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2 BATTLE TO KNIFE, DECLARES TONI watson Asserts He'll Run the Whole Show as Great Convention Gets Down to Work. Continued From Page One. will go to Raltimm- <>i Felder. and 1| , are not whom, will go." ■'That's a '. and that is my last word." I Felder's S’de of the Same Story. ill Ft-Mor is quoted as denying that | m uh- .iutho’izeii peace •»vcrtui » <■ 1 with Watson. It is a faot that Felder dirt after Wat - , son’s pta-pful declaration in the Wat-; son nv.-ting a*. tin- Kimball last nigln. . X|<r< himself as pleased tn know tha! ' M: Wats..ll had changed his warlike! attitude; not that he feared the out- I come of a bout with Watabn at all. hut that FHd» r had not n the aggressor , tn th- row, and th it he realized some of sis < mbai ras-ments .VI I-• Ider is <|i.o!«‘d as having gone , so far as to say that he would not op- } pose uncompromisingly such efforts as ; mutual ft lends might make to clear th • i atmosphere, and that declaration is the one upon which Mr. Watson was ap- , preached with the suggestion that h mil elder in friendly consultation. Thi g‘ neral "pinion is that Mr. Wat - son s hrait was not particularly over • I flowing with peace last night when h I made his declaration in favor of a love f« a t . but that h«- was under the im ! |n<s<’on that pea< * n< g»»gia I ions war. | undo’ way to a possible happy end. and | that Im would then and there shift the! odium of such tumble as might bob up in the convention today. Fight Framed On Delegates at Large. The complete fall dow n of all p« a* • overtures, however, this morning re stored Mr Watson to Ids erstwhile ob streperous frame of mind, and In- is now as anxiou- for a fight ns ever, if not more so. Today Mr. Watson cheerfully as sumes full respon^ibllit\ for a war. am! a war is irrevocably on. The fight has been framed up on th** delegates at large. The slate includes the following names f<n those places: ■I Rapfiolph Atid* , miii. of Savan na h. • ’raw ford Wheatley, of Americus Thomas l». Kohler, of Atlanta <’har|es R I’endh ton, of .\ho on. H H I >eu n, oft In ine.- v ille. < J R Hutchens, of Rome M G Brantley, of Brunswick An eighth place has been left vacant, in the event that W’atson backs down from his warlike attitude and agrees t■* cai out of the slate-makers’ hands in the convention todax If Watson wins his fight, not one of the foregoing will be named delegates at large, in all piobability If Watson lights ami los» s. Tom Loy less. of Augusta, likelx will be pul in th* vacant < hair If W’atson is meek and mild, he will be put on the delegation, in a last des perate effort to hold him in line foi future usefulness, if he be found neces sary to the onusmmation of the future plans of the slate-makers. The last contingency is gem iallv a< - • ’’pled as an imposslbb- one. because Mi Brantley has definitely stated that h* will not g" to Baltimore with Wat son in any event, and that is known to be (’olonel Pendleton’s attitude, and probably Loyless'. S-., should that plan pr< vail. the:e i. move trouble ahead, and this Watson realizes and seeks to guard against frankly a ml openly. Watson’s Meeting A Good-Natured Riot Thos- who wcm to Thomas E Wat sons much advertised meeting at tin? Kimball house last night • \|»eeting there l<» get a straight lim on what to look for in th* < <»n\‘-n< i<»n ("day, had their trouble for thei- Mr Watson'.- meeting was a good natured rioi, and accomplished pr e - at’v nothing. >" f.u as framing up a program for :H" • mv.-ni;-m was con cerned. Tim lit:!, ha oom .f the Kimball was pack’d . nd jammed with a swelt ering. gabby, "U’ioiis mob of people, there to see w a *t* v. it was that might happen, and not caring a boot in par ticular what that might bo. There w»ie few chairs am! neariy i everybody had to stand up and make out as best he t There wa re '-.mm i lights in the electrical fixture.'