The Forrest City times., 1898-04-29
Woodruff for Berry.

In conversation with a leading
democrat of Woodruff, he stated
10 a staff correspondent of this
paper that he did not believe his
fellow democrats in Woodruff en-
dorsed the candidacy of w. Il.
Ferguson for many reasons. Chief
among which is that the democrats
Of Woodruff propose to be fair and
honest with their brethren nj home
and In adjoining counties. They
know under the rule Of courtesy
IT is Crlttendcn county's time 10
name the senator. They do not
propose to violate their obIiga
tons to us or any other county.
he says when il was due ST. Fran.
CHS four years ago that Woodruff
honorably and nobly supported
The choicc of that county-the
Don. Van lizard, and that 1t is Jus,
and right to rally to tho choice of
Crlttenden this time. He says
Woodruff, rs personal compli-
ment to Mr.. Ferguson, may 90 for
him, expecting all the other coun.
ties to give Mr.. Berry all the votes
he needs, but it will be only com.
p'lmentary. He states positively
that he has heard score of the
best democrats of Woodruff say
that they do not propose to be
treacherous to their neighbors TO
crafty the ambition OF one of their
citizens, and that if it is made
plain to thcm that Mr.. Berry needs
the votes of Woodruff county to be
senator that they will do their
utmost.
Hon. M. III. Patterson, ex-sheriff
OF woodruff county, candidate for
denomination, and one of the most
intelligent. popular and influential
men IN that county, joined in these
statements and zorro borated the
truth of the testimony. He went
further and said there was no per-
sonal feeling against Mr.. Ferguson
In the matter-that every body re.
spects. loves and donors him; but
that they think he has permitted
his love for Office to lead him to
break confiden &c and faith with
his neighbors.
The democrats of Woodruff fur.
Their bear witness that they believe
Mr.. Berry to be equal in ability.
honesty and sound democracy to
any man in Eastern Arkansas. and
there is no reason to oppose him,
except that Mr.. Hill carried Crit.
tenden county over Major Stanley
when the senatorship belonged to
Woodruff under the rule. Here
Mr.. Patterson said it was a matter
of lasting regret that the lnde-
pendent populite defeated so good
democrat as Major Stanley and
robbed Woodruff of the senator
ship, when it was her time, and
deprived the district and state of
TIE services of one of the braini-
est, noblest and grandcst statesman
in Arkansas. But he denied that
any moro blame attached to Crit
tenden in that election than to any
other county. He produced the
figures and showed that st. Fran
els county in the Same election
gave a majority for Hill over STAN
ley, that if Crittendcn had been
able to overturn her republican.in-
dependent-popullte vote and given
Major Stanley n majority, he
would have still been defeated by
tho majorities in the other counties
against him. He said the demo.
Gratis of his county sincerely re.
GREETED losing Major Stanley when
1t was their time, but that they
were estoppcd from claiming the
nomination again until the other
counties had received their deserts
under the rule--just as Crittenden
will be cstopped from claiming
again in the event Berry is nomi-
mated and defeated, until the other
three counties have had their turn.
Ii is very gratifying to know
that tho democrats of Woodruff are
so frank, loyal and honorable in
this matter. Crlttenden county
appreciates it; and since democracy
has been enthroned here Woodruff
can rest assured that when her
number comes up on the wheel
Crttenden will rally to her candi-
date with a big, red hot, rousing
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Reform.