The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-22
STRENUOUS DAYS IN MISSISSIPPI Noel and Brewer Running Neck
 and Neck
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS
Rev. Frank Halam, Former Episcopal Minister, Wants John Sharp Will iams' Seat on a Platform for
 White Men Only.

White Men Only.
 Jackson. Miss. August 2i.-fspecialD The closing days of the gubernatorial contest are really strenuous. The friends of MT. Brewer have been de- lighted to have him referred to as the "whirlwind candidate" and he has been blowing a perfect gale for months. but his opponent, MT. Noel. somewhat old - CT man. and more sedate has been giving him pointers for week or more. setting a pace that nothing less than a whirlwind or cyclone could main tain for long at time The two can didates met in another joint debate at Liberty Monday, court adjourning to give them the opportunity to present tn cir views of each other. and which wero given in interesting manner. They have come down to personalities since the first primary, which left them as the two aspirants to make a second trial, and their speeches are devoted very largely to that character of dis cussion.
 AfAs pi ' VI ti SttluS lO nave llH0e con - siderable capital out of the fact that he was a bare-footed boy when he was growing up, having pretty hard struggle to keep the wolf from his mothers door, and discovering that such records were vote getters, the friends of MT. Noel have been writing themselves to death the, past several days telling of how their man was also barefoot boy, with stone-bruise. at that. and was the mainstay and sup port of his father, who returned from the war totally blind, when Ed was boy. No doubt both gentlemen d~l their duty by their families They worked hard in the field, educated themselves and have achieved success just like great many other bare-fo boys have done
 At his spoechess donu the Illinois Central yesterday, three or four be- charged MT. Brewer with riding around in a special car furnished by the rall- road company. The Brewer campaign committee deny that very positively and declare they put up the hard cash for the train, which will be used till the campaign Is ended.
 MT. Noel has charged so very per sstently that MT. Brewer Is the can didate of the Clan McLaurin that the prospect is the clan forces will line up very strong for Mir. Brewer. and a great many persons will vote against MT. Noel and for MT Brewer just on this account. The result will give some idea of the Clan McLaurin strength in the state.
 Candidate for Congress.
 Rev. Frank Hallam member of the Jackson bar, announces as n candida te for Congress in this. the Eighth dis trict, as the successor of Hon. John Sharp Williams. Mir. Hallam publish es his platform. the main plank of which is that "ths Is white mans coun- try" He would abolish the fifteenth amendment. amend the fourteenth. banish or transport every negro con victed of crime, colonize all other ne Q groes In foreign lands or on islands belonging to the United States, faVors state and national prohibition, would prohibit the shipment of liquors from one state into prohib counties Of another state forbid the issuance of internal revenue license to sell liquors in dry" counties. an income tax to force the rich to bear their just pro- portion of the burdens of government, government control and superVisl0n-as s opposed to ownership--of public utill- ties, oppose trusts and combinations, and favors restriction of immigration.
 pr. Hallam was an Episcopal min ister here. at St. Louis and other places until q few years ago, when he began the practice of law.
 Knights of Honor Meet
 The Grand Lodge Knights of Honor met here yesterday in biennial session. Grand Dictator F. j. Adams of Pass Christian. presiding. The other prin- cipaI grand officers present are II. Christmas. Tehula. grand vice dicta- tor; C. ". Mcknight. Iuka, grand as sistant dictator; w. B. 4daxwell. Neg bitt, grond reporter; F. j. Y. LeCand, Ocean Springs. grand treasurer
 The first day was spent largely in hearing the reports of officers, and all of which are declared to have been very satisfactory. There are ninety six lodges in the state each repre- sented by one delegate, and with the grand officers present the attendance Is someth ing like on hundred.
 l.. F. Bentley of Louisiana, who Is supreme dictators of the order, Is pres ent, and made an interesting an den couraging address during the after noon.
 Convicts Rounded Up.
 The avellng sedgents of the state prison rounded up nine conYicts all negroes. at Jackson yesterday, and sent them all to the state farms. Two of the number were short-term men. sent up for assault and bettery or intent to kill The other seven were for murder or manslaughter. Four came from the Raymond court-Robert Thompson. murder. life sentence Lee Rogers and George Thomas, manslaughter, seven year seach: Dan Samues, murder sen tenced to hang September 24i Percy Ross, murder life sentence. Ross is the Pike county negro who was sen fenced to hang several months ago. but who was repeatedly reprieved by the governor, and finally managed to get his neck saved.
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