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The Columbus commercial., 1903-07-21
ANOTHER CONVERT

S e eing the unscrupulous
methods resorted to by some pa
pers in order 10 further their
candidates interests without re-
gard to reliability OF the individ =
uals furnishing statements .
bolster up the cause they advO-
cate. We this week state our
choice of the men announced for
that responsible position, gov
ernor of the commonwealth Of
Mississippi, to be, as it has al
ways been since his candidscy,
Hon. Frank A Critz, of Clay.
Believing him 10 be i man
true to the interests of the state.
capable of filing IN most ae-
ceptable manner. the Office TO
to which he aspires, a gentleman
and a Christian.
We have deferred an express
sion of our choice for reasons
sufficient to ourselves and that
We might hear the other candi-
dates in the presentation Of their
claims.
We have opposed the position
Of Major Yardaman on nearly
all he says, believing the pulley
ne advocates to be calculated 10
harm the interests OF the state,
and shall continue 10 oppose
such revolutionary and unnec-
'ssary disturbers of peace and
in our state.
1t Ow the eOncensus of
opinion that Judge Critz viii be
nominated for governor, and
many believe that he will go In
N the II rst primary. Judge
ritz b a steadily gaine
trength from the first day and
ontinues TO add thereto daily.
Let Chickasaw join the tri urnph-
mt column with a large MAJOR
20 for Critz. We believe II will. /
-Okolona Caucasian.
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WORLDS FAIR COMMISSIONERS.

Gov. Longino has appointed
the following commissioners in
Lowndes county to aid in secur-
ing an exhibit of the products of
the county for the Mississippi
Bureau at the Worlds fair:
Lowndes county,. T. Sen
ter, chairman; Chas. West, Cal
edonia; w. ID. Phillips, Dow;
Jack Erwin, Crawford; Will Ev-
ans, Bent Oak; j. w. Cooper,
Columbus; Mrs. Sarah Sheffield,
Columbus; Mrs. Sallie Wood,
Wood; Mrs. c. H. Ayres, Col
umbus; Mrs. l.. w. Payne, New
Hope; Mrs. R. B. Hardy, Trini-
ty; Mrs. J. ID. Burgin, Mayhem.
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but now all good political observ-
ers are satisfied that he will be
dropped after the first primary,
and the second race will be be-
tween Judge Critz and Senator
Noel, both Of whom are conser-
vative democrats, without a bit of
demagogism or anarchy in their
respective makeup. Vardaman-
ism will be repudiated, and Mis-
sissippi's prosperity, peace and
contentment will come out of the
electoral struggle untouched and
unchecked. :"
The Columbus commercial., 1903-07-21

A BRAVE soldier of the Con-
federacy who now hobbies on
account of a yankee bullet, in
conversation with a number of
young friends a few days ago
made a splended point against
Hon. Jas. K. Vardaman, candi-
date for governor. He said that
if Mr.. Vardaman in his tribute to
theConfederate soldier meant half
he said, that the manly thing for
him to do in the present contest
was to retire and let that gallant
Confederate soldier, Judge Frank
A. Critz, who followed the immor-
tai Forrest during the time that
tried mems souls, to be elected
without opposition. If, as Mr..
Vardaman puts it, there is moth
ing good enough and great
enough for a Confederate soldier
why is he using such strenuous
efforts to defeat one of the brave
yet modest followers of Forrest
in the laudable ambition to be-
come governor of Mississippi?
This furnishes food for thought. |
Mr.. Vardaman's warmed over
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SENATOR MONEYS INCONSISTENCY

