The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-05-31
GEORGIA CONVENTION
WAS STORMY AFFAIR
TOM WATSON GOES TO BALTI.
MORE AS A DELEGATE.
He Lost His Fight to Control State
Con7entiOn-Near Clash Between
Watson and Fielder.

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Atlanta, Ga, May 29-Tom Watson
lost his fight to control the Democratic
State convention today, but he won
place on the Baltimore delegation.
Even this victory is a doubtful one, as
the Georgia delegation goes to the ma
tional convention bound by the unit
rule and controlled by men who are
Watson's avowed enemies.
Though baked at every turn, Wat
son tried valiantly to break the power
of the socalled ring" Watson was
spelling for a fight while the leaders
were bent on having harmony even if
they had to use a bludgeon on Wat
son to get it. The McDufie delegate
was made delegate at large in rec
ognition to his services in behalf OF
Mr.. Underwood, but he was denied a
voice in the naming of his fellow
delegates.
Watson was not treated very court
eously by the convention. When he
tried to speak in opposition to the
election of delegates at large by &C
clamation, he was Kissed and jeered
af from mir fo gallery.
"You can't hiss and hoot me down,
he defed his opponents. But they did,
Watson giving up the struggle after
pitting his voice against the tumult for
Is minutes. The episode furnished
one dramatic moment-a moment
when the expected clash between
Watson and Thomas B. Fielder appear
ed imminent.
Which is Oil!
''You can't make oil and water
mix" Watson shouted. ''Let us have
a separate vote on the delegates.
don't want to have to serve with a
man who said he was going to skin
me like an eel. Let Watson's friends
vote for Watson and Felder's friends
for Fielder"
Fielder, white with rage, rose in his
place among the Fulton county dele
cation and shook his first across the
footlights at Watson. Friends drag
ged him back and kept him silent, a.
though it is doubtful if the crowd
would have remained silent long
enough to permit the two men to ex-
change compliments.
The convention wasted little more
time in talk but proceeded to elect by
acclamation the eight men agreed up
on by the leaders. Watson retired
forthwith and was seen no more on
the platform. The delegates at large
selected We're:
Thomas E. Watson, of McDufie;
Thomas B. Fielder, of Fulton; H. H
Dean. Of Hall; Randolph Anderson, OF
Chatham; Crawford w. Wheatley, OF
Sumter; G. R. Hutchinson, of Floyd
c. A. Pendleton, of Biggs, and Con-
gresham W. G. Rrantley.
Sends Double Delegation.
Each of the 12 districts held eau.
cuses and selected four delegates
Thus the convention sends to Balti-
more Sc delegates, with half vote
each. No alternates have been named
The resolutions adopted strongly in
dorse Oscar w. Underwood for pres;-
dent and instruct the States delega-
ton to vote for him until his nomi.
nation shall be secured" The resolu-
tions committee still was in session
with a large number of resolutions
proposed by Watson before it when
the convention adjourned.
At meeting of the delegates to BAL,
timore, after the convention, c. P
Pendleton of Macon, editor of the
Telegraph, was elected chairman o!
the delegation. Mr.. Watson's name
also was presented, but withdrawn a,
his own request.
Clark Howell, editor of the Atlanta
Constitution, was reelected as na-
tional committeeman.