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m* 1 '. lu wj^wj wyy MyyjHA'O W wwir • • -r v '/ ’ ’ • ‘ *■< ' . \ ’ <' ’■ ■' \ . "• •' * • ■'■ ' • .' • 'ft ®he Olanta JScwt-Wecldj) Scrnmal VOL. XL Tin WIRES GOMEZ ! THAT U. S. WILL NOT INTERVENE LN ClJßfi Protection of American Inter ests, He Says, Is Sole Ob ject of the Mobilization of Battleships (By Associated Press ) WASHINGTON. May 27—President Taft today replied to President Go mes' tsiegrani of yesterday regarding the attitude of the United States to ward Cuba. He declared the American government s activity in mobilising I war teasels at Key West and dispatch- ■ lag the Prairie with marines to Guan tanamo was not in any sense an in tervention move. The following is the text ot the mes sage: “I am sincerely gratified to learn of your government's energetic measures to put down the disturbance and to know that you are confident of being successful. As was fully explained to the Cuban charge d’affaires this govern ment's motive in sending ships to Key West. Just as sending the Prairie to the Guantanamo naval statiosi. was /merely to toe able to aet promptly m Oaae it should unfortunately become ntcessary to protect American life and property. by rendering moral support or assistance to the Cuban government. As was made quite clear at the time. I these ordinary measures of -protection were entirely dissociated from any question of intervention. (Signed) “WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT." Gomez and His Are Preparing a Reply (Jiy Aaseciatad Bnw.) HAVANA. May 3Z—President Gomez has received the message from President Taft dfsclaimfnsr thb- intent of the United States to intervene. He Immediately summoned a meeting of his cabinet, to which he communicated the text of the message, expressing his appreciation of President Taft’s action. President Gomes is now engaged In preparing a reply. State Department Assures Gomez of U. S. Neutrality By AMiKiated Fresa.l WASHINGTON. May 27.—Feeling assured that President Gomes has mis understood the purpose of the Ameri can government in dispatching the large naval force now on its way to ; Key West, the state department after having instructed American Minister j Beaupre, at Havana, to make plain to j the Cuban government the purpose of the movement, has now left .to the dis section of Colonel Karmany. command- , Ing the marine force en route on the , cruiser Prairie, and due at Guantana mo tomorrow, the extent to which the marines shall be employed- it is haHevod that as soon as Pres ident Gomez is made aware of the fact that there is no sinister purpose be hind the movements of the naval ves sels and their commanders will do nothing more than use their forces to orevent injury tn American lives and property, he no longer will object It la thoroughly appreciated here that the Cuban president must assume a rather resentful attitude toward what might appear to be an of the island, lest the patriotism of the Cubans be stirred to resistance. Should he persist In his objection, however. American naval commanders will not remain in different- to the demands of for protection where it is clear the Cu ban government cannot afford it. Admiral Osterbaus' expeditionary fleet, which is due at Key West Wed nesday, will not move at once into Cuban waters unless something should happen In the meantime to demand its presence there. THE PRESENT SITUATION. It is said by The authorities here that the signal for the disposition of the American ships among the various Cu ban pert-ts will await the decision of American Minister Beuapre. at Havana, unless he should be so hampered by de stroyed telegraphic communication from obtaining information as to what is going on in the distant eastern end of the island, where the disturbances at present are focused, as to make it neces sary for the state department to act in dependently of his suggestion. The only news which reached the state department overnight regarding the Cu ban situation related to the dock strike at Havaih. Generally speaking, the prospects of a temporary settlement at least were reported to be brighter. It is felt at the state department, however, that the men on strike will remain in a more or less discontented state of mind for some time, and that they might easily be drawn into the rebellion against the government if that move ment should extend much beyond its present limits. Battleship Nebraska Anchors at Key West /»w Aii»c'.Ktrd Press- ) KEY WEST, Fla.. May 27. —The bat tleship Nebraska arrived off Sand Key at noon Sunday, where it was resched ' by wireless and ordered to Key West, where it was anchored in the harbor at sundown. Because of‘the Nebraska's ex perience in running aground in Southwest Pass, below New Orleans, recently. Cap tain Wood hesitated about entering the harbor. _ There has been great activity around the naval station today. The coal hoists have been busy filling barges and 1,100 tons will be delivered immediately to the Nebraska, in addition to other sup plies. Captain Wood has been advised that 150 marines, coming here by special train, will be embarked on the Nebraska ' A large number of volunteers were enlisted by the Cuban consul here to day for service in Cuba. $2,100,000 LAWSUIT VERDICT IS UPHELD • By Awec-ated Preu.) WASHINGTON. May 27.