Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-10

the color of their skins and that
Johnson was the smartest.
He also attacked Walker for stat
ing that he was a friend to the Boil
sheviki, because he defended Mar
tens. He said, do you think that
900 retainer in a case? Who ever
heard of Clifford Walker refusing a
$4,000 retainer in case? No one
ever has, and they never will, be-
cause anybody has sense enough not
to offer it to him. Clifford Walker
to Walton county and if Walker
were to be tried there in his home
county for being an idiot, though
believe him guilty, would take his
case, as any other lawyer would, if
offered enough money"
He also said that If elected he
would abolish many Of the state
bureaus and all kinds of unnecessary
political offices.
He said that he spoke in a city Of
south Georgia to 5000 people, while
at the same hour Walker spoke to 1875
and Holder to 2S0.
He said that 500 or 500 men had
tried to break up the meeting in the
auditorium in Atlanta, where he
spoke Friday night, but they had
failed. He says there is absolutely
no doubt as to who will be the next
governor Of Georgia, and that one
is Tom Hardwick.
MINISTER ANSWERS WATSON
AT SPEECH in GRIFFIN
GRIFFIN, Ga, Aug. 7-Thomas
e. Watson addressed a crowd of five
people estimated at three = to five
middle Georgia counties, here today
in the interest of his candidacy for
the United States senate. He arriv-
ed in Griffin at ten o'clock In the
morning by automobile from La
Grange where he delivered speech
campaign had affected the speakers
voice so much that he could hard
ly be heard more than twenty feet
from the stand on the high school
campus from which he spoke here.
The speaker bitterly attacked the
humorously Of the candidacy of
Governor Dorsey and repeated his
usual denunciation of the present ad-
ministration, especially in regard to
It's conduct of the recent war. He
also criticized General Pershing and
at the American Legion generally,
he singled out Post 1, of Atlanta,
for it's defense of Curtis Barrett,
who he said, interfered with his
meeting In GAINESVILLE.
Frequent applause was a "SSles
The Rev. Nath Thompson, evan
list, an overseas Y. M. c. A. secre-
tary, mounted the speakers stand
when Mr.. Watson had finished his
speech and spoke under the auspices
Of Troy D. Barnett, Post of the
refuted many statements and insin.
uations made by Mr.. Watson. as to
the treatment Of private soldiers
with whom he was associated In
France, and made a strong plea for
unity among the distinct factions
present.
Mr.. Thompson stood on the speak
ers' stand twenty minutes before he
could make his voice heard above the
yells of Watsonites who remained
and who seemed determined that nc
one else should speak. After two
disorderly conduct and pleas made
for order by several business men
the speaking proceeded and ended
tremendously.
ATTACK RECORDS OF
WATSON AND HARDWICK
NEWMAN. Ga, Aug. AT &
meeting of the American Legion Of
this place, held in the courthouse
| this afternoon, the records Of T. w
11dTuWlCh, lOI SoNCAAOA
and Thomas E. Watson, candidate fol
| United States senate, were attacked
| Colonel Roy Arnold, a member OF
the post, was chairman of the meet
| ing. He introduced Captain Hill
Freeman, of Atlanta, former Cow
eta boy, who introduced the speaker
of the evening, Trammel Scott, OF
Atlanta.
Mr.. Freeman said that it was
charged by Messrs. Watson anc
Hardwick that the American Legion
was a secret order and in reply tc
this charge read paragraph from
the constitution and bylaws to show
| that 1t was no secret order.
Mr.. Scott, in his opening remarks
said that he was ready to fight fol
the rights of his country; that Amer.
icanism and patriotism was not
buried in France, as Watson an6
Hardwick thought, and asked his au.
dience. which filled the courtroom
to look over their war records, which
he stated, were destructive. He
charged that Mr.. Hardwick not only
fought the draft act, but all other
war measures, trying to. knife the
American army in the back while in
France.
at the beginning of the meeting II
was announced that it would ad
journ promptly at 4:15 and that il
would in no way conflict with Mr.
Hardwick's address at 4:30. The
speakers were frequently applauded