The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-05
10 the Voters of the 4th
Congressional Dist.

: Asagain appear before YOU as a cand
n date for Congress. | would not do S
hs had at been deprived of my leg:
right to run in the second primary j
. q by manipulation and chicanery an
fraud practced by T. U. Sisson and hi
c~onfederates at the District executiv,
/, ~comrFrstee meeting at Eupsrs on Aug
ust 81, 1908. In the first primary Sissor
received 5, 769sotes; Hill I, 4O5: Bledsoe
l,449; majority against Sissop LOSS.
The law absolutely required "a naajori-
ty of aid votes cast to make @ candi-
date the legal nominee. Hill Withdrew
before the meeting of the committee
hence the term candidate coula no
longer be applied to him. There being
two candidates left, they were neees-
sarily the 1.-TWO highest candidates"
and a second primary should have been
ordered to give the people their right
to decide between the two remaining
candidates. Yet by means of two prox-
les from Pontatoc and C~hickasaw coun-
ties and the illegal seating of Frank A.
Critz for Clay county, who was not
even a proxy, as Clay county had failed
to appoint a committeeman, T. u.
Sisson was declared the nominee. not
even a fair discussion being allowed.
The exclusion of F. A. Critz, a tele-
gram from Frank Robertson, commit
Of Pontotoc county, in favor of
second primary, apparently held back
and not delivered till after adjournment
IF the committee, would each have
the resu.t.
Dr.. g, F. Ward, the eminent citizen
II Montgomery county, wrote (Winona
lines, Sept. 4. 1909 1.-The ruling of the |
ommittee was clearly wrong as far as
ne purpose and intent of the law are c
orcerned. In this case the end of the c
w has been defeated and the people !
we been deprived of the opportunity .
declare by their votes who is choice -
the majority" d
If elected 70 Congress I would do ii
most exactly the opposite of what T. r.
:. Sisson has done. l would not in the n
rst thirty days try to enlighten the u
alton on the tar;c' or any other sub
,ct.. L would as ar :q
Individual let the s
.,3HFffssssnnAfh sHG Fifteenth axnersents E
alone unless "a ReTpcratic =
auerts tookthen up. I woala not quitIb
" post to worry old -CecisaGerate sol r
iers or any other s<ss.nkage with AZ n
maximum OF month and aTlninmiu'ss of i
] weMad not dess;ve tat peo- n
Ey;iekef Bills for public ~s*sildings t
nd empty promises to, do Something s
Dr. the Y~alobusha river, l would be t
rue to my constituents and political +
riends and without { stain stand up = =
and square to every obligation s
,;2Jfved in the great position. In times
+, i etess Would go among the people,
ak 70 'and become acquainted with the
dI LltIo. Doing d pAeSthSai diiIS L q,
would not bring experts, but would de- :
iver lectures myself on all lines Of :.
Improvement for Southern farming :.
n the drainage--would teach the farm ,
RS how to make cement drain tile
light on the bitches they are to go into j.,
ON corr culture-bee culture, horti-
ulture and other farm topics. have .
scientific lecture on the Geology Of :
dississippi" | would be pleased to de-
iver, showing the origin of our soils :
he sources Of artesian waters and how :
he different formations were laid down
Ike the leaves of a book under the .
ceanic waters. /
| am an old Confederate soldier from {
Belmont through Shiloh, Murfreesboro, :
dunfordsville, Franklin and many other .
historic scenes, yet | I'm in perfect =
lealth mentally and physically. Cast a
'ote for the old Confederate soldier
Who represents the gray line so fast .
aiding from sight and put off the per-
,etual candidates-the everlasting run :
lers to a later date. Invite me and }
ct me address you on every occasion !
Your fellow-citizen, {
OSCAR F RLEDSOE. {