The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-08-25
WIFI. TT BE sLATON, A FIELDER
HARpwoICK COMBINATION
OR A DARK HORSE?
GOVERNOR WILL FIGHT HARD

There Is Talk of Combination BE-
tween Hardwick and Fielder
AGAINST slaton. Convention viii
Met in Macon Next Tuesday.
ATrANTA-There will be only
one fight before the state convention
in Macon on September that for
tho short term in the United States
senate for successorship to the late
cono+,r O. Bacon. The result Of
that fight is no more settled now than
If was the day before the state pri-
mary.
With a plurality of the convention
vote . plurality of the popular vote
and the fact that he ran second IN
some seventy-fve counties which
wont n one or the other of his chief
onnonents Governor Slaton naturally
feels that he is entitled to the nomi-
nation. and is going to Macon pre-
nared to contend for it vigorously.
There are three or four things
which could happen in the conVen-
tion. One of these is the nomination
of SIaton on the third or fourth bal
lot. based upon his claims as stated,
but there is no question about the
fact that both Congressman 7. W.
Hgrdwick and former Attorney Cen
eral T. S. Fielder will vigorously con-
test this, and will do everything in
their power 10 prevent it.
viii Hardwick and Fielder Combine?
Another thing that might happen
is the nomination OF Hardwick
through a combination of Hardwick
and Fielder. 1t has been suggested
that these two might submit their
claims to arbitration or something OF
that kind to determine which should
draw the others support.
One thing is certain, and that is
the nomination of Hardwick will
never take place with Governor Sla-
toms consent any more than the gov
ernor could hope to get in with the |
consent of Hardwick In the event,
therefore, that the governor finds his !
nomination impossible it has been !
pointed out that he might seek to |
turn his strength to Fielder in order
10 prevent the naming Of Mr.. Hard
wick.
There is no doubt about the fact
that Governor Slaton will hold the |
strongest hand in the convention.
With 14S votes OF his own he can
possibly hope to control also the rs
votes of G. R. Hutchens, which would /
give him 161. This would still be
81 votes short of enough to nomi
nate. but it would give him powerful
convention strength.
1t is quite evident that neither
Hardwick nor Fielder can hope to get
the nomination without one OF them
getting the votes and support of the
other. OF course neither will want
to go to the other, but this may be
come the only solution Of the prob
lem.
Folders Chance.
II would seem, therefore, that as
between these two Fielder stands the ,
better chance. He stands just as ,
much chance of getting Mr.. Hard
wick's support as Hardwick does of :
getting his; and he also stands the
chance, as pointed out, of Governor .
Slaton preferring to see Fielder rath-
er than Hardwick get the nomina-
ton.
The fourth thing that might hap
pen in the state convention is the
nomination OF a dark horse. The pos |
sibility Of Joe Brown in this connec-
tion has been discarded, because he
ran such a poor race with Senator
Smith. If Mr. Brown had made
good showing in his own race it is
believed that ne might have been
possibility in this one, although de-
feated. Under the circumstances as
they have developed, however, he can
hardly he considered now in connec-
ton with it.
If the convention should turn in
this direction there is no suggestion
as yet as to Just where it would go.
Congressman Hardwick has taken
the position thet Slaton should not
be nominated because two-thirds of
the voters Of Georgia have voted for
other candidates and therefore
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