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'MI anta etn i - Wcddj) Sloiwttal VOL. XI TAFT BROWS HOARSE BUT COL. ROOSEVELT CONTINUES TO SHOUT President's Voice Grew So Weak Saturday Night That * He Could Only Speak a Very Few Words (By AasociatM Pr«a» ) DAYTON. Ohio. May 16.—“1 have al ready iron the fight.” aaid Colonel Roosevelt here last night. He dictated this statement: ••The number of delegates necessary to nominate is 539. Os the delegates already ’elected without counting the contested delegates I have more than 508. Of-the delegates yet to be elected I am confident I will receive enough 1 to insure my nomination on the first ballot'* Colonel Roosevelt's claim was based upon a table of delegates prepared by his secretary. According to this cal - I culation there are nearly 500 delegates already elected and instructed for Roosevelt. The table did not take into consideration the chances of obtaining delegates from Ohio or New Jersey. A new broom was tied to the rear platform of the Roosevelt special train. Colonel Roosevelt began the second day or his Ohio campaign in Elyria, where he made a speech before brea*- i fast at 6:4® o'clock and ended it at Dayton tonight. He delivered 15 speeches during the day to large crowds. / \ Taft’s Voice Weakened ’ By Strenuous Campaign * By Associated Press.) SANDUSKY. Ohio. May !<•—Mr. Taft spoke, 13 times yesterday. Including his night address here. He started out with the handicap of hoarseness. He seemed to conquer it for a time in the morning. ■ but later in the day it returned in worse form than ever, and at several little towns Mr. Taft could speak only for a few minutes. President Taft will not let up in his attack upon Colonel Roosevelt as long as he is in the campaign for renomina tion. No matter whether Mr. Roosevelt ceases his personal attack on the presi dent. Mr. Taft intends to keep up his campaign of criticism of the ’ former president. In a half dozen of the short er speeches he made today, the third day he has spent on his present tour of his home state, Mr. Taft emphatically declared it was not time now for Mr. Roosevelt to preach tfie doctrine of “no personalities.'' S “Havfng called Ms everything in the dategory of bad names that are men tioned in polite society, Mr. xtoosevelt ■ow wishes to indulge in less emphatic expression,” said Mr. Taft at Bucyrus. “We 11 ho continued, "I don't want to bandy epithets with him, but I do wish to meet his unfounded charges. “Mr. Roosevelt is now going about Ohio saying that he will not conde scend to personalities with me," Mr. : Taft shouted at Mansfield. “Having applied to me every name in the calen dar. and now coming back to Ohio, and fearing its effects, he says, 'Let's have no personalities.' I am here to answer the charges that he is continuing to make, although he does not roar so loudly and does not use so many epi- . theta.” North Carolina G 0. P. Gives Roosevelt Votes' (By Aaeeeiatsd Preu.) RALEIGH, N. May 15.—1 n a state convention marked by bitter attacks upon President Taft. North -Carolina's four delegates at large and four alter nates to the Chicago Republican con-1 vention were instructed Wednesday to vote for Theodore Roosevelt, '“first, last and all the time," so long as his name is before the convention. A declaration in favor of Roosevelt by Isaac Meekins, one of the unin structed district delegates from the First district. makes certain for Roosevelt 23 of the 2 4 state's votes in the Chicago convention. Wheeler Mar tin. the other uninstructed delegate from the First district, was not bound by the state convention's action. MOREHEAD NOT OUSTED. An attempt to depose John M. More head, a Taft leader, from the chairman ship of the state committee was de feated after a prolonged fight. The convention decided not to take up the subject at present. The delegates at large are: Dr. Cy- ! rue Thompson, Jacksonville; Thomas E Owen. Clinton; Richmond Pearson, Asheville: Zeb V. Walzer, Lexington. The alternates: Thomas S. C. Reek, , Camden county; H. C. Caviness. Wilkes I county; S. O. McGuire, Surrey county; George Pritchard. Marshall county. TAFT IS SCORED. A resolution ((resented by Richmond Pearson, former minister to Persia and a Roosevelt leader in the state, adopt ed amid great enthusiasm in the con- [ vention. declared President Taft with drew ten North Carolina postofllce ap pointtrents fr->m the senate March 17, { for the apparent purpose of awarding them “to the factional leader who shall deliver the largest number of delegates for Mr. Taft.” “President Taft has underestimated ; the pride and