The Forrest City times., 1906-03-09
THE COUNTY CANVASS
Openina Speeches Nade af Wheat lev Nonday-tsood Feeling
 prcvailiss.
Landcrs Springs a Death Trap to
 paac's Ambitions.

According f0 fHe appointments puh- llshed n The Times. aver The sigma rare af the Chairman of rhe Demo- cratic executive Committee If St Francis county. the several r3ndi dates for eaHntf offices With one 6r TWO exceptions. and The two r1u. didares for state senator hied themselves away last Monday ra the western confines 0f me caaHtF, and several al them addressed small. put 1pDreciatl4e audience II Inc sovereign voters If NheaUleY town snip, together With sprinkltuR q visitors from tAis titY 5nd elsewhere
 The weather WIS somewhat nd. nnt the candidate We're iu .niy mood and trim for the lGray.
 The meeting sas heid n the t.oid- b@rg nall. squire T. e smith acted as Chairman. Introducing each egudi- tate. n appropriate stYie.
 Rev. =. E. Babeoek sas the aFst speaker introducrf He advocated Fiie candidacy q Hon. i'm BerrF n n able manner winning applause from the audience
 Hon. Y V DeRositf vas then h. 1rodueeg ih modest saY he out. liner what h. had done lun aided III doing while n the iast Iegialat are:- station II Goodwin. lnndlard and tenant Dill, Dill fa regulate telephone r1res. beaten u fAe senate 4ame iaw. fdur wire ienee Iav, nill n par Williams the negro who captured ! rlpist, station IT Pana4r. travelling aorse peddlers bill, bill fo appropriate sf5.r1 fn sustain deaf mutes during vacation. He sas n favor u rel Ter road law; favored working ran. piets oa the public roads; In favor 8f anything snu everything that vauid promote the interest af sf. Francis county was opposed f0 the ec.eaf lon # negroes 1T The expense af he white children of the county agd said rhe country .as on fhe road n segrrga- gJou. He then 1nnuuucpd his 'andl- ascF 3s state senator an hfs merits saene
 Hon q B aails34e 5hea aa- noneed his candidacy lar fte sf ate senatorship. Gave hriei aat line q hts hiogrpnhY. claiming fo he zsif made man, aided h he faad n sue Fess hY his vie, whom he secured near Wheatley township. Hp then 1ufiineG his platform, which ile had printed, promising aid ta 3{i measures of reform.
 Rev. =. II. Baheots iutr0ducpd .Faage Grant Green, who n few rp- raarks announced his candIdacy for Fudge If fhe CireliT esnft Hf this ftstriet.
 The various candidates for Repre- sentative aeid conference and sgFeed 0n ten minute talks.
 hr. Pace AIrodaeea himself with | Dose and then ouUitncd what he h. easied ta Cio # elected. stop trains fnFee aad tour 1T 4il sfauienS, h fa- Vor 0r tarmng the neaatearlary and FeFarmar6rY seho1i into yast printing offices, using The congicfs n print sehooi hooks 10 be dist rifuted free Throughout the state; In favor If ra. faction q taxes; apprsea n boodle- isIn; 1na then became s0 eufause,i about Governor Davis rAat Ae barely missed announcing his r9ndidacy before time sas ea4teg.
 Dr- ! ". Moore then appea rcd and after brief history of his fife anu s.areer- promised r elected as sepresenf atfve ta f0 whatever his constituency wished hfn fe ao.
 Prof Chas- Mathis was rhen intro. faced. The ten minutes allowed v4s foo sherf tlaae, but tae Professor maaagett to ger theren al he same with many promises
 Capt. :. " Iandefs. rhe village olac&smiyh. proved that he wis no public speaker eola lot oi jokes on the various eaaaadates, and promised "a make himself heard, seen aaf felt ia the legislafare If elected.
 All the canaGdaTes jumped an the Choefas Railroaa, buf notwitnst anti- Ill their thunder fhev were nor 9nle t0 stop The flyer 70 pick hem up.
 The most pleasant par 1T The gathering was the ~saAare meals" set ng MesdaneS Seeiy and Redus, "a which aA tist f4l las1Iee
 
 At Goodwin, on Monday. The tan- lidafrs had very eood-sizrd audi eflce. IncIndlng several lafies and