1t might be said that while de-
livering public address a speak
er is liable to give utterance to
/ statements that make him appear
inconsistent for which he can be
excused, but there is no excuse
for a member of the United States
Senate who gives evidence of his
Inconsistency by his acts and
speeches in the upper house of
congress. In this particular case
Senator Money appears in the
role of a senator who proclaims
the fact that he voted to confirm
the appointments of negroes to
federal offices in the State of Mis-
sissippi and in other states and in
the same speech he declares that
''if every colored man in the
south twenty lone years of age
had been graduated from the
finest university in Europe or
America he would not be fit for
the obligations or duties of Amer
lean citizenship . This speech |
was delivered in the senate on
March 18th, 1903 and published /
in the Congressional Record on
March 20, after it had been edited
by Senator Money, who, as is
shown by a paragraph on the
first page asked '1eave to put the
manuscript | have in the Record
as parteof my remarks = The
speech he delivered on that day
was On the subject of the Indian
oIa postoffice on which occasion
ne expatiated on the race ques-
ion taking the Indianola Minnie
Cox case as the vehicle to drag
lis views into the senate and yet )
he appointment of Minnie Cox I
lad been twice confirmed by the !,
enate while he was a member of
hat body and he voted each time {
or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DEM
erat. /
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the i1aEe. the ds-rics aito-ury
ard other c1art al1crrs ara min-
i=sers nf thr ro-prl. Tberr ~az
20 proscst Elrl acalrst th~ csu-
magauae-
The Eavrrnar STATED that he
ha1 commatsi fhr death sen-
tease of q neEro in Qaitmsu
eaaniy upon the rarnest sli4-
tatsou 80 Drariy every shii- mao
ia che esaaty. ard the sai1rse-
neut lf the I1iEr. dlsts-t alils-
uey, she1a ard asher eart asa-
eers- rhere Was no Frste=l
Elel.
Referring tl tae klIsHk go tls
cEerr az Gaifpars by negro~s.
tae EcveFnar szys thas the ree-
erl lf rewards ln thc Eavrrnnrs
afEce shees that ae lla aGer
reaar1 oE sloO E1r eaeh 20 sad
ea4rlervrs
"A neEro. t1An Nzaer." hr
sazl. AS s~nteneel o. Efe lu-
Prssonmegl traa Nazoa cuanty
tr rare ln t>s,- Thirty-
years afsersarfs. a shoFt ume
after haz haen elecs~a Eower-
rar. a refzzf-r w.zs r~essnfef T.
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las OTHERS sEEHlm,


The people and the press of our
sister states have their eyes upon
US in the present political cam
paign and with almost one accord
they agree that the election of
Vardaman as governor would be
a calamity to the state.
The Birmingham, Ala, Age
IL Herald OF last Monday contains
toNensible and dispassionate edi-
MisAlal regarding the situation in.
and re slssippi which should be read
before laeted upon by every voter
Age HerAcasting his ballot. The
ION the Id says:
issippi wilIin xth of August Miss
lsct candidatee state primary se-
for other officers a for governor and
constable, but tlaQwn to beat
~ nomination |
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for governof is the interesting
one of the entire series. This be-
comes a8because Major Varda-
man, of Greenwood. taking ad-
vantage Of the Indianola incident
and whitecapping and like affsirs
is appealing to the ignorant and
blood thirsty in the state, expect
ing that passion and prejudice
will land him in the new capitol a
winner. To say that he is an arch
demagogue goes without the say
ing. This is not important.
There are demagogues Gin all
states, and prehaps ever will be.
The real question relates to the
voters of Mississippi-will they
prove dupes to the Greenwood
scheme?
1.-The Yardaman scheme is in
brief an appeal to those who dis
ike to see the negro educated at
all, and who think he should b
lynched on every possible occa-
sion. Major Vardaman says the
negro should receive the benefit of
no school money he does not pay
into the treasury, and he also says
he would gladly assist at a lynch
ing. When pushed on these two
points, he says the school PROPOSE
ton must await constitutional
and that as an officer
he would act differently in
Iynching cases than he would as
an individual. These second I
thoughts of his simply serve to
bring out his demagogism. To a
certain extent they are evasive,
out they serve to show what re-
sctionist Major Vardaman is,
and how full he is of double deal
ng and hate and uncalled for
prejudice.
Mississippi is free from race
roubles. She is in the hands of
Ter white citizens. The consti- i
ution of 1900 covers the ground, +
md the conservative sentiment of
he state is fully satisfied with
he situation. The negro is no /
onger a factor IN public affairs, ,
nd the small proportion of school {
nonies he draws is not begrudg-
d by the best people of the state. /
keeps the negro contented, and
ne state barely has enough la |
or. AS for lynchings, they are t
ecoming fewer each year and the /
ractice viii soon be driven out $
the state. t
A. first It was thought Major f
ardaman would sweep the state, o
The Columbus commercial., 1903-07-21
IaE soxsRsoss ssstr-