self-respect of the Re- I —ablicans of North Carolina.” the reso- I Tution continued, "in supposing that we . would participate in a polttiQgi auction whose object is to make merchandise ofi men. We unhesitatingly repudiate, j resent and rebuke the whole proceeding I and all . parties thereto.” The only Tafr man to address the convention was Walter Henry, who said E«= would support Roosevelt if nomi- j x>«ted. His opening remarks that he ’stood here, 300 pounds for William Howard Taft” sent the convention into an uproar. Attacks upon Taft by other speakers were cheered by the , convention, an were all relcrnces to Colonel Roosezelt- Dedicate Pythian Home ! (Special Dispatch to The Journal.* MONTGOMERY. Ala.. May 10.—The Knights of Pythias temple erected in Montgomery at a cost of 3100.000 was dedicated by the grand lodge at 12 o'clock Wednesday. The grand lodge met in annual ses sion at 9 o'clock and the dedicatory ex orcises consumed a good part of tie day. Seven hundred members of the Kights of Pythias were here for the ox- ' ercises. Three hundred were official representatives of the subordinate I lodges. The grand lodge will be in session ( thraa du. ♦ Dargan Hqads ♦ t Baptist Hosts t ♦ X * ♦ OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., May ♦ ♦ —The Southern Baptist con ven- ♦ ♦ tion at its first meeting re-elected ♦ j ♦ Dr. E. C. Dargan, of Macon. Ga.. ♦ ,♦ as president; Dr. Lansing Burrows, -o l ♦ of Georgia, and Dr. Oliver F. Greg- ♦ ♦ ory, of X'irginia as secretaries; ♦ ♦ George W. Norton, of Kentucky, ♦ ♦ Dr. W. J. Harvey, of Kentucky.as ♦ ♦ auditors; Dr. J. P. Greene, of Mis- ♦ ♦ souri; Charles A. Smith, of South ♦ ♦ Carolina; J. Power* and Car- ♦ ♦ ter Helm Jones, of Oklahoma City, ♦ o- were elected vice presidents. One -o- ♦ of the features of the opening ses- -o- ♦ sion was the presence of two In- ♦ ♦ dian women on the floor among the ♦ ♦ delegates. Mrs. Wind Goomado and ♦ ♦ Mrs. Odletatre Hutt, another In- ♦ «- dian messenger to the convention ♦ ♦ is Lint Ware, g deacon of Okla- ♦ ♦ homa Indian church. ♦ cun union IDH DECLME THE BIPTISTS Southern Baptist Convention Leaders Declare for Strong Denominational Lines BY REA’. ALEX W. BEALER. OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., May 16. The Southern Baptist convention took a shot this morning at the men who are crying out for Christian union. This they regard as an iridescent dream that will never take place unless it cleaves to the teaching of the Bible. Dr. E. C. Dargan submitted a report for the Baptist lesson • committee, in which it was urged that this committee be continued to put Baptist interpretation upon the lessons. There was a strong tendency on the part of the international committee to break down denominational lines. Baptists must see that this Is not done. Dr. M. C. McConnell, of Texas, •in discussing the work of the Sunday school board in distributing Bibles, urged that more be done along this line. The Baptists had all to gain and nothing to lose in the distribution of Bibles. Dr. McConnell expected to live to see the i time when there would be but three Christian denominations—Baptists, Cath olics and Federalists. 1 The first meeting of the Woman's ■ Missionary union was held this morn ing in the First Presbyterian church. They have had a great year as shown by their reports made from headquar ters. During the year the Women’s Missionarys unions of the different states had raised for missions the sum of 3257.957. tln church and send out to the missionaries at 3281,014. The young women had raised the sum of 320,831. The Sun Beam bands had raised during ths year 313,861 and the Royal Ambassadors had raised 31.057. Dr. M. Ashby Jones, of Augusta, created much enthusiasm In the con vention by a strong attack on the prac tice of the denominations papers pub lishing patent medicine advertisements. The speech came up on the report of the committee on denominational liter ature. The repore recommends the estab lishment of a general paper published 'by the convention. Several had objected to this proposition, but Dr. Jones favored : it He said he deplored the fact that many of the Baptist papers published patent medicine advertisements that • were doubtful and many of them would not be taken by any respectable secular paper lln the country. The reason for this was • that the editor needed the money. It had come to 'the point that with the papers and the preachers it was a case of “you {tickle me and I tickle you;” the preach ers were trying to be popular with the t editors and the editors were trying to be popular with the preacher. He longed for an independent editor and an independent preacher. The con vention voted down the proposition to establish a paper. HOME MISSION BOARD. ‘“The report of the home mission board was submited to the convention soon after it convened. It shows that it was authorized to lay out its work on a basis of 3400,000. During the year there was received the sum of 3366,050. By making certain conditional appro priations a debt wasc avoided. Twice the sum that is appropriated by the convention could be very wisely ex pended. MAN AND WIFE SHOT BY NEW ORLEANS BLACK HAND One Year Old Baby Asleep in Same Bed Was Not Hurt -by Bullets (By Associated Press.) NEW ORLEANS. May 16.