The age-herald., 1900-10-31
CHAIRMAN HOOD
 EXPOSES SPEARS
Makes Public CorrespondenCe with Negro Editor-0thar
 Items of Interest.

Gadsden, October 30-(Special)- fol- lowing is true copy of a letter received from negro in Birmingham by O. R. Hood, chairman of the Seventh Congress- ional Campaign Committee, and his com ment thereon:
 Birmingham, Ala, October A, 1900. Hon. o. R. Hood, Chairman:
 I am sorry to enter the Seventh District against MT Burnett. I awaited your re- ply, and as yet have received none. Ar engagements are now being made to place a coppy of the Hot Shots' in the hands of every colored voter in the Seventh District, telling the negro why he should vote for MT. Spears. By request, I will make my first speech in St. Clair County next Fri day night. l am in the hands of com mittee of colQred voters. They will name the time and place from next Tuesday night up until the campaign closes. In conclusion, l wish to say wherever l go go to win, and l am satisfied that the use of myself and paper can render Mir. Spears the colored vote of the Seventh District l am prepared to meet any one on the stump in joint discussion. Doesn't dif- fer with me whether they be white or col ored. Yours respectfully,
 WILLIAM McGILL, D. D.,
 Lollor The Hot Shots.
 The above was written by negro edi- tor of a negro paper published in Birming- ham.
 Spears and his newspapers are telling 1t all over the district that this negro was coming to the district to speak for Bur nett. They have doubtless procured this negro to come up here and speak for Spears, as will be seen from this letter, and they are going over the district tell ing that he is going to speak for Burnett to blind the people.
 This negro wrote a letter nrior to this one, offering to make speeches for Burnett for the sum of $50, which letter l never answered. Mir. Burnett has the originals in his possession, so any one can See them who may desire.
 This negro gives Spears away
 Taking this letter and the letter Spears himself wrote to the negroes of St. Clair County how can any decent white man vote for Spears?
 o. R. HOOD. Chairman There will be grand Burnett rally in Gadsden on next Saturday, when A. S. Stockdale, John L. Burnett and Sam Will John will address the people. There will also be a balloon ascension. Several thous- and people will be here on that day, which will end the campaign.
 There were fifty cases disposed of dur ing the recent jury term of the City Court. On the civil jury docket there are only five cases 10 De tried by Jury.
 Lon Smith, charged with attempting to criminally assault Miss Strain at Alabama City on February 2S, was tried and con- yicted in the City Court and sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary. His at torneys filed notice of an appeal to the Supreme Court.
 Arthur Naugher, who was arrested and tried on an old indictment, pleaded guilty to an assault, and was fined $1O and costs, which he paid.
 Jailer Will Lister returned Saturday from Talladega, where he went after George Miller, charged with grand larceny.
 The preliminary trial of Will Beavers, charged with murdering Henry Martin, was held before Judge Lovejoy on Thurs day. He was granted ball in the sum of $200O, which he failed to make.
 c. G. Montgomery received a telegram Friday announcing the death of his brother. pr. s. l.. Montgomery. at Concord, N. C. Little Margaret Louise Caldwell enter tained her friends at the home of her pa- rents Friday afternoon in honor of her fifth birthday.