Al some oT has rreent apraiHt-
meuts Gov. Leneius bas resevrei
in no uncertain terms c. 8 seur-
rilous attack maIe upun b5m ty
the editor of the Okaloua Nes-
: fsenger. eotitle s'I-1cs5na's Negro
. record. au1 which Il being eir-
culated through tire state ln cir
cular form. without wineiuE
F matters or qualifyine words, the
f governor deaeauces tire p41.5-
+ cation as q campaign les ana
takes up the several charges ana
answers them specifically.
He SAYS that B. - Branch.
whom be had appoiate1 s. na,a-
~ public a. EleksbarE. hai been
recommended by the be-t este
zens of that city. ineluIinE che
circuit judge and may1r. and
that he did noe know that Branch
was a negro until after the ap-
poinment had been made
In regard e. the appointment
of D. e. Chapple. q notary rah-
lie at Grsenv5lle. he said that
ChaPpIe had been recommended
70 hm as a negro of good char
acter. worthy of the lFass. and
his petition vas signed - are
best white men of GreenvEie.
including the judge IS che aas-
trict. and the mayor uf the eigv.
IN neither OF the above Instances
were any objeeaons made ta the
appointments
Referring e. the srneinsme1t
of the negro election eommzs-
siOner IN WuSlnson eaanty ahe
governor said tnat the anpczntee
lad been recommends o. tae
state board of electon commis-
sfoners as a suitable persen so
lame as the republican uiemher.
and fhAt no reference AS E1a4-
to the fact thai he ~zs a negro.
Under the law Al three counsy
election commissioners eoul4 nas 4
- named from ths sane political .
party. and The state hozrd made
this appointment. It was aiser-
wards learned thar - was = re-
gro, and Questionable - the
people Of the county, and rs
~as caled Cor ar a
white republican appointed in
his stead
he says thar he hal eo@nltea
.hs sentence OF the negro in
Lawrence county upon the ~
! luest OF about 50 - the b@st
sstizeas 81 the county. lnclad1ng
The Columbus commercial., 1903-07-21

take Little Early Riser-it win cure
biliousness an3 live
troubles. DeWitt's Little Earl y Risers
are different from other pills. They DO
not gripe and break down the mucous
membranes of the stomach, liver and
bowels, but cure by gently a-os using the
secretions and giving strength 20 .these
organs. Sold by Chapman & Mfy6eld
The Columbus commercial., 1903-07-21
'THE Indiana Home Along the
Wabash, F" was probably not built
for raonnas
for negroes.

News of lynchings continue
to come in from Kentucky. On
Wednesday William Thacker, a
white man, was taken from Jail
at Flemingsburg and hanged.
Thacker, who killed a man two
years ago, was recently convicted
and given a life sentence in the
penitentiary. This did not suit
the citizens and they proceeded to
do him up in the good old Ken
lucky style.
The Columbus commercial., 1903-07-21

tribute To the southern soldier
seems TO be more words. words.
Greenwood Democrat.
The Columbus commercial., 1903-07-21
Your Tongue

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IS ead, your liver is ouf Of
crdcr. Ayers Pills will clean
your tongue, cure your dys-.
pepSil. make your liver TSks
Easy 10 take, easy 60 operate.
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SEMT-WEEKLY, One Year, $500.
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The Commercial.

. sENTER, Editor and Proprietor
The Columbus commercial., 1903-07-21
Columbus. Miss. July 81.