—Another crime in New Orleans early this morn ing has been laid at the door of the black hand society. Anthony J. Seim- I bra, aged 27, who has been conducting a grocery and bar at the corner of Villere and France sireets, was shot to death in his home at 2 o’clock this morning and his wife received two dan- ■ gerous bullet wounds. The 1-year-old , baby of the couple, who was asleep in ' the same bed with the parents when the first shots were fired, was unin ‘jured Setmbra and his wife were shot while they lay in bed. The man jump ed up and started to tne door when four other shots rang out from the darkness and he fell dead, three bullet wounds piercing his chest. The wo man, with two bullet wounds in her hip and shoulder, rar to the window and called for help. The assassin ran without any effort to rob the place. The police are working on cluek which lead to the belief that the crime was committed on orders of a secret societj’ •among Italians. ARCHIEBUTT’S NAME NOW ON ARMY “MISSING” LIST WASHINGTON. May 16.—The name of Maj. Archibald W. Butt, President Tpft's aide, who went down with the Titanic, has been formally dropped I from the United Statps army roll. Or dinarily 90 days are allowed to pass I before the name of a missing officer Ils stricken from the roll, but in the case of Major Butt it was deemed use less to follow custom. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. MA-Y 17. 1912. I WILSON INDORSED IN SOOTH CAROLINA i| DY BIG MAJORITY ''Fourteen of 18 Delegates Are N Wilson Men, Which Under Unit Rule, Gives Solid Dele gation to Jersey Governor BY STAFF CORBESPONDEirr. - ' (Journal Boreal, Jerome Hotel.) ■ | (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) COLUMBIA. S. C„ May 16.—South • I Carolina’s delegation of 18 members to the national convention is in the Wood row Wilson column. This is the com- ■ bined result of the action of the Demo . cratic state convention here yesterday and the expressed personal preference of the majority of delegates selected which the convenion selected. By an overwhelming vote the candi dacy of Wilson was indorsed, but with- I out instructions, and the motion to in | struct lacked only 14 votes of prevail ' j ing. A poll of the 18 delegates last night showed that 14 of them are out-and-out Wilson men. This, coupled with the | fact that the convention adopted the unit rule for action of the delegation on all matters at Baltimore, gives the state's delegation to Wilson without doubt or quibble. NOTHING BUT WILSON. It was nothing but Wilson through out the convention which adjourned last ■ night at 2 a. m. , 51. L. Smith, who led the fig'll! against s instruction, declared himself to be for i Wilson for first choice. “I let no man surpass me in admiration for XVoodrow Wilson,” was the preface i to all the speeches, that were made against instructions. It was solely on ' the ground of the expediency of waiting the action of the Republican convention { i and further developments, ih the Demo t ! cratic party, that instruction was re . { fused. The name of no other candidate re- [ ceived or was put up to receive any sort of recognition from the convention. BANKHEAD FALLS FLAT. The efforts of Senator J. H. Bankhead [ .here in behalf of Underwood fell flat. Though he came here in person and was i busy about the hotel lobbies for a day and a night, in the interest of calling i presidential primary in this state at i this late date, he could not stir enough support to have it even mentioned in the convention. Nor is the successful opposition to in struction to be attributed to him, but on the contrary it was the result of a movement that had its origin several months ago and is attributable to the influence of Senator B. R. Tillman, who though favorable to Wilson, addressed a card to the voters of the state against instruction. So far as is known Underwood has not a supporter on the delegation. Those who are not for Wilson are now without choice. The indorsement of Wilson was carried by a vote of 241 to 97, while the resolution to instruct was lost by a vote of only 178 to 16.'