The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-18

1t iS generally conceded that MT
 H. L. Hale has nor the remotest
 chance to defeat Bob Williams for
 sheriff, even if he had an open field. But lest some should misunderstood why MT Bledsoe entered the race
 the full details of the organization of the Committee of Thirty, which met
 at the court house on July 29th, are
 given in full
 A goodly number of citizens who
 were opposed to Bob Williams and
 who ahherresas tho iasssa iiasssa Of fetuTnifts to corrupt politics had for several days been holding meetings in an ef- fort to perfect a strong working or
 ganization back of some man WHO seemed the most available to defeat Williams. Some thought Weaver and some thought Hale could defeat nm, and some thought that neither could do it. Every man. though. --as ~ii.- ing to get in behind the strongest man. regardless of personal desires. Believing that Mir. Hale also de- sired Williams defeat, he was fn- ally invited to attend one of the meet jugs. which invitation he accepted.
 After the object of the meeting was stated MT. Hale very frankly said that he would under no circumstances stand in the way of defeating Bob Williams He was assured that every
 man present was anxious to cooper ate with him to that end, and if he
 could show the necessary strength
 among his own forces, which with the support that those present could give him, would give promise of his cleo ton. he could get their support. Mg. Hale then made the proposition that
 he would select twent-nve men and let some other man. who must be law enforcement man and in favor of gcod government, select a like mum
 Der and submit the proposition Of who is the strongest man to that committee and let them decide it. He also stated that he could not en- 1 tertaia such d proposition with Mir. Weaver as he had declared openly
 that he would not enforce the law. Mir. Tom Bledsoes name was men tioned and he offered no objection to
 him, but readily agreed 10 go into such an arrangement with him. It was finally decided that each select fifteen men and that they be permit ted to decide which was the stronger man. It was agreed that the commit
 tee should meet on the next day. Sat
 urday, at 4 o'clock at Mir. Hales of- fee
 Mir. Bledsoe made. cut nIs list of names and went to MT Hale and submitted them before he asked any of them to serve. Mr Hale objected to two of them, and in deferenee to his desire one was dropped The other one was retained after making ex- planations to MT Hale as to why he should be on the committee, and be made no further objections. Most all of Bledsoe's men were avowed Hale supporters, but were willing to make necessary sacrifice to defeat Bob Vii. Hams
 AL the appointed hour the Bledsoe men were there and three of the Hale men appeared. Mir. Hale requested that the committee adjourn until Monday night, July -9th. and that he would make an extra effort to get his men nni MT RleasGe agreed to this and his men promised 10 return on Monday night.
 On Monday nigat. even before the hour for the meeting. MT. Hale's com mittee, or most of them went into conference in the sheriffs private of fee and deliberated for nearly an hour while Mir Bledsoe's men waited patiently on the outside,
 Finally they announced themselves as through with their caucus and tho committee of thirty was called to or der by MT Hale, and he nominated chairman. after making a statement that be had called his fifteen friends together and had placed himself in