—The supreme ~Mirt today affiirpned the Massachusetts ■urpnent by which Albert S. Bigelow, >f Boston, was directed to pay the Old Dominion Copper Mining and Smelting company 22,100.000 as secret promoter's profits. The suits growing out of the transaction have probably attracted more attention than any other strictly corpo ration cases Ln the last decade. Life Saver Drowns NEW YORK. May 27-Carl Jessel. a young life saver, with a record of saving more than 20 lives during his two years' service, was himself drowned late yes terday in the Hudson. He had gone out la a canoe to protect boatwg parties. . noDCWi OF OLD NORTH STHTEI BRANDED IS ABSURD On the Basis of. Instructed Vote, Wilson Has Fully 80 Per Cent-Strong Lead in •Entire State (By Associated Press.) CHARLOTTE. N. C.. M(Ly ZT.-Practi -1 cally all the North Carolina counties had conventions Saturday and selected dele gates to the state convention, which meets in June. The fight in these coun f ties where efforts were made to instruct was between Underwood and Wilson. From the best information obtainable this morning from all parts of the state Wilson won over in counties instructing, with* a big majority. On the basis of instructed vote, it appears that fully 80 per cent of the vote in North Carolina ls‘ for Wilson. Out of 75 counties heard from. Wilson has the instructed vote aftd the majority in 30. while Underwood has the Vote and majority of most of the other coun ties. Wilson carried at least six coun ties solid and his majority in others was double and treble. In a number of Underwood's counties his majority was only by a small mar gin. In two counties the vote is divided, and in 3to counti/iS delegates were not instructed. In many of the counties which did not instruct, such as thia, Mecklenburg, the largest in the' state, sentiment Is strong ft»r Wilson, and it is befleved that he will have the larger majority of the state's strength, although strong efforts are being made to send an uninstructed delegation to Baltimore. The Underwood managers are claim ing the delegation, but in the face of Saturday's action, these claims are ab surd. Ror some time past Underwood money has been lavished throughout the state, while managers of other candi dates spent practically nettling It Is safe to say that Wilson has a strong lead in North Taft’s Heart Tells Him Roosevelt Will Lose (By Associated Press.) PERTH AMBOY, N. J .May 27—'In my heart I believe Mr. Roosevelt will be de feated.” said President Taft in his speech today, adding: “I am . here to ask you to give your approval to this administra tion as a Republican administration. I think you would have done ao clearly and without question if Mr. Roosevelt had not intervened, and now the question is, whether his intervention ought to prevent your doing so.” Roosevelt Talks Finance; Denies Taft's Allegations (By Associated Frees.) MORRISTOWN, N. J-. May 27. Colonel Roobevelt devoted hie speech that tbe colonefltajP ministration "left a deficit.’’ “He can say that by taking only one year and omitting the other six and one-half. 'During my adminis:ration we piled up a surplus of between $200,000,- 000 and $300,400,000. In fact we had almost too inuch money and we paid a large part of the money used on the Panama canal without a bond issue.” Jerseyites Facing Crisis In Hard Political Fight (By Associated Press.) NEWARK, N. J., May 37—This' was another day of hard riding and fast talk ing for President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt. Tomorrow New Jersey-will in struct her 28 delegates to the national conventions, and the last full day of the primary campaign was utilised by both candidates to its last hour. Many other .signs besides the meteor like trips of the candidates make 'it ap parent today that the state was at the crisis of a big Apolitical battle. The billboards, which stretch for miles along the railroad lines out of New York, are aflame with political posters. The news papers are full of political advertise ments and campaign literature