The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-09-28
STILL RAVINC
Thomas {. Watson Makes an Unseemly
Exhibition Of Himself.
ACTS LIKE A CRAZY MAN

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Because Hoke Smith Does Not Fall
Down and Worship Him the Great
Has been Wants to Defeat Him
for Governor and Urges Governor
Brown to Oppose Him.
To disregard the nomination OF
Hoke Smith for Governor of Georgia.
on the ground that Democrats are
not bound by the primary, winch
chose him, because of the metnods
by which the primary was conducted'
yas the advice of Thomas E. wat
son, once Populist candidate for the
Presidency, in a speech at a mass
meeting, called by himself at Allan
ia 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 tree 10
treat the Smith nomination as null
and void. -.
What Watson called "bossism
and the alleged use Of none n
whiskey in elections, and the secur-
ing of nominations by fraud n de-
c~epetions'' we're the reasons ne gave
for insurging against the regular
Democratic nominee. Watson re-
ferred to Smiths statement OF Sl''-
600 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 n
nominating committee the represent
tatives of the $4,000 Democrats VINO
voted in the primaries for Brown
were reduced to silence by the
Convention rules; and that then the
representatives of the $4,000, who
voted for Smith, were "subdued by
those new rules into a state OF
speechless imbecility.'
The uproar, which cut short ms
pr~evious speech here, Watson charg'
ed, was instigated by what he call
ed the rule or ruin" clique, which
dominated the nominating ConVen-
ton.
Speaking further of this intsrup-
ton, Watson said:
although no such idea was In my
mind at the time, l have been hrln-
" convinced that some of the riot
ers had assassination in mind.
1.-THE situation in Georgia Gears a
striking resemblance to that which
existed in Tennessee just before Car
mack was killed.
when Southern Congressman
said the speaker, assist stanc-pal
Republicans to put a tax or - per
cent. on the rich mems champagne
after having taxed the poor mans
blanket at 165 per cent, what better
evidence would you want that the
voice of the people is no longer
heard in the making of our
Watson charged that vote barter
ing existed in the highest Legislative
offices of the country, and that our
representatives sell out, betrayins
their constituents for a mess OF FED
eral patronage" He predicted thar
unless this spirit of lawlessne'S Is
checked, "'our wives and daughters
will be subject to insult wherever
tehy appear alone on a side street.
He advocated r%emodeling the Ma
tional Democratic Convention SO as
to give full representation to those
States which 60 Democratic AMI pro-
portional representation to those
which do not, a move which ne Sa'a
would be the South's first step 20
recover her ~ante-bellum power IN the
Union"
Near the close of his speech Mr..
Watson said: Il am authorized 70
.ay that if the people call on Go Iern-
or Brown he will serve. To-day l
had a confidential talk with j. Il
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 n
plan to place Governor Browns name
on the official ballot.
Mr.. Watson spoke in a local thea
ire. which was largely filled through
admission by card before the o
were thrown open to the general
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