The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-20

casts 8 slur on my good name, He asks the question is he honest is he capable" of me I answer the first in that l know l am honest I leave the question of my casability to the people. He came to Hot Springs. ruD ming for office. & A. Buchanan writes a letter to Mrs. Alice McGut gan, over his signature, which said Wilmington was first assessed for taxes on the 2lth of February, 1909, and paid his taxes the next day, and was already an annouaced candidate for an office. He was elected to the legislature. He favored every liquor law that was proposed He also fa vored horse race bill, to turn Hot Springs over to the gamblers and thieves There was a labor biH abou conductors on the street cars intro duced and passed by Mclaughlin, but Wilmington came over one Saturday
 
 Wood was interrupted by Wilmington who stated 1t was aot so that Toney came with him, and warned him to state the situation correctly Wood continued then that Toney was here the following Sunday at the Business Mems league with Colonel S w. For dyce, and the street ear bill was kill ed This Wilmington was a mem Der of the last legislature. of whom Governor Donaghey says some should be in the legislature and others in the state pealtentiary He comes here and makes false statements. Is that strong enough2 I say no The in- sinuaton cast against me comes from his dirty black heart and through the passage of his black throat and is a lieis lie"
 ]. B. Wood then spoke of his own record in the office of prosecutor as compared to the record of Henry
 Means before He said he had state. ment endorsing his candidacy and signed by every minister of the gos- pei in Hot Springs, except the minis ter Of the church to which M S. 1 Cobb belonged, and who he did not ask to sign lt He read a statement from Messrs. Dr, Linda Barry, Will Housley, Gilbert Hogsboom, J. L. Disheroon, Huddleston, Echois. Lee Evans, R O. Lewis, F. B. Mooney. Hinton. Lakenan. Buchanan, Radford and Jacques, who endorsed. he said. that Wood had made no statement before the county committee. in op- position to the harmony resolution. that reflected in any manner on the people of Montgomery county.
 Hon Clip Witt was the next speaker He said he came before his people as a plain honest man He had been tFaipsing over the old dirt of Mont gomery county for 34 years. and they all knew him The men who tried to tratuce him there. he said. could not, because the people knew him
 'l know nothing of their dirt and filth in Hot Springs What have these men said of the yeomanry of Montgomery county? Have they paid any atteu- ton to you? What reason ts there that l could rot manage the situation as well as tTese men? They insinu- ate the gamblers brought me out for this office. yet they know 1t is false. and that the mayor and otber good citizens Of Hot Springs are helping my race. and the support Of these men behind me would he wei ome 10 any candidate here know honorable men who are for me. and whose hon- or is unquestioned They talk to you about our family Of wits Yes, have some boys SO has Wood and SO has Cobb But here is Farmer. fed on fine steaks, and petted and fawned and never took te himself wife. Farmer attacks me whol sad would not try to dictate how to run Hot Springs don't believe the statement will burt me- The statute defines the duties of the prosecutor If am elected will try to prosecute all yiolators of the law alike. wil not try to run the sheriff or the mayor or the constable for they are separate officers, under an oath of duty and arel responsible to the sovereign vot- CTS of Garland CUTntY7 am ar Montgomery county first, last and all the time. This is my home. These 1 are my people, These people are my | ,kith and kn. and am of Montgom cry, warp and wool 4 boy from Montgomery county won the highest