has been distributed by the ton. COLONEL’S LAST DAY. Colonel Roosevelt started from Oyster Bay early thia morning for what may be his last day of campaigning before the national convention, unless he de cides to go to South Dakqta. It was said that the colonel might visit the lat ter state if President Taft spoke there, but that the president's intentions were unknown-. Colonel Roosevelt’s itinerary included a number of large towns in the central part of the state, and tonight expected to wind up at Princeton and speak from a balcony of Princeton Inn. Tbe selection of this rostrum, it was said, was due to the refusal of Presi dent Hlbjren. of Princeton, to let any of the university buildings be used for a political meeting, unless nothing deroga tory was said about President Taft, who was the institution's guest recently at President Hibben’s inauguration. TAFT WORKS HARD. President Taft will continue his cam paign up to the very hour the primary polls open at 1 p. m. tomorrow. Today he started from New York, where he spent Sunday and last night, for a tour of the towns along tbe Atlantic coast. His day's work will end at Atlantic City, whe-e he will spend the night. • PARADE FOR WILSON. Governor Wilson may make his last speech before the primaries tonight at his home in Princeton. The Woodrow Wilson dub of that university plans a torchlight parade, which will march to the governor's house and call him to his front porch. Lyon-Roosevelt Faction Is on Top in Texas (By Associated Press.) FORT WORTH, Tex., May 27. Members of the Lyon-Roosevelt faction of the Republican party in Texas ex pect to have a majority in the state ex ecutive committee meeting today and claim hey will control h temporary or ganization of the state convention here tomorrow. The McGregor-Taft follow ers are unwilling to concede anything, and say they will carry their fight to the floor of the state convention and to Chicago, if necessary. The executive committee is expected to conclude its work today. THIRTY BRIDES-TO-BE ARRIVE ON ONE SHIP (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK. Mdy 37.—Thirty brides to-be from Scotland and Ireland reached New York today on the steamer Cale donia from Glasgow. Most of the young women were bound for points west of the Mississippi and in southwestern Can ada. _ ..a'...'. MS GATHERING I FOR CONVENTION NEXTONESMY What the Convention Will Do to Watson or Watson Do to the Convention Is the Big and Interesting Question The Underwood clans—pro and contra Watson—are Already beginning to gath er in Atlanta, Mopday, for w:iht has* been heralded bY thte Underwood press as the most harmonious convention held in Atlanta in years—but which now prom ises very emphatically to be one of the stormiest and most hair-raising of its kind. Thomas E. declaration of war, Monday, has crystallized the state’s interest, and the convention in Atlanta will hold the center of the boards for the next three days. The all absorbing topic is “What will Watson do to the convention, or what will the convention do to Watson.” Chairman W. C. Wright, of the state executive committee, will call the con vention to order at noon Wednesday, in the Grand opera house, and will imme diately Vail for nominations for tem porary chairman: and with those nomi nations the convention will get down to its business. DISTRICT CAUCUSES. But the district caucuses which are to precede the convention Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, will already have given the politically-interested pub lic a foretaste of the convention’s cook ing. for Mr. Watson, of Thomson, has become a live issue and each of the dis trict caucuses will have him as a rock to split upon. Moreover, there will ba Mr. Watson’s statewide conference, Tues day night, in the Kimball; he tias called all ,his friends to attend it, and has urged them to have nothing to do with the district caucuses until after they have attended his Meeting; and he has attacked thet work of the Fifth district caucus, held last Saturday, calling It il legal, and sounding the assembly -for another Fifth district caucus in which the country delegates will be more nu merous!