The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-05-14
Watson Says He Needs No Advice.
Writes Caustic Letter--Says Let Wilson Counties Have
Their Delegates.

Hon. Thomas Watson card the Atlanta Journal
reply to editorial him probable delegate to the
Baltimore impression that he about be over
by the Underwood The following parts OF the
letter.
In your issue appears cartoon which pictured hound
On your editorial page described being considered
despsabe than yellow dog
You upon Underwood leaders Georgia recognize and
reward service without which you aege their victory could not
have Of all most appropriately make that
demand Your huor must be growing weak memory mas
failed YOU
How did you treat me after Everybody
the platform which carried candidate into the governors
framed by Everybody knew that the dsranchsemen
Everybody knew that the dran
chsemen plank Of the speech made by at the capitol on
the night of September l. 1904.
swing the 10000 Popuis candidate required the
fighting 1892 Thousands Of them i'm
possible convince They had confidence His
sudden concden with his running for office
Nevertheless swept edand then what did do? You
published which demonstrated thorough
sacon that victory could have easily been gained without
assistance.
That was graceful tacu sensible and generous thing do
The Underwood leaders have been guilty of anything
stupid and ungrateful
You more than intimate buying selling
campaign You refer the trade You have failed in
campaign where opposite sides to me Of making
Did make any 1905 when trcked into supporting your
candidate? If so, tell the people what it
Did any 1908 when Iopposed your man If
Smith tell you what He your side and he is
liberty you he Did make any deal 1911 when Gov
Joe reelected? Um and R. Smith, they any
body does.
have repeatedly accused of making deals with Repub
can divide the electoral Of Georgia You have done this
the eutaton There the slightest
those accusatonsom which have had suffer-
knows how much, injury
If you could have had your way would be dgraced
without following and without influence You nsnuae that
bought in this campaign.
Up to this time have not received one dollar of Underwoods
money.
You refer my charge concerning and Booker Washing
wholly malicious fabrication flung into the campaign the
eleventh hour You mistaken The files of The Jeonian will
that charge weeks before May
Wilson had the ampest denial dsproof
They could have epone Booker Tuskeege
eegaphed Gov Wilson The charge made in good faith based
what others remembered of the carried the
newspapers the spring 1911 You have proof contrary
the governor of New Jerseys word and the governor New Jersey
stood convicted the Harvey episode of being wu
deliberate fa6e He so told deliberate mruh regard
applications for the Carnegie pension and he caught
was in the Harvey Watterson incident.
Any American Governor who quick bill which
shed civil marriage American unexpectedly
perdy eahery mendacy Young Woodrow Wilson did that and
New Jersey longer oea the civil 1t
fault with the Underwood management for being
OF religious While thousands of fellow
ncensed about that should people are
arminded hold Underwood responsible for my writings upon
subjects wholly foreign to the campaign
When Baltimore go Rooseet Cardinal Gibbons
had publicly requested his Tathe Mason
might we'll understand that all religious
divide at the polls
Your ppable effort dssension Underwood