The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-04-07
HON. G. H. ALEXANDER
HAS BIG CROWD.
The Parquet Of the Court House Filled
tuesday Evening.

didate for the senatorial togo, de-
IIiyered an address to fully seven
hundred people who turned out
that evening to hear this dlstlH-
guished citizen and statesman,
Mr.. Alexander was eloquentIy in
troduced by Hon. c. L, LomaX,
one Of our most prominent lawyers
and chairman Of the state demo-
cratic executive committee. Mr..
Lomax presented him to the people
Of this county as one Of the states
foremost citizens, one Of its most
distinguished statesman, and a man
in every way capacltated for the TO-
silion to which he now aspires,
When Mr.. Alexander arose to
speak it was some time before he
could begin bis speech, a compOl-
ment Of which any speaker con d
well be proud. Mr.. Alexander then
started of by saying that this was
the first time he had enjoyed the
honor Of addressing a LehOre COun-
ty audience and that the large crowd
assembled to hear him appealed to
his highest ambition to present hls
claims to such an intelligent audi
ence.
Mr.. Alexander dealt at length
with national affairs, emphasizing
the Importance of having an able
representative in this great debat-
ing body, showing the necessity Of
a learned statesman and not a dem
agogue who could complete with the
others who we're intent upon laying
their shoulders to every Southern
measure introduced, He showed
that nothing could be gained by
~lambasting and agitation, but that
by the exercise Of cool judgment and
that bringing into play of discre-
ton after a proposition had been
weighed, and then by a DICTATOR who
would not fear defeat from his col
leagues.
Mr.. Alexander explained his con-
nection with the recent secret can
Gus, stating that at the time OF Sen
ator Anselm J. McLaurin's death
that he was in a s~anitarium in Chi.
cago, and upon receipt of this sad
information he Immediately wired
his son at Jackson Of his intention
of becoming a candidate for that Of
fee. He showed that he had al
nounced before the others and that
the reason he went into the caucus
was because there was no other
place to go; that he vas sore over
the result of same because his elm
ination followed, but that no one
had heard him whine over that
body'S disposition; and that he &C
cepted his defeat gracefully. That
there was not a charge that could
be preferred as to the method with
which he conducted his head quart.
ers. That the charge preferred
against Vardaman with his Connec-
ton in the caucus were not brought
by him, but that they were self evil
dent and proof was prima faeie Of
the guilt. That he was a lawyer
enough to use the evidence that was
so open, and that he used same in
order to show Maj. Vardaman's utter
unftness for the Office.
He went on TO show that Varda-
man voted against the income tax,
thae he lobbied for the railroad and
other trusts, that he used franks and
railroad passes, that he was the
most extravagant governor the state
had ever had, and that he invited
Governor Vardaman to show the
books Of his account as governor
and his private account at the bank
in Jackson for investigation as to
whether he handled the contingent
fund recklessly or not, He read
from the gospel according to Var
daman'' and showed unscrupulous
inconsistencies of issues on the part
Of the Major, especially the solution
Of PHILIPPINE problem amony many
many others, gave room for some
debate, and that his repeated court.
eous invitation for debate to Gov
ernor Vardaman had been refused
and unanswered.
Mr.. Alexander stated that he had
no desire to lay down splendid
practice that he had builded up
from the time he left Oktibbeha