/ represented. These will all be the preliminary skirmishes leading up to the Ijlg bat tle in the convention, Wednesday. Just what direction the convention bat tle will take, nobody can do more than surmise. The indications are that those leaders •who” fear Mr. Watson’s co-cpera tlon at Baltimore almost as much a»> they fear hia enmity in tbe convention have armed themselves with .plazis to control the credentials committee, so that at the last moment before the con vention begins its work Mr. Watson, who will be there on a progy in the Mc- Duffie delegation, may be barred from the floor by a committee ruling that no proxies be admitted. REGULARS XO MEET. The officers of the convention are to be yaffil Atlaiya a conference | of Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning. Whether or not the slate then to be arranged will meet with Mr. Watson's approval, is a matter yet to be deter mined. ‘ ’The temporary chairman will be a man south Georgia,’’ said one of the best informed of the Atlanta lead ers, Monday. “Who he will be, I do not know; neither do I know who are sev eral probabilities for that place. G. R. Hutchens of Rome will be perma nent chairman. Only that much has been decided. The conference today or tomorrow will settle upon the tem porary chairman and the secretaries, temporary and permanent.” There was a report that C. S. Northen, secretary of the Georgia senate, would be permanent secretary of the conven tion; but Mr. Northen stated, Monday morning, that he will be out of the city. "I assume that report started from the fact that it is customary to name the secretary of the senate and the clerk of the house secretaries of the state conventions,” said he. But the Underwood leader in Atlanta, quoted above, disagreed with this, de claring that there is no such custom, in his opinion: and intimating by that that neither Mr. Northen nor John T. Boi feuillAt, clerk of the house, will be nom inated for places on the secretarial staff. To just what extent the slate of officers to be decided upon at the corf ference of leaders in Atlanta Monday or Tuesday will agree or disagree with the slate which is to be made at the Watson meeting Tuesday night—which is to be public and to which the rank and file of delegates, are invited—is a big question. In fact; on that question hinges the result of the conflict that is now inevitable between Mr. Watson, as the champion of the country coun ties, and those whom he has dubbed “city politicians who couldn't carry their own counties.” WHEN THEY CAUCUS. The first district caucus has been arranged and called by J. Randolph Anderson, of Savannah, one of the Chatham delegates. That of the Fifth district was supposed to have been held last Saturday, but Mr. Watson declares the Saturday caucus was illegal, - and calls another. The 12th district caucus has been arranged and called by W. W. Larsen, of Dublin, one of the Laurens delegates. All the others have been arranged by G. R. Hutchens, former campaign manager for M*. Underwood, and himself a candidate for chairman of the Baltimore delegation from Georgia. Here is a list of the hours and places of the district caucuses: First District—Kimball, Tuesday even ing (at an hour not to conflict with Mr. Watson’s meeting). Second—Aragon, Tuesday, 8 p. m. Third—Grand, Wednesday, 10 a. m. Fourth—Grand, Wednesday, 10 a. m. Fifth—(One already held; another called.) Sixth—Grand, Wednesday, 10:30 a. m. Seventh—Aragon, Wednesday, 10 a. m. Eighth—Aragon, Wednesday, 10 a. m. Ninth—Aragon, Wednesday, 10 a. m. Tenth—Kimball, Wednesday, 10 a. m. Eleventh—Piedmont. Tuesday, 9 p. m. Twelfth— Aragon, hour not yet stated. Headquarters for the Sixth district were opened Monday morning in rooms 406-8-10 Kimball. The Bibb caucus will be held there Tuesday noon. The district caudus will be held Wednesday morning. CRAWFORD WHEATLEY HERE. Crawford Wheatley, of Americus, candidate for a delegate-at-large place to the Baltimore convention, reached here Monday morning. He engaged rooms 106-108 and 110 at the Kimball house, where he will have headquar ters until after the state convention. C. J. White, W. A. Dodson, J. J. Wil son and Thomas Gamble, Jr., delegates Ooßti&ued on Yaga 3, Column 8. .GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1912. STATE jgM Z ■ , , READY FOR THE CONG “MORE NG IND DOMINI! TO--INITH MOUSSES!" So Say the Hungry Flood Suf * ferers Telegraphing for More Rations * (By Associated Press.) NEW ORLEANS, May 24.—One hun dred feet of the upper end of Hymelia levee disappeared ihto the swirling cur rent of the Mississippi river 30 miles above here yesterday, but the United States engineers, with an army of la borers engaged in closing the break, believe that it will not interfere with operations. The break is now 1,800 feet wide. Canvas tied over the end of the levee was torn away and the earthworks crumbled rapidly. Another canvas was rushed to Hymelia this morning and the work of closing the crevasse is progressing. At Morgan City the Atchafalaya river was practi cally at a stand yesterday and the in habitants are encouraged. Lieutenant Edwards, in charge of tne relief work between that place and New