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UNDERWOOD M
DENY ‘FRAME-UP'
Anderson Declares There Was
No Pre-Convention “Agree
ment” With Watson.
J. Randolph Anderson, of Savannah,
who. undertook to put through the pro
gram agreed upon by the I nderwood
leaders In the late Democratic state
convention in Atlanta, has given out a
statement purporting to carry the "in
side” facts and the actual truth of the
proceedings of that convention, as ef
fected by the preliminary understand
ing among the Underwood leaders.
Mr. Anderson specifically denies that
, there was any "agreement," "deal” or
"trade” with Thomas E. Watson as to
what should or should not be done, and
that so far as he knows neither Gov
ernor Brown nor Mr. Slaton was a par
ty, directly or indirectly, to any con
ference of Underwood men, prior to the
calling of the convention to order.
The Savannah man does not deny
that Mr. Watson was advised of the
program agreed upon, and that he was
consulted upon certain points, and
asked his opinion concerning them.
"Watson Had the Votes."
Thia. Mr. Anderson says, was largely
because an attempt had been made by
the so-called •'Wilson press" of the
Btate to make Mr. WaJ.son an apple of
discord inside the convention, and that
the Underwood leaders were deter
■gfrr.ii that this plot should not suc
' <-e.ed. If it might be defeated honorably.
He admits that Watson was elected
to Baltimore because he had the votes.
Mr. Anderson declares that a per
sistent effort has been made, since the
presidential primary in Georgia was
won by Mr. Underwood, upon the part
of the Wilson people and press, to cre
ate discord and strife within the ranks
of the Underwood victors. He points
out that the Wilson attacks upon Un
derwood have been even more bitter
and unfair since Underwood won his
Victory in Georgia than it was before,
whereas the Georgia campaign surely
Should have ended the criticism.
In their blind rage, says Mr. Ander
son. the Wilson people seem to have
lost sight of the fact that by undertak
ing to make the state convention a row
-rather than a love feast, they destroyed
whatever chance there might have been
that the Georgia delegation, somewhere
along the line, would be willing to vote
for Wilson in the convention.
Denies "Frame-Up" Story,
Mr. Anderson takes particular excep
tion to a statement In The Atlanta
Journal. In which that paper stated
that a "frame-up" was arranged, just
before the contention met, in which a
Watson fight S-as avoided, and that In
the "frame-up” figured, with Mr. An
derson, such well known leaders as
John M. Slaton. G R. Hutchens, Jack
Spalding. William A. Dodson. Gov
ernor Brown and others, and that
through this "arrangement" an open
row was avoided between Felder and
Watson on the floor of the convention.
Mr. Anderson dentes that he. either
met or communicated with Mr. Slaton
or Governor Brown during the progress
Os the convention, or before It, upon
the subject of the convention, and that
he did not even see Mr. Slaton until
several days after the convention. H ■
gays that not only is that true, but that
nobody ever approached him with ref
erence to any "frame-up.”
The floor leader says there was a
Conference held in his room the day be
fore the convention, participated in by
numerous delegates to convention,
and that at that conference he, after
some discussion, was requested to take
charge of the program in the conven
tion. It was put up to Mr. Anderson,
he says, by that conference to secure a
bona flrie Democratic convention, with
\ a fair deal for everybody, all the way
( around It was also put up to the Sa
vannah man to see that the convention
got through with its necessary busi
ness with as much speed as possible. I
"Progcam Made For Fair Play.” ‘
Mr. Anderson says the program he
first arranged was made up on the
presumption that there would be nine
candidates for delegate at large, In
cluding Mr. Watson. One of these can
didates. Mr Loyless, states Mr. An
derson. withdrew his name from the
convention's consideration the night be
fore it met, and that he then proceeded
with the idea that there likely would be
only eight names put up.
Mr. Anderson says that, in view of
rumors of war. he, at Mr Hutchens’
suggestion, called upon Mr. Watson,
and went over the proposed program
wjth him, and convinced him that it
was all right, and made up In the in
terest of fair play H» says that he
' found Mr. Watson laboring under some
misapprehension as to the way things
were going, and that after he succeeded
in convincing the Thomson man that
things were all right, w it.- n said hi
was satisfied, and ono asked to name
in the convention the two non agreed 1
upon for temporary and : ermanent
chairmen, as both were satisfactory to
him. To this both Mr. An —r;-m and
Mr. Hutchens readily agree.
