The Forrest City times., 1912-03-15
GREEN COUNTY IS
 FOR I. H. CARAWAY
Prosecuting Attorney s. R. Simp. son Writes of The Congress
 sional Race
CARAWAY IS BEST DEBATER
Judge Simpson Says That All Green County Candidates and Seventy Five Per Cent of Voters Are
 Strong For Caraway

Marl0n, AIk., M2rcn ll-HOn. JOnu F. Rhodes, Circuit Clerk of this county, is in receipt of the following letter from Hon. s. R. Simpson rela- tive to the political situation in Green county as regards the candidacy of the Hon. T. H. Caraway for Con- gress in the first Congressional Dis trict of Arkansas.
 MT. Simpson is resident of Green County and was formerly Prosecuting Attorney of the Second Judicial Cir cult and considered one of the best posted men in his part of the State.
 The letter follows:
 "Paragould, Ark, March s, 1912. MT. John F. Rhodes, Marion, Ark.
 My Dear Sir-When l was at your court last week you ask me about the situation in Green county between Mr. Caraway and MT. Macon, and I then told you that l had been away from home nearly month and could hot tell you with any degree of cer- tainty. 1 have been at home this week and have seen a great many of our citizens.
 Circuit court is in session here and large crowds have been in atten- dance.
 ''I have also had the pleasure of hearing MT. Caraway and Mr. Macon in the only joint discussion they have had which took place here last Mon day evening. l am able now to tell you the situation in this county It is for Caraway by large majority. The speaking on Monday was Water loo for Macon. He spoke first and and for two hours and thirty-fve minutes he labOred harder, 1 think, than l ever saw any one before in my life. He was without spirit and with out force. He entered into tiresome details and seemed bent on talking the crowd out of the court house. Many left while he was speaking.
 Ut was commonly remarked by men in the audience, who had heard him often before, that it was the poorest effort they ever saw him make, and it was also as frequently remarked that his fear of his oppo- nent took the spirit out of him. He seemed 10 realize what was ill store for him and fell before the blows be- l fore they were delivered
 He made his same old argument on the Memphis bridge, that the bridge was charging 50 cents and he had reduced il 10 ? cents, but he never intimaIed that the company had he right to make the charge lle also admitted that he did not put iuc 9ht 10 make the charge in the orig al bill; that the committee put 1 il IF md he was powerless to keep it out He never received the slightest rippl I applause during the entire time te spoke. When he lad finished lie was liberalIy applauded
 "Mr. Caraway was in happy frame of mind despite the fact that lie had been assaulted and knocked down without warning that morning. He reviewed the steps taken in the Memphis bridge legislation and showed by copies of letters and schedules that the bridge company lacked less than ten days of having the fare reduced to ? cents before Mir. Macon got his bill in working order.
 "l believe that 1 am safe in stating the fact to be there wasn't a man in the audience but was convinced by MT Caraway that the bridge com pany was making the charge without warrant of law, and that MT. Macon s bill gave them the only right they ever had to make legal charge l 1 have heard number of men say since the speaking that they had al- ways believed Macon's position was right until they had heard this de bate.
 When Caraway was introduced he was greeted with storm of applause: he was interrupted from time to time by applause, and in every way the audience showed that it was over whelmlngly with him. lie spoke one hour and a-half and in d dignified high class, logical speech convinced his audience of lis superiority in every was over his opponent. It was commonly remarked on the streets that there was no comparison be- tween the two men
 ''Mr. Caraway showed from the congressional records that Mir. Ma cons boasted statement of his supe- riority, on account of his long service, was nonsense. { Ie showed that MT. Macon held the lowest position on committees held by any Arkansas congressman and that men who had served six years and less outrank him I