The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-07

-~~>~-~>~~~-~~~-~-~-~-~ as democratic or a republican par ty In this country any more Such things had passed. There were only two issues, and one was whether this would be a valley of vampires or whether it would be cleansed moral ly and be the greatest health resort in the world.
 After the 10th of September said Mr Hale, the news will go all over the world as to what is to be expect ed from Hot Springs not only for the next two years, but probably for the next decade. He believed that great CT confidence would prevail if the people knew that gambling was not to be tolerated here. He also believed that the public knew and lacked faith in the principles of administTa- tion represented by R. l.. Williams.
 He did not contend that gambling had been entirely closed by himself, but stated that 1t had been greatly reduced. He said when he went into office there were about 30 gambling houses open, but that these were about all closed, all he knew of He said Williams stated in the country that Watt had made s65,000 last year gambling, and Hale said that there had been reports that Watt had gam bled uninterrupted when others were closed, but he explained in full his experience with Watt, showing Watt had indicated willingness to abide by the law if the other gamblers would, and that every time he has arrested Watt or the Southern Club the fines have been paid promptly and without resisting.
 In speaking of Williams. Hale said he had been mayor four years, and sheriff 16 years, and all that time on policy of crime for revenue and that in that 20 years of policy the county now owed $175,000 the city owes $100,000, anu the schools owe large sums, and there are no i'm proved roads And that if the previ- leges are worth $50000 a year, as he would show they are, in the 16 years of Williams term of public office there should have been collected and expended for the people, $S00,000.
 Hale said that during the last seven years of Williams administration. all the clubs were open, and in fees and
  s10000 Hale then showed where money could have been received, as follows; Six club houses. $60,000; 25 small gambling houses, s15,000; 100 slot machines, $10000; Sunday sa- looms, $10,000; 25 houses of prosti- tuition, $15,000. That much available graft in the field, and $l0,000 collect. ed in fees and fines.
 Tine official record of Williams was then attacked, in that it was charged Williams must have received $7000 to SS,000 as sheriff and collector in fees during his last terms. when the law said no fee officer should receive more than 5000 per annum. He said Williams owed the country about $700 and had recently paid about $200 of that sum-
 Tn speaking of Bledsoe, the repubH- Mean nominee, Hale said his plat form was straddle, in that 1t meant nothing, and that if the people elect ed Bledsoe they would not know what to expect. He read Bledsoes plat form in detail and criticized it throughout
 From this Hale launched into 8 lot of generaiities about Hot Springs mur- derers being willing to assassinate him twice during his tenure of office hecanse he fought gambling, and try ing to bribe him on almost every street corner. He said on and an other and another would tell him of the money he could receive if he would tolerate gambling. and finally one man said to him he would just see how far they (the gamblers) would go, and that man found out they would pay the $5O,0OO. He did not care to announce his name pub hclN but stated he had submitted the whale transaction to committee, and then read the report Of the com mittee