The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-09-28
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lssaas E #a.ssa Makes an Dnseenly
E1aAhsa af HiRsen.
ACTS LIKE A CRAZY MAN
Because Hoke Smith Does Not Fall
Down and Worship Him the Gres.
Nas been Wants TO Defeat Him
for Governor and Urges Governor
Brown to Oppose Him.

TO disregard the nomination o!
Eoke Smith for Governor Of Georgia
On the ground that Democrats are
cot bound by the primary. which
chose him. because OF the methods
By which the primary was conducted
vas the adYice Of Thomas E. Wat
con, once Populist candidate for the
Presidency. in a speech a. mass
meeting. called by hinsel: at Allan
ts Wednesday night He urged
Democrats to vote for Governor Jos
eph n Brown. for another term.
although Brown IS not nominee.
declaring that voters are free 70
treat the Smith nomination as null
and void.
What Watson called "oossism
and the alleged use Of money and
whsskey IN elections. and the secur-
ing OF nominations by fraud and de-
eepe..ons' were the reasons be gave
for iasurg;ns aga!nss the regular
Democratic nominee. Watson re-
se-.sd 70 Smiths statement Of s1'.-
600 campaign expenses. declaring
that this did not cover more than
halt Of the total expenses from other
sources
Ee objected TO the use Of So rnch
money In campaigns as dangerous
tendency. He claimed that IN the
terminating committee the rep.es.n-
tasiyss OF the $4,000 Democrats. aho
voted in the primaries for Brown.
wore reduced to silence" By the
Convention rules: and that then the
representatives OF the $4,000. who
voted for Smith. we're "suodued by
those new rules into state OF
speeches. imbecility."
TIE uproaz. which cut short his
previous speech here. Watson chars-
ed. was snseigssed BY what he call
cd the '.yule or ruin Clique. whieS
acsasnsted the nominating Convea-
ton.
Speaking further Of this ioseFup-
ton, Watson said:
although no such idea Was in my
mind at the time, ! have been tr'a-
~ convinced that some OF the riot
ers had assassination in mind
the situation in Georgia sears
striking resemblance TO sha: which
existed l.: Tennessee just before Car.
mack was ki!.ed.
when Southern Consressinea.
saia the speaker. assist stand-pas
Republicans to put tax OF g per
cent. on the rich mems champaSne.
aster having taxed the poor nan's
blanket q. ls5 per cent. what oe'<e'
ey.dence would you want that the
v6sce OF the people IS no longer
heard in the making OF our. is''
Watson charged that vote oarts'
sne existed in the highest Legislative
o@ees OF the country. and that Our
representatives sell out. oetrayins
taeir constituents :or mess OF Fed
esal patronage" He predicted that
unless this spirit Of lawlessneSS IS
checked, eur wives and daughters
win be subject to Insult wherever
tehy appear alone on a side street
ae advocated remodelirs the Ma
ticnaI Democratic Convention 50 rs
20 give full representation to those
States which 20 Democratic ant pro-
portional representation to sn'.'e
which do BOT. q move which he :a'd
would Be the South's arst Pep 20
recover her ante-aellum power IN ts"
Union
Sea. the close Of his speech NJ.
Watson said: II am authorized 10
nay that II the people call OF Go:e:n-
or Brown he will serve. To-Day /
had a confidential talk with J. K
Smith Governor Browns campaign
ranaser.) and NJ. Smith Will help
IN our aght-"
Asked after the speech whether
Goyerno, Brown had authorized him
70 make any statement, AT. watson
aaid the Governor had not. but that
he vas confident the Governor Vou'o
aecepe II reelected.
Mr.. Watson did not propose ans
oiao 20 place Governor Browns name
On the Official ballot.
Mr.. Watson spoke in !oca! thea
tre. which vas largely alled through
admission by card before the doors
were thrown open 70 the genera!