Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-01-22
HON. HENRY LINCOLN
JOHNSON'S TESTIMONY
II Fearless and Vivid Description OF the
Political Situation i'm &c 3rGsia.
Caused Il Sensation by His Outsp0ken Utferances
WOHzd Make the Same Statement i'm His
Nome State

and my friend they made arrange.
ments for me to make n little talk DO |
fore the motion was put, and I talk
ed about the expectation Of a Repub |
lican Congress, and that we wanted
to put an end to lynching by having
Federal law enacted against 1t, DO
cause n State court would never do
anything about lit; and they were
very pleased with that idea, and 80
when Prof. Hunt made his motion to
lay the motion OF McRay on tho table
out OF 81 votes 32 OF thenl--31 or 80
voted to Jay the motion on the table
and the motion did lie on the table,
and 1t did lie SO much on the table
that whom Mincey came here to ChIca
go he voted with me, because / was
for Gov. Lowden and voted for Gov.
Ii WIDEN.
this statement?
Mr.. Johnson. When the motion
was laid OH the table; Mr.. Grier lost
his head, and he just went around
like wild man hollerinS to de,egat
es, and he said, ~ have given you
money, and have paid, you your,
money here. and YOU have let Link
johnson come here and carry you as
tray, end all that kind Of thing; and
he asked for the return Of themonoy.
Tho boys came to me and said 4,
Why, Just keep what you have got >,
sham take all this matter before tho.
grand jury, and SOC DE there Is any.
law I'm. Georgia against corrupt prac
t!ces"-the corrupt practices aot, and
all that business. Then Mr.. Grier
got frightened about the matter, so
MY friends were left with .he money
and I was glad to have 1t that way
The Chairman. He paid them be
foro they voted?
Mr.. Johnson. Oh. yer, sir; It was
before t"k'ng Senator.
The Chn|irman. And hn IS consider
cd good political manager, is he?
MIR. Johnson. We thought he was
up to that hour.
Tho Chairman. Now, were there
other instances OF the expenditure Of
money IN that way, that you can tell
us anything about?
Mr.. johnson. Well, you know there
arc 156 counties In the State OF
Gcorgin, and geographically 1t covers
territory approximately $50 mlles
III length and about 275 miles In
breadth. We have, for instance, IL
congressional districts, with IN aver
age or IL counties in q district; that
Is not always true; there are some
exceptions. For instance, in my dis.
trict, the fifth Atlanta district, there
are only counties. The ninth con-
gresstonal district. In which Senator
Pickett lives, has 10 counties in It.
Tho Chairman. 1t would be q htg
job.
Mr.. Johnson. But on an average
there are 10 counties-on the aver.
age. Now, in this Dublin district,
which covers territory that. is larg
or by far than the State OF Delaware
or tho State OF Rhode Island. It ex.
tends l7b miles In length and 1t is
aad matter, to go Through those
counties, very hard matter--and
hao to so through them:
and for the last IL months l had been
right In touch with the boys. I want
ed to be national committeeman.
The Chairman. You were elected
national committeeman?
Mr. Johnson. was; by the votes
OF white men from Georgia., who
have 1.-Two there and still 1--we In Geor-
gia and who were born in Georgia.
The Chairman. How was your dele
CATION as to color?
MIR. Johnson. Well, we had II.
The Chairman. How many were
white?
Mr.. Johnson. And got IL votes for
national committeeman and Mr.. Pick
EFT got 3-that was Is and Q, one
white man and one colored man., would
rot vote either way.
The Chairman. How many colored
mon were there in the delegation and
how many white?
Mr.. Johnson. There we're about
five or six. I, think.
Iv'e Chairman. Five or six white
men?
Mir. Johnson. Yes, sir. Let me SEQ.
| could tell you definitely.
The Chairman. Well. that Is near
enough.
Mr.. Johnson. AN right, sir. Fourth
district, Williams: fifth, John Martin
seventh, d. c. Cole; ninth, Pickett
and his mcn--that IS two more-how
many is that?
Senator Spencer. That Is five.
MIR. johnson. And Goree, at largo.
Senator Spencer. That Is six.
Mr.. Johnson. think that was
about all.
The Chairman. Were you delegate
at large?
Mr.. Johnson. Oh, yes, and have
been since 1896, Senator. 7 have been
delegate 1T large from Georgia ever
sincc 1896. when I went to Senator
Snencer's home for the first time at
ST. Louis
wv" Ch"i'rmnn. Can you give us any
!ndicGfion Of the amount Of money
snont by the Wood forces in Georgia
'"a"'nr f"o" what You nncnt your.
self II Tho Lnwdoo matter?
Mr.. Johnson. wei my expenditure
would not he fair test. was spond
~" my morov 10 srv to rreotn IN or
COP "'''on in the Stat" to laet more
fh2n This c>mD"irn. and tho otLcr fol