- »hat had not burned out away back yonm r some time <«r other, and an awfulA funny person in the rear of the hall discov ered and proceeded to a t upon a scheme to switch a bunch of them on and off at intervals Mr. Watson Peaceful. .Mr. Watson madt th» first sp<•» He declared that he had tome t ,\i- I lanta to make the state convention J love feast, and far be it fiom bin start anything uns< ■» mix “I do not want to skin an\ • tlm "red-beam d person,” .nd th* < ow how led with delight “I have been niisi "presented b\ tie newspapers,” he ontinued "I i >\ been put down a*- wishing t<» disturb tb" peace inside the stat< Pemocratii party. On the contrary. I am for p»-no 1 have come here not to run the <<m ntion im way. but to put it m yeti hand-, that you ma\ run it vuui way. TQM B.'SSMILEFORTOM E. ....... a ml A ■acaji y zip mSwiggMi * wllip' This is Thotnas 11. l-'elder's smile for Thomas E. Watson. I’he smile succeeded the stormy frown of yesterday. Thon the crowd howled some more. "I want to snatch the leadership <■! ! he I )ciiH»< i;o \ !i<hii tlx* hands of that ailure, Bryan I want tn g<». to I’.alli iHHc to put the South hack where it alorm . hi tin* front of this nation’s iflairs. t Others Wanted to Talk. "And now, friends," said Mr Watson. I want this i<< he a business meeting. Ae have nint h to do. We must agiee tpoii a piogiam for tomorrow. We Bust sei eel tlx propel officers and rec munend tliem to tin convention. Let is proet ‘ d to t b:i t w ork Mi , \\’:ilM»n then nmtilWited S: J 'owan.‘ of Bulloch, for the qhaßinai;- diip of ‘tljo meeting, and Mr a.’owan Aas vlrrtf'*d with a vim Ml I’owan attempted to sa\ a few 'ords did. in fact. s;iy a few. But the ■rowd began veiling for Watson. I’owan explained that Watson would alk at the piop< r time, hut that right tow then 1 were others who wanted to alk. After a measure of quo t had been ‘(•stored, B M Blackburn, of Atlanta, iffored a re.so.lu jinn. after delivering an tnpassioix'd pro-W atson address. Judge Twiggs On a Table. The Blackburn ?< solution, which was xlopted. v as as follow s: "Resolved. That this convention r« c umiieud to the state convention toinor ow that the selection of delegates at urge to the national Democratic con ention at Baltimore he made by pre anting f<>r billot each name separately, itid that such names he voted on sep irately." I hen the crowd began bellowing for A atson again. While he was speaking the disorder ;rew. and finally Mr. W atson got mad. md moved to adjourn Amid the ex ilement, Judge 'Twiggs, of Savannah, jot upon a table and mad.- a Watson speech that held the mob for a while. The judge was a Woodrow Wilson nan In the late primai y. it seems, but I he ci ow d didn’t care It didn't w ant to icai anybody hut Watson, anywa.v Mui it continued vociferouslx to ex • n ss itself accordingl \ Felders Name Unmentionecl. Realizing that the confusion wasi **’’ '' ■” s ta\ and that adjournment night as w«-li b taken, a resolution tn- ! busing Ml Watson for delegate at • ar F' Raltimoic m ,| for the chair manship of the delegation was crowilt-.l through, and the big mob dispersed. I hat was all t he;. wasto ♦he meet l,lt; R did n<»t insist upon any single Jem.md pi e\ iouslv rnad» by \| Wai - son. sav» that hi be named a delegate to Baltimore. I home- B re|dc'‘> name was no’, mentioned in *t'hp proceedings. .\i ■ " 1 I" ’skinning >■! ' xxas th. n- 11 si tlm meeting ex-er ~"i -I of Un Heide; -Watson : " ■' s 'a x’s , , , ls v , nt ion is < oii- ■< i nod, it left tiling- ,i> mu , >, U |> j r , t |„. ait as they were before • wa- railed. *» p. m. x .-sterdax .iti.rnoon At Watson XX. S breathing file and brim stone. de< lining tlmt nothing short of l-'eld. , s head on a vl’.arg. i would sai isfx him. m i that lie .md l-'eld. r should not g ' to Baltimore together At X (.clock In- was declaring that It" mint'd nothing but p.a.-e in the eon 'em.on ml would gladix- help mnk. :• I lox. feast Am , i im_. u ~,. . \\ , ltr ” 11 m An H.-i.i. >• woul.j -ay anything for pubiu ntmn. \\ at son’s Rooms 1 h rouged by Friends ■ ' .. , is in the II""'" . ~f tp, J, <in ' ' 1 1 m d agn in twd.ix. M ' m ,A|. I iiegor, ) THE XTLAXTA GEOKGIAA AND NEWS; WEJJ.xtJMM Y. MAY 29.'1912. IS. GRICE MAY SUE MATE'S KIN Attorney Says She Is Unable to Collect SSOO Loaned to Her Husband’s Stepfather. A dispute over money furnished by Mrs. Daisy K. Grace to her husband's fieople in Newnan was expected today to involve Hie accused woman In a new law I ingle. Besides supporting her hus band. paying all of his living and per sonal expenses, as was shown by her in court last week, Mrs. Grace loaned sums to his people, which she is now unable to collect, according to Josh Tye, « ho. acting for the accused wife, made a visit to Newnan yesterday. Mr. Tye. on his return to Atlanta, said he