. The four delegates at large are Sena tor B. R. Tillman, Senator E. D. Smith. . Richard I. Manning, of Sumter, and John Gary Evans, of Spartanburg, for mer jovemor. All of these except Sena tor Tillman are enthusiastic Wilson men. - DISTRICT DELEGATES. The district delegates are as follows: First District—Richard S. Whaley, of Charleston county, and Carlton Durant, : of Clarendon. i Second District—W. W. Williams, Os Aiken, and B. XV. Crouch, of Saluda. Third District—E. C. Doyle, of Oconee, i and H. L. XX’atson, of Greenwood. Fourth District—L. W. Parker, of i Greenville, and S. T. D. Lancaster, of Spartanburg. Fifth District—W. M. Dunlap, of York, and J. L. Glenn, of Chester. Sixth District—W. T. Bethea, of Dillon, and S. A. Woods, of Marion. Seventh District—W. A. Stuckey, of Lee. and J. B. XVingard, of Lexington. Os the foregoing 14 district delegates the following 11 are for Wilson: Williams.*Crouch, Doyle. XVatson, Par ker, Lancaster, Dunlap, Glenn, Bethea, Woods and XVlngard. J. W. AUSTIN NAMED HEAD OF Atlanta Man Is Elected Grand Chancellor of Georgia Order (By Associated Press.) 1 | AUGUSTA, Ga.. May 16.—The grand lodge of Georgia Knights of Pythias to day elected J. W. Austin, of Atlanta, grand vice chancellor to succeed Gzan<? Chancellor George T. Cann, of # Cavan nah. The only office in which there was a contest was for grand outei guard and Mr George Schaufele, of Au gusta, won this position over Mr. W. T. Anderson, of Macon. Next year the grand lodge will meet in Waycross. It was decided to have a state deputy grand chancellor at a salary of >1,500 per year to devote his entire to the Knights of Pythias. He will assist the district deputies and be a rejuvenating officer also of lodges that are weak. Following are the officers selected to day: Grand Chancellor —J. W. Austin, At lanta. Grand Vice Chancellor —Miller S. Bell Milledgeville. Prelate —11. M. Stanley, Dublin. Grand Keeper of Records and eSals— W. H. Leopold, Savannah. Grand Master of Exchequer—R. C. | Norman. SAVANNAH POSTPONES VOTE ON COMMISSION (Special Dispatch to The Journal.! SAVANNAH,-Ga , May 16.—1 tis now j apparent that Savannah will not ba .e an opoprtunity to decide upon the (nat ter of a commission form of govern ment for the city within the next year. The idea of submitting the proposition ! . to the legislature to secure the passage of an act authorizing an election and change of government, if desired by the people, has heen abandoned This was done as it was realiz.'d that time is not ripe to put It before the people this year. The legislature meets next month and unless it is submitted at that time it will be a year before another opportunity is offered. There seems to be no Interest shown in the matter in Savannah except by a few persons. _ . z . \ \ v. te) wame'the -tempokabv chairman,' Tse : chairmaa/, + to UA/SEAT we OELEGATES FROM FULTON , XXXSj FLOYD RICHMOND, ANP CHATHAM AHO TO HEAP THE L PEL&ftATIOM TO BALTIMORE fISX V THff () Under.va/odP VICTOR-Y ' THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT UNDERWOOD MAKES AN OPEN DID FOR SUPPORT OF NORTH He Helps Pass Iniquitous Bristow Amendment on Sen atorial Elections —Southern Democrats Oppose It BY RALPB SMITH. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 14— Under the leadership of Rep. Oscar W. Underwood, of Alabama, the house of representatives yesterday did to the south what no Republican congress since 1892 has ever attempted to do. It accepted the iniquitous Bristow amendment to the resolution for the direct election -. of United States sen ators. It conferred upon the federal gov ernment an additional’authority, and gave to it the right to use United States marshals and Union soldiers to supervise and control elections in the south. The z amendment was finally ac cepted by the surprising action of Ma jority Leader Underwood in Joining the solid Republican minority and northern Democrats in ramming the objection able provision down the throats of the defenseless southern contingent. The southerners are hopping mad today as a result of yesterday’s work, and Mr. Underwood is being roundly criticized for his vote. The Bristow amendment confers upon the federal government the right to control the elections of senators. Un der it congress has the right to use United States marshals and federal troops to supervise the elections in the south. It has the unquestioned right to enact a force bill