Gray , a Massachusetts native , publisher of the '' Albany Herald '' and founder of what is now Gray Television , was a former Georgia Democratic state chairman who defended segregation in his northern accent before the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles . In the primary race , Maddox had often called upon Gray to leave the race , having said that his opponent was " going down like the '' Titanic '' " . Gray remained in the race and finished fourth in the primary . He declared neutrality in the Maddox-Arnall runoff election , not openly supporting either candidate . However , one of Gray 's associates , Roy V. Harris of Augusta , a member of the Georgia State Board of Regents , supported Maddox over Arnall . Gray supporters attempted to entice Maddox to leave the race with a $ 100,000 payment . Gray denied involvement in the scheme but would not , on Maddox 's request , take a lie detector test
1960 Democratic National Convention
1960 Democratic National Convention
1966 Georgia gubernatorial election