Newport daily independent., 1913-06-11
;. ?. TAYLOR, IN PARAGOULo SOLtPHONE, SUPPORTS
 oEARCY MAN.
HAS INVESTIGATED RECORD
osciares That a Vote Tor Brurdidqe for Governor is Vote for Clean
 Government.

J. R. Taylor and published in the lat ters paper. the Paragould Soliphone:
 ne Soliphone is not. by any means, the personal organ of Mir. Brundidge or any other man. The Soiiphoue be- lieves that Mir Brundidge ought to be elected governor of Arkansas for the Sood of the state and for no other req son. The conditions demand it if the best interests Of the state are to be subssrYed Many -ood and true men, who are in close touch with existing conditions, are of the same opinion
 It is being told, by the opposition to MT, Brundidge in this county, that he IS not 3 man of good morals and that he does not stand well ill his own county. On this point we have made some investigations and along this line we want to quote some eXpres sions from men whom the people of Greene coUnly tyust,
 Rev. ". (. Wool, Tor several years pastor Of the Baptist church. iii >aarcy, the home town of Alr Bruudidse. an1 for several rears past pastor of the First Baptist church in Paragould, tells Us that Mir. Brundidse stands at the front rank in Searcy anu White coursy as man and citizen He is considered honest and man of great ability.
 "Rey. NJ. M. Smith, presiding elder of the Paragould district, says he has known MT. Brundidge twelve years, vas the Methodist pastor in Searcy and knows that MT. Brundidge is man of fine standing among his home people, has more personal friends than any other man in White county. is scrupulously honest and a leader Of men. MT. Brundidee he says. s a very charitable man and is free giV- CT to ali calls for charity and does much to help those who are in dis treSs.
 "J. G. Hall, we'll known business man of Paragould and a leading mem her of the Baptist church says he lived in Searcy twelve years He says that no man in White county stands higher than Brundidge and that he is for Brundidge for governor or any other position to which he may aspire. He doesn't think there is any position too big for Brundidge to fill.
 "J. k. Childs, we'll known travelling man of Paragould, also prominent member of the Baptist church, who formerly lived in Searcy, agrees with oh Nuntod "Rev. T. B. Williamson, one of the best known men in Greene county. who is known to be truthful and one of the most solid men in the county, says he has known Brundidge for twenty years, that Brundidge is a man of superb ability. strictly honest and honorable in politics as well as in business matters and that his standing with his homo people is par excellence. Recently a newspaper published at Kensett, in White county, passed some aspersions on MT. Brundidge and ar ticles from the paper have been print ed in circular form and distributed ever the state by the management of the Hays headquarters. The people of Kensett were indignant over these publication and held mass meeting at which the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:
 "'Be it resolved that
 "1. We deplore the fact that the Keynote, a paper published in our town. should make an unwarranted at tack on the Hon. s. Brundidge, White county's candidate for governor. That said paper does not reflect the sentl- ment of this community or of White county.
 "'2. That MT. Bruididge has always carried Kensett township. as well as the town of Kensett, and will carry both by 2 larger majority in his pres ent race for governor
 "'3. That this mass meeting ex- presses unfailing confidence in MT. Brundidge as a man. and In his WIS dom as . statesman, and heartily re- commend him to the voters of the state as a man of unblemished private character. and one whose official rec ord as prosecuting attorney and con- sressman is absolutely without stain.
 "'4. That we pledge our unqualified support to him in the present contest and present him to the democracy or the state of Arkansas as one who, when elected governor. will go into the office absolutely unpledged to any faction or interest save that of rig i'd enforcement of the law and a clean and honest administration of the af- fairs of the state.
 "There are 1o5 voters at the Kensett box and 95 of them signed these reso- lutions.
 "Then you ask why did Jeff Davis carry White county and why has prundidge lost it in other campaigns! The answer is easy. Beebe is located in the southern portion of White coun- ts and the territory tributary to that town represents about one-third or the voting strength of the county. There has been struggle between