and to fix the qualification of electors. CAN PROTECT NEGRO VOTE. In the stress of circumstances, it is possible, as has been contended by southern senators, for congress to re sort to methods similar to those em ployed in reconstruction days in the south. Senator Bacon, of Georgia, led the fight against the Bristow amend ment ih the senate, and his protest was commended universally throughout the south. WHERE UNDERWOOD STOOD. Mr. Underwood not only defended and voted for the Bristow’ amendment, but he also spoke against Judge Bart lett's amendment, providing that “con gress shall not have power to provide for the qualification of voters within the various states, or to authorize the appointment of supervisors of election, judges of election or returning boards to certify the results of any such elec tions; nor to authorize the use of United States marshals, or the military forces of the United States or troop of the United States at the polls dur ing elections.’’ BROKE HIS PROMISE 51 r. Underwood spoke against and voted against the amendment notwith standing that he. had promised Judge Bartlett to give the amendment his support. Judge Bartlett answered 51 r. Underwood's speech and charged him with having broken faith. As the de bate raged, Judge Bartlett, who had yielded the floor, asked Mr. Underwood privately if he had not. promised to support his amendment to prevent the government from using troops to super vise elections in the south. Mr. Un derwood admitted that he had made such a promise, and added that he had "changed his mind.” Juge Bartlett had no notice of this "change of mind” un til Mr. Underwood arose in his place and announced his opposition to the Bartlett amendment. That Mr. Under wood's unexpected change of front on the Bristow amendment, against which he voted before he became a presiden tial candidate, is a bid for support in the north is the opinion of most per sons in Washington. Color is given ‘ this belief by the announced determi nation of the Underwood forces to press his campaign in the north. \ MID BREMEN GONTEN D Qffl COTTON Bremen Exchange Resents "In sinuation'’ and Savannah Replies Tartly (By Associated Press.) SAVANNAH, Ga., 51ay 16.—Charg ing that the system of fixing reclama tions in Bremen upon cotton shipped from Savannah is “unfair and unrea { sonable,” the Savannah cotton exchange has entered a vigorous protest with j the Bremen cotton exchange by cable, i The first protest was cabled bn May 13 ' and the next day the Bremen exchange - replied that the “insinuation” was re sented and that “occasional differences , between arbitration awards and appeals are explained by miserable off-ocolored and mixed shipments made by the \ members of your exchange.” Wednesday Bierne Gordon, vice presi . dent of the Savannah exchange, cabled: SAVANNAH REPLIES. “No insinuation intended. We pre sent facts. Recently enormous differ ences have appeared between the award of your abritration committee, com posed of paid disinterested experts, and I the awards of the appeal committee, which is composed of merchants and ■' importers. "These differences 9ire not occasional but common. Your explanation unsat isfactory.” No answer to this has yet been re ceived from Bremen. The trouble arose, as the local ex change charges, and the added recla mation awards made by this second committee, after the first committee of experts had made reclamation charges in favor of the consignees in Europe to make up for failure of the cotton to come up to specifications. It is- alleged that the loss to Georgia cotton men alone in one season amounts to several millions of dollars through these added awards, which the local exchange protests should not be made. GAVE UP HIS BERTH; NOW HE GETS SIOO,OOO NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 16.—Ern est W. Marlow, a young New York law yer, y<ho gave up his berth in a crowd ed Pullman to an elderly woman on a train between New York and Richmond several years ago, will receive nearly >IOO,OOO for his kindness. The elderly woman, Mrs. Helen Marsh, of this city, made him her residuary legatee, and the appraisal of the estate just filed here specifies the amount which he will get as >98,100. WANTS’TO FIGHT FIRE WITH AEROPLANE BOMBS PERTH AMBOY, N. J., slay 16.