Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-22
THIRD PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE IN STATE
PRIMARY ASSURED

New interest was added to the
presidential campaign in Georgia
Saturday when avowed followers of
the late Thomas E. Watson inform
ed the Democratic state executive
committee that they will support
neither William G. McAdoo nor Ser
ator Oscar Underwood, but will place
a third candidate in the field.
Although no announcement to
that effect has been made, it Is
reported that the third entry prob
ably will be Senator James Reed, of
Missouri. The primary was set foE
March 10, with a state convention
in Atlanta April 2S.
There was a sharp division in the
ranks of the state committee over
the date for holding the statewide
presidential preference primary, aft
err charges were made that the Nc
Adoo supporters were endeaVorlnS
TO rush the primary through before
other candidates have a chance to
make a campaign.
Motions to set the primary for
April % and April SO were defeate
by votes of 81 to 10 and % to 20,
it being necessary on the first ballot
for Assistant Secretary Gardner to
cast his vote in order to show d
quorum voting.
Primary Rules Adopted
The resolution fixing the date of
the primary and convention, provid
ed that a committee of seven be
appointed to arrange details; that
the county executive committees
should meet on the day following the
primary and count the vote; that the
state executive committee should as
semble in Atlanta April IL to de-
clare the result in each county and
the state; that the candidate receiv-
ing the plurality vote in each coun-
ty name delegates to the state COIL
vention in Atlanta April 3D. and that
the candidate receiving the largest
county unit vote name the delegates
to the national convention in New
York June "a, each county being
allowed two delegates for each rep,
resentative in the legislature.
The entrance fee was fixed at $500
and the entries will close March a.
James A. Hollomon. of Atlanta
James Fl. Boykin, of Lincolnton, and
J. B. Daniel, of LAGRANGE, led the
fight for later primary date, sug-
costing April % or 80. Mr.. Hollo-
mon declared that the early primary
was a McAdoo movement, 'spon-
sored in every state to gag the dele
cations before they find out that
McAdoo can't make the grade in
the national convention.
""There is not the slightest chance
for either McAdoo or Underwood to
receive the nomination, and they
both know it," Mr.. Hollomon de-
clared Sam RaIston, of Indiana, is
the man the national convention will
finally decide upon as the party
nominee.
Third Candidate Seen
Chairman Maddox asserted that he
did not know the presidential pref
erences or the other plans of the
subcommitteemen when they were
appointed, and had nothing to do
with the selection or March 10 as
the county primary date in his own
county.
J. 3. Daniel, Of LAGRANGE, repre-
sentative of Troup county in the leg
islature, declared that the three ele
ments that have always existed in
Georgia politics are still ION the
Job"
Although our peerless leader has
passed on, the third element is not
going to stand for either McAdoo or
Underwood as the choice of Georgia
Democrats, but we will put a man
- II,
Daniel said.
w. w. Dykes, Of Americas, chair
man of the subcommittee that for
mulated the resolution setting March
10 as the primary date, declared that
the charge of gag rule was "abso-
1utely false
1.-The charge that the subcommit-
tee was McAdoo committee is alb
solutely untrue" Mr.. Dykes said. II
am for Underwood myself. Fix an.
other date if you want to, but cut
out the disgusting and false charges
gag rule or choke something down
somebody's throat That's the cheap
est sort of political buncombe."
Mr.. Hollomon replied that he did
not mean to reflect upon the sub
committee, but meeant that a de-
cision of the general committee to
hold a primary on March 10 would
be gag rule upon the voters Of Geor-
gia.
The committee organized with A.
present and adopted rules that a
quorum should consist of 40 and no
proxies would be allowed to vote.
Chairman Maddox announced the
purpose of the call and Fermor Bar
rett, of Toccoa, Immediately moved
that q presidential preference pri-
mary be held on March 10.
w. w. Dykes, of Americas, offered
a substitute providing that pres
idential primary be held, but that
a committee consisting of one mem
Der from each congressional district
be appointed to retire immediately
and select q date for the primary
and fix the rules.
Judge 3. f. Walker. of Gibson,
offered resolution asking counties
to hold their primaries on the same
date as the state primary, but this
resolution was ruled out of order at
the time.
J. A. Holleman, of Atlanta, de-
clared that he was in favor of a pri-
mary if it could be held. but felt
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