The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-01-14

betWsen two and three hundred dol
Ars. 1 believe. When the senate re,
fused TO pay them was aaked 70 pay
them out OF the contingent fund. up.
an investigation l believe | could
Arbitrarily do il, but that | could not
lawfully do II. ,-u.
and II necessary twenty -hVe COLLARS OF
my own money. Hut the contingent
fund was for public, not private pur'
pcses, and as great q jurist and states,
Inan as | regarded Senator George. l
do not believe had any more lawtui
right to pay his funeral expenses our
Of that fund than to pay the humblestt
honest map's in the state. | would
willingly have paid the entire bill out
OF my own purse, but every. dollar !
had when inaugurated, together WIN
my salary was gone add l was NOT
financially able.
The men who originated this cry are
not friends of Senator George
memory. They maligned him in ms
lifetime, as they do me now. bu'
they thought they could make II do
duty to excite prejudice.
II would extend this address too
long to answer all the misstatcments oil
Mr.. smith. Let these suffice.
In reference to the methods ana
men. who incubated the "scheme' TO
defeat me. On the night OF therst n
of this month, three days after Mr..
Smiths speech, a caucus was held IN
the club room in Vicksburg between
MIR. Smith, Mr.. +. N. Thomas, OF
Greenville, and others, to work up
srheme to defeat me and Mr.. Thomas
stated afterwards, that night, that
thew had "schemes" matured that
would defeat mo. state this on IN
formation entirely reliable i,
No, fellow citizens of Mississippi
never gave out any interview in wash
inpton last summer. In my room
with a number of gentlemen, and one oil
them a newspaper correspondent, who
wrote after left and sent that which
purported to be an interview announcer
CORRESPONDENT showed a copy OF 1t to
me as | was getting on the cars, and !
told him it WAS unautnorlzeo auu
asked him to stop it.
THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES
HIS CANDIDACY.
| have not desired to be candidate
for the senate. If had received as a
Democratic administration the loyal
support of those who claim TO he
Democrats | don't think | would have
been candidate. But with the de-
nunciation and abuse Of those who
claim to be Democrats there is but
one way open for me to pursue.
announce to you that | am can
didate for United States senator for
the term beginning March 4th, 1901,
and | ask that state Democratic
primary election be ordered for this
Office and that the man receiving the
majority of the votes be the nominee
of the party for election. In my last
regular message advocated the mem
oralizing OF congress for an amendment
allowing the election of United States
senator by the people. As the constl
tntion is now, the only way the people
can have a direct vote for their choice
for senator is by primary election.
1t is the fairest way. 1t gives nc
chance for bosses and schemers, but
every man is allowed to vote for his
choice. am willing to risk the peo-
pie. My accusers have put me on trial
and am entitled to jury composed
of the entire Democratic party. No
man ought to object to this fair mode
of election. | served for little more
than a year in the United States sen,
ate. If | served you efficiently and
you feel that your interest and the in
terest of the country will be as safe
with me as any other, | most respect,
fully solicit you to elect me to full
term in the United States senate.