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WRECK OF WOOD
MACHINE SEEN IN
MICHIGAN RESULT
Practically Eliminated
Unless He Performs
Near Miracle
BY H N. RICKEY.
WASHINGTON, April 12.—1 n
these dispatches abut ten days ago I
called attention to the importance of
the Michigan presidential primary.
In brief, my interpretation was that
the Wood campaign for the Republi
can nomination would reach its crisis
in Michigan; that Wood must carry
the state by a safe plurality over
Johnson to keep his position as the
leading candidate in the race.
The figures from Michigan show
that Wood got a terrible beating.
Wood not only li st his position in
the contest for the nomination, he is
practically elminated unless he and
his managers are able to perform a
political miracle.
Up to a few weeks ago Michigan
was conceded to Wooi. His mana
gers had spent months organizing the
state and the other candidates were
inclined to let him have it by default,
spending their energies in more prom
ising fields.
Sluth Fund Charge*.
Then the rumors as to the size of
the Wood barrel began to spread,
crystallizing in definite charges by
Senator Johnson and his lieutenant,
Senator Borah, that an attempt was
being made to- buy Wood's nomina
tion by “Big Business.”
Following these charges the John
son forces decided to challenge Wood
in Michigan on the issue of the size
of Wood’s campaign fund and the
character and motives of the sub
scribers.
The Wood people accepted the
challenge, as they could not very
well evade ix*e is&ue.
They also figured that Wood’s lead
in Michigan was so great that it could
not be overcome and that the best
Johnson could do would be to run a
fairly good second.
The Michigan primaries were the
first to be held since the boodle 'izita
tion and Wood's defeat may be inter
preted as the verdict of Republican
voters against the general's campaign
methods.
While there is no way of getting
at the figures it is quite probably that
thousands of Michigan voters who
vould have voted for Wood, a month
.go. voted against him, and voted
or Johnson Monday, as a protest
g: nst the unlimited use of money
y the Woo' 1 managers.
It i- pretty safe to estimate that
the attitude of the Republicans oi
Michigan is typical of the attitude of
the Republican rank and file through
out the country in respect of this vital
issue.
Johnson Had Stage.
In Michigan, Johnson profited more
than the other Republican candidates |
because he raised the boodle ques- j
tion and made the most aggressive i
campaign against 'Wood. The other ’
candidates rather stepped aside and ’
permitted Johnson to get what advan- I
tage he could out of nutting Wood i
out of business.
So that while the effect of the
Michigan vote on Wood’s presiden- !
tial ambitions is nearly if not quite ;
fatal, it by no means follows that i
Johnson gains as much as Wood ,
loses.
The Hoover vote was much larger |
than even the most enthusiastic Hoov- j
erite had reason to expect. Hoover’s
name was put on both tickets with
out his consent and practically no or
ganized effort was made in his be
half.
Hoover's announcement of his Re
publicanism was made only a few
day’s before the primary and the only
methodical work for him was dur
ing these few days.
The fact that Hoover received thou
sands of votes as a Democrat, indi-
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Only Democrats To
Be Allowed To Vote
ATLANTA, April 12.—Only Dem
ocrats will be allowed to vote in the
presidential primary which will be
held in Georgia April 20, according to
a ruling just announced by the Dem
ocratic executive committee.
The only reason that this announce- i
mer.t is made is that recently there I
has been some discussion of this point
in some of the counties in Georgia,
which in the past have been found
in the Republican column.
Chairman J. J. Flynt, of the execu
tive committee, in discussing this
matter, made it clear that every man
who casts a vote on April 20 there
by pledges himself to support the
man nominated at the Democratic
convention in San Francisco.
‘‘This is a Democratic primary,”
Chairman Flynt said, ‘‘and only mem
bers of this party have the right to
vote, according to the ruling made
by the executive committee. Every
man who votes puts himself on rec
ord a- willing and intending to sup
port the man the Democrats nominate •
for the presidency.”
