South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-26
MARSHALL DECLINES
GEORGIA'S SUPPORT
Vice-President Spurus Offer
For an Instructed Con
vention Delegation.

WASHINGTON, ID O.. March 25
Vice President Thomas A. Mar
shaH viii not accept an offer for
an instructed delegation from
Georgia 20 the democratic national
convention ON the contrary If the
state % Indiana instructs "a delcea-
ton for him be Will release the del
egati0u from its instructions. 500
earnest is he In his desire that tho
national convention shaU bc made
VI of "a large body or uuiu-tracted
delegates who viii be- free 90 con-
dust their work on au enlarged
town meeting plan.
The vice presidents attitude was
made perfectly clear for the first
fiun. in letter which his secretary.
Mark Thist'ethwaite wrote today
declining am offer ~ GrOrEia's -lV-
port rendered by r. p. Iawtou. Of
Macon Ga Mr. Lawton wrote th8.
the following petition has been
signed by coo people OF Georgia
We the undersigned petitioners
~espc-tfully request that the name
n that truc-blue American and
vcI-kuowu friend OF the cause Of
humanity. Hon Thomas 70 Mar
shall. OF Indiana be placed on tho
ticket in the Georgia prcsidentia.
primary.
Marshall Popular.
Mr.. Lawton also wrote "ThoIe
was no trouble bon obtaining 49,,
above names. could have OLD
tanned several hundred, in fact sew
cral thousands. If necessary. and tho
same Will be filed with your con
sent
Among The signers were vs.. n
Anderson. editor of the Macon Tsle-
.srai n former Congressman e.. g..
BARTLETT. end others o. O. quail prontl-
rtnco. "IIic people Of this ,ctior. p
wrote LaWtOn. have heard great
deal about YOU and Mis- Marshall
and I Rope To- see her the ir-- first
iIdy Of the and.
Vice Presidents Reply.
Following is Mr.. Thistlethwaite's
reply.
For the ,ice pres.1c 1t Who =
ia Arizona ] must acEucw'Ct re re-
ceipt If your letter of The 18th IN
slant. and decline for nj n vuuT gen
c~ou- offer 20 prcsenl 80 ycIr state
executive committee "a petition re-
.fucstiug that his name %, % aced on
tho ticket in the Georgia presIden-
tial primary.
Il regret that the vice president
rs not here 10 convey TO YOU his
thanks and his opinions relative 90
the matter but / was instructed by
him VIXEN he deLarted not 20 sane
tiOn Efforts that might be made in
his behalf. He is not candidate.
He hopes that the San Francisco
convention will be made ZIP largely
of uuinstructed delegates so that
the party may at the time Of the
convention DO what appears best for
itself and for the country
"A petition for him was filed by
friends i'm Indiana but only because
another petition was fled. IL that
petition is Withdrawn the petition
for the vice president will likewise
be withdrawn. II contest is held
in that state and the vice president
is successful ne viii promptly re-
lease the delegates chosen for him.
He hoped that Indiana would send
an uninstruCted delegation and re-
leasing delegates instructed for him.
IL he is successful. will serve as an
accom- lishment OF his wish
81 will OF course preserve your
letter and bring il 20 his attention
promptly uDon his return. but
knowing his absence would continue
for three or four weeks / unhesi-
tatingly inform YOU that IL is not
his wish that a contest i'm his behalf
be waged i'm your state