—An Interesting discussion of the practic ability of using aeroplanes in fire-fight ing occupies a considerable part of the minutes of the twenty-sixth annual con vention of the New Jersey Firemen’s association held here last night. The subject was brought up by 'John R. O’Brien, statistician of the association, who spoke of the advantages of having automobile fire engines and added that he would not be surprised to hear next that aeroplanes were to be used as fire fighters. alabamaTaFraises AMOUNT TO $40,569,905 (By Associated Press.) BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. May 16,-Tax raises in Jefferson county aggregating >40.569.905 were announced by the state tax conunissioner here today. Among the most striking raises are the Tennes see Coal. Iron and Railroad company, which must pay on >19.693.653 increased assessment; Woodward Iron company is raise® >2,933.421; Republic Iron and Steel $1,592,541 and Pratt Consolidated Coal company, >1,418,060. Many individual assessments are in the same proportion and the action of the state board has caused a genuine sen sation. , CHRISTIAN X IS PROCLAIMED NEW KINGXDENMIBK Shouts "Long Live the King" Mingled With Sounds of Bells Tolling for Death of Fred erick VIII I (By Associated Preae.) COPENHAGEN, May 15.—Christian X was proclaimed king of Denmark from the balcony of the palace at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the presence of a hunge crowd of people who had gathered In the square in front of the royal residence. The reading of the proclamation was hailed with a loud cheer. Throughout the day the church bells of the city have been tolling. At the palace many telegrams of condolence from chiefs of state have arrived, including one from President Taft. The German imperor is expected to attend the funerpl cere mony. Royal Sisters Mourn King Frederick's Death LONDON, May 15. —Queen Mother Alexandra and the Dowager Empress Marie, of Russia, both of whom are sisters of the dead king Frederick, are prostrated by the shock of his majes ty’s death. The Dowager Empress Marie is staying at slarlborough house as the guest of her sister. For the second time this year the British court is plunged into mourning and the social season just commencing will be seriously affected. The royal yacht Dannebrog escorted by a warship, sailed for Lubeck, Ger many, thia morning to embark the body of the king. Prince Harald, third son of the late king, has left by train for Lubeck, where he will receive the body which is to be conveyed by train from Ham burg. The Dannebrog is expected to return to Copenhagen Friday. PROMINENT VISITORS SEE VALDOSTA GROVES (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) VALDOSTA. Ga., May 16.—Valdosta had two prominent visitors yesterday, both of them being journalists in differ ent lines, but both having the same ob ject in view. L. C. Walters, of the Netherlands, was here looking after the pecan groves in this city and section. He made some investments here. He has alsq been down in Florida look ing after some orange groves. After spending a couple of days in Valdosta he left for New Orleans to look into the flood situation there and to see how the levees along the Mississippi are ar ranged. He is especially interested in this on account of the Holland dikes, which are used to reclaim Istnds in his own country. The other visitor was C. L. Pay ton, publisher of the Chicago Daily Law Record, the oldest newspaper in Chicago. He Is also Interested in the develop ment of south Georgia and has bought property near Valdosta. He'was here looking after his interest. He declared that he is delighted with this section and he believes that it is going to de velop more rapidly than any other part of the country. Hudson to Soeak (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) EATONTON. Ga.. Maj’ 16.—T. G. Hudson, former state agricultural com missioner. and ’at present candidate for gubernatorial honors, has been invited and accepted the invitation to make the closing school speech at Cosbj' Wright academy, Putnam's youngest school, established only a few months ago, whose commencement exercises take place Frldaj'. WATSON IS NOT ONLY TO HEAD DELEGATION BUT RUN CONVENTION To Name the Temporary and Permanent Chairmen and to See That No Caucuses Are Held by "City Politicians" Confident that his original demands will be met and that he will head the Georgia delegation to* the Baltimore' convention, Thomas E. Watson now greatlj’ amplifies these demands. It is clearly apparent that he does not in tend that his service in the recent Un derwood campaign shall be in the least minimized. Mr. Watson proposes in this week’s Jeffersonian to take full and due charge of the state convention on May 29. He promises to name both the temporary and permanent chairman, and he announces that he and his fol- M lowers will decide who are to be the delegates to Baltimore. Mr. Watson