The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-07

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 it was the reioinder of Whiting tons. that drew the fiercest fire He had exhibited photographs in ccanec- tion with incidents he demanded that J K Wood explain before the people of Montgomery county He had recif- ed figures. Neither had been answer cd in the speech Of Wood Whit tington then proclaimed and herald cd J B Wood as the great eyader. assuming that he dare not make an, swer or explaaalion
 i In the speech by J. E. Wood be- fore the Wilmington reioinder, Wood had put before the people q pro. posal 10 ask J P Henderson. who ie well known in that county if every act of Woods official and private life had not been clean and honorable Wilmington also told the people his public and private life might be in Qnired into from the same distinguish. cd gentleman aRd ltr--wotdd stand by what Colonel Henderson would say Wilmington charged Wood with evad. ing all everything; the house of i'll fame reference the Leap the Dips reference, the gambling record. the attitude on the resolution for d. visicn Of the offices and then shout cd in high voice that he would tell the same story all over the district until Wood did make reply
 At the conclusion of the reioinder by Wilmington and while he was put ting away the transcripts of record from which he had spoken. J. B Wood crossed over to where Wilmington stood. and said
 You will have to answer person ally to me for what has been said here today
 ,Whittington turned straight to him and answered "I am ready go ahead"
 Wood then said This is not the place
 Wilmington answered: Then we will go outside"
 Wood then said "This is neither the time nor the place"
 Wilmington answered Well. name the time and the plare.e
 Wood and Whlttington were look ing each ottrt- -yT--TTTuty I'll the face. Wood turned and walked away with out any further remarks.
 cohh,s Speech.
 Judge M s. Cobb was the second speaker He reviewed his former residence in Montgomery county He had never asked for or held any pub lie office but that of school director there Wilmington had been in of flee two terms, and had hardly beeu resident or the district before ask Ing office. Cobb believed that he was the only one of tine candidates who ever had made living with his hands He was not running for the office on the records Of his opponents, but on his own qualifications, lie said Sheriff Hale had written the Bap- tist Advance that gambling had flourished in Hot Springs since il was a town, and Judge Cobb said it flourished yet and would flourish for a long time- He said no man could stop gambling with hard onocRs. It would take generalship and manage ment to do this. Wood could never stop gambling. He said all the peo- pie of this city were not gamblers. or in favor Of gambling, and the cit. izenahip was generally good. but there were many who believed it bet tered conditions and honestly beliey. ed if contributed to the success Of the resort He said there were six dives running in the city now with Wood as prose uting aitorney lie be AAN'hA RP NNi WILL bA iiif lNRBlN WAilht ed restricted city regime, and he pledged that if he was elected he would never take a farthing for any privilege that was granted under his administration He believed Hot Springs could be made the Carlsbad of America and if it could be rid of fanatacissl the progress would be fast He said lt took courage and diplomacy to stop gambling, and while Wood might have one, he did aoG have the other
 He said Farmer had been in poll. ties since he was boy, and was now running for office as 8 good roads candidate. and he added that the shadow of jay bird had mlred al most out of sight on the good road Farmer had built known as the MI. tta auto road He had noticed in the sentinel-Record that S5 hotel mea had endorsed Witt and he said there were 300 hotel men here, and asked