Orleans, received reports from Breaux Bridge, St. Martinsville and St Cedelta to the effect that refugees were arriving there every day and that the situation at these points was worse than ever. He was urged to rush more rations to that territory. Two thousand five hun dred persons were fed at those places yesterday. A telegram received lay the officer from Breaux which read: "Please rush rations, and in sending them please bear in mind that the peo ple in general prefer meat and grits. They can dispense with molasses, cof fee and sugar; more meat and grits is what they want. They don’t like corn meal.” Two boats returning from Pie“re Parte district brought in 731 head of cattle and 23 families. The New Orleans relief committee intends to take up the matter of fur nishing seed for the farmers to enable them to make late crops when the crevasse waters recede. There are about five carloads of clothing and bed ding at the headquarters of the com mittee here ready for shipment when needed. All appeals are answered promptly and all orders so far re ceived have been filled. NASHVILLE CLUB GOES TO DANIEL M’GUGIN War Caused By Sugday Ball Is Over-Players Bo to New Owners (By Associated Press.) NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 27.—The end of the war over the baseball ! club as a result of Sunday games here is in sight. Dan E. McGugin, to whom the franchise was tendered by Presi-1 dent William Kavanaugh, of the South ern league, Was accepted, conditioned on the permission of the chancellor. Attor neys for the relators In the suit to for- , felt the club’s charter are satisfied with | the arrangement and preparations are being laid for a game tomorrow between | Nashville and New Orleans. IOWA PENAL SYSTEM IS DECLARED ARCHAIC (By Associated Press.) DES MOINES, lowa, May 27.—The lowa penal system is archaic and in adequate, according to the report of a commission appointed by Governor Car roll to investigate conditions in the state institutions. The report, submitted to Governor Cfcrroll today, recommends establish ment of prison farms or penal colonies in dealing with prisoners, scientific agriculture to be taught them by in structors of lowa agricultural col leges. • WATSON DECLARES WAR; SAYS FIFTH DISTRICT CAUCUS WAS VOID; WILL HEAD DELEGATION "Underwood Victory Was, Country Man's Victory; City Poli ticians Who Lost Own Counties Will Not Be Allowed to Run Convention;, I Am Candidate for Chairman of Balti more Delegation; Let My Friends Meet Me in Kimball House'Conference Tuesday Night; Then Let Fifth Hold Legal Caucus," He Wires, The following dispatch from Thomson, Ga., signed by Thomas E. Wat son, was received by The Journal Monday morning. In it Mr. Watson de clares that the fifth district caucus, held Saturday, was Illegally called, and its action is null and void; that he is a candidate for the chairmanship of the Baltimore delegation; that he invites all delegates who favor him to meet him at his conference in the Kimball house, Tuesday night, and that “no railroad lobbyist” and “no one connected with the scandalous Morse case” need apply for admission to that conference. Here Is teh dispatch: . THOMSON, Ga., May 26. “The Journal, Atlanta, Ga. 2‘The action of the secret caucus held in Atlanta yesterday was an in justice upon the counties of Walton, Rockdale, Clayton and Campbell. “Both Fulton and DeKalb counties went for Wilson, yet those counties not only hog a majority of the district delegates, but also arrogate to them selves, in advance of the convention, the right to dictate one of the dele gates at large. • * - "That cauciu was illegally called, and its action is null and void. No body had any fight to call that caucus in advance of the assemblage of delegates from all the counties next week. “Advise the delegates from all counties of the fifth district to assemble on the night of the 28, after my conference at the Kimball house. These delegates have the right, adn should exercise it, to agree upon the district „ delegates and also delgats for stat at large, subject to the ratification of the convention.” "The country counties are not bound in honor nor party law by the snap judgment taken upon tehm by the secret caucus of yesterday. "That local, secret, unrepresentative caucus is without a precedent Within the political history of this state. “It was meant to cut the country counties out of a fair expression of their choice and every man who is connected with it has made a serious mistake. < “It is my purpose to see that the country counties are treated right “The Underwood victory was the country man’s triumph, and we do not intend that city politicians who couldn’t