The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-07
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resort. Wood antagonized this and that until he could not enforce the laws that should be enforced. Far mer said he quit the congressional race because he did not have the mon ey to continue the race He spoke of Witt's claim for a party agreement and charged Witt with it's violation. He sai,i iSHtiftt SHtiftt entered the race against sumpter. in violation of the agree ment. came to Hot Springs, saw 1 Sumpter, and then retired from the race and went back home Farmer i thought the Witt position as to the county agreement was absurd He ] said Witt had been sent for in this instance by Waters, Blumensteil, Bel ding and others, and two gamblers. Waters, he charged. was trying to open gambling and encourage crooks and lawlessness. He charged Witt would let Waters and the old gang run the city. and 1t would drift back to the old days when ballot boxes were stuffed and negroes robbed the people of their suffrage. Farmer ad- mitted that Witt had strong sup port in Hot Springs, but said it was mainly the support that brought out sumpter and brought out Witt
 "If you want lawlessness. vote for Witt" added Farmer He stated that he believed m liberal government, Sunday ball games in Hot Springs, the picture shows on Sunday, and other amusement for the visitor that would do no great harm but help Hot Springs as q resort He said these were his views, but on the other hand he would prosecute epeFyy ease to which his attention was called when duty required he should prosecute.
 ]. B. Wood.
 !. R. Wood said 1t was pleasure for him 10 present ads reasons for being in the race for prosecuting at torney In 1878 for your years he was prosecuting attorney, and was elected circuit judge Any man en- titled to credit of belief, he said, would say that he filled these offices with credit to himself He said there was nothing against his integ' rity as an honest officer or a cit izen in all his life If any man said otherwise he is in league with thieves, gamblers and others. Lake.lan, he said, was there and would speak for him. He named several others, and then for quite while referred to the career of J r. Henderson, and their association together officially and In q business way, and said those people knew Henderson. and to ask them of his character He said that l all but one of the other candidates opposed to him gave him credit for i honesty and sincerity. but said he lacked common. sense. Cobb and l Farmer, he said, were for the middle 1 ground. compromiae with evil Farmer is for baseball it'd picture shows on Sunday and Cobb for re 1 stricted gaming in fine clubs, but against dives Ali the laws. he said, were based on the Christian law
 Thou shalt not coyet," he said, an l swers the question The gamblers 1 he said, want something for nothing ! God Almighty had proclaimed thou shalt not coyet" and the law had said thou shalt not gamble" He said the legislature had said thou shalt not labor on the Sabbath Al Hot Springs they wanted an open towa. Public sentiment in Hot Springs called fer f. If it was good to gam ble in Hot Springs, he said. 1t was good to gamble in Mt Ida The law was public sentiment He had tried to enforce the law. Waters sent for 1 him when he went in office and want cd him to cooperate in closing the I 0tFth anu 7JUlhtA, anu FietAtltth up tfo city Ia little affairs. but wanted the big Slub rooms to run under restric- Fbon attai policy regulation, He said this Waters had sent for Witt to get him b run for prosecuting attorney. Waters wanted the city to be pleas are resort. through arrangement with |
 1 the prosecuting attorney Wood said he told Waters he would enforce the i law, that they both took the same oath, that the proposal was practical i ly for both to violate their oaths. For them to let the gambling run was practicaliy.a conspiracy to permit peo- 1 pie 10 be robbed 10 put money in the | pubfiC treasury Wood said his atti- | tude on the agreement between the counties had heeu covered in cir cular and that he had said nothing | 10 reflect on tb people of Mcatgom. cry county, but had been misrepre. scented by Wilmington and The Senti-