Governor Controversy
who supported white primaricy?
Eugene Talmage
The overall effect that this had on Georgia's reputation...
it hurt/ had a negative effect on Georgia's reputation
Melvin Thompson was...
The Lieutenant governor of Georgia
Arnall's belief that caused him to refuse giving up office.
The General Assembly did not have the authority to select the Governor.
The reason Eugene Talmage could never take office after being elected as governor.
Because he passed away. ):
When Arnall refused to give up his role in the office, what was his reason behind it?
He believed that the General Assembly didn't have the authority to select the governor.
The people that it reflected on.
This incident reflected on many on the states business leaders on a national level.
Why was Marvin Thompson supposed to take office?
Because he was lieutenant governor and the governor died.
The only person that Arnall would step down for is....
Thompson.
Eugene Talmage has a son named...
Herman Talmage
What did Talmage do that probably made Arnall mad?
He had state troopers throw Arnall out of the building and change the locks on all the doors going to the governors office.
What the people of Georgia thought.
They for the most part were not happy with the reputation it gave Georgia.
Marvin Thompson claimed his position as ______ for himself.
Lieutenant Governor
The person that Arnall believed to be the rightful Governor is....
Melvin Thompson.
The illness Eugene Talmage suffered and eventually died from was...
The Cirrhosis of his liver
The three-governor's controversy of 1946 was a bizarre _________ and _____ brawl.
political, legal
Did Georgia recover quickly from it?
No, it took a while before Georgia politics recovered.,
Georgia's General Assembly ignored the constitution and elected ______ _______ as ________
Herman Talmage as governor
Talmage's response to Arnall refusing to give up office.
He threw him out and changed the locks to the Governors office.
In 1946, Eugene Talmage ran for governor with the promise that he would...
Reinstate the white primary
What was the main conflict in the three governer contreversy.
3 different people all claiming to be in charge of GA at once
The main parts of Georgia that the 3 governor controversy effected.
politics and legal.
What did Georgia's General Assembly do that ignored the constitution?
Elected Herman Talmage as governor instead of Marvin Thompson
What Arnall was to Georgia...
The incumbent (current) governor.
Herman Talmage secured enough write- in votes to...
"Win" second place in the election