Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-29
SENATOR SMITH
GETS PLEDGES OF
STRONG SUPPORT
CONTINUED from Pare One. ,

three parties: that he was not will
ing to steal the delegates of Mr..
that the refusal of the Palmer forces
to accept a division relieved both
him and. Mr.. Watson of any further
obligation; that the action of the
convention was logical and inevita-
BILE and required no combine to
bring it about"
Continuing the News says: 1T
will be recalled that Mr.. Watson
himself vehemently denied. in the
course of the convention, the asser-
ton that he made combine with
Senator Smith. 1t will also be re-
called that Senator Smiths support
ers were not at all pleased with the
action of the convention, by bare
majority, in opposing the League of
Nations brought back from Paris by
President wilson, What a majority
of the Smith delegates. wanted was
Nations as brought back Mr.. Wat
son himself made the motion to ad-
journ when the word was passed
to him that the Hoke Smith forces
were about to introduce a resolu-
ton making clear their exact posi-
ton.
In view of these facts" contin-
ues the News, "the friends of Sena-
tor Smith are citing Mr. Watson,s
entrance into the race as evidence
of the truth of their assertion that
there was no combine and no agree
ment and no political bargain con-
corning future line-ups.
Senator Stands on Platform
1.-THE fact of the matter is that
Mr.. Watson is running for the SEN
the League of Nations. That view
point is absolute opposition to the
covenant in any form. He refused
to compromise his viewpoint in the
Atlanta convention, and by better
floor leadership, he managed to OBJ
tain the adoption of a resolution
more nearly coinciding with his
views than the views of Senator
Smith. Just as he refused to COM
promise then, so he refuses to COM
promise now. He hates the League
of Nations and hats it's author, Presi-
dent Wilson, and he is running be-
people agree with his view" @f
TT is therefore plain" continues
the News, that the Watson candi-
represent anything but a trade. They
did not trade IN the Atlanta conven-
ton; they have not traded since.
When Palmer refused to accept one
third of the Frisco delegates, Smith
and Watson took it all and divided
it all. They likewise joined in nam
committee. Further than that they
did not go. When it came to reso-
lutions concerning the League of Ma
lions and other national questions,
Mr.. Watson came off with more ad-
vantage than Senator Smith.
MIR. Watson stands today on the
League of Nations where he has al
ways stood-against it absolutely.
Senator Smith stands today where he
has stood since the controversy
started, and where a majority of the
Democratic senators have stood all
along-in favor of the league with
substantial reservations.
''The platform adopted by the San
Francisco convention" says the
News, satisfies Senator Smith be-
cause it declares for the League of
Nations with reservations making
clear the American obligations
which is another way of saying res
ervations which safeguard American
interests. The League of Nations
has been threshed out by the Demo
cratic party in convention assembled
and a declaration has been made
| and that declaration endorses the
position of Senator Smith and other
| Democratic senator's who favored
| reserva tions, and Senator Smith ac-
cents it AS satisfactory