Mr. Anderson says -|-■ isl. ■ that |
there was nothing in 'he nature of j
"deal” b -tween Mr Watson ami the
Underwood people, at any th-
in conclusion. Mr. And> -son signifi
cantly says that he has ben asked
many times how it was that Mr. Wat
son w.-.s elected a delegate
To this he replied that there «er- for
one reason and another, enough votes
in the convention 10 base elected M
Watson in any likely event—and that
that is why he was elected
He admits that Mr. Watson won: I
have received 1. majority of the votes
in his—Andei = m's —own district dele
gation. and that ne showed even greater
strength in other district delegations
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SEARCHING SIDELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS
By JAMES B NEVIN.
Judge John W. Maddox, who
ly was elected to the presidency of the
State Mutual Life Insurance Company,
of Rome, was in Atlanta today. The
judge expressly denied he has any idea
of resigning from the bench—at least,
he has no idea of resigning any time
soon.
“There is nothing whatever of the
inconsistent in my holding both posi
tions, if I can do so in justice to both,
and lam surprised that the report of
my resignation should have gained
such currency,” said the judge.
"There are a few aspirants to the
judgeship—entirely honorable and
worthy aspirants, of course—who have
thought I was going trf quit, and who
have expressed a desire to succeed me.
Through them the rumor of my resig
nation doubtless was given a good
send-off.
"I am glad to ray. however, that the
people generally in my circuit appear
to be very well pleased that I am not
going to turn loose.
"I had a distinct understanding "with
the directors of the State Mutual with
respect to this matter before I agreed
to accept the presidency of the compa
ny. If I find at any time that I am
neglecting either my duties as judge or
aa president of the company, I will
choose between them, of course. Until
that time comes I shall hold both po
sitions."
The judge’s attitude in this matter
sets definitely at rest the interesting
rumors with respect to the succession
to the judgeship of the Rome circuit.
According to some prophets,
there is a little cloud hovering on
the Republican horizon —no bigger
than a bunch of black judicial
whiskers.
Here and there, the thing that
broke loose in Georgia recently is
being referred to as "the battle of
the Tom-Toms."
United States Senator James K.
Vardaman, of Mississippi, is an At
lanta visitor today.
Senator Vardaman is very optimistic
with respect to the Democratic out
look nationally, and thinks that party
should win. whether the Republicans
name Roosevelt, Taft, or some "dark
horse."
He inclines to the opinion, like Gov
ernor Joseph M. Brown, that Roosevelt
would be an "easy mark" for the Dem
ocrats. The senator does not think this
country ever will elect any man to the
presidency for a third term.
Senator Vardaman thinks very high
ly of Champ Clark, and believes he
would make a fine president were he
elected. He believes the South in par
ticular would have in Clark a firm and
dependable friend In the white, house.
The picturesque Mississippian is very
loyal to the cause of Underwood, how—
ever, and will lend his support to no
other candidate, so long as Underwood
remains in the running In the event
of a deadlock. Senator Vardaman thinks
Underwood's chance of eventual nom
ination exceedingly bright. He real
izes, nevertheless, that it may be Clark
on an early ballot.
Up one side and down the other
therefore, the senator does not very
well see how he can lose, whatever
happens.
If Mr. Taft wishes to hold his
Southern delegates of a colored
persuasion in line, surely he might
corner the watermelon supply in
< From The Press, Thomasville. Ga. 1
JUDGE H. H, PERRY
INDORSED BY FRIEND
Col. Merritt Gives Our Readers a
Synopsis of the Life of Judge
Perry, Who Is a Candidate for
U. S. Senator From Georgia.
There is only one office that is of more
importance within tha gift of the people
than that of United States senator, and
that Is the office of president of the
United Slates. The writer was a mere
boy when he formed the acquaintance
ship of Mr Perry, who was at that time
occupying the chair of professor of math"
ematics in the North Georgia Agricultural
College at Dahlonega, Ga . which position
he filled with distinguished ability until
he resigned to take up the practice of
law.
Colonel Ferry came to the bar eminently
equipped for the discharge of the arduous
duties imposed upon the practitioner of
that learned profession; he hung out his
shingle in Gainesville, at which place he
has continual!} resided, and took rank at
once among the ablest lawyers of the
northeastern circuit; possessed of a class
ical education, and a trained mind, he
naturally went after the analysis of a
legal proposition He has the happy fac
ulty of never appearing disconcerted in the
court room in the trial of a case in which
I ho appears as counsel We have seen
I em-neut lawyers have him. as they
I 'hough! up in the air. but when Perry
I came down he would light on his feet. He
lis the ver> prince of professional cour
i tesv in the court room, and of politeness
' tn his social life, his professional, private
I and p.iblic life is as spotless as thrice
I sifted snow His attainments as a law yer
1 and statesman peculiarly hi him for a
1 representative in the United States sen
' ate. to many people's wav of thinking
the most augus’ body of men that as
sembles upon the face of the earth.
