The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-20
MEETING At PEAR
SON LAST WEDNESDAY.

The candidates meeting at Pearson yes
terday was a most delightful affair, most
of the candidates for district and county
sffices present, as well as those for beat 2.
The morning trains from the east and
west carried number of picnicers over
from Pelahatchie, Brandon, Greenfield
and Jackson, as well as numerous czndi-
dates; and wheeled vehicles brought item
in from the country, swelling the number
to good proportions before the speaking
began, nearby the barbecue pits, where
mutton, sheep, hogs and goats had been
prepared for the feast, to which all were
laten invited.
The barbecue was given in the Parish
grove just north of tile town where one
of the boldest and best springs in the state
gushes up its pure, cold, crystal waters
with capacity to supply thousands per
day.
This Candidate Meet is new thing
in this section of the state, and has many
advantages over the old house toulouse
canvass, and the candidates of Rankin
deserves all the credit for inaugurating
it. They have dates from now until July
2o-from Pisgah to Pickett. 1t enables
the people to become acquainted with all
the candidates by speech and comparison.
There were SPEECHES galore, from early
morn till almost set of sun, and if every
one present did not get enough Of facts,
fancies, statistics, platforms, platitudcs,
pleasantries, eloquence, oratory and word
painting, then indeed are the people Of
that section hard to please for as talk
feast it excelled anything the writer has
witnessed this season. There was NO limit,
and each candidate was allowed to talk
till he exhausted his vocabulary of words
and ideas the very novelty of the affair
making it most interesting as well as in
structive, for what the Rankin county cam
didate does not know about state, county
and local matters, political and economic
questions, will never be learned during the
canvass.
There was present by actual count AZ
candidates, as follows:
w. H. Bradshaw and D.. NJ Mayerg
candidates for senate; A. B. Stubble-
field, DR.. A. C. Norman, r.. C. Robinson,
Richard Watts, George Ware, Ed
gar Misterfeldt, for the legislature; Tai
ley Heslep, for county attorney; Woods
Eastland, for district attorney; ] H.
O'Neal, o. G. Jones, H Bullock, Steve
Webb for superintendent of education;
C. Atkins, George Owens Henry WEIGH,
G. O. Robinson, Davis Franklin for sher-
iff; Jno. A. Gayden, L. s. May, S. H.
Stapleton, B A. Clark, D. B Ward, for
chancery clerk; r. E. Barnett, Jordan
Lindsey, w. c. Ponder. Scott Donnell,
r. d, McRae, J. A. Cox, for circuit
clerk; R A. Warwick, d. NJ Robbins,
for treasurer, l. P. Russell, G. w.
White, Robt Chapman, L. w. Ellis, for
assessor; E. P. Hit, w. NJ. Corley, for
justice of the peace in beat 2; w. S.
Crook, ]. ]. Daniels, John Waller for
supervisors in beat 2.
THE SPEAKING.
Bright little Ned Parish, chip off the
old block, acted as master of ceremonies
before dinner and introduced the speakers
in neat and witty talks, suited for the oc-
casion. in the following order: Henry
Bradshaw and D. NJ Mayors, candi-
dates for senator, both of whom covered
themselves all over with glory, showing
that whoever is selected that Rankin coun-
ty will be represented in the upper cham
Der; A. B. Stubble6eld, G. S. Ware,
DR.. A. c. Norman, T. c. Robinson, Rich
ard Watts, Edgar Misterfeldt, fir repres-
entative, all making good talks.
A recess was taken for dinner, which
was first class, plentiful and good, con-
sisting of barbecued meats, chicken pies,
sweets, etc.
After the dinner had been disposed of,
and time given for digestion, the speak
ing bee was resumed, with John Waller
acting as master of ceremonies. He intro
duced in the order in which they come,
Woods Eastland, candidate for district
attorney; Talley Heslep, for county attor-
ney; J. H. O'Neal, o. G. Jones, H. Bull
lock, Steve Webb, for superintendent of
education. Others were presented and
briefly announced their candidacy.
The good people in and around Pear
son furnished dinner, and were glad of
the opportunity to have the candidates
and visitors in their midst, and are to
be congratulated on their splendid success.
The next appointment of the Rankin
candidates is at Fannin, on Monday, July
II.
Jim Nicely lead in all the dances, and
can cut the pigeon wing with the best
youngster in the land. Though sixty years
old he is as spry as kitten and graceful
as fawn-Clarion Ledger.