Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-01-22

about 1t. l justwantcd whoever was
elected, the delegate In that district, to
be absolutely uninstructcd, and take
my chances when we got to- Chicago
with him. So they spent about a couple
o. thousand dollars there that that
CiE-.
Tho Chairman. In that one day?
Mr.. Johnson. Surely, right there.
The Chairman. How did they spend
that? They did not buy any delegat-
es, did theyf :. =
Mr.. johnson. Oh, do not know
whether it WIS fhe buying OF dele
gate or not. 1t was just handing out
the money to different boys around,
Senator.
The Chairman. Vol. just how was
that?
Senator Spencer. We're those boys
delegates? -.-,.
Mr.. Johnson. Oh. they were dele.
gates In tho convention, and we'll.
The Chairman. Was that county
convention?
Mr.. Johnson. No, sir that was q
district convention.
The Chairman. A district conven.
eions ..... .l-..S ..a
Mfr. Johnson. The twelfth congres
sional district OF Georgia.
The Chairman 1:h~ twelfth dis.
trict convention was held at this par
ticu'ar town?
Mr.. johnson. At this particular
town.: yes, sir.
Tho Chairman. Who was the chair
man Of that?
Mr.. Johnson. J. J. Jenkins was
temporary chairman Of tho convent
ion. He was chairman Of the district
tina, called tho convention and presid
ed until It's temporary organization
and the organization chairman WAS
DR.. Johnson. of Valdosta.
The Chairman We had some test-
mony /, ON Mr.. Knrnes that at one
convention tho chairman of the meet
ting complained very much because
they were voting contrary to the way
they had been paid to vote.
. Mr.. Johnson. No.
Tho Chairman. And there was
some surprise expressed?
Mr.. Johnson. No: not the chairman
Grier was complaining; c."
Grier.
The Chairman. And there was sur
prise expressed that he paid them be
fore shey voted?
Mr.. johnson. That was the meet.
ing.
The Chairman. This meeting I?
Mr.. Johnson. Yes. sir.
The Chairman. Tell us about that.
Who said that?
Mr.. Johnson. J. J. Jenkins, of Dub
lin. Ga, in 1915 was elected chair
man OF TINT congressional district ex
ccutive committee, and he presided
and called The meeting 10 order. Att
err he Called vt to order q Dr.John-
son, OF Dublin, Ga, in no way relat
e<l to mo by blood or otherwise, was
elected tho temporary and permanent
chairman OF that convention. He pre-
sided. Clark Grier, who lives at Angus
tn, Ga, bn. who WAS formerly In 1916
and before, Of Dublin
The Chairman A white man?
Mr.. Johnson. Yes.
The Chairman. Go on.
Mr.. Johnson. And was formerly
postmaster there under Mckinley and
Roosevelt, who was formerly the post
master there at Dublin, hut who
since that time had removed to Angus
Ia, Ga, had lin charge the matter Of
being interested in having delegate
Instructed to vote at Chicago for
Gen. Wood. It was he who was IN
teresttd in that, so Interested that
he used the money that he had.
The Chairman. Now, who was the
Georgia representative Of the Wood
forces?
MIR. Johnson. Well, there were sew
eial Of them.
The Chairman. Who were some Of
them.
Mr.. Johnson. Capt. Henry Blum.
Of Savannah. Ga, who did not 80
much represent Gen. Wood as he
did Gen. Hitchcock.
The Chairman. Yes.
Mr.. Johnson. You know how the
tlsng comes up. I know that that
Capt: Blum thinks there Is nobody in
the world but Gen. Hitchcock.
The Chairman. Did he have money
to spend?
Mr.. Johnson. Well, not that he has
ever told me or that I know of my
personal knowledge.
The Chairman. Well, now, Get US
get back to the Grier matter then.
Gr1er was over at this convention
that day?
Mr.. Johnson. Oh. yes.
The Chairman. What did you say
about the expenditure of money?
Mr.. Johnson. He spent it around,
down over little hall, over the drug
store; he called ell the boys in and
excluded fHl the rest of us, saying no
had personal conversations to have
with them: md then he went IN 10
the courthouSe-the pubic court
house-and when the proposition was
made by n delegate bv the name Of
"1t"v from little town that they
cnH C"'dwe'l, about miles ort in
Lowndes Cowty-or Laurcnz Coun
ty: that is Dublin Is in Taurnnz Coun
tV--he made notion to instruc' tre
delegate to vote 1T Chicago for Gen,