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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.— - -
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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 |
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