The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-11-04

ings ever held in Camden county,
was that held at Woodbine last
Tuesday night. Dr. Burwell Atkin-
son, of Waverly. former representa-
tive, and brother Of DR.. D. D. At
kinson, Of Brunswick and Justice
Samuel C. Atkinson, OF the Supreme
court, was chairman. The meeting
was that of the real Democrats of
Camden county to call all Demo.
Gratis to the colors to rebuke the
action of the so-called Citizens
League in bringing out an independ-
ent candidate for the state senator
against the regular nominee of the
party, James T. Vocelle. Attention
is called to the fact that the presi-
dent of the Citizens League, W. B.
Lyons, while. its star member is A..
H. Prince, chairman of the Repub-
lican executive committee of Camden
county.
At the Woodbine meeting the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted, and
all the Democratic voters Of Glynn
county are invited to- carefully read
same so that 1t may be seen what
the tactics Of the Citizens League
are.
We, the undersigned citizens, tax
payers and Dempcfatis voters of
Camden county, Ga. ), in meeting as
sembled at Woodbine, Ca, this Oct.
a., 1922, hereby adopt the following
resolutions: 49,.
Whereas, certain anonymous citl-
zens of Camden county, purporting
to be Democrats and calling theem-
selves '"Citizens League adopted
certain resolutions and caused the
same to be upblished in the papers
Of Charlton, and Glynn counties, and
whereas said resolutions accused,
James T. Vocelle, and the board OF
registrars and other officers and
citizens of the county to fraud. claim
ing that they manipulated. the vot-
ers list adm did. many other fraudu-
lent things to procure the noniine
Hon Of the said Vocelle for senator
Of the Fourth senatorial district in,
thee Democratic primary held Sept.
1892. andtl{.a f< .,t
Whereas said "Gitizens League
lid nominate, Mr.. Chas. s. Arrow as
an independent. candidate for 5said,
district against said Vocelle in Viola.
ton of all the principles Of fairness
and the tifife hon0red sriless aef tho
Democratic party, and
Whereas said James T Vocelle
vas chosen by the Democratic vot7
ers of said county in, the primary held
Sept. 18th, as tho nominee OF the
Democratic party, FOR senator OF
said district by substantial ma
jority in one Of the most spirited
elections sxerEsheld, in said county
and no contest having been fled
against the result, which is sufficient
proof that. said '"CitizenB League
do not believe their own charges O.
fraud, and
Whereas to the best of our knowl-
edge and belief all of said charged
of fraud against the said Vocelle and
the registrars and other officers and
citizens of said county are false and
have no basis in fact, but are the
work of disgruntled politicians and
citizens, some of whom are not legal
voters in the county, who would tram
pie under foot the honorable tradi-
lions and customs of the Democratic
party, by which white supremacy to
the people Of Camden county has
been restored, therefore, be it re-
solved,
That we loyal Democrats, stand
ing by the traditions of the party OF
our fathers and our sense of fair
ness, do hereby denounce the action
,os said so-called Citizens League as
undemocratic and unfair and call up
ed all honorable Democrats who par
ticipated in the primary to stand by
the party nominee, whom they are in
honor bound to support in the gen.
eral election and thus repudiate the
action of those diseontents who would
tear the party asunder in order to
vent their spleen.
Be it further resolver, that while
some of us did not vote for Mr.. Vo-
celle in thee primary. we consider
ourselves bound by the result and