The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-09-24
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Thomas E. Watson Makes an Unseeuly
Exhibition qf Himself.
ACTS LIKE 4 CRAZY :MAN

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Because sHoke Smith Does Not Fall
Down 1 /, and i worship Him the Great
Has been Wants to Defeat Him
for Governor and Urges Governor
Bow. : ; ztn.
10 disres See = s5,>.len 1,:@ ,:of
Hoke Smith for Goye:aouse l0iaa, lia
on the ground that Den.> tre
not bound by the primary, r>1ich
chose him, because of the methods
by which the primary was conducted
was the advice OF Thomas e. Wat
son, once Popultst candidate for the
Presidency, in a speech at mass
meeting, called by. himself at Allan
ta wednesday night. He urged
Democrats to vote for Governor JOS
eph NJ. Brown, for another term,
although Brown is not a@nominee,
declaring that voters are free to
treat the Smith nomination as null
and void. :.
What Watson called tbossism"
and the alleged use Of "money and
whiskey in elections, and the secur-
ing Of nominations by fraud and de-
cepeticns" were the reasons ne gave
for insurging against the regular
Democratic nominee. Watson re-
ferred to Smiths statement of sl7,-
900 campaign expenses, declaring
that this did not cover more than
half of the total expenses from other
sources.
He objected to the use Of SO. much
money in campaigns as a. dangerous
tendency. He claimed that in thse
nominating committees the represent
tatives of the SO 900 Democrats, who
voted in the primaries for Brown,
were reduced to silence" by the
Convention rules; and that then the
representatives of the $1,000, who
voted for Smith, were "subdued by
those new rules into q state OF
speechless imbecility."
The uproar, which cut short his
previous speech here, Watson charg-
ed. was instigated by what he call
ed the "ruie or ruins clique; which
dominated sthe nominating Conven-
tion. - - i
s. Speaking further Of this intarup-
ton, Watson said:; ~
Although no such idea was IN my
mind at the time, have been firm
", convinced that some Of the riot
ers had assassination in mind.
ssThe situation in Georgia bears
striking resemblance to that which
existed in Tennessee just before Car
mack was killed.
81 Z ..When Southern Congressman"
said the speaker, "assist stand7pat
Republicans to put taxlo 81 per
cent. on the rich mems ,champagne,
after having taxed the poor man s
blanket at 165 per cent Ynat better
evidence would you want that, the
voice ,of tthe people is mo longer
heard an the making Of our law ="
Watson charged that vote barter
ing existed in the highest legislative
Offices Of the country, and that our
REPRESENTATIVES, sell out, $betraying'
their constituents for a mess OF Fed
eral patronage" ,HeApredicted thai
unless "this spirit Of lawlessnes5 Is
checked, .our wives and daughters
will be subject to insult wherever
tehy appear alone on side street"
He advocated remodeling the Ma
tional Democratic Convention SO as
to give full representation to those
States which go Democratic and pro-
portional representation to those
which do not, move which he said
would be the South's first step 20
recover her ante-bellum power In the
Union
Near the close Of his speech MI.
Watson said: II am authorized TO
say that if the people call On Govern
or Brown he will serve. Today l
had "a confidential talk with ]. T..
Smith Governor Browns campaign
manager,) and Mr.. Smith will help
in our fight"
Asked after the speech whether
Governor Brown had authorized him
to make any statement, Mr.. Watson
said the Governor had not, but that
he was confident the Governor would
accept if reelected.
Mr.. Watson did not propose any
plan to place Governor Browns name
on the official ballot.
Mr.. Watson spoke in a local thea
tire, which was largely filled through
admission by card before the doors
we're thrown open to the general
public.