Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-01
FIELDER AND
WATSON
HOT DUEL
AGAIN.
T. E. Says Albanian Packed
Convention With HoodIums
and Quaked at Challenge.

Thomas f. Watson. in the current
issue of his Progressive Democrat, out
today, says for the first time what he
thinks of the doings in the Democratic
state convention Wednesday
He concerns himself almost entirely
with Thomas B. Folders connection
with the convention, and vigorously
lambasts the Atlanta man. alleging nu-
merous sensational and red-hot things
about Fielder, Felder's friends and Field
er's attitude generally, politically, per-
sonally and professionally
Fielder, shown a copy of Watson's
article. comes back at the red headed
one in language not only picturesque
and emphatic, but equally sensational
as that employed by Watson.
The statements of both make highly
interesting reading
In his newspaper. Mr.. watson says:
Thomas B. Fielder.
Hot Shot For
In the interest Of certain shady
lawyer and lobbyist, there was a meet
ing of the Fifth district delegates, prior
to the meeting of the convention. This
was irregular and Illegal. There was
no one clothed with authority to call
such a meeting
You can readily perceive what an
advantage it gives to the city dele
gates when they take to themselves the
authority to summon the country dele
gates to the. city in advance of the con-
vention. The expense and loss OF time
involved in the taking of this extra trip
to the city would naturally tend to dis
courage the country delegate from go
ing to this preliminary meeting, and
would naturally tend to place control
in the hands of the city politician. In
the language which was perfectly par
liamentary, / pointed this out last
week.
Immediately upon the appearance OF
my card, one Thomas B. Fielder, who
rides about the earth's surface on free
passes and who does for such rich CHI
ents as Charles w. Morse dirty work
which no other lawyer would do, be-
came very indignant. He rushed into
the Atlanta papers with the statement
that he meant to beat me to a FRAGILE,
in the Atlanta convention. He said he
meant to skin me like an eel. He pre-
vailed upon another gas-bag, OF about
the same proportions as himself, to
publish a statement in the papers to
the effect that was rank gutter, who
would not dare come to Atlanta at all.
They also intimated that they would
fix the credentials committee in such
a manner that l would not be admitted
to a seat on the floor of the convention,
and would not be heard of at all.
Had City Crowd
At Our Mercy"
We arrived in Atlanta in due tim.
and were given a tremendous ovation
at the depot. At the Kimbal the
cheering was loud and hearty. Every
train bringing in the country deega-
tons added to our strength. Fielder
and his crowd began to quake. BY
supper time everybody saw that we had
the city crowd at our mercy.
While l was taking supper with j.
Brown in the Kimball restaurant a
young man came up to me, introduced
himself and after a preliminary re-
mark or two told me that Mr.. Fielder
wanted to know If l would meet him
and have a private conversation with
him.
My answer to the young man was:
mo; l won't. You tell Fielder that
said understood he had fight COM
ing my way and l am waiting for it,
Tell him to bring that fight right
along The young man, as the niggers
would say. "banished from view"
The remainder of the night princi-
pally was spent by Fielder and his al
lies in drumming up hoodlums to in
wade the convention hall and take pos
session of it. In this they succeeded.
Before single delegate presented him.
self into the Grand theater the fooi
and the galleries were full of Atlanta
hoodlums.
Chairman Hutchens did his leye
best to have them elected. but not ont
of them was put out. On every prop.