carry their own county, and who were snowed under in their own voting precincts shall be permitted to issue advance orders to the convention, or to run the convention after it convenes. "I am a candidate for the chairmanship of the Baltimore delegation, and I invite all delegates who favor my candidacy to meet me in the Kim ball house at 8 o’clock Tuesday night. "Reporters of all newspapers are cordially invited. "No Knight of Columbus will be admitted. "No railroad lobbyist need apply. “No one connected with the scandalous Morse case should present him self.” "I earnestly request delegates who are friends to me not to enter any caucus until after the adjournment of our conference at the Kimball house on the night of the 28th. “(Signed) THOMAS E. WATSON.” putts Delegates Split Over Watson Choice (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) JACKSON, Ga.. May 27.—Butts’ del egation to the state convention, which meets in Atlanta on Thursday, is said to be divided on the matter of send ing Thomas E. Watson to Baltimore as a delegate. Part of the delegation is said to favor Watson, while It is known a number of others are opposed to sending him as a delegate from Geor gia. So far there has not been a meet ing of the delegates and they will no*, hold a caucus until they reach Atlanta. Butts county has a favorite son for delegate from the Sixth district in the person of R. A. Franklin, a dentist or this city. He is secretary of the coun ty executive committee. Hon. J. T. Moore, representative from Butts coun ty, is also being urged to stand for a place from the Sixt* district. But it is not known if he will allow the use of his name in that connection. , In addition to the regular delegates a number of visitors from here will go up to Atlanta to be present at the state convention. Brooks for Watson (Special Dispatch to The Journal.' QUITMAN, Ga.. May 27.—The Brooks county delegates to the state Democratic convention will go instructed to vote for three delegates at large from Georgia to the Baltimore convention. At a meeting held by the delegates to discuss their course at the convention they voted to cast their vote for Thomas E. Watson, W. G. Brantley and R. Hutchens. They left one vote open for convention devel opments and agreed if any of the can didates named should prove unavailable they' would change the votes. Among those who will leave Monday to attend the convention are Chairman L. W. Branch, R. E. Snow, J. D. Wade, C. H. Raijsay, G. B. Crane, Wiley Dew is, Grover Edmondson, S. T. Harrell, J. E. Morris, Jr. HARRY EDWARDS NAMED POSTMASTER AT MACON ——- ■ (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 27.—The president today nominated Harry 8. Edwards as postmaster at Macon, Ga. "Bishop Maker" Quits (By Associatsd Press.) MINNEAPOLIS, May 27.—Dr. J. M. Buckley, New York, known in the Methodist Episcopal church as the “bfshop-maker," and for 32 years edi tor of one of the strongest church pa pers, today withdrew from active serv ice.— - - r FELDER WILL LEAD •FIGHT ON« AT CONVENTION Watsoß's Latest Attack on City Politicians and Fifth J| District Caucus Draws | Blood A fight to the finish is to be made on Thomas E. Watson in the state -con- , ■■ j vention Wednesday. Thomas B. Feld- ?Ara er, of Atlanta, who was indorsed Sat- ; j urday by the Fifth district caucus for Z one of the delegate-at-large places to Zi rhe Baltimore convention, will be the. standard-bearer for the anti-Watson ites. And a battle royal is promised. "If you want to see an eel skinned Z and skined properly just come to the convention,” remarked Mr. Felder < Z Monday morning in commenting upon J the fight which he will lead against | Watson. One by one The Journal's exclusive 1 news stories concerning the political situation are being verified. A few days ago while the Underwood leaders’ I were vigorously denying that there was any opposition to Watson. The Journal printed a story to the effect that a secret caucus of the leaders had been called to decide upon the fate of • ’•”9 Watson and to map out a program for the convention. ’ This was vehemently denied and it was reiterated that the convention would be as peaceful as a midsummer’s day dream. Then The Journal printed the details of the secret caucus, which < 3 was held last Thursday afternoon m J room 114 Piedmont hotel. It told how those in the caucus had prepared to make ready a steam-roller for Watson and were casting about for some ope to lead the fight on the Thomsonite. ,' J WATSON DRAWS BLOOD. Although they could no longer deny g that the secret caucus was held the 7 leaders continued to insist that tbe * convention would be a tame affair and that