and state hous
! officers and present them to til