Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-12
DELEGATE FIGHT
TO GO TO FLOOR
OF CONVENTION
subcommittee Decides
Contests Regardless
Of Court Injunction

ATLANTA, May 12.-Power of
the subcommittee of the state demo-
cratic executive committee to take
action that would bind the state
democratic convention was flatly de-
MED yesterday by supporters of Hoke
Smith and Thomas E. Watson for
Georgia's presidential vote. Contests
OF county votes filed by both Smith
and Watson were withdrawn after B.
M. Blackburn for Watson and Major
oliver Bloodworth for Senator Smith
had warned the subcommittee mem
bers that the convention, not the
committee, is sovereign.
Action of the Smith and Watson
forces means that they will fight out
their contests and dispute the COM
mittee's authority on the floor of the
convention which in Atlanta May 49,
The subcommittee met in the
face of a court order restraining
them from making any rule that will
"affect the action of the state con-
vention.' The injunction had been
obtained by Thomas E. Watson from
Judge B. F. Walker of the Toombs
Circuit court. Members of the SUBJ
committee were served, but they de-
cided to proceed with business, an
nouncing they would do nothing to-
affect the convention.
After the contests had been with
drawn by Major Bloodworth and Mr..
Blackburn a resolution was introduc-
ed by H. II. Dean, of Gainesville,
providing for dismissal of the con-
tests. The resolution was adopted.
Declare Result.
Among the resolutions adopted by
the subcommittee, upon conclusion
Of the contests, and which was sign
ed by all members except Chairman
J. J. Flynt, who declined to vote on
it, as follows:
Whereas, after the consolidation
of the votes of the various counties
of the state cast in the presidential
primary of April 20, 1920, and after
the disposition of all contests, it ap-
" pears from the report of the secre
tary of state executive committee as
follows:
"That Honorable A. Mitchell Pal
mer carried the number of counties
herein below set forth with the num-
ber of convention votes set opposite
said counties making total of
SIS counties carried by Mr.. Partner
emitting him to LAB delegates in the
convention to be held May 18.
'It further appears that Honorable
Thomas E. Watson carried the num-
Der of counties herein below set forth
with the number of convention votes
set opposite said counties, making a.
total of Sc counties carried by Mr..
Watson, emitting him to 1872 dele
gates in the convention to be held
May 18. .,.,,o,,,., +,o+ 1o,,o,oh,o
Hoke Smith carried the number of
counties herein below set forth with
the number of convention votes set
opposite said counties, making to-
tai of AZ counties carried by Mr..
Smith, emitting him to 102 delegates
in the convention to be held May 18.
Palmer Given Delegation.
at therefore appears that Honor
able A. Mitchell Palmer, having a.
plurality of the delegates to the
presidential convention to-wit: 148I
delegates, he is therefore, according
to the rules of the state democratic
executive committee under which said
urinary was held in the opinion of
the subcommittee entitled to have
the delegates to the national conven-
tion to be held in San Francisco,
named by the said presidential con-
vention from among the friends and
supporters. ,a r.o+
This report be transmitted to the
,1rasidential convention to be held in
Atlanta May 18, 1920, as appears
mon the consolidation of said pri-
mary mn
mon Barrett, J. H. Miner, Hiram
+ Gardner. sub committee.
Senator Hoke Smith, who is now
~ Atlanta, will stay here until aft
or tbe convention to be held May 18.
Io ;s conferring with his friends and
will decide on a course OF actlon 70
he followed in the convention. de
is expected to issue a statement IN
the next day or two. 1t IS under
stood he will oppose Rule 10 as be-
ing beyond the authority OF the state
committee, since it attempts to con-
troll the action of a convention by a
minority of the delegates composing
+ha % convention. Under this rule the
polmer I5, leaders claim the right to
aand palmer delegates to San Fran
% o;sco He has a plurality of the
state convention delegates, but not
a majority.
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