/. RNNS~UN CEMENTS.
or Distr. tOrney:
/FON. j. w. BARRON,
1ON. GEO. T. MITCHELL.
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Murder of william GRAY.

Rufus Cantrell in discussing his testimony
before the Hamilton county grand Jury in
the investigation of the charges of grave
robbing against Lucius B. Stout and Hamp-
ton West said that he was not surprised
that the jury had returned a verdict for
murder also against the two men. Cantrell.
Sam Martin and Walter Daniels testified
before the Hamilton county jury. In Can't
reifs testimony re described the battle
between the two bands OF ghouls in Beaver
Cemetery over the possession of corpse.
Cantrell says that he does not know posi-
lively that William Gray, a confederate OF
the ghouls. was killed. He says that his
band OF ghouls surprised by Stout,
West and another man while they were
stealing body In the cemetery Stout
and West ordered them away from the
gravS, but because they had had trouble
with the other band before they refused
10 leave. and a revolver fight followed in
which Stout shot Gray according to Can't
reii. After Gray fell Cantrell never saw
him again, and although he heard that he
he gone TO West Virginia has always held
the opinion that Gray was killed and his
body disposed or by West and Stout. Will
liam Hubbard. a negro who was with Can't
Tsll on the night OF the fight and who
Cantrell says, saw the shooting, is now i'm
the Michigan City penitentiary serving a
life sentence for murder
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also from the fact that her eyes were large
and very dark The people al the next table
felt that they had seen her before, ana
when she began telling her story to one OF
the men of her party they threw etiquette
to the winds and listened.
81 was engaged for Miss IS company.
she said "At The close of the first perform
ance the business manager came TO me and
said: I'm awfully sorry to nave to say
this 70 YOU. miss but you'll have to get
Your hair dyed if you're going to stay with
us The star says there can be but one bru-
nette In the company. and she is that one.
IT protested of course. and offered to
wear a wig, but nothing would do but that
| must make a blonde of myself, or leave
the company. And my best friends hardly
know me now, and some of them do not
seem 10 want TO go out with me. 1t is the
most unpleasant stage experience I've ever
had
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THE COURT RECORD.
SUPERIOR COURT.

SUPERIOR COURT.
Room thames E. Mccullough, Judge Pro
TEN.
Jennie Russell VS. George Russell; d.
Plaintiff prohibited from marrying for two
years
Ethel Willis VS. George Willis; divorce.
Decree granted plaintiff at her cost. Plain
John Taylor VS.. Quinnie Taylor; divorce.
Taken under advisement.
Room 3-vinson Carter Judge.
Socialer Turnverein Stock Association VS..
Russell M. Seeds; contract Dismissed and
Byron p. Carroll ct al vs. Alvira r.
White ct al; for labor. Judgment on ruling
or demurrer against plaintiff for costs.
dianapolis Bemis Bag Company; damages.
Judgment in favor of defendant on answer
to interrogatories. Judgment against plain
tiff for costs.
Alma Smith VS.. Harry Smith; divorce and
support Divorce granted. Judgment
against defendant for costs.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Henry Clay Allen, Judge.
James NJ Haverstack VS.. Indianapolis
Street-railway Company. Change Of venue
granted motion of plaintiff. Sent to
Morgan county.
Katherine Albright VS.. Indianapolis
street-railway Company; damages Change
OF venue granted on motion or plaintin.
Sent to Shelby county.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Fremont Afford, Judge.
Pearl NJ. Sevan: incorrigivle. Pleaded not
guilty. Age, fourteen. Finding of guilty.
Sentenced to Industrial School for Girls un-
til twenty-one years old.
Kate Shultz; petit larceny and receiving
stolen goods. Pleaded not guilty.
NEW SUITS.
John Moore VS. Norval d. Grubbs ct al;
reappraisement of stock. Superior Court,
Room 1.
William F. Steele VS.. New Castle Bridge
Co.; damages. Circuit Court.
Ethelynn B. Wainwright VS.. John F.
Wainwright; divorce. Superior Court,
Frank A. Muzzy VS. Mary ]. Zoller ct al:
foreclosure. Superior Court, Room 2.
Patrick Leavy VS.. Hamilton w. Price; on
Theodosia Jeffery VS.. Mary Lucille Rob
ertson; complaint to quiet title. Circuit
Court.
j. c. Perry & Co. VS. John P Tarpey ct
al; complaint on note. Superior Court.
Amos X. Hollowell ct al. VS.. Annie L.
Hunt ct al; foreclosure of lien. Superior
Court, Room l.
Martha A. Beaver ct al. VS. Marcus La
forge; damages. Circuit Court.
Jewel z. Gilbert VS.. International Build
ing and Loan Association; damages. Su-
perior Court. Room 3.
Israel Idelevitz VS.. Old Wayne Mutual
Life Association of Indiana; complaint on
policy. Superior Court, Room 2.
Leib Idelevitz VS.. Old Wayne Mutual Life
Association of Indiana; complaint pol
icy. Superior Court. Room 2
Albert NJ. Thompson VS.. Mabel A. Thomp-
son: divorce. Circuit Court
William B. Austin VS.. Mary K. Barrett ct
al: to quiet title Circuit Court.
William L. Wright VS.. Julia Nelson ct al. T;
complaint to foreclose mechanics lien.
Universalist General Convention VS.. Cor
nelius Weyenberg ct al: complaint to fore
close mortgage. Superior Court, Room 8.
Marie Sheppard VS.. John r. Sheppard;
complaint to modify order of court and for
a restraining order. Superior Court,
Room 3.
August B. Meyer ct al. VS.. James c.
Veney ct al; damages. Superior Court,
Room /.
Wilbur A. Bruce eft al. VS.. James c.
veney ct al; damages. Superior Court,
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Week Mt Nj. +. III. 9.

