The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-22
FIERY ATTACK | BY TOM WATSON i Georgian Is Bitter in Speech | Against HOks Smith | WANTS BROWN REFLECTED
 Watson Declares That Georgia situa- tion Is Like That in Tennessee With Factions at War in the Party

Atlanta, September 21.-To disregard the nomination of Hoke Smith for goyer- nor on the ground that democrats are not bound by the primary which chose him, because of the methods by which the primary was Conducted, was the ad- vice of Thomas E.. Watson, once populist candidate for the Presidency, in a speech at a mass meeting called by himself here tonight. He urged democrats to vote for Gov. Joseph M. Brown for an- other term, although Brown is not a can didate. declaring that voters are free to treat the Smith nemination as null and void.
 What Watson called "bossism" and the alleged use of money and whisky in elections, and the securing of nomina- tions by fraud and deceptions," were the reasons he gave for ipsurging against the regular democratic nominee. Watson re- ferred to Smiths statement of ST. 800 campaign expenses, declaring that this did not cover more than half of the total expenses from other sources. He op- jected to the use of so much money in campaigns as a dangerous tendency. He claimed that in the nominating conven- tion the representatives of the 93O00 dem- ocrats who voted in the primaries for Brown were reduced to silence" by the convention rules and that then the rep resentatives of the s7,00o who voted for Smith were subdued by those new rules into a state of speeches. imbeciility."
 Watson's Charges
 The uproar which cut short his previous speech here. Watson charged was insti- gated by what he called the ''rule-or- ruin" clique, which dominated the nomi- mating convention. Speaking further of his interruption. Watson said:
 Although no such idea was in my mind at the time. I have been firmly con. vinced by subsequent developments that some of the rioters had assassination in mind
 The situation In Georgia bears stYik- ing resemblance to that which existed in Tennessee just sZoefore. Garmacls was killed.v
 Upon southern men and women, Watson said. rests the responsible for the main tenance of the institutions of liberty, be-
 
 flower ever. left England, the true prin- ciples of democracy were deeply planted in the south.s
 When southern congressman assist stand-pat republicans to put tax of s7 per cent on the rich mans champagne, after having taxed the poor mans blanket at 165 per cent what better evidence would you want that the voice of the peo- pie Is no longer heard in the making of our laws?"
 Watson charged that vote bartering ex- isted in the highest legislative offices in the country and that "our representatives sell out, betraying their constituents for a mess of federal patronage" He pre- dicted that unless this spirit of lawless- ness'' Is checked "our wives and daugh- ters will be subject to insult wherever they appear alone on a side street"
 Remodelfng Advocated
 He advocated remodeling the national democratic convention so as to give full representation to those states which go democratic and proportional representa- tion to tbose which do not, a move which, he said, would be the souths first step 'to recover her ante-bellum power in the union."
 Near the close of his speech MT. Watson said
 T am authorized to say that if the people call on Governor Brown he will serve. Today I had a confidential talk with J. R. Smith Governor Browns campaign manager) and MT. Smith will help in our fight"
 Asked after the speech whether Gov ernor Brown had authorized him to make any statement. Mir. Watson said the governor had not, but that he was con- fident the governor would accept If re- elected.
 MT. Watson did not propose any plan to place Governor Browns name on the official ballot.
 Tonight's meeting was continuation of a speech which Watson abruptly termin- ated here on September ?, when his voice was drowned out by shouting in the au- dience which he claimed was part of a plot to prevent him from speaking in At lanta.
 Tonight he spoke in local theatre. which was largely filled through admis- sion by card before the doors were thrown open to the general public. The place was packed and the meeting orderly throughout,