The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-19

he said. after his defeats invariably
charged that he has been beaten OUT
nv unfair methods. Turning directly
to Mr.. Tally, he said:
when Vardaman was defeated by
John Sharp Williams four years ago
he claimed his election, but said VIII
liams beat him by a turn of the wrist'
How do you believe that?'
He repeated the question several
times, to which Mr.. Tally made no
response. THE Bible says The Lord
loyeth a cheerful loser. Don't it?'
Mr.. Allen asked.
This brought forth much cheering
and laughter, and Mr.. Allen added;
Anyway, it is just as true as The
Lord loveth cheerful giver'
Here he commended his course to
Major Vardaman. Both had been de-
feated before the people and caucuses
and he suggested that the white
wingd chief" follow his example and
get out.
Asked For Answers. e..
Again turning to Mr.. Tally and
pointing his finger at him, Mr.. Allen
said:
when Mr.. Tally replies to me there
are two things to which | want him to
give specific answers: If he don't
think that the people who contributed
to the battleship fund have right to
know if their names are on the list
and if they haven't the right to know
that money was turned in.
Mr.. Allen took up the propositions
he had made to Judge Blount in regard
to the charges of mishandling trust
funds on the part of Vardaman and the
pass matter, stating that all he had
tried to do was to get Judge Blount to
sign a statement saying that in case
he CBlount) found to his satisfaction
that Vardaman had ridden on the pass
"Vardaman had lied"
"Blount said he would sign moth
ing" Mr.. Allen stated, and that he
came down here today to make my
to Mr.. Tally. If he or any
Vardaman man will go with me to
Jackson to investigate these charges
and get the books opened, and if it is
found | am in error in any of them, |
will raise my offer $1,000"
He told Mr. Tally that if Major
Vardaman would not consent to his
CTallys) acting for him he would
thrown up his commission. Cheers
for Vardaman again interrupted the
speaker, and he remarked:
May the days of this ignorance the
Lord wink at.
Nh Allen said he had heard that Mr..
Tally had expressed himself that if
he knew "Vardaman had stolen the
silver service fund, the con-
tingent fund and the battleship itself
and was halfway across the ocean he
would vote for him. He told Mr..
Tally he wanted him to make reply to
that in his speech.
IF you will show me where Percy
or Alexander have stolen anything We
will drop them quick" Mr.. Allen said.
To this the Vardaman man, who had
made several Interruptions, said:
They haven't gotten on them yet"
mo, but they have surely gotten
out on your man. Mr.. Allen told him,
and he subsidized for a while.
In closing his main addr SIS Mr. AL
len asked that the audience accord Mr.
Tally respectful hearing.
TalIy's Speech.
Mr.. Tally was given an ovation
when he arose to speak He is known
to almost every voter in this district,
having made the race for Congress
last year.
1t was the consensus of opinion that
Mr.. Tallys speech Saturday was the
best of his career.
Mr.. Tally's speech was mainly an
eulogy of the man he is championing
and the reason he is supporting him in
the present race. He said he had
fought him hard four years ago in the
race with John Sharp Williams, be-
cause he felt at that time that VIII
liams was the better fitted of the two
for the position, but Immediately after
the election he decided to support Var.
daman in the next contest. In reply
to Mr.. Aliens query why were the
people supporting Vardaman so fanat-
lcally in the face of the charges
brought against him?" Mr. Tally said.
7 say to you it was that malicious
deVilment in that secret caucus that is
responsible for this craze today That
caucus absolutely defeated and
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