The z. u. z. Club met yesterday after
noon with Emma Brandt.
The Senoritas were entertained yesterday
afternoon by Miss Ethel Boaz.
The last meeting of the AS You Like It
Club was at the home of Mary Rockford.
Walter Glass will be the host at a meet
ing of the Vaziers next Thursday evening.
The Scotch Lassies gave a party last Fri
day evening at the home of Grace Wise
logel.
cancers will give a dance at the Brenneke
Academy.
The Oski Vows met last Wednesday with
Frank Riggs and initiated Frank Long into
the society.
The athletes who are in training took
cross-coGntry run yesterday morning. led
by Tad Shideler, captain of the track team,
The first tryout of the candidates for the
relay team that will run at the indoor meet
Friday night will be held Wednesday after
noon.
The third number of the school organ.
the Mirror will be out tomorrow. The pa
per is being we'll managed by the June, 1904,
class.
A new club has been formed among the
girls, and is called the Walkuren Society.
The last meeting was at the home of Hat
tie Thudium.
The NJ T. HI. S. Senate has chosen the
following officers: VIII Kappes, president;
Roy Mcintosh, secretary, and Charles
Coffin. reading clerk.
Harley Rhodenhamel, who gave promise
of making the relay team in the indoor
meet, suffered a badly sprained ankle last
week while high jumping.
Otto Mueller and Fay Van DENSE June
1901, now attending Purdue, have been
elected to the honorary fraternity of that
school for high standing in all branches of
work.
A nature club has been organized by the
class of January, 1904 under the direction
of Professor Stuart, of the faculty. Willard
Osler has been chosen poet of this organi-
cation to take the place of Oscar Conner.
The seventh number of Room G's paper,
the Taller, will be read next Friday. Betty
Coulson, Thomas Crawford. Walter Hiatt,
Vera Wakeland, Lee Fentz, Katherine
Fletcher and Goldie Sheffield comprise the
staff of the paper.
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sHORTRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL PROFITS
HANDSOMELY BY THE NOVELTY.
"a Likely story" Well Acted by Cast
from Senior CIass-News of
the High Schools.

