Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-01-29
(Cont;nued From Last Week.

when you get $4,000 i'll Chuk!
Mr.. Johnson. Not Il bit, especial
" when have TO contend with things
such as l meet in Georgia, Senator;
need $4,000
Senator Reed. Well, it would he
kept quite pure wnen IT Is In your
hands.
Mr.. Johnson. Well, 1t is a question
of little money and force against
the Constitution and laws Of your
country. Take YOUR choice.
The Chairman. Before you get
away from that want to ask you:
DO you know how many Federal OIL
cials were on the Democratic delega-
ton to San Francisco?
Mr.. Johnson. A majority Of them,
as am informed und believe. 1t was
generally run, in the campaign In
Georgia, by the administration forces
i in Atlanta; there is Mr.. Hooper Alex
andcr, and Mr.. Blalock--we general
~ call him Dub" Blalock; he is tho
collector Of internal revenue of Geor
gin.
4 The Chairman. We're they OH the,
LemCc"a,ic delegation?
Mr.. Johnson. Yes; and they ran
the whole thing; they ran all tho
Iloito Smith and the Watson people
out.
Tho Chairman. You know the Dem
ocraNc delegation to San Francisco.
| wish you would give us the F,l"rai
officials or p ,s!masters, and shose
connected with the Department OF
Justice in any way.
Mr.. Johnson. Well, l understand
generally that the administration ana
the oiiiccholdcrS generally ran the
thing If | could have a list of 1t
could identify every one of them, be
cause l bcAcvc, l know everybody in
Georgia white and colored.
The Chairman. DO you say that
the majority OF them were olhcehold-
ers?
MIR. Johnson. Yes, and they ran It.
And MIR. Fleming, Of Atlanta, Ca,
who was chairman, was admittedly
under the influence of Mr.. StoVali,
Mr.. Pleasant a. Stovall, editor Of tho
morning paper there, who was former
~ minister to Switzerland and who
came to see that the job was done
right; that is, Pleasant A. Stovall OF
Savannah, Gu. And they ran out the
Hoke. Smith Haruwicl-Watson combl-
run the whole State, and they ran the
other follows out, notwithstanding
hey said they had the majority. Our
steam Keller here was an institutlon
!y)f beneyolence compared to the steam
roller there, because Mr.. Charlie
Barrett, who was the chairman Of
no Tom Watson-Hokc Smith delega-
ion, and who Is the president OF the
National Farmers Alliance, told mo
hat 1t was an institution OF beneyo.
once as compared to anything that
vas done there. That Is what they
aid about the Republican situation
ere.
The Chairman. He was on tho Wat
Oh delegation?
MIR. Johnson. Oh, he was the chair
IAN OF the delegation?
The Chairman. He was the chairman
L the Watson delegathon?
Mr.. Johnson. Yes. he was the
hartman Of the Watson delegation.
nd my good friend:
The Chairman. How did the Wat
,n-lloke Smith vote compare with
ie Palmer vote?
Mr.. Johnson. Vol, the Watson
okc Smith combination had the PEG
e. They had great majority Of tho
.ople and they really had the ma
|rity or the delegates but the Demo
attic olliceholding administration ma
Inc invoked what they called rule
and under rule ~; notwithstand
{ the majority in Il county would
for Hoke Smith, or for Hardwick
Tor Tom Watson, they just turned
n " int
.ntcd their administration forces,
Il they went there for Palmer and
ey We're seated, and the other fol.
US were turned out. We have done
such outrage here ut the RepuS.i.
n convention.
The Chairman. Were there any dis
CT attorneys, or anybody connect
with the Department OF Justice on
delegation from Georgia?
MI. johnson. Not that I recall.
Mt know II Mr.. Hooper Alexander
there; he Is the district attorney
the northern district OF Georgia.
iad considerable troubles Of my
p, Senator.
The Chairman. I am asking you
at you observed?
flr. Johnson. Mr.. Hooper Alexan
was the storm center; he was
ming tn, lgs.
me Chairman. Were there any in
tgators OF employees of the De
:pent OF Justice throughout the
10 working for Mr.. Palmer?
II. Johnson. Yes, the State was
eycombed with them.
he Chairman. The State was hon
ombed with them?
r. Johnson. l used to travel from
part OF the State in my automo
10 the other and I wnll1 NEST
az down the road, and they
~ ask me what did think about
thing, and to rui in q r.tle word
strange as it seems, I have cot
good friends among the white
aople in Georgia.
nc Chairman. want 10 get that,
you meet employees OF The DC
ment OF Justice, investigators or
ding else. working through Geor