Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-05

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lV IN IN Court there adjourned to give the can
M M4l@ME didates opportunity to meet the i'm
III SSJAAND-MaW crowds gathered. Owing
u NB II to the number Of candidates present
m y8lL NGG the speaking began at $3.50 o'clock in
III lTEE ,HAE the courthouse yard platform having
lAFtTlXlAI2 been constructed as the house was not
n 1y~I~RvxJ large enough to hold the crowd. Among
the candidates for minor Offices present Rivers
Stoval, Horne, Covington and W. R. Scott for railroad
"Reminiscences Spencer and Henry for insurance com
mssioners; George R. Edwards for treasurer
Governor Vardaman began speaking 10 o'clock, and
spoke tor than hours and received the best Of
attention and frequent appaus He spoke along the usual
lines and said among other things that when Gen George
was trying to rid Mississippi Of reconstruction troubles
existing when the constitutional convention was held
among those who told him he would against the
sitution OF the United States, Walthal Lamar, and
the great minority leader. He did not mention Mr..
Williams by He said he did not know whether he
could repeal the fifteenth amendment not but that if ell
ected that he would keep before the American congress
all the time
The FIRST candidate for governor to speak was Mr..
Sisson. They limited to As minutes of
the number present Mr.. Sisson made very strong
speech and applauded frequently
Judge Truly spoke next principally along the lines Of
immigration Owing to the fact that he had to speak out
doors Judge Truly did not speak the time allotted Judge
n Truly called Mr. Scott strongly time the immigration
lqueson, reading from article in The Commercial APP
peal some months ago.
Mr. Noel spoke next along the usual lines and receiv
ed good attention and pleased his many friends in this
county.
Mr.. Scott began speaking at $780, and as his was the
only different from the speech each candidate has
been making, following a synopsis Of his remarks. He
very earnest and his friends claim it the best he
has made since the beginning OF the campaign.
He went into details as to his position on the immgra,
ton question: and stated that he striving for the up
Y building of his state
N The main thing in his speech today different from that
o his Others his the article interview Of
v Senator McLaurin in Sundays Commercial Appeal
H In addition to my i've competitors, who concentrated
n their FIRE me, already stated am opposed and
Il have been vigorously and vicousy attacked since the
campaign opened by the powerful political family known
throughout the state the Clan McLaurin These train
ed Professional politicians have been and are sanng
every nerve compass my defeat and at the time
reestablish their past supremacy in state politics. In
trying accomplish this end they have candidates in
the field, Mr.. Brewer and Judge Truly Brewer is the
torpedoboat and Truly the batteshp. They know that
Mr. Brewer will not be one two three in the race but
use him do the mudslnging hoping thereby derac
from my strength with view OF trying to prevent my cleo
tion in the first primary and il possible getting Judge
Iruys vote equal to mine they have him with
in the run off as it is sometimes called
In order to conceal the inwardness of the deep laid
scheme the clan pretended be outs with each other
in the gubernatoria Most Of the brothers, with
United States Senator McLaurn their head openly
supporting Truly who the real candidate Of the whole
bunch though Oenaor McLaurln the owner OF the famous
Sandy Bayou properly and other brother ostens
bly, backing Brewer This Aimsy pretext will deceive
1t is known Of all men that the clan never devided.
Their motto now, and always has been, all for each
and each for ALL Relying the integrity intelligence
and patriotism Of the people take pride in their enmy
and invite their attack. Come one, all this rock
shall Hy from its firm base J.. ! have long
been Of these facts but have said nothing until
Senator a. j. McLsuin attacked Sunday BY nnuendo
il Commercial Appeal interview, striking me over the
shoulder Of the VicksbTg Herald He knows the Herald
supporting me- and tor that made the following
statement in the interview Just mentioned towit IL the
candidate belongs to the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
Railroad Company he is not only acceptable to the
Herald but receives its unstinted encomums But i the
candidate believes in equal rights for all to its own
language il repudiates him The Herald needs no as
ssance from or any else, but in reluting this
eratuous and uniformed charge the that the clan IS
repeating daily through the mouth Of Brewer want to say
right here that the Herald vigorously supported John
Sharp Williams in late congressional campaign against
The McLaurn candidate, and John Sharp won out in
handsome style The Herald in the last gubernatoral
campaign was loyal supporter Of James X. Vardaman
against the McLaurin candidate and Jim Nardaman came
out with flying coors. am proud to be supported BY
any paper that has championed the oE these two
great Mssissppans and now promise my friends that
they will again see the Two McLarin candidates 60 down
in deEeat for after the primary the orpedo-boa and the
batleship will both Be ready FOR lhe dry docks Il was
not tie intention 81 the clan to openly take the field but
ny rapid gains o late throughout the state and the
rapid losses o Judge Truly have forced their hands, and
welcome them IN the fray. always prefer to fight an
open enemy rather than lurking foe.
ButMr Roosevelt doesn 90 50 Ear ss to denounce as
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