Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
GEORGE IS BACKED
BYGEORG|A:G. 0.P.
Republican Committeeman
Acts to Split Democrat
Convention in 1910.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Aug. 20.-A letter from
0eorsias Republican national COM
mitteeman urging the election OF Sena-
tor Walter F. George as a means
toward splitting the Democratic Ma
tional Convention in 1910, was dis
closed tonight.
James w. Arnold Of Athens, who
ran against George on the Republican
ticket in the 1882 general election
confirmed he had written key Republi-
cans that 1.-The fate Of this split rests
upon the shoulders Of q few men,"
Most important of these, the letter
said, are Senators George. Carter
Glass Of Virginia. Pat Harrison Of
Mississippi and McCarran OF Nevada
Split Held Necessary.
1T is absolutely necessary in order
to save this country that there be q
split in the national convention Of the
Democratic party in 1870" the letter
said, because II the New Dealers con-
troll that convention there is going to
be plenty OF hell turned loose in this
country. $50
1T therefore becomes of paramount
Importance to the country as 4 whole
and especially to the life of our form
OF government that Walter F. George
be reelected to the Senate from
Georgia. -"
1T is most important that every
Republican in Georgia enter the
Democratic primary in September and
cast his or her vote for Senator
George. ."
Arnold Polled 1871.
Arnold polled 1851 votes on . Re-
publican ticket in 1892 as against
234,4s0 for George. There has been
no Republican senatorial candidate
since and had been none for many
years previous
Il have not spoken to Senator
George about this that am writing, "
the letter said.
A similar letter purporting to have
been written by Arnold was displayed
by Lawrence s. Camp. Georges Roose-
velt-indorsed opponent, today in a
speech at Marietta defending the
Presidents Intervention in the Georgia
primary
The letter confirmed by Arnold was
addressed to Charlie" but he de-
clined to state the name Of the man
to whom it was written.
At Crossroads Of Crisis.
He said he would have more to say
about the letters later.
I'VE are at the crossroads OF a great
national crisis" Arnold's letter said.
III we are to survive as independent
and free Americans all partisan poll
tics will have to be forgotten =.
This Is wonderful opportunity for
the Republicans of this State to do
their bit in fact. it is my honest
opinion that this is the greatest op-
portunity We ever hAd"
The New York Herald Tribune
characterized Arnold's move as one of
the first open efforts by Republican
national committeeman toward coal
ition.
Camp In his Marietta speech said
President RooseveltstAugust IL speech
urging his nomination was for the
States own good.
Seizes on Accusation.
The New Dealer, Endorsed by the
President for the seat now held by
Senator George, a foe of some key ad-
ministration measures, seized on the
Senator's accusation that Mr. Roose-
welt was making a second march
through Georgia"
President Roosevelt" said Mr..
Camp in radio address at nearby
Marietta, has marched in Georgia
but he has marched for Georgia"
The Atlanta Federal district attor-
ney said Mr. Roosevelt's Intervention
was necessary because the forces of
entrenched greed with the aid of the
subsidized daily press" were conceal
ing the Senator's record from the
voters.
George Continues Fight.
George, in radio address tonight,
asserted he sought "vindication at the
hands OF Georgians in an unequal
and uneven Tight"
We have given our President q
great deal Of power" the senior Sen
ator declared, but we haven't given
the President power to prescribe DEM
ocracy and read me out Of the party
which have served all my life"
Reviewing his record, he said he
voted for 90 per cent of administra-
ton measures and 100 per cent of the
measures advocated in the Democratic
party's platform.
r. F. C. WARNED employees.