there would be no W’atson fight. J Not until Monday morning when Wat- ' 1 son wired half a column criticism of the caucus held in Atlanta Saturday by the Fifth district delegates did *3 these Underwood leaders admit the possibility of a convention row. Watson’s criticism drew the blood. | Immediately after reading it Mr. Felder ...Z announced that he accepted the chal lenge thrown down by Watson and would fight him to the finish on the floor of ths | convention. In his criticism of Saturday’s caucus Watson questions the legality of the J meeting and calls upon his friends in tbe Fifth district to meet him at his rally Tuesday evening. He declares: ) 'No Knight of Columbus will be admit ted; no railroad lobbyist need apply,- and no one connected with the scandal ous Morse case should, present himself.'*, "I am not a member of the Knights of Columbus,” said Mr. Felder, "and I have never represented any V, My firm, however, did represent, ?/ W. .Morse and we are proud, of the ; suc cess which crowned our work. Watson ; is evidently issuing a challenge to me which I most heartily accept -• t Zi WILL ASK NO QUARTER. “The Zight will take place on the floor -ZI of the convention and the delegates will v ; be the arbiters. I will, ask no quarter and will give none. If you want to see an eel skinned, and skinned properly. ■ just come to the convention. When we /J get through with Watson there won't be anything worth while of him left.. 1 do, not propose to mince words in showinff up this man for what he really is. I ft shall call him by his real name. "I have done everything that area- , 9 sonable man could ask to avoid a fight . with Watson. I realize what he did for Underwood —I neither, belittle it> nor exaggerate it. I was willing to have him come along with the rest of uij J to Baltimore. 1 am going there to help nominate Oscar Underwood for presi- „jj dent. I was willing to have his help— ’ ,3 would have ben glad to get it, indeed, x in favorable circumstances. “But. how after all that has ben done to placate him and to satisfy: : whatever measure of his overwhelming vanity we might, he still will not be happy, we shall have a fight—and a rare, old fight it will be. I promise you. you. ‘ • 'a| "How, in self respect can I do oth\ erwise than accept his challeng? I am, in effect, the nomine of the Fifths district for delgate at large. I shall J stand stoutly to the standard placed i in my hands. I will noj disappoint my Ifil friends by falling down before this im possible Watson —I shall not bend the* knee td him. I am not obliged to ge ' to Baltimore, but obliged to main tain my self-respcL ~ TO A FRAZZLE. "We shall beat him, beat him. BEAT him to an everlasting, eternal, non-re-; vokable, complete and ultimate fras zle.” “He has. by his arrogance and con ceit. written his own finish—the odi-; -* um of the fight he will lose Is all upon him. He brought it on; he must face! the consequences.” Mr. Felder s open declarations of war-, fare on Watson is taken to mean that i he has been selected by the L’nderwood| leaders to “show Tom Watson his place.”' It is believed that he will have the hearty, if not the active support of Clark Howell. J. Randolph Anderson, . Charles R. Pendleton, Thomas W. Loy- ' / less. H. H. Dean, G. R. Hutchens and others, despite the fact that several of these have recently committed them selves to Watson for a place on the dele gation to Baltimore. Either Felder of Watson will be left off this delegation. The outcome of the fight | in tv convention will determine which. Then, will be two factions fighting for , control of the convention. One of these will be led by Watson and the other by Felder. Fred J Paxon, of Atlanta, Who called the Fifth district cau< us for last Sat- » i urday and who was chosen chairman, made the following comment upon Watson’s statement: MR. PAXON’S STATEMENT. “Every delegate in the Fifth congres sional district received notice \hrough his respective chairman, at least, three days • J in advances of the state convention, was delegates in the Fifth district" would be held on Saturdaj- at noon, and the rea son it was held at that time, three days In advance of the state convention was solely because the majority of the dele- .d gates were farmers, business men. or ’ M others who were so situated that it was more convenient for them to meet on a *j Saturday than a regular week day. “As to the statement that tbe major- | ity of the delegates were chosen from the cities, I have simply to state that as chairman of the convention I called - I the roll of counties alphabetically. Campbell voting first, and so on. They | (Continued on- Page 3, Column 5.) NO. 72:
