The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-06-06
TOM WATSON
TIED HARD
Failed to Control Georgia Con-
vention and Gets Himself
Tied so He Cannot Bolt

Atlanta, Ca, May 29.-Thos
E. Watson, one time Populis
candidate for the presidency
lost his fight to control th'
Democratic State convention
here today but he won a place
on the Baltimore. delegation
Even this victory is a doubtful
one as the Georgia delegation
goes to the national convention
bound by the unit rule and con
trolled by men who are Watson's
avowed enemies.
Though baked at every turn,
Watson tried valiently to break
the power of the socalled ring
Watson was spelling for a fight
while the lenders were bent on
having harmony even if they
had to use a bludgeon on Wat
son to get it. The McDuffie
delegate was made a delegate at
large in recognition of his SER
vices in behalf Of Underwood
but he was denied a voice in the
naming of his fellow delegates
Watson was not treated very
courteously by the convention.
When he tried to speak in op-
position to the election of dele
gates at large by acclammation.
he was Kissed and jeered at
from pit to gallery.
You can't hiss and hoot
me down. he deied his oppon-
ents. But they did, Watson
giving up the struggle after
drowning his voice in the
tumult for about fifteen min
utes.
The episode furnished one
dramatic moment-a moment
when the expected clash be-
tween Watson and Thos. B.
Fielder appeared imminent.
You can't make oil and
water mix" Watson shouted.
Let us have a separate vote on
the delegates. I don't want to
have to serve with a man who
said he was going to skin me
like an ell. 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 delegation and shook
his fist across the footlights at
Watson. Friends dragged him
back and kept him silent,
ent, although it is doubtfulif the
crowd would have remained
silent long enough to permit the
two men to exchange compli-
ments.
The convention waste d little
more time in talk but proceeded
to elect BY defamation the
eight men agreed upon by the
leaders. Watson retired forth
with and was seen no more on
the platform. The delegates at
large selected were:
Thomas e. Watson Of Nc
Duffie, Thos. B. Fielder, of Full.
ton, H. H. Dean of Hall, Ran.
dolph Anderson, of Chatham
Crawford Wheatley. of Sumter
G. R. Hutchens of Floyd, c. R
Pendleton of Bibb. and Con
gresham W. G. Brantley.
Each of the twelve districts
held caucuses md selected foul
delegates. Thus the convention
sends to Baltimore Sc delegates
with half a vote each. No al
ternates have been named.
The resolutions adopted strong
" endorse Oscar W. Under
wood for president and instruc'
the State delegation to vote fol
him until his nomination
shall be secured" The resolu
tons committee still was il
session with a large number O.
resolutions proposed by Watson
before it, when the convention
adjourned.
At a meeting Of the delegate
to Baltimore after the conven
ton, G.. S. Pendleton of Macon
editor of the Macon Telegraph
was elected chairman of tn
delegation. Mr., Watson's nam
also was presented, but wa
Withdrawn at his own request
Clark Howell. editor of tn
Atlanta Constitution, was re
elected as national committee
man.