It was a rare treat to hear the great
h’hief Justice Logan E. Bleckley discuss
men and measures, and he never indulged
in idle talk In commenting upon the
abilities ot 'lie able lawyers of the state
1 whn appeared before the supreme court
!he said that Mr Perry s work (alluding
■ ’o his briefs and pleadings* bore the ini-
I j rint of the master s hand. Ml lawyers
k • >w that no greater compliment than
i this could be paid a lawyer, as well
they -now the same could have
■ ■ -•me from no greater authority than the
renowned chief justice.
Senator Racon will haxe been in the
j United States senate eighteen years
when his present term expires the peo
i pie -hi i>d excuse him and let him take a
no- '■ reeded rest He is row in sight of
' the eigthtleth mile post of his life's jour
, ney 1? true txe need men In the’sen
, ate who are ripe m statecraft and schol
; arly and Attainments, but Senator
i op. has irrixc-l at tha’ period of life
where a man becomes overr’pe The peo-
I pie f the sta*e owe nls retirement to him
as a marl- f -e.-p*- • ? *n r ie .>/
Georgia will n a*e no mistake in elect-
. i innei 1 err> t •• r ’
I senate. J t MERRITT.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5. 1912.
Chicago while the convention is in
session.
So long as Blease temains gov
ernor of South Carolina, it hardly
will be proper to refer to Tom Fel
der as a Palmetto state "fan.”
"Jim” Price, who is running for com
missioner of agriculture, came mighty
near ruining a nice, new automobile
the other day, attempting to get from
Clarkesville to Cornelia.
Mr. Price ran ft over a stump in one
place, into a ditch in another, and up
against a hostile sand bank in still an
other. He finally abandoned it tempo
rarily for a freight train, in order to
get where he was going in time for the
handshaking and speechmaking.
Polities subjects a candidate to many
severe criticisms, however, and now one
of Mr. Price’s opponents is saying that
"Price knows all about running a buzz
buggy.” and only smashed up that
thing the way he did Monday in order
to create the false Impression among
the country folks that he is unsophis
ticated in city ways and really knows
nothing worth while about an automo
bile, anyway.
This mean person affirms with a
great show of authority that Price
knows an automobile like a book, and
talks about gears, differentials, car
bureters and things with quite as much
ease as he discusses crops and plowing
conditions.
Mr. Price says he tried manfully to
keep the automobile story dark.
Columbia has made Oscar Un
derwood a doctor of laws. The Ala
bama man is considered a pretty
good doctor of tariff law, anyway.
It is hard to escape the pro
found conclusion that It is—or may
be—better, after all, to be a wise
and optimistic June graduate than
to be a delegate to Baltimore.
A good many Georgians are begin
ning to wish that various big police
men. high sheriffs, constables, mar
shals, and things, would quit pestering
Georgia’s delegates-at-large to Balti
more, and permit the procession to pro
ceed, in such peace as it may.
With Uncle Sam after Tom Watson
and Bellicose Blease after Tom Felder,
a lot of people already are wonder
ing what’s the use being elected a
delegate-at-large if meddling and in
terfering officials are to keep butting in
and making things unpleasant?
The divers and sundry representa
tives of the august majesty of the Jaw
ought to understand that, whatever
differences of opinion there may be be
tween the Watsonites and the Fnlder
ites. it is the general desire of Geor
gians that both delegates be allowed to
have a chair in the Baltimore house
wa rmfng.
It would be too bad if. when the con
vention is called to order, it be found
that both Toms are confined in durance
vile somewhere or other, the while the
big show undertakes to plod along
without them.
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FROM POLITICS
A resolution seking to prevent coun
ty employees from contributing to the
campaign expenses of candidates for
county commissioner or from making
any. partisan use of their offices in
elections will be introduced at this aft
ernoon’s meeting of the county board
by Commissioner S. B. Turman.
It had been rumored, said Mr. Tur
man. that, employees or heads of de
partments had contributed jnoney to
certain candidates and were exerting
their influence in some of the elec
tions. The resolution would make this
a cause for dismissal from the coun
ty’s service.