At late hour last night the strains of
Home, Sweet Home" announced that the
Chinatown fair OF the senior class of the
Shortridge High School was over. The
halls of the school will once more assume
a quiet appearance after the most success
full entertainment in the history of s. II. S.
1t is estimated that the organization will
clear in the neighborhood of $500. Just what
disposition will be made of the profits is
not known, but they will most likely be
donated to the Daily Echo, as large num-
Der of the class favor this idea.
The attendance last night was the largest
during the fair. and the closing entertain
ment of William Dean Howells's farce, "A
Likely Story by cast from the class.
was given before an audience that packed
the assembly hall. On the whole, the per-
Torrance was creditable. although not as
clever as the one year ago. when play
by member of the class was given. Last
nights entertainment went off without
hitch owing 10 the adequate stage direction
of Floyd South and Prof. Charles Swain
Thomas. who coached the company. One
of the best features of the production was
the elaborate setting, all of which was new
and arranged especially for this perform
ance The plot of the piece is simple, being
the old theme of a missent letter getting
into wrong hands and causing a most
happy dilemma A number of good jokes
on the faculty were injected into the lines,
causing great deal of amusement.
Although the entire company carried the
piece for the most part in a satisfactory
manner, the work of Miss lrma Jean
Wocher. in The part of Mrs Campbell. the
lively young bride, was superior and made
the play noticeably better. She was de-
cidedly clever at all times and read her
lines with the grace and ease of more
experienced actress. Ray Blatchley, as Mr..
Campbell. was good, although not as con-
vincing Miss Wocher. Richard Griffith
made a good Mr.. yelling.
A clever bit of character acting was done
by Bartlett Williams John. the butler,
who took two or three days to understand
what most persons could see at once The
minor parts were all in capable hands and
the entire presentation was clever. consid-
ering the piece and the experience Of the
players. Following is the cast: Mrs. Camp
bell, Miss Irma Jean Wocher; Mr.. Camp
bell, Ray Blatchley; Mr.. yelling, Richard
Griffith; John, the butler. Bartlett Will
liams: Miss Greenway. Miss Grin Pearson:
Miss Rice, Miss Flora Kelly, and Cora, a
maid, Miss Charlotte Dillman.
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In Shortridge Halls.

Edna Quigley has left school on account
of i'll health.
The Sigma Delta Rho Society will be
entertained at its next meeting by Miss
Roe Roberts.
George Steep edited the Thursday edition
leading editor.
Miss Ella Marthens and Miss Laura Don
nan, of the faculty, who have been i'll, are
in charge of their classes again.
Daphne White is again in school. after
an illness OF two weeks. Miss White was
compelled to give up her part in the farce
last night owing to illness.
By vote of 10 TO Is the naval appropria-
ton bill. introduced by Senator Pritchard
meeting of the Shortridge High School SEN
ate.
Principal Lawrence c. Hull and WIFE of
the Shortridge High School, were unable
10 attend the Chinatown fair. having gone
to Ann Arbor, Mich, where they have a
son in college.
The Shortridge girls basketball team
will play the five from Butler in the Ger
man House gymnasium a week from to-
by Manager Dorsey. of the s. II. S. team,
to secure a game with the Columbus FIVE to
be played here.
Misses Marie and Edith Jeffries enter
tanned a company of shortridge friends
recently. Those present were Lucy Evans
Grace Gibbons, Ruth West, Ryland Pratt
Clarence Mckinney. Arthur De War, WAL
ter Gipe, George Houser, Charles Christian
and Earl Pritchard.
The primary oratorical contest of the
Crawfordsville High School to select a rep
resentative TO the big state contest in this
city. on May s. will be held on the evening
of April 9. and eleven students will speak
This school is regarded by the local nsti-
tuition as its most formidable rival in the
final contest.
The Shortridge High School oratorical
Association met last week and selected
twelve names of judges on delivery and as
many on manuscript for the state contest
which will be held in this city May S. These
names are TO be presented 10 the executive
board TO be voted 1t has been decided
TO hold the final contest in Roberts Park
Church. instead of English's Opera House.
as previously announced