Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-08-18
CAMPAIGN OPENS.
Candidates Thomas and SissOn Speak
at Court House Monday.

] OF uCl Gu Il lNNNSS dbOAA AZ y NlNNN
to allow Messrs, Thomas and
Sisson, candidates for the COVER
norship of Mississippi. to pre-
sent their eases to the jury ct
voters who we're present to the
number of about 70. Mr. Thorn
as coming only had been an
nounced in the BEACON and it |
was a surprise to those present
to find that Mr., Sisson would
also speak
Mr.. Cavett, in Big Buds own
stvle and manner, introduced
MIR. Thomas, and that gentle
man. though not an orator, in a
speech of an hour, presented his
case in a pleasing and forceful
manner. A great portion OF his !
speech was taken up in defense
or explanation Of his legislative
career, and especial emphasis
was given his record as a re-
former of the penitentiary sys-
TEN. He stated that in the leg
stature of 1900 he was instru-
mental in having bill passed re-
quiriug the Board of Control to
turn over to the State all monies
in their possession, and that
I$9,O23 was turned over and it
was the first money the State
/ had ever received from its con-
victs. Since that time the State
had cleared about S269,000. He
further srated that if the peniten-
tiary was proper run it would
pay the States bonded indebted
ness, which amounted to about
one and a quarter million dollars,
in few years.
While his speech was mainly in
defense of his own public record,
it was also in support of the
present administration and En-
| Governor Lougino came in for a
few sharp raps in regard to his
failure to issue the authorized
bonds for building the present
State capitol, his penitentiary
management, etc. He ended his
speech by saying he was no phy-
steal beauty or an orator, but
| that if elected ne would give the
best there was in himself to the
administration of the States af-
fairs.
1t was a peculiar fact, noted
by many of those present, that
Mr.. Thomas views on the peni-
Tertiary question and those Of
Mr.. Cavet, who introduced him,
were directly opposite, and that
both were cognizant of each 9th
er's views denoted courage in one
and generosity in the other
Mr. Sisson'' Magnificent Speech
NJ c;ssa,, a,J tLaf aon+Ia1,1.,,
W., ,.,,n,,noj ~ Nv, ,,1i, L,,,
ing that if he spoke too fast and
Ijumbled his words together, it
was because the noon hour was
fast approaching and he felt his
time was limited, and he could
not ovnnct ~ boId the af+ont;on
III SN d ,C; ~ 'I,, , ,,r t i ,,Y
6om '',' thssneecb 49, y ' follav.ad
,os 1,noht bI o,.n ,o'' n 'o','" WV, 20
so 81 ' tn s. - ls a,ost "''o ,l '.l
,t,t,,,1 snee.,, o,e,. d,l;vo,.dJ i,
tI,a .ad',,,t l,o,,.. a',d Al. fneL,,a
C+o,,o,,s sa;d ',G ' tho , a,,
Ia1on,o,+ s,,aaab tba+ has hoa,,
doI;iorod -, N(,,,,1o ','t2 ;v(
Soroe,'t g p,o,,t;ss s,a ,i, ''' L;c
a,,5,,a;o,, a',,a:,,st H.. 6 T1,,l,t,
r,.a,,l ~ t,iol,,,. ~ az IA p.I,
co.., Lo+nI aLo,,t ,,,barn Hr, eb -g
nnni !, s+ahie now w ,'> stonds '' hani.
- +la 'o0,s 81 ,,do Wv ta ,,',,"
sa;J NJ Cto,.o.,s oI,,,l;,,J NV Nv. e. e.
t,a,. a,,d ~, ,.a,,,,,,l ,,'a' 80 80,
I'm ranoIi +i,o tr.,s -, l,'"
onco and re,,,er,Io,, a,,,n 'iI ~ ~ en-,
th;,,cs tI,ot ba ..;l ~ tl,. . ,''>
l,,a,jt o1;,,a..', l,n , - ~ ' ~:
yneacb " W. 80 '''
NJ. c;..a,,. .,,,.. ,,,1,.. ...,
tor. af tbe b;aba "4' ",., All, 'I h, ~
w., 80, (,iN - ., C,,la ~ T. ~
corntsnaoco ,v+b w H.;n ~"
sn,;ia thotn.;,1 ,,.;,, - . ,,,,'r
II;a .'.', y, 80 - ''-''' g ,",e
L,,t sba,rad ~, ,t,,ta,, (,o f =
t;,,l I Il, ('.N ,i tI ,,>,9 w. g,
,odn a, - e g.. l '',', '''N ,'''o nv
he sbo,,Id ha tba ,,a,., ,'' ~ -,
1,.,. ','l ,, ,,a'
o SO "a ed hn ,n 90 , " 60 ,' I,,t,
,,.;4h",+ ~ a,IatG,.,i -, I:,,',',,,' -
,1;c"IIa ad 10 Wv, -; ,,,'C H. GU "
r f',, ,',,,' ,I,,,''9l'I9 yo"o .on'
','r' Nv, ~ 49, va " p 49,
nlatforn, to 1a s,n ,C'''' Tbo o' no ',,'
,c t,C. n,, w. a S,',ore, J lls Coui
+bo forn,o, ,i ;,s CHS a e.u VI L Ie,e; :,
he d;Jn 49, 600 a"G +Io %enl Sh nt't th
,Iota i,n , ~, ~ 4 49, ,nat l,'I
P br u w "',a NV. '',ao' 49, w sI"t,'
Oh, VuI W SeI III on W iille llS