Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-18
SECOND CAMP A|CV
FOR GOVERNOR Of
GEORGIA LAUNCHED
Walker Expected to Answer
Hardwick's Challenge for
Debate Friday-VoIunteer
Clerks Likely

Active campaign work was launch
ed Friday morning by Thomas W.
Hardwick and Clifford Walker, whose
contest for governor will be decided
by the Democratic white voters of
Georgia in second primary to, be
held on Wednesday, October s.
Judge G. H. Howard, of Columbus,
who managed the campaign of Mr..
Hardwick in the first primary, will
again be in charge of Hardwick head
quarters in the Kimban house. James
H Dozier, of Athens, who managed
the campaign of Clifford Walker in
the first primary, will again be in
charge of Walker headquarters in the
Kimball house
Late Thursday afternoon, when the
subcommittee on rules of the Demo-
cratic state executive committee had
ordered a second primary to. be held
on the above date, Mr.. Hardwick is
sued challenge ter Mr.. Walker to
meet him in joint debate, and issued
also statement summoning the De-
mocracy of Georgia to join him in
preventing the Howell dynasty" from
naming another governor. ID
The challenge for series of joint
debates is under consideration by
Mr.. Walker. His answer is not ex-
pected until Saturday. His speaking
dates and the Hardwick speaking
dates will depend upon whether he
accepts the challenge.
subcommittee Action -
By a vote of five to one the sub.
committee on Thursday afternoon af-
firmed the action of the Decatur
county executive committee in refus-
ing the request of Mr.. Hardwick for
a recount of the ballots in that coun-
ty. The request was based upon the
allegation that forty-one men whose
names were not on the registration
list were allowed to vote in Decatur
county. The Decatur county commit
tee refused the request on the ground
that it was not made by Mr.. Hard
thorized to act for him, and on the
further ground that Mr.. Walker was
not notified. Claiming that these
grounds were a technical pretext for
denying him recount of the ballots,
Mr.. Hardwick appealed to the sub
committee of the state committee.
After prolonged discussion~the SUBJ
committee affirmed the action of the
Decatur county committee.
]. H. Miner, of Dodge county, who
made the motion to affirm, declared
this. action would make many votes
for Mr.. Hardwick, but nevertheless
he did not see how the subcommittee
county committee.
Those who voted for the motion
were Mr.. Miner: Colonel H. H. Dean,
Gainesville; Fermor Barrett, Toccoa;
Miller S. Bell, Milledgeville: Hiram
L. Gardner, Eatonton. The single
vote against it was cast by Judge
James j. Flynt, chairman, who spoke
at length in criticism of allowing men
to vote when their names were not
on the registration list.
Having thus disposed of the Deca-
tur county contest, which was the
only one before it! the subcommittee
then proceeded to consolidate the re-
turns in the gubernatorial contest.
These results officially transmitted
by the county chairmen to Secretary
Gardner showed the same relative
standing of candidates as previously
published in the newspapers.
Call for Volunteers
That is to say, Mr.. Hardwick car
ried seventy-eight counties with 100
county unit votes, Mr.. Walker car
ried sixty-nine counties with ia
county unit votes, and Mr.. Holder
carried eight counties with twenty
two unit votes. -
A majority of county unit votes
being required by the Neill primary
law to nominate for governor, and a
second primary being required in the
event no candidate receives a ma
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