The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-09-03

by Prof. G.. +. Boyd, OF KOscuiskc,
VINO is said to still want the job. III
name OF Prof. A. III. Elicit, Of Bl, /"
Mountain, has also been mention d
as IL very probable candidate. Pro-.
ThoS. A. Early, superintendent OF co
ucation OF YallObusha county, is said
to be building fences in several ss.1
tions OF the state, probable wiLxyu~'
idea Of getting in This race, an0 che
friends OF Prof. w. II. Smith, supel-
intenedent OF education of Holmes
county, are said to be urging him t."
get in, although he is said to have
been slated by others for superinnen-
dent OF the state prison farms, beir z
a practical farmer as we'll as an edu-
Gator, having been unusually active
IN the brys' corn club movement IN
this state.
Hon. T NJ. Henry will undoubtedly
he a candidate to succeed himself as
insurance commissioner, and he may
be opposed by Hon. e. j. Smith. the,
present auditor, notwithstaL ding Mr..
Smith was deputy auditor under NJ
! Henry during the last administration.
1t is not believed the former relations
will prevent this oppoSit ION, under tie
peculiar circumstances III this partli-
ular case. 1t is rumDred that former
Insurance Commissioner, W. q. Code
may also decide to get back into the
| political game and make this race.
So far as can be learned, there will
be no opposition to State Revenue
Agent Anams, who succeeded his ia
ther in 1890, and who has been unmo-
Tested In the Office for nearly twenty
years. Him and his deputies have
been unusually active during the past
few years, and a politician in speak.
, ing of the office recently remarked
that the COW had been MIXED dry"
/ notwithstanding this, however. Mr..
ADAMS has been able during the past
few months to garner in a good deal
IF com for The state, counties and mu-
inequalities from persons who had
hitherto managed to escape the pay.
ment of one tax and another
Although Land Commissioner, J. L.
Gillespie has held his office onl,
abont two months, having been ap-
pointded by Governor Noel to Ill the
vacancy caused by the death OF Hon.
E. II. Nall. the political prophets de-
clare he will have ample opposition to
cause him 10 take notice.
Among those mentioned as probable
aspirants for the place are Messrs. j.
NJ. Smylie, j III. Howie, W. w. Si.
mGnton and OvertOn Nall. Col. Smy-
lie has been a deputy ia the office
SO long that he knows everv detail OF
the business better perhaps than any
other man living, but he has never
asp;red To be the chief. Mr.. HOwie is
now city prosecuting attorney here,
and is said to be infatuated with the
job. Mr.. Simonton was once deputy
~ the Office under his father. who
was at that time land commissioner,
while Mr.. Nall is son of the late E
H Nall, and would have been ap-
p9nted TO fill the vacancy instead OF
Mr.. Gillespie, Governor Noel has said,
nad he been old enough at the time.
He lacked few days only.
Hon. Geo. G. Myers, clerk Of the su-
preme court, has Hon. Geo. r. Ed.
wards the present state treasurer,
scheduled as an opponent. II there
are any Others who want the place
they have managed to keep their as
prations very quiet.
There has never been but one com.
missioner OF agriculture and com,
nerce in Mississippi, Hon. H e.
Bakeslee having been appointed by
Governor Vardaman when the Office
was created in 1906, and reelected
withsut opposition in 1907. He will
probably be opposed 10 the next elec-'
| ion by Hoi.. G. H Afford, represen-
Jat've in the legislature from Copiah
county, county missioner of agri
culture for Claiborne county and spe-
;ial agent for the United States de-
partment of agriculture. At one
| time it was said Hon. G. r. High
tower, president of the Farmers Un-
ION. wanted this place, but it is now
said he aSpires to an appointive place
with larger salary and for which he
has been slated. This CT course ell.
inmates him from the gubernatorial
tace. even il he ever had any inten-
sion of getting into it
The interest in the larger jobs has
somewhat overshadowed the smaller
mes, and there has been COMPARE
lively little discussion Of the aspir-
,nts for prison trusteeships and rail-
road commissioners, who are elected
from three districts. 1t is fairly safe
% say that all the gentlemen who now
occupy these p ,sitiens will have one
or more opponents when the race is
declared on.-D. D. Bell in Jackson
Daily News.
The road to Success.