Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-03-05
HOOVER SENTIMENT
STRONG IN ALBANY
AND DOUGHERTY
Mayor Peacock, Chairman
of Dougherty County Ex-
ecutive Committee, As
sails Effort to Bar Hoover
By ROGERS WINTER
(Staff Correspondent Of The Journal

(ataxt correspondent OF The Journal.)
ALBANY, Ca, March 4.-One
doesn't have to seek far to find
Hoover sentiment in the city Of AL
bany and the county Of Dougherty,
and by the same token one doesn't
have to seek far to find men pro-
testing vigorously against the action
of the subcommittee of the Demo-
cratic state executive committee in
attempting to shut Hoover out of
the primary.
Mayor Herbert Peacock, for exam
pie, one Of the leading young lawyers
of this section, formerly a member
of the house of representatives from
Dougherty county, and mayor Of the
City of Albany, is a red-hot sup
porter of the former food admin
istrator.
II am going to vote for Hoover"
said Mayor Peacock to The Journal
correspondent, land I am going to
vote for him regardless of whether
the preferential rimary. If his name
is placed on the ballot, then will
vote for him and thousands of 9TH
ers will, in my judg nent. If his
name is not placed on the ballot, Thea
am going to scratch all the names
on it and write on the ballot myself
with a pen and ink the name of
Herbert Hoover. OF course, they
may not count my vote If vote Y
that way, hut I am going to vote
for Hoover galst the same.
eff the subcommittee wanted TO
shut Hoover odt of the primary and
eliminate him from the Georgia pref
erential primary-which undoubtedly
must have been their object in chang
ing the rules of eligibility after the
game started--they certainly have
succeeded in accomplishing directly
the reverse OF what they intended.
Their action was neither sportsman
like nor democratic. 1t has created
a very bad impression. 1t looks like
a piece of political chicanery, pure
and simple, and is so regarded
throughout the state, from what I
see and hear. It has made Mr.. Hoov-
er the central figure of a raging con-
troversy in the public prints, adyer-
Using him all over the state. In n
sense the whole primary revolves
around the question Of whether Hoov-
er's name shall go on the ballot. @ 4.
course the effect of this agitation
is to help Hoover, and, / have no OBJ
lection to the subcommittee action
to hat extent.
Why He Favors Hoover
"The problems confronting our
government for the next four years
or more will not be political prob
lens but economic problems, and we
need a man Of great ability to ham
die those problems. That is why
favor Hoover as the Democratic can
didate and the next president. TO
my mind he is pre-eminently quail
fed to handle the vast problems OF
an economic character, not only ma
tional but International in scope. The
people know him, they admire his
magnificent record Of service in the
war, they are satisfied Of his inde-
pendence and character and fearless
courage, and they will vote for him.
"He is the only man, in my judg-
ment, with whom the Democratic
party can hope to win success in
the next election. Everybody knows
that we haven't got chance IL we
count on nothing but the straight
Democratic vote. We are Obliged to
have the Independent vote and 1t is
not coming to us If we try to win
with a candidate who makes no ap-
peal but partisan appeal. The west
is going to cut very great figure in
the outcome and so are the newly
women voters. All &C
counts are that Hoover will sweep
the west"
Mayor Peacock is chairman Of the
Democratic executive committee of
county, and he and other
members of the committee have been
much interested in the action taken
by the Democratic executive commit
tee of DeKalb county, where the de-
was made a few days
ago to place the name Of Herbert
Hoover on the ballot Of the prefer
sntial primary in spite of the action
IF the subcommittee declaring him
Ineligible to be placed upon the bal
OF upon petition Of 100 or more white
Georgia Democrats.
1--WE are giving serious thought to
he interesting suggestion contained
IN the action Of the DeKalb county
said Mayor Peacock. ut
was an admirable stand for
hat committee to take. It shows
heir independence and courage.
would like to ask the distinguished
POLITICAL experts Of the subcommittee
.wo questions, to-wit:
"What rs a Democratic"
what is a Democrat?
''What is Republican?
"Do they know test by which
o determine whether man is
Democrat or 4 Republican? Do they,
hink it is sufficient to say merely
hat so-and-so has always voted
he Democratic ticket, Thereby
making him a Democrat? Or would
hey be willing to go on record with
he proposition that a man is not
Democrat because he has not always
voted the Democratic ticket? I
would like to know, honestly would,
is a matter of public information,
What is a Democrat? Are not the
principles enunciated by Herbert
Hoover, in his speeches and state
nents, good sound Democracy? If
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