The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-04-06


ballot senatorial caucus at jackson
were made over ten days ago. fol
lowed a few days later by the in
dictment and arrest Of L. G
Dulaney. a prominent political bos
of Issaquena county, there have
been so many false. sensational ans
contradictory reports circulated b!
jackson newspapers and core
spondents. that the public canno
reach a final verdict on the merit
of the charges until more authori
tative and official information i
supplied.
1t is very much to be regretted
that after calling for full anC
complete investigation of tht
various reports and charges Of cor.
ruption and unlawful methods ID
connection with the late secret.
ballot senatorial caucus, the Jack
son papers and correspondents have
been SO ready and persistent in the
attempt to give partisan coIorinq
to everything, as if to shield those
accused, not even hesitating to re.
feet on the Grand Jury itself al
well as the witnesses and have pub.
lished garbled reports and rumors
alleged to have leaked out of the
secret sessions Of the Grand Jury
the Senate, and House Investigating
Committee, until the average read.
er has been unable to distinguish
the true from the spurious.
After failing to secure from Dis.
trict Attorney Mcneil his notes Of
the testimony taken before the
Grand Jury for his own use, the
Senate rescinded former order
and decided to prosecute its inves-
tigation of Senator Bilbo's charges
against Dulaney behind closed
doors, with no one present except
members of the Senate and its Off
GERS and the witnesses who might
be subpoenaed from time to time
for examination. Two lawyer
members of the Senate represent
Senator Bilbo and two the Duianey
side of the case. This investiga-
tion continued until Saturday with-
out concluding the examination of
witnesses subpoenaed by Senator
Bilbo, when the Senate adjourned
over until yesterday.
The House committee of FIVE, ap-
pointed under the Foy resolution is
investigating the Bilbo and all
other charges Of bribery and de-
bauchery of which it can get any
tangible account. It is not likely
that either investigation will be
completed this week and will either
have to be continued by commit
tee after the Legislature adlourns
or the legislative session b aain
extended.
The date of the trial af n1aney
on the bribery charges-in cir-
cult court has not yet st:
but probably will be this week
Meanwhile, every effort possible
by the Jackson dailies and Percy
contingent to beslime and befoul the
name and character of Senator Bilbo
and distort and discount the testi-
mony Of other witnesses for the
State goes franticalIy on in the hope
of thus making a way Of escape of
the guilty in preventing an honest,
unprejudiced and impartial investi-
CATION into the disgraceful charges
preferred.
It is significant fact that Du-
laney, the man who is charged by
Bilbo with paying him $645 which
he turned over to the Kinds county
Grand Jury. is the same man whom
Representative j.. q. Cowart. Of
Jefferson Davis county, has repeat-
edly declared to the editor Of The
Leader and others. offered him $500
to change his vote from vardaman
to Percy and $500 more If Percy
were the caucus nominee. Mr..
Cowart also vouches for the state
ment that during the caucus be
was approached BY Hon. R. N. Mil
Ter, and Mr.. ". A. Percy. Of Mem
phis. a brother of the Senator. DUR
ing the caucus and carried up into
an exceeding high mountain as it
were and shown several fat attor-
neyships including the q. S. Dis
trict Attorneyship for the Southern
District Of Mississippi and Of
various saw mill and railroad cor
porations. if be would only desert
the Vardaman camp and cast his
vote for the Greenville candidate.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Cowart replied.
Get thee behind me. Satan. or
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