Cranks Car In Gear
And Hits Lee St. Porch
A new Buick car, which he cranked
while in gear, got away from Charles
Hogg. Jr., at the artesian well on
Lee street about 10:30 o'clock Sat
urday night, and when it stopped it
was occupying a huge dent in 'the j
north end of the porch of the cottage ,
at Church and Lee streets occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Bryant and
owned by Miss Carrie Speer. The
car hit the house with a terrine im
pact which jarred the neighborhood
and gave Mrs. Bryant a severe fright,
but resulted in no injuries to any
body and little damage to the car.
cates that the news of his choice of
parties was poorly distributed
throughout the state.
The net result, then, of the Michi- '
gan vote will be to greatly weaken
if not wreck the Wood campaign and
to encourage Johnson and Hoover
and their friends.
So far as Johnson and Hoover are
concerned, the Michigan primary was
one of the preliminaries to the final
battle for control of their native
state, California.
There are several important pri
maries to be held prior to the Cali
fornia primary, May 4, but this pri
mary will give the real answer as to
the relative strength of Hoover and
Johnson at the Chicago convention.
As to Lowden, and Poindexter the
Michigan vote indicates that their
candidacies are in a very unhealthy
state.
THE AMERICUS TIMES-
Engraved Visiting Cards—Thos.
L. BELL, Jeweler and Optician.—
4-ts
Miss Winifred Brooks was called
home last Thursday on account of the
i death of her mother, Mrs. Mollie
Brooks, in Blakely. In the absence
of Miss Brooks the class is being
j taught by Mrs. H. O. Jones.
City Books for Tax Returns will
remain open from date until June 1,
1920. E. J. Eldridge, Clerk and
Treas. 8-ts
Mrs. W. D. Phillips is slightly ill at
the home of her mother, Mrs. John
T. Taylor, on Lee street.
Park Tipford, Whitman’s and Log
: Cabin Candies are always fresh. Our
fountain drinks are the very best.
Carswell Drug Co. ‘ 8-ts
Mrs. E. L. Carswell has recovered
from a recent illness.
Mr. Roy Taylor of Camilla spent
’ a few days in the city guest of his
brother, Dr. G. H. Taylor, and to at
tend the Ryals-Taylor wedding on
yesterday.
John Wright was in Macon Sunday,
j and received his initiation into the
j Knights of Columbus order.
Dick Heidt, Seaboard engineer, is
spending a day or two with his fami
i ly in this city.
Justice of the Peace F. W. Griffin
will leave Tuesday night to spend a
week in Atlanta taking radium treat
ment. Tuesday is his regular month
ly court day and he will dispose of all
pressing matters before leaving.
Eugene Bailey spent Monday in
Atlanta on business.
A. G. Abel, a member of the city
fire department for a year, will leave
the employ of the city today, having
, accepted a position with the county
as truck driver for one of the big
federal aid road building trucks.
will spend a week before returning
! to New York where he is in the mov
ing picture business. Mr. English,
who was acquitted Friday night,
Major James Fort, who came down
from New York more than a week
ago to testify as a character w ; tness
for former Liuet. R. S. Englisl bis
trial for murder at Albany last week,
left for Atlanta yesterday where he
passed through Americus Saturday
with his parents for their home in
Dooly county where he will spend
some time.
B. B. Holton, of 126 South Lee
street, is still ill at his home.
Mrs. E. M. Beardon, of Hillsboro,
Ga., is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Earl Speer.
Huntington Chappell
Near Death At Plains
Huntington Chappell, a former res
ident of Americus, but now residing
in Richland, was operated upon for
appendicitis Friday at the Wise Sani
tarium in Plains, and is in a critical
condition. Influenza developed Sat
urday followed by pneumonia and
grave fears are entertained for him.
Mrs. W. H. Chappell, his mother,
is at his bedside, and Mrs. C. P. Wini
Chester, mother of Mrs. Chappell,
went to his bedside today.
Western Movie Star To
Appear Here In Person
Manager Dudley has just booked
an unusual western attraction which
will appear at the Opera House Tues
day night. Texas Estridge will ap
pear in person and in a 5-reel pro
duction with Tom Mix. There will
be three acts of vaudeville demon
strating all the gun plays. Mr. Es
tridge is said to be the fastest gun
man in the world today. There will
be only one show and the curtain will
rise at 8:30.
Statement of The Owner
ship, Management,
Circulation, Etc.
