Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-11

said he. that crooked little lawyer Field
er is"
NEVER TURNED DOWN MONEY"
These men deny that Fielder took
money to lobby" he continued. ANY
body that knows Tom Fielder or his rec
ord. knows he never turned down mon
ey."
When he received the note. said Sena-
tor Pickett, not beinG familiar with
Felder's signature or handwriting, he
was not sure Fielder sent II until he read
the newspapers and saw that Fielder adj
nlitted sending 1t.
81 wanted to find out for sure" he
stated. Then I would have slammed
him as hard as the Lord would let me
and 1 wouldn't have used a knife"
But" he added, another man with
an entirely different grievance came
along and knocked him down. don't
believe he used a knife. And I would
like to know. if Fielder is too sick now
TO see anybody, as IL is stated, who
gave out the information which is print
ed in that card as coming from him?
when Galloway, White and Witham
come out and lie about me TO protect
this crook and don't repudiate IL by to-
morrow, I'll read a sworn affidavit in
this senate tomorrow from a man who
saw the IFdnSaCl4On ludl save FeAucA
81 900 from Mayor Pierpont 1t is a
fine thing for men who have been TAX
ing contributions for crooked lawyers
to accuse me-"
Unless reputation is forthcoming,
said Senator Pickett, he will read the
note from Fielder as we'll as reading the
affidavit he claims 10 possess.
Fielder and Eichelberger fell out over
the spoils," said Senator Pickett, re-
ferring 10 the split between the Anti
saloon league and the leagues law en-
forcement committee. Prior to that
time the money Eichelberger raised for
on the Georgia Commonwealth, the dirt
lest sheet on earth"
NO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Senator Pickett said that when he in
PRODUCES his evidence, there will be
no executive session about ii.
'T won't stand for the tabling of the
Minter resolution" he said. 81 thought
I'd upheld the dignity Of the senate
when I controlled myself from resenting
a personal affront when 1t was made.
I was willing to let the matter drop I'M
til 1 read that card today"
Senator Pickett scoffed at Fielder pos
ing as a churchman, charity worker and
prohibitionist and then writing such a
note. He called Fielder dirty cur and
he impugned the motives of Messrs.
White. Witham and Galloway, declaring
they ratified the note when Fielder wrote
II.
"I dare any one OF those men TO re-
peat what Folders note said in any
manner to me personally" said the SEN
ator. The senate won't have TO refuse
10 take action on it I'll take the matter
into my own hands"
When they saw Fielder write the note
and send it they were party to the
crime" said Senator Pickett.
He referred to the report that a tall,
dark man" was seen with Vason when
Fielder was stabbed. He intimated that
Felder's friends started such a report
with a view TO duplicating him. And
they knew il was a lie" he asserted.
Il hoped that this matter was closed"
concluded Senator Pickett, "but they
have seen fit to open it again, and the
senate is going o nrecord as taking
some action tomorrow unless they re-
pudiate their card"
The card to which Senator Pickett re-
ferred is as follows:
To the fair-minded people of Georgia:
Everybody knows that the continuous
assaults upon Hon. Thomas B. Fielder
eminate from the liquorites. and is due
TO the marvellous success of Mr.. Fielder
In 1912. Mr.. Fielder left the ranks of
the liquorites and since has been their
relentless foe. and he has accomplished
more for temperance and prohibition in
Georgia this year than oil other efforts
have accomplished in the past five years.
No wonder they are fighting Fielder.
We, the undersigned. having been in
formed that the Hon. Thomas B. Fielder
was repeatedly charged by certain SEN
ators on the floor of the senate in At
lanta, as being a paid lobbyist, desire
to publicly state to the good people of
Georgia that we find no truth whatever
In these accusations.
We do know of our own personal
knowledge that the Anti-Saloon league
has never paid Mr.. Fielder any money,
and we do know that he has repeatedly
refused what we regarded as legal COM
pensation. rendered by the law enforce
ment committee of the Anti-Saloon
league.
We do know that he is personally a
large cash contributor TO prohibition and
law enforcement in Georgia.
While this victim OF the enemies of
prohibition lies in the hospital, because
Of an attack upon his life, his friends
and associates, being intimately asso-
ciated with his work for prohibition and
law enforcement and well acquainted
with the same, feel called upon to make
this public statement.
(Signed) w WOODS WHITE,
E. G. GALLOWAY,
W. s. WITHAM.
And will further state that Mr.. Field
er did refuse a large cash fee offered
him for legal services by a high-class
commercial enterprise, saying: while 1
am willing to do anything 1 can for
your cause, II being a just one, cannot
accept money for work at the capitol"
(Signed1 WILLIAM S. WITHAM.