vigorously objects to Gov. Woodrow Wilson beipg made the second choice of the Georgia delegation to the Baltimore convention. Edito rially, he says: "Under no circum stances should the delegation to Balti more vote for XVoodrow Wilson or W. J. Bryan. The convention should so instruct them.” WILL FIGHT CITY POLITICIANS. iii It is not the intention of Mr. Watson /- that "the city politicians who lost their own counties” shall control th® state convention. In fact, he expressly and explicitly announces in capital let ters, “We men of the country counties, who won that fight, intend to run that Atlanta convention.” Apparently, Mr. Watson will permit but scant consideration to be shown Clarke Howell,- Rufe Hutchens, Gov- “ ernor Brown, Congressman William Schley Howard, J. Randolph Anderson, ? Charles R. Pendleton, Thomas Loy- * less, W. W. Osborne, Alex Lawrence and many others who have beex popu larly supposed to be in • 'rgc of the convention machinery. For are they not city politicians who lost their own counties? Mr. Watson even declares that “tha Fulton delegation may not be seated at all.” In this week’s issue of his paper (the Jeffersonian), Mr. Watson issues his new ultimatum. He says: . CONFERENCE IS CALLED. "My purpose is to hold a preliminary conference with delegates from the country counties, and such Atlanta friends as are really my friends, per sonal and political. . "We must agree, upon a plan of action. "We must decide who shacll be terri porary chairman of the convention, and who shall be permanent chairman. “A bunch of self-sufficient city poli ticians, who lost their own 'counties, are taking it upon themselves to say who shall be the officers of that con vention, and who shall be delegates to ’ Baltimore. "The city politicians are entirely too’ A presumfrtious. "We men of the country counties, who won that fight, intend to run that Atlanta convention. MAY NOT BE SEATED. "The Fulton county delegation may not be seated at all. "Fulton county went for New Jer sey's lantern-jawed governor; and if a Wilson delegation, duly accredited, ap pears and demands a seat, I, for one, will take the floor in favor of it. “This applies to Floyd Richmond, Chatham, Bibb, Dooly, Putnam, Morgan and every other county that went for » 1 Wilson. "We are on top now and we must straighten things out. •'We must get back to common sense, legal procedure, and democratic princi pies. "We must act in concert, and know •; before hand what it is we’ want to do. ’ "To that end we must meet and con- i fer. "This Atlanta convention is going to be an epoch maker. "It won’t be any mollycoddle. Miss Nancy, Sarah-Jane Libby affair. "It is going to be red-headed from start to finish, and when it ends, the whole country from lakes to gulf and from sea to sea will be sitting up and taking observations. "You may safely bet a sad-eyed mule on that statement.” « * SEES HIS BROTHER FOR FIRST TIME (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) I FORSYTH, Ga... May 16—Last week four brothers were brought together in Forsyth for the first time in their lives. Taking advantage of the reunion, these . brothers had returned to Georgia and meeting in Forsyth at the home of one of them, Mr. J. A. Mattheys, they had a genuine reuniting—the first family gathering that they had ever attended. Those assembling at the home of M < J. A. Matthews here were Messrs. J. W. Matthews, of Pine Bluff. Ark; R. S. Matthews, of Memphis. Tenn., and W. B. Matthews, of Lineville. Ark. ; As strange as it may seem, this meeting after the lapse of more, than 32 years, was the first time that the two youngest brothers had ever seen (he oldest DALTON FIREMEN WILL ATTEND CONVENTION (Special Disnatch to The Journal » DALTON, Ga.. May 16.—XVhile Dal ton will not send a team to compete in the various contests of the Georgia State Firemen’s association wnlch will be in convention at Americus June 25. 26 and 27, all local companies will bo represented by delegates, and Chief Frank Mitchell will also go. The com panies have elected the following rep resentatives: Alert Hook and Ladder company. W. - H. Perry, delegate; Don Howell, alter- U nate; Central Hose company, G. Horan, delegate; Dm Stone, alternate; -j Mt. Rachel Hose company, S. A. Fisi- ’ ley. delegate; John Long, alternate. MARIETTA VOTES BONDS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) - MARITTA. Ga.. May 16.—Marietta passed the bond issue for >20.000 ven ter lay. Its purpose is for building and equipping a new public school. I'h® vote was 303 for bonds and 8 against, out of registration of 361. NO. 69.