had failed to collect a SSOO note given by S. 1.. Hill, stepfather of Eugene H. Grace, to Mrs. Grace, The note, he said, was due last January, but so far no payment has been made on it, and when presented to Mr. Hill yes terday xxas turned down with tile state ment that he would tight it in court be fore paying it. Mr. Tye said Mrs Grace sent him to Nexxnan to collect 'he nionex’ only after letters concerning it to Mr. Hill failed to bring a reply and that she needed the funds, which at this time would save her from making any further sac rifices of her bond holdings donio and master of ceremonies. Mr. AA atson returned to his bed room early |in the forenoon on the plea that he j must rest and write some notes, but the i faithful stuck to their chairs in the re ception room. R K. Neal, chairman of the McDuf fie delegation, says seventeen delegates came with him, and ever.v one Is stick ing staunchly by Watson in hfs candi dacy for delegate at large. Air. Watson holds the proxy of Claude Story, of McDuffie, who gladly gate it to the Thomson leader. Mr. . Story wfls appointed to the delegation by Jlr Watson himself, and is one of the most rampant Woodrow AVtlson nu n ’in his county. I McGregor Uses "Short and Ugly.” Air. Watson will depend upon this proxy to get a seat on the floor today, though lie maintains that he really needs no proxy, as lie is himself a duly aiipointed delegate, in spite of Chair man John T. \V«;st’s assertion to the contra rx'. Major McGregor was vehement in his denunciation of Colonel West, who is an ancient enemy of the Watson elan. He applied a short and exceedingly ugly word to Colonel AA’est in telling a i.-porter today that Mr. AA’atson’s name rightfully belonged on the McDuffie didegat ion "Mr Watson made up the list at the request of Underwood men.' said Ma jor McGregor, "and through personal xiclieai’y did not include his own name, leaving that to his friends. John T. West was chairman of the executive committee which received the list. On Max til tile name of Watson was sent to Ail West with tile request that he include it in the list. He did not do so. claiming that it xxas to., late, while the Hi-I- did not n a!l> x lose legallx until /.Max COLONEL MAKES CLEM SWEEP. IN JEJffl Taft Fails to Win Any of 28 Delegates—Woodrow Wil son Loses Only Four. TRENTo.X, N. J., .May 29.—Returns from New Jersey’s first presidential preference primaries showed today that Theodore Roosevelt had overwhelm ingly defeated President Taft in their battle for the state delegation to the Republican national convention. Colonel Roosevelt’s victory was one of the most crushing blows he has dealt the president since they began their contest to win state delegations through speech-ma king tours. As the count continued today, the i returns indicated that Roosevelt had won the complete state delegation, consisting of four delegates-at-large and 24 district delegates. Earlier in the day it looked as if Taft would save four delegates. . Roosevelt’s plurality over President Taft and Senator LaFollette, estimated from th returns at hand will be be tween H.OOO and 10,000 when the count is complete. On the Democratic side Governor Wileon was an easy victor, .winning 24 of the 28 delegates. He had apparent ly lost two districts in Essex county, where lie was bitterly fought by ex- State Chairman Nugent, who wanted tlte state delegation uninstructed. Re turns from the Democratic balloting indicated that Wilson would have a majority of at least 30,000. Great Surprise to Politicians. The result of the Republican prima ries was one of the greatest surprises that the old-line politicians have ever received in New Jersey. The confi dent prediction of United States Sen ator F- •Briggs. Republican state leader, tiiat Taft would sweep the .state was made after a careful canvass. The labor vote was the greatest as set of the ex-president in his victory. Tho first returns received after the primaries closed were from the "silk stocking" districts, where the voting had been completed early. These were favorable to Taft, hut when the re turns came from districts where fac tory hands and other workers had voted after their day’s toil, it was ap parent that Roosevelt would make a big sweep. President Taft was expected to poll heavily in southern New Jersey, but Roosevelt captured the First district by a