Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-21
Attorney Courtney HudsOn's Reply to
False CHARGES.

tributed over the State by my OPP
ponent, Ross A. Collins, or in his
behalf. They are sent particular
" to my friends who are support
ing Governor Vardaman. One of
these circulars is a copy of an edi-
torial from the Mississippian, and
the other is a copy of an editorial
from the Osyka Herald. The State
ments in these circulars are false,
and Mr.. Collins knows that they
are. He is deliberately circulating
them, or having them circulated,
for the benefit which he hopes he
will obtain.
In effort to defeat me for the
office of Attorney General, he is
willing and anxious to destroy in
the eyes and minds of people of the
State of Mississippi my character
and reputation for uprightness and
integrity with statements that he
knows to be false.
Although he knows the state
ment is false, he would have the
people of the State of Mississippi
believe that EdwardHines has paid
money to have this case dropped,
and that his money is being used
in the present campaign
Mr.. Collins and his friends Sc
lected the Hines Lumber case
simply because a false charge that
Edward Hines. of LOrimer election
scandal notoriety, had bribed the
administration, would attract more
attention than a charge that a man
of better reputation had done so.
AS to my connection and conduct
with reference to the Hines Lum-
Der Company case, / submit the
following signed statements by
Messers. w. J. Gex, Of Bay ST.
Louis, Miss, J. n. Flowers, and
A. III. Whitfield, Jr., of Jackshn;
jackson, Miss, July 10, 1911.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
"The case of the State of Miss
issippi ex rel. VS. Edward Hines
Lumber Company, in the Chancery
Court of Pearl River County, was
filed February 3, 1910, by the I'M
dersigned w. j. Gex, a lawyer of
Bay St. Louis, Miss. under a con-
tract made by him with the Gov
ernOr
At that time the Hon. J. B.
Stirling was Attorney General, and
the present Attorney General did
not come into office until the 9Th,
dav Of AnriI. 1910.
Mr. Gex engaged the-frm of
Flowers, Fletcher, & Whitfield, of
Jackson, to assist him in the liti-
cation. We, the undersigned law
yers, have been in immediatei con-
troll of this case, and ever since he
has been in office, Attorney Gen
Hudson has advised with us, and
assisted us in every way possible.
He has never at any time or in
any manner done or suggested any
thing that would injure or jeO-
pardize the states interest in this
suit.
''There has been no delay un-
suaL in cases of the same character
and Importance as this.
"Mr. Hudson has not attempted
to dictate to us any course Of con-
duct in this suit contrary to what
we considered the best course, and
the one best calculated to secure
the most favorable Judgment for
the State. The case is now a live
controversy. The States interest
has not been, and is not being neg
lected. w. j. GEX
J. n. FLOWERS
A. II. WHITFIELD, JrI
All four of these gentlemen are
lawyers who stand high in their
profession, and they I men of,
unquestioned and unimpeachable
integrity of character. Mr.. Flowers
was formerly Assistant Attorney
General of Mississippi. Judge X.
V. Fletcher, who is now in Chicago
was formerly Assistant Attorney
General, Attorney General, and
Judge of the Supreme Court of
Mississippi. MI. Gex is a personal
and political friend and supporter
of Governor Vardaman, and l am
informed that Judge Fletcher is al
SO.
I publish this statement signed
by all of these gentlemen who are
now Mississippi, in order that the
people may be made aware OF the
means that are being employed by
MI. Collins to defeat me, and that
the people may know how much
credit to give to charges made
against me coming from the same
source in the future.
Having STONED to this sort of