Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-04-21

man seeks position, he virtually con
tracts with the public to discharge the
duties OF the Office for the salary 6xec
by law. voted against increasing
DR.. Rowlands salary certainly not OF
account OF any personal feelings
against him, for entertain no such
feeling. voted against increa asins
the salary Of oil other officers and
boarded at the house Of one Of these
during this session.
Assuming that ! was his enemy Dr.
Rowland attributed to me the author.
ship Of every move in the legislature
affecting him and when the resolution
adopted by the Claiborne county
camps Of Confederate Veterans was
spread on the desks Of the members
on Wednesday last he jumped to the
conclusion that ! instiested the
movement when in fact have never
had any communication OF any char
acter with these gentlemen and am
not even personally acquainted with
some Of them,
On the day theae resolutions we're
presented to the house, Hon, Ney
Williams. without my knowledge. pre-
pared a preamble and resolutions,
which | regarded as rather severe,
and prevailed upon him to withhold
them from the house, saying that
learned there would be an informal
meeting Of the old Confederates, who
were members Of the house, to take
action in the matter. Friday night
such meeting was held, there being a
dozen members present. Col. H. M
Street was made chairman and | was
requested to act as secretary. Abou,
the time the organization was com
pleted Dr.. Rowland appeared and de-
manded tie be heard and forthwith
proceeded to deliver fifteen or TWEEN.
ty minute speech directed exclusively
at me in which his language and
manner was menacing and insulting
Several gentlemen present said to me
afterwards they thought | should have
resented this uncalled for attack more
vigorously than | did at the time. AT
this meeting Col. Street, Mr.. Denton,
Mr.. Stinson and myself we're ap-
pointed committee to draft resolu-
ton expressive Of the sense Of the
Confederates present, to. be subse-
duently presented to the house. On
Saturday Hon. NJ. Ney Williams came
to me and stated he intended to in
troduce his resolution drawn on We'd
nesday preceding, and told him OF
the appointment OF the Confederate
committee and requested him to con-
suit Col. Street before he introduced
his resolution. | afterwards spoke to
Col. Street on the subject and we
agreed that the Williams resolution
should be modified. / told Mr.. Will
liams so and after discussing the mat
ter for a time he consented to strike
out the resolution he had drawn and
incorporate a preamble and resolution
prepared, which as far as was ap-
plicable to the situation was copied
from Lieutenant Governor Jones res
olution adopted at VicksburG BY the
state encampment last November.
Mr.. Williams resolution thus modified
was strenuously opposed by number
OF members. not so much as some Of
them told me. on account Of the resp
luton. but because the preamble was
couched in too vigorous language.
! then prepared a substitute for the
Williams resolution which was finally
adopted by the house without a dis
senting vote. During all this time
Dr.. Rowland was charging me with
being the instigstor Of the movement
and saying many uncomplimentary
things to the members of the IeGisla.
ture, and ! think he was responsible
for the fact that was published in
the city press as the prosecutor in
this matter. ,
The climax came on Monday morn
ing when ! overheard him denouncine
me to Hon. Emmett CsviH, who is our
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