(Required by the Act of Congress
of Aug. 24, 1912.)
Os THE AMERICUS TIMES RE-
CORDER published daily at Ameri
cus, Georgia, for April 1, 1920.
STATE OF GEORGIA, County of
Sumter, ss.
Before me, R. C. Moran, a notary
public in and for the State and coun
’ty aforesaid, personally appeared
; Lovelace Eve, who having been duly
! sworn according to law, deposes and
says that he is the business manager
of the Americus Times-Recorder and
• that the following is to the best of
his knowledge and belief, a true state
ment of the ownership, manage
ment (and if a daily paper, the cir
culation) etc., of the aforesaid publi
cation for the date show in the above
caption, required by the Act of Au
gust 24, 1912, embodied in section
443, Postal Laws and Regulations,
printed on the reverse side of this
form, to-wit:
i 1. That the names and addresses of
the publisher, editor, managing edi
i tor and business managers are:
| Managing Editor, W. S. Kirkpat
rick.
i Business Manager, Lovelace Eve.
i 2. That the owners are: (Give
I names and addresses of individual
owners, or, if a corporation, give ts
name and the names and addresses
of stockholders owning or holding 1
per cent or more of the total amount
of stock.)
W. S. Kirkpatrick, Lovelace Eve.
‘Arthur Lucas.
3. That the known bond holders,
mortgagees, and other security hold
ers owning or holding 1 ,per cent or
• more of total amount of bonds, mort
gages, or other securities are: (If
there are none so state.) G. R. El
lis.
4. That the two paragraphs next
above giving the names of the own
ers, stockholders and security holders,
if any, contains not only the list of
stockholders and security holders as
,they appear upon the books of the
company but also, in cases where the
stockholders or security holders ap
pear upon the books of the company
;as trustee or in any other judiciary
relation, the name of the person or
corporation for whom such trustee is
acting, is given; also that the said
two paragraphs contain statements
embracing affiant’s full knowledge
and belief as to the circumstances
and conditions under which stockhold
ers and security holders who do not
appear upon the books of the com
pany as trustees, hold stock and se
curities in a capacity other than that
of a bona fide owner; and this affiant
has no reason to believe that any oth
er person, association, or corporation
has any interest direct or indirect in
the said stock, bonds or other securi
ties than as so stated by him.
5. That the average number of
copies of each issue of this publica
tion sold or distributed through the
mails or otherwise, to paid subscrib
ers during the six months preceding
the date above shown is 2168. (This
information is required from daily
publications only.)
LOVELACE EVE,
Business Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 10th day of April, 1920.
R. C. MORAN, N. P.
Sumter County, Georgia.
My commission expires March 20,
1922.
(SEAL.)
Harness and Shoe
Repairing
Leather Belting Repaired
Doiie While You Wait
John Flanagan.
Phone 892 123 Cotton Ave
Your Instructions
Are Law With Us.
When you tell us to clean, press or
repair your clothes, paying particular
attention to certain things, we follow
your instructions.
That’s Service
May we have the opportunity of con
vincing you that our general line of
work is superior?
ED WEST
Phone 892. 123 Cotton Ave '
Opera
House
TUESDAY, APRIL 13. ONE NIGHT ONLY
Texas
Estridge
TOM MIX’S PAL
Will Appear in Person With His
Original Production in Five Parts.
Both He and Mix Will Appear In The Picture
ALSO 3 ACTS VAUDEVILLE
Demonstrating All The
Western Gun Plays
He Is Acknowledged By Press and Public As
The Fastest Gun Man In The World Today
NO JOKE, BUT A REAL SHOW.
Prices 20c and 35c. War Tax Included.
CURTAIN 8:30.
MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1920.
What do you want? A Want Ad
tn the Times-Hecorder will get it.
Alcazar
Today
r I i
Paramount Picture
ROBERT
WARWICK
in
“THE TREE
OF KNOWLEDGE”
and
Comedy
LARRY SERMON
in
“SIMPLE LIFE”
Tomorrow
Fox Picture
The New Sensation of Ihe
Screen
BUCK JONES
in
“THE LAST STRAW”
Admission 10c and 25c
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