large majority. Tile Second, containing Atlantic City, also went to the colonel. The ballots in the Third were slowly counted, es pecially in Middlesex county, the piv otal section, but Roosevelt was appar ently winner there also. Labor Vote For T. R. The Fourth, containing Trenton and Mercer counties, went strong for Roosevelt, he taking both city and county. As the count proceeded today it looked as if Roosevelt would win the Fifth by 4(10. He also took the Sixth, as well as the Seventh. The labor vote was especially strong in the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth, and it was all for Roosevelt, for he swept the three districts. In Essex county, where Taft was expected to win, Roosevelt was tile victor by two to one. Hudson county, containing the Elev enth and Twelfth districts, stood three to one for Roosevelt on the returns thus far counted. At Princeton, the home of Governor Wilson, the Taft vote was 202 and Roosevelt’s 196. Wilson had a lead of 31S. T. R. Would Hold Up Contested Votes CHICAGO. May 29. -That only dele gates whose seats are not contested will be allowed to vote for the temporary officers of the Republican national con vention is the plan of the Roosevelt faction and the Roosevelt leaders will make every effort to see that it is < n foreed. This is the statement of Ormsby Mi - Harg. here to represent Roosevelt in the delegate contests. MeHatg holds that it would be manifestly unfair to allow contested delegates to vote mi a question that would influence the sm tlement of the contests. This is tlte same question on which contests in some states are based. The Taft men say that tile demand is a political trick. Roosevelt followers have contested 260 seats, and if these delegates were batted from voting the Roosevelt forces would have no diffi culty in controlling the temporary or ganization and naming their own <•:<-; dentials committee. T. R. for Sims for G. O. P. Secretary CHICAGO. M iv 29 Edwin W Sims, fori, er Federal district attorney here, secretary of the Roosevelt national committee, is slated for tile secretary ship of the Republican national com mittee if tlm Colonel is nominated for president The presidential < andidate names tin chairman and sec retary of the committee who will act during the presidential campaign. Si ns is said to be Roosevelt s choice. It, is understood that William Hayward, of New York, present secretary, does, not < are for another term, even if Taft i- i renominated TOM E/SSMILE FORTOM B.| * v / 9 yWk a w F X ’ Sk > m 1 J ■■c-u This is the famous and not very frequent Watson smile. It is'ineant as a token of peace to Felder and all others. Hadley Chairman y T. R. Controls JEFFERSON CITY. MO., May 29 - Governor Herbert S. Hadley will ac cept the temporary chairmanship of the Republican national convention if the Roosevelt faction controls. Gov ernor Hadley today sent a letter to the Colonel telling him so. He received a letter from Roosevelt asking him to take the place. Hadley says he is will-, ing to serve if it will be for the best interests of the progressives, but that he prefers that some other progressive be chosen. Hadley was one of the orig inal "Roosevelt governors.” Clark Picked to Win in Arizona PHOENIX. ARIZ.. May 29.—Demo cratic presidential preference prima ries are veing held in Arizona today. The Democratic state central commit tee divided the state into six districts, with one delegate to be selected from each. The voters also will express their preference for president. The can didate receiving the highest popular vote will name the four delegates-at large. Indications were that Champ Clark would be the first choice for the presidential nomination, with Wilson second. Chicago Delegates To Confer WithT.R. CHICAGO. May 29.—Ten or a dozen delegates to the national Republican convention will go to New York to con fer with Colonel Roosevelt at Oyster Bay Saturday afternoon. The invita tion was extended through Medill Mc- Cormick. It was at first planned to send a committee of seven delegates to confer with the colonel, but it was later decided to extend invitations to all tlie delegates so tiiat others might go if they wished. Clark Follows Constituents’ Wishes By SPEAKER CHAMP CLARK. WASHINGTON. May 29.