Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-26
HOOVER FIGHT
ONLY BEGUN IN
GA. SAYSPERRY
Declares His Reply
Identifies Him With
Party

ATLANTA, Feb. 26.-Colonel H.
H. Perry, of Gainesville, who circu-
lated the petition requesting the
State Democratic Committee to put
Herbert Hoover's name on the bal
lot in the Georgia preferential pri-
mary, announces that the fight to
place Hoover's name on the ticket
has just begun. Colonel Perry de-
clares that in the light of Mr. Hoov-
er's telegram, the committee can not
refuse to permit Georgia Democrats
to vote for or against Mr.. Hoover.
Col Perry declares that an analy-
sis of Mr.. Hoover's telegram shows
that he is appreciative of the honor
which the Democrats seek to bestow
upon him and that it shows unmis-
taxable that Mr.. Hoover has been
identified with the Democratic party
ever since the war, although he
claims no credit for this connection
on account of the fact that his was
war service. Col. Perry further con-
tends that while Mr.. Hoover an
nounces that he personally has no in
tention of filing his name in the
Democratic primary, Mr.. Hoover of
fers no objections to Georgia Demo-
c1a ats putting his name on the bal
lot.
MIR. Hoover's Reply.
The text of Mr.. Hoover's reply
to Secretary Gardner's letter, which
he sent by telegraph, follows:
''New York, February &c, 1920.
"Hon. Hiram L. Gardner, Secretary
State Democratic Executive Com
mittee, Eatonton, Ga.
81 feel confident that it is not
necessary to dwell at length Upon
my gratitude to you for the honor
implied in your letter of February
22d
Il especially appreciate it, since
l was not identified with the demo-
cratic party before the war, and my
official connection with the govern
ment has been solely a war service,
and consequently not of a partisan
character.
81 have not been able to persuade
) myself at all that any real public
service will be performed by inject
ing myself into the race for the nomi-
nation to the greatest honor at the
disposal of the American people.
Therefore, aside from any other
J.. reason, / do not intend to file my
name.
"HERBERT HOOVER"
Strengthens His Friends.
Hoover's telegram to Hiram Gard
ner, secretary of the State Democrat
ic Executive Committee, respecting
the forthcoming preferential primary,
has confirmed and strengthened his
friends in their determination to press
him as candidate before the Demo-
Gratis of Georgia. Far from remov-
ing or eliminating Mr. Hoover from
the field of Democratic eligibles. His
telegram to Secretary Gardner is
construed as leaving the situation
wholly unchanged, although it's publ
cation has developed diametrically
opposite views among members of
the State Democratic Executive Com
meeting of the subcommittee.
Colonel H. S. Perry, of Gaines
vile, whose name heads the list of
100 Hall county Democrats, who
filed Mr.. Hoover's name as a candi-
date, is insistent in the demand that
Mr.. Hoover's name be placed upon
tha ballot.
Judge James J. Flynt, of Griffin,
chairman of the state committee, ere
grets that Mr.. Hoover did not see fit
to qualify under the rules" which he
declares with emphasis were formu-
lated without having in mind the
name of any candidates or possible
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