The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-06
WHITIINGTON ATTACKS ATTACKS lHE0l)OOD Hl)OD
FEATURE OF BIG MT. IDA MEET. ING WAS SENSATIONAL AT.
 TACK ON PROSECUTOR.
Immense Crowd Hears the Five Can didstes Present Their Claims Witt Makes Candid, Straight
 forward Address.

Mt Ida. Feb 5.-- (special) Nit Ida. county seat of Montgomery coun- ty was the scene of one Of the big gest and most enthusiastic political meetings ever held in this section of inc country yesterday, when inc five candidates for prosecuting attorney met in that city for a joint discus sion of the issues of the campaign and presented their varions claims for the democratic nomination for the oi- flee
 It was the big meeting scheduled for the present campaign and the good people of Mt. Ida and Montgomery county were treated 10 one of the greatest feasts of political oratory in her history, without doubt.
 It was anticipated that il wnnld he a rousing meeting, in fact the word had been passed along that there would be some sensational charges made from the stump on this occa. sion. and the great ahrcng of people from the hills and wales Of Montgom cry county who had gathered in an ticipation of hearing something worth while. were h0r disappointed.
 
 The weather was extremely cold and disagreeabie, but the meeting had been largely advertised and the people came, many of them for long distances. to hear the four Garlsnd candidates and their nome candidate. Hon. Clip Witt. The meeting was held i in the circuit court room at the coun. ty court house and the big chamber was inadequate to accommodate the large gathering which had assembled.
 Tine feature of the day-fo it was an all day sessiCn--was the speech of Representative George P. Whiting ton of Garland county, in which he attacked the record Of the Incumbent in office, James B. Wood, backing up his statements with photographs and other proofs of the charges he made
 So complete was MT. WhittingtOn's aTraignment of Prosecutor Wood, so thorough his resume of hls official record, and so forceful his attack that the other candidates who followed him were taken completely by sur prise, and in most every case they abandoned their prearranged program and the meeting to large degree centered arorad the record and acts of the present prosecutor. MT Whit tington's speech. which will be found in full on another page of this issue, was scathing arragnment of J. E. Wood. based upon a well known query propounded by Mir. Wood himself at recent meeting of the Garland coun- ty democratic committee -*Is He Capable; Is He Honest
 Mr Wood, who made next to the closing address, was compelled. of necessity, to devote nearly his entire time to answering the arraignme1t .of Mir Whittneton. and the other candidates were forced to follow shit and give more time to the Garland situation than they had anticipated.
 Candidates Drew Lots.
 The candidates, five in number, drew lots 10 decide the order in which they si4etffa speak. wilmington drew first place, Coob second, Farmer tbird. Wood fourth. and witt last.
 Each candidate was allotted 40 min. utes Wilmington and Cobb making their addresses during the morning hour, the remaining rhTEE talking in the afternoon. and Wilmington, by virtue of the opening, was allowed l0-minute reioinder
 Mfr Wilmington. in opening, after eomplimeating the people of Mont gomery county on the splendid at tendance, prefaced his remarks with q brief explanation of the cause of the political invasion of Mt. Ida, and then launched into llis arraignment Of Prosecutor J. B. Wood, degoting the greater part Of his time to giving his views of Mir. Woods official acts, and at dramatic moments repeating the well known question: "Is He Capable; Is He Honest"
 His speech which is published this morning in full. created a sensation and had the effect Of placing Wood on the defensive of his acts
 MT Cobb was the second speaker