Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-05
REPUBLICAN, PLAN
Of WH|TEPARTYTO
De STARTED SOON

the Republican party in Georgia un-
der white leadership is shortly to
be undertaken by the Republican
national committee at the request
of President Harding, it was learned
in Atlanta on Saturday.
A committee of one hundred or
more prominent white Republicans
and near Republicans are to be re-
uuested by the national committee
to take in hand the Georgia situation
and reorganize the party in this
state from the bottom to the top
under white leadership, according to
Republicans who have been advised
of the Administrations plans.
The idea of such a committee,
they said, originated with President
Harding several months ago, prob
ably before his inauguration, and
preparations for the appointment of
the committee have been in progress
two months or more.
At least a dozen prominent white
Republicans, it was said, were re-
uuested to submit a list of names
of suitable men for appointment to
the organization committee, and the
national committee now has in hand
several hundred names from which
TO sift out the most acceptable white
leaders. In the list are said to be
q large number of names suggested
by more than one Republican who
was asked to make suggestions, and
these, it is believed, are to be Sc
lected first on the theory that they
stand at the top in acceptabilfty to
the various factions.
]. Louis Philips, a prominent lum-
Der manufacturer of Thomasv1lle
and Philadelphia, it was learned, has
recently completed a tour of the
state for the Republican national
committee, in the course of which
he interviewed prominent RepubI-
cans in Atlanta, Macon, Savannah,
Augusta and other points. He re-
turned to Washington a few days
ago to make a report of his findings,
it was learned, and the appointment
of the reorganization committee Is
expected to be announced soon after
the fourth of July.
New Leadership.
The distinct understanding, 1t was
learned, upon which overtureS were
made to the men approached by Mr..
Phillips and others representing the
national committee, was that leader
ship of Republican party affairs
in Georgia shall hereafter be vested
In the hands of white men, aand pref
erably white men whose Republican
affiliations are not contingent upon
Republican patronage.
On this understanding, it was said,
e numbe- of very prominent men in
Atlanta and other parts of the state,
not heretofore identified with Re-
publican politics, were enlisted in the
movement. These men, it was said,
have co2tented their Republican de-
sires ana exercised their Republican
preferences by quietly voting the Re-
publican ticket in presidential cleo
tions, but have never had hand IN
Republican party affairs in Geor-
gia, and would not consent to take
any hand in the future unless as
sured in the beginning that Republ1-
can leadership was going to be white
In addition to these, who might
be termed near Republicans the re-
organization committee, it was
learned, IS almost certain to include
white Republicans who have been
contendirg for years for white, lead
ership. Such men, for example, as
Charles Adamson, OF Eedartown; H.
lanta; Hairy StillweN Edwards, Of
Macon; j. Louis Philips, of Thorn
asv.lle and Philadelphia.
The list of the reorganization COM
mittee, it was said, will contain the
names of some very prominent men
Savannah who have never been as
ISOLATED heretofore in the public
prints or the public mind with Re-
publican politics. These are the near
Republicans induced to come into
the movement on the basis OF Whlte
leadership, it was said.
The reorganization committee, II
was said, will hold their first meet
fng in Atlanta, and representatives
of the Republican national committee
will meet with them. 1t is not I'M
likely that John T. Adams, the new
Fate of johnson
The extent to which the reorganiza-
ton committee will be asked to pro-
coed in the actual reorganization OIL
the party in Georgia does not seem
to be known by Atlanta Republicans
approached on the subject. They are
not advised whether the committee
will be asked to outline the general
set-up of the new organization ana
stop there, or go further and nomi-
nate the men to fill the positions
In the new organization.
Whether Henry Lincoln Johnson
the negro national committeeman
from Georgia, will be removed from
the national committee in general
REORGANIZATION is another doubtful
point, it appeared from the state
Inents of the Republicans interview
ed, although they expressed the .opin-
lon that such reorganization, based
upon white leadership, would newt
ably bring about the Negroes removal.
1t was further understood that the
Georgia reorganization may be the
first move in a similar reorganization
to be made in other southern states,
where negroes have always since the
Civil war been more or less doml-
nant in Republican affairs.