Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-10-03
WALKER WILL
GO THROUGH WITH
HIS CONVENTION
No Records VIII Be Available
For Aciiou-May Ask Court
To Interfere
BY T. ]. SIMMONS


MACON, Oct 3.-Maeon is filled
with visitors from all over the state
today to see what is going to happen
tomorrow when the Walker forces
attempt to hold convention without
having at hand official returns of
the recent state primary.
Quite a controversy has arisen ov-
er the change in the date of the con-
vention, and the Walker forces are
determined to go ahead with the
meeting ON the day set by the exc
cutive committee prior to the death
of Senator Watson.
The executive committee, headed
by w. j. Vereen, is firm in its de-
termination, to carry out its plan of
ordering the state convention Tor
October % and will refuse to turn
over the Official returns of the pri-
mary to the meeting in Macon to-
morrow
The convention will be in the at
titude Of q meeting to nominate but
having no data or material from
which to nominate as chairmen of all
the executive committees III the state
have sent the official returns TO
Secretary +. w. Jordan at Sanders
vile and Secretary Jordan won't
produce the returns until October
%, the date set by the committee,
the legality Of the proceeding is in
doubt. ."D
Chairman Vereen claims that the
postponement of the convention III
no wise effects the Walker men,
that they can nominate just as well
on the 20 as on the 4. The delegates
remain the same, and the convention
is given the additional power Of set
Ting any senatorial contest that may
arise as a result of the senatorial
primary.
There have been reports, that it
was the purpose of the convention
had it met officially on tomorrow, 70
endorse candidate for the senate,
and it is claimed that the postpone
ment of the meeting caused quite a
disappointment to some of the can
didates.
Hub H. Dean, of Gainesville, who
/ will likely announce today, said chat
he did not care for an endorsement
| from the convention as such an en-
dorsement would be handicap 10
any candidate who received it. in
addition he stated that he did not
! think it was the business of the con
vention to nominate or endorse and
that he was opposed to any such
plan.
There are all sorts of rumors and
reports afloat, but it will take the
meeting to determine the truth OF
falsity of many of them.
Two Out for Speaker.
The retirement Of Hon. Howard
Ennis from the race for speakershjI
leaves only two candidates, Hon
Cecil Neil, the present speaker, an(
Hon. Charles E. Stweart, of Atkin
son. Mr.. Stewart has been in At
lanta for several days in the interes
of his campaign and will be Wal
ker delegate at the state convention
tomorrow. Mr.. Stewart says thai
bis chances of election have beer
greatly increased as a result of Ch(
retirement of Mr.. Ennis. Mr.. En-
mis- declared in his letter of retire
ment that he would support Mr.. Neil
Judge Walter F. George, wei
known Dooly county attorney anc
former associate justice of the Su.
preme and the Court Of Appeals, has
entered the race for the United
States senate. Judge George is one
Of the best known men in the state
and has strong following. While
not certain Gov. Hardwick would
have rendered the short term senate
appointment to Mrs. Thomas E. Wat
son, she announced from her home
in Thomson that under no circum,
stances would she be able to accept
it. There was a current report all
day yesterday that the governor
would tender the appointment to
Mrs. Watson. Her statement reliey,
ed that situation even if the COVER
nor had desired giving her the place