The resolution declares there has
been criticism of heads or members of
the different departments taking ac
tive or partisan interest for or against
candidates for the office of county com
missioner. The resolution continues:
Rumors of Financial Aid.
Whereas, it has been rumored that
certain employees or heads of depart
ments have contributed money for the
campaign expenses of said candidates;
and, further, that heads of departments
have exerted their influence in some of
said elections with county employees
and with persons or firms from whom
the county purchases supplies, for or
against said candidates;
And. Whereas, the board heretofore
has adopted no regulations concerning
these matters, with the exception -of
the county police department; now,
Therefore, be it resolved, That the
following rule be permanently adopted
and made the order of this board:
First, that the heads of the several
departments and employees of the
county shall not take any active or
partisan interest for or against any
candidate for the office of county com
missioner, during the campaign for
election.
Second, neither shall any contribu
tion be made for such purpose by any
said employee.
Third, nor shall the head of any such
department or his assistants use their
positions with employees under them
for the purpose of influencing their
votes in such elections.
Fourth, nor shall the county patron
age with merchants be so used by the
head of any department or his assis
tants.
A violation of this rule shall be cause
for immediate discharge from the em
ployment of the county.
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TWO WHITE SLAVERS
BEGIN SERVING TERMS
AT ATLANTA’S PRISON
Two Italian “white slavers,” Eman
uele Greco and Frank Martino, today
arrived at the Federal prison to begin
serving terms imposed by Judge Learn
ed Hand in the United States district
court in New York city. Greco is un
der a sentence of ten years at hard la
bor and a fine of SIO,OOO, while Martino
faces a term of five years.
The punishment meted to Greco is
the maximum penalty for a violation
of the “white slave" amendment to the
interstate commerce act. Two of the
jurymen who convicted Martino served
on the jury in the trial of Greco. The
Greco case was on trial two days. Greco
is known to the department of justice
as Tony Miller.
DREAMING FIREMAN KILLED
TRYING TO DESCEND POLE
CHICAGO, June 5.-—Lieutenant Jo
seph T. Ballak, of engine company No.
57, was killed early today by falling
through the pole hole in the company’s
quarters. It is believed that he tried to
descend the pole to the first floor while
dreaming that he heard an alarm.
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$40.00 Wilton Rugs, 9x12 feet, in this sale, $35.00
. $45.00 Wilton Rugs, 9x12 feet, in this sale, $40.00
$55.00 Wilton Rugs, 9x12 feet, in this sale,
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$25.00 Axminster Rugs, 9x12 feet, sale price $22.50
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GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
TO DEDICATE WINDOWS
IN BLANDFORD CHURCH
RICHMOND, VA.. June s.—By re
quest of the Georgia Memorial asso
ciation, the unveiling of the Georgia
window in old Blandford church, Pe
tersburg, which was scheduled to take
place early in June, has been postponed
until October, so that the state may be
properly represented.
Unveiling of the Florida state win
dow will take place June 24. A dele
gation from that state will be present.
It is announced.
These are the only two Southern
states which have not yet placed win
dows in the historic old church which
was erected early in the seventeenth
century. The edifice, a brick structure
of colonial design, is located in Bland
ford cemetery in close proximity to the
Crater battlefield.
The last window placed in the church
was unveiled several weeks ago by the
Texas Confederate Memorial associa
tion under the direction of Mrs. Mollie
Magill Rosenberg, of Galveston, who
stands high in the ranks of ths Daugh
ters of the Confederacy.
AUGUSTA’S PRIMARY
TO BE HELD JULY 10;
3 SEEK MAYORALTY
AUGUSTA, GA., June 5. —The white
primary for the city of Augusta will be
held July 10. rite list for candidates
closes on June 15. So far there is one
candidate for council from five of the
six wards, with the fourth presenting
two. The mayoralty race will be be
tween L. C. Hayne and J. R. Littleton.
C. J. Rooney has announced for may
or also, but his candidacy is not taken
seriously Both of the leading candi
dates for mayor have Indorsed the pro
posed bond issue of $1,250,000 and their
platforms are practically the same, with
the exception of one being an advocate
of A. P. A. principles and the other
anti-A. P. A.
JACKSON WANTS SEWERS.
JACKSON, GA., June 5. —Sewerage
for Jackson is being generally dis
cussed. It is likely an election will be
called to allow the citizens to vote on
bonds within the next few months.
Council has condemned all cesspools,
and no more will be allowed.