Evening star., 1922-09-26
SENATOR WATSON OF
GEORGIA SUDDENLY
seized BY DEATH
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which he defeated former Senator Hoke
Smith, Of the league Of nations and OF
other policies of the Wilson administra-
ton.
He, was a strong advocate OF a
bonus for former service men ana
another Of his strong policies was
advocacy of release Of men convicted
act. He wrote President Harding and
made many speeches favoring gen.
eral amnesty for such prisoners. Last
winter he created a national sensa-
ton by series of speeches charging
that wholesale executions of men in
the A. E. F. had occurred without
court martial trials. The charges
were Investigated by a Senate Ju-
dietary subcommittee headed by Sem
ator Brandegee, republican. Connec-
ucut, which heard many witnesses,
but has not yet filed report.
Because of the absence of Vice
President Coolidge, Senator Cummins,
republican, Iowa, president pro tenn
pore of the Senate, and many of the
senators, plans for official representa-
ton at the funeral of the late senator
were uncertain. David S. Barry, SER
geant-at-arms of the Senate. was no
titled of the death and was endeavor-
ing today to make arrangements for
an official party to be represented at
the funeral in Georgia. Senator Har-
ris, democrat, Georgia, the late SEN
ator's colleague, Is In Europe, having
attended the interparliamentary peace
union.
Noted for Philippics.
During the first year and half
of his term in the Senate, to Whlch
he was elected in 1920. after receiv-
ing the nomination over Senator
Hoke Smith and Gov. Hugh NJ.
Watson no
indication of any impairment of the
vigor and activity, which had marked
his long career in politics and as
publisher.
In his last speech in the Senate. de-
livered only week ago last Wednes-
criticized the administration for lts
course in connection with the ran
strike situation. His previous at
tackS on the administration, and most
notably his charges of illegal hang-
ing in the American expeditionary
forces. had made him a conspicuous
figure In the Senate body during mis-
brief service there.
Born in Thomson. Ga. In 1856. SEN
ator Watson grew up and practlceo
law there for some years before en-
tering state politics. After serving
in TIE Georgia house OF representa-
tiyees and later, in 1883, as democratic
elec,or-at-large for the state, he was
elected to Congress in 1891 on the
populist ticket. After being defeated
on that ticket in the next two cleo
tions, Senator Watson was nominated
as the choice for Vice President OF
| the ST. Louis populist convention
| which indorsed William J. Bryan foI
President in 1896. Nominated foi
President by the peoples party IN
1904, Senator Watson conducted an
active campaign to revive the party
Career as Publisher.
About that time he began the pub
! lication OF Tom Watson's Magazine
in New York, and year later, ir
| 1906, undertook the publication OF
watson's Jeffersonian Magazine
which was continued under the name
Of the Weekly Jeffersonian. The pub
| LEGATIONS begun in that period were
| suspended during the Wilson admin
! istration when denied transmission
! Through the mails after attacks III
! them against the draft act. the
I; espionage law and other war meas.
| ures Mr. Watson then began pub
| lication of the Columbia Sentinel, a.
! Thomson, of which he was proprietor
| up to his death.
! In the senator's own language, al
! given in his, biographical sketch IL
the CongressionaI Directory, he con
! Quoted his campaign for the Senate
as an "anti-Wilson, anti-league ane
anti-war measures democrat
! After defeating Senator Smith anc
1 Gov Dorsey for the nomination, ne
| was elected over Harry S. Edwards
| independence candidate. who favored
I American participation in the league
of nations, by an overwhelming
| majority.