The Tupelo journal., 1911-06-16

his refusal to engage in joint debates,
because he did not want to destroy har-
n.ony in the Democratic party. The
unseemingly demonstration at the be-
ginning of the debate was therefore
not a surprise to US, but | am glad to
say, however. that not more than sixty
persons took part in this premeditated
plot to break up the edebate. although
they had been carefully rehearsed for
the work, and it failed of its purpose
Dr. Ward Denies Plan.
DR.. Ward said there was not a word
of truth in any statement to the effect
that the plan to break up the debate
was concerted in advance.
ut was sprung on me suddenly, /"
said he last night. land / was under
the impression from the manner in
which Mr. Allen approached the sub
ject that he was going to be exceeding
ly vicious, and | simply told him what
you heard me say. The whole thing
turned on me suddenly and without a
word of warning"
Judge Blount is visiting DR.. Ward
and will leave for his home tomorrow.
He says that he is through with the
debates so far as he knows. He did
not take them upon himself voluntarily
but is satisfied with the result and will
ling to go further if the campaign con-
mittee desires it. Judge Blount, ac-
cording to a threat made at New Al
bany, sent to Jackson and got a copy
of the Indictment against Allen for
playing poker. The copy shows that
Allen was indicted On the testimony
of Chas. F. Engle, a Vardaman sup
porter in the last legislature. He also
examined the pass and declared that
the signature on it does not correspond
with those on numerous letters Varda-
man has written to him He again
made public apology for his reference
to Accountant Moore in his term he
used and repeated his charge of crook
edness on the part of the accountant
with the same vigor. He read a state
ment from Clayton d. Potter of Kinds
county concerning the report of the
committee on the contingent fund. He
said concerning Vardamau's failure to
meet his opponents in Joint debate that
if Senator Carmack of Tennessee had
not met Patterson he would now be in
the United States senate.
Would Shun BIbo.
Concerning Bilbo, Judge Blount said
that he had nothing to do with him.
II do not repudiate Bilbo in the name
of V~ardaman. although l am for that
old Confederate veteran Nash for
lieutenant governor. i will say that
the further John Allen keeps away
from him the better it will be for AL
len"
Mr., Allen. in his rel binder, said he
would keep away from Bilbo just like
he would shun a polecat. He said that
Clayton Potter made a statement I'M
der oath in the legislature, and was not
going to the papers making an expla-
nation of it. He condemned the asso-
citation of the names of George, Lamar
and McLaurin with that blatant dem
agogue, Jim Vardaman, and in an APP
peal which he declared might be the
last that he would make to a Mont
gomery audience. he asked that they
would never elevate a man to the SEN
ate whose record was so covered with
slime and fraud as Vardaman's. The
street corne arguments have kept up
until a late hour and the battle has
been fought over time and again. Con-
verts to both sides are reported in
great numbers and it looks like the
country is safe.-Commercial Appeal.