Atlanta Georgian., 1912-05-28
|BBCO. EDITOR s
BOOM GAINING
MOMENTUM
Bibb Delegation, SoIidIy Anti
Watson. Plans Singing Re-
huke to MCDuffic Man.

3 The movement tentatively begun yes
kterday to bring before the state conven-
stion the anne of Charles r. Pendleton,
tof Bibb for one Of the places as dele
Agate al large 10 Baltimore, as outlined
bin The Georgian yesterday, took definite
sshape last night when certain leaders of
sthe Bibb county delegation to the state
hconvention agreed to undertake the
'election of the Macon editor, but with
pout asking him his wishes in the mat
kter.
= The Bibb county delegation'is solidy
aantf- Watson. More than that, It is just
Sas sordly pro Pcndleton, and it will
sbend its best efforr to keeping Watson
'iat home and sending Pendleton to Bal
Atimore in watson's place.
This stand Of the Bibb county dehga
hion is being enthusis stically accepted
sby other delegates who arc opposed to
WATSON They see in Penoleton's eiec-
hion as delegate an added rebuke to
WATSON They think that nothing would
So completely humiliate Watson as put
4ing Pendleton on the national delega
Zion in Watson's stead
Pendeton Watson War Ancient.
The newspaper controversy between
Watson and Pendleton during the prog
less of the first Hoke Smith campaign
Eor the soVernorship was one of the
f1ercest and most inconclusive ever
svaged in Georgia. Both men are mas
bers of ridicule. sarcasm, satire and
Anvective. and what they said about
e,ne another in that newspaper row
1nade about the crispest copy that
Never came down the Georgia journal
istic pike.
The battle generally was conside cred
kdraW After the wreck had been cleared
bup and the debris swept aside, it was
kobserved that Pendleton had about as
nj any handfuls of Watson's red hair as
Watson had obtained of Pendleton's
" hite hair
At that time Watson was devoted
'passonately to the cause OF Hoke
Smith in Georgia. Since then he has
burned agains Smith, and now says far
said of Pendleton. He refers to the
SENATOR invariably nowadays as Hog
Il -All Hoke."
Pendleton still stands right where ne
,sid when he and Watson disputed. Pen
dAeton always has been against Smith,
aahd more than likely always will be.
Wounds Never Have Healed.
The wounds left from that first Smith
campaign for governor never have
healed. The love lost between Pendle
tson- and Watson would rattle around
'Vtth a booming sound inside even the
shell OF a defunct mustard seed
Watson snorts at the mention of Pen
dleton's name and Pendleton thinks so
much OF his newspaper that he will not
owen permit the name OF the red
i1eaded person" to bedeck or bespangle
it S pages no matter what hs ppens.
If Watson had claimed to be the dis
Coverer OF the north pole back in the
dheerful Perry Cook days, and the pop
u lace had depended upon The Macon
Telegraph to spread the glad tidinss,
nobody would yet know that Watson
1ad even been butting around up in
FL1aI IIOZen vicinity. EullOI IeuuielOlI
! gave old Doc Cook great gobs of free
advertising, however.
The Pendleton movement has more
ehind it, of course than a mere pur-
pose to rub it in" on Watson.
PendIeton a Stalwart Democrat.
Colonel Pendleton is one of Georgias
lStalwsrt Democrats. He never has ap
tproved OF Watson or wisconsin. His
kelection in Watsons place would be
TJtinging rebuke to the McDuff1e man. to
he sure; but over and above all that,
Pendleton is Pendleton. And that means
much In Georgia.
The Macon editor has represented
Georgia in various national conVen-
atoms, and was one Of the committee OF
notification when Alton 3 Parker was
nominated in St Louis.
II elected tomorrow to go once moro
10 the national Democratic council 1t IS
mot at all unlikely that Colonel Pendle-
u on win be named chairman of the dele
Hystlon by his associates.