—Judging from many letters and telegrams re ceived, tlie people of the Ninth congres sional district of Missouri, while be lieving am! hoping tiiat I will be nomi nated for president, desire tiiat I file for congress, which under tlie law must be done not later than June 7. if at all. Matters presidential have advanced so far tiiat three tilings are clear: First —1 "ill have- a long livtd at Baltimore. Second—-I will most probably have a majority. Third —Nobody will have a tjwo tliirds majority on the first ballot. I do not know whether the two-thirds rule will be enforced. It never has been enforced but once, and that was against Martin Van Buren, in 1844. In all other cases the man who received a majority was given the necessary two thirds nn.'jo.'ity. Nevertheless the two thirds rule may lie enTorced. and 1 may or may not secure the two-thirds ma jority. I have every reason now to believe 1 will secure the necessary two-thirds, but in view of that contingency and out of respect for the wishes of my constituents and of the Missouri Dn io i rat- in both houses »1 congress, I In.Va concluded to tile for congress. LINER RAMMED IN ERG MIKES LAND [ The Hudson. From Italy, in Col- > lision in New York Bay, Is Beached at Brooklyn. L NEW YORK, May 29.—Racing with her passengers to reach land before the ship went down, the French liner Hud son, bound in from Florence, Italy, was beached today off Seventy-second street in Brooklyn and her passengers taken off. following a collision with the Berr wind, a passenger boat of the New York and Porto Rico line. The Berwind was badly damaged and was towed to the Erie basin. The two ships came to gether at 7 o’clock this morning off Robins reef. The collision was due to the heavy fog that hung over the bay. , The Hudson carried 18 cabin and 65 steerage passengers. The Berwind, also a passenger carrier, was on her way from New York to Porto Rico and the > Hudson was coming in. They came to ' gether with a force tiiat smashed the bow of the Berwind and stove in the forward portside of the Hudson. It was the fear of the Hudson’s captain that she would go down in the bay if he did not immediately make land, and he headed straight for the shore off Brook lyn under full steam. In the meantime the Berwind swung 1 around toward the Statue of Liberty, sounding a call for aid. The vugs Dal zelline and S. B. Dalzell went hurriedly out to the injured ship and toyved her to the Erie basin. , ■■ CORN AND CANNING CLUBS REPRESENTATIVES MEET ATHENS. G. .. May 29. —The repre sentatives from tlie Boys Corn clubs and the Girls Canning clubs of the state have just finislied a meeting here, at which representatives from every ' congressional district of the state were present. These are the agents i f the I’nited States government, who are working in this state under the agri cultural department and the State Col lege of Agriculture, organizing and di recting the clubs among the boys and girls. Addresses were given by Dr. An drew M. Soule, president of the Agri cultural college: Miss Mary E. Cres ‘ well, state agent in charge of the girl’s ; work; O. B. Martin, special represen ' tative of the United States department of agriculture: Professor T. H. Mc- Hatton. Professor J. Phil Campbell and others. i OHIO'S CANDIDATES NOT-VERY WEALTHY ’ CINCINNATI. OHIO. May 29.—The ! two Ohio candidates for president are 1 neither of them encumbered with great 1 personal wealth. William H. Taft’s tax returns show $74,950. including a SI,OOO horse, a SIOO watch, a SIOO piano, $5,650 in bank and ' $65,000 of other personal property and investments. 1 Judson Harmon's return totals $23,- 350, as against $39,540 last year, so lie ‘ is $16,190 poorer. His return shows a watch valued at SSO, an automobile val ued at $1,500, a piano valued at SIOO, : Jsoo In bank and other personal prop erty and investments of $21,000. ELOPER PINION' f «GIRL TWICE I , Seeks to Evade Her Brother’s V Bigamy Charge—Eludes the I Bailiff, Then Surrenders. i 11 Continued From Pago Ono, ,i 1 . fl told her she could stay with* them as Jfl long as the family lived. But they found out a few days after that Lula Belle wasn't playing fair J 8 with them about Pinion They found out that Pinion had made friends with \ Lula Belle’s sister.-Mrs. Atkinson, who lives two blocks away over the clay banks at 159 Middle street. « He would come to the Atkinson house S and hide in the back room, and Lula Belle would steal away from the Lowry ' H home and meet him there. Monday night Pinion came again ti the Rtkinson house. He had told Mrs. Atkinson that his divorce had been . granted by Judge Pendleton: that he was free to marry, and one of the chil dren was persuaded to slip over ttFTnef ' " Lowry house and tell that to Lula Belle I while he would wait out of sight in a\ rear room Rut I-uia Belle knew that the Lowrys/ tH would he suspicious, and would not let! " her go to meet the man. So she sent I the child back to Pinion with a message I to wait for her until after dark, and \ she had Mrs. Atkinson send her little • 1 daughter down to her at the Lowry house again with a. message asking Lula Belle to bring some pictures up to show her. / Pursuing Brother | Sees Couple Wed. The ruse lulled Mrs. Lowry, but Low r.' kept watch. He became the more suspicious when Lula Belle went into fl her room and put on the finest gown fl she had. But he did not see her slip from a rear door and hurry off across tile clay toward the Atkinson house. /fl He did not know she had gone for half J J an hour when he opened the door of ' J her room and found it empty. . R Then tlie brother stole quickly over ' to the other house. He lurked 'in the shadows and heard Pinion telling Lula Belle about his divorce and the decree he said was already granted. And he heard the girl consent to the runaway. Then they left the house, walking quickly down the street. Lowry fol lowed them. He was behind them when they stole along Whitehall to Pe ters to Walker, turning corners, wind ing in and out as though they feared some <me was on their track. Finally Lowry saw them hurry up to a house I and enter. A negro in a .vgrd nearby j told him it was a minister’s house, and 1 through the window be said he could ! 1 see the couple being married. '■ || Then Lowry went away. 4te"didn T t j believe Pinion’s story about the divorce decree and his right to marry Lula f fl Belle, but he could not prove it was Xfl false, and Lula Belle was eighteen and J old enough to marry whom she chose. B B »So he went home a little easier in n mind because his sister was really mar- fl ried to the man she had run away with. ?. ra But yesterday he investigated, and A 1 he found that the decree of divorce Aij had not been issued when the marriage ’ ■ occurred, though it had been issued twelve hours later. fl He sued out the warrant for bigamy B against Pinion and sent the bailiff on ■ the couple’s trail. a SLATON WILL NOT 1 ACT WITH HUDSON Thomas G. Hudson will not introduce £a Senator Vardaman to Atlanta when the,’ fi Mississippian speaks for the benefit of fl the Fiftli regiment at the Audtorium- fl Armory, but John M. Slaton will pre side over the Hanley-Hobson debate, J tiie first of a series of entertainments fl given by the regiment. fl This is tlie outcome of an odd mix- fl up in which the gubernatorial candi- fl dates found themselves as a result of H an attempt to have them act joint!}' on the Fiftli regiment program. . . Overtures were made to both Hud son and Slaton to preside jointly at the yfl Hanley-Hobson debate on May 30. For- jfl mer Governor Slaton declined to act J J with Mr. Hudson and tho Fiftli mem committee decided to have Slaton for the Stanley-Hobson number and V fIK Hudson for Senator Vardaman. Former Governor Slaton promptly if accepted the .invitation to aet alone, ex- fl tended by C. A. Stokes, cahirman of a the entertainment committee, and the 'fl latter was forced to revoke the invi-* 'Jf tation sent to Mr. Hudson. He sub: JflFi tuted for it an invitation to introd |fl' Senator Vardaman later. In a letter to Hudson. Stokes said ' Not knowing that Mr. Bridges already made arrangements with to preside jointly, 1 told Mr. Slaton t B there was to bo only one, and it wo J perhaps be better for him in his'c ' county to be the one. I wish to ask : to do us the honor to preside, by yo self, and introduce Senator Vardai at a lecture to be given a week lat Mr. Hudson replied: "Have so many requests for spi fl ing dates that I can not now teil i ■ my prospects will be in the near fu .fl for introducing Senator Vardaman *'■"* I is to lecture for the military of At- fl lanta." fl BOY SCOUTS I Take a Kodak with you. What youfe is yopro The picture record of thiXj i will grow more interesting as th( yqf go bj. Jno. L. Moore & Sons have - Kodak you want. 42 N. Broad S? fl