Greene County herald., 1914-01-09
AcquittaI Has Political Effect.

II dA-A cdChlAB pOllbICdl results Will
follow the acquittal of Senator G.. A.
Hobbs on charge of bribery in the
Warren County Circuit Court at Vicks-
burg in the opinion of politicians here
who have been watching the develop
ments closely. 1t is certain to have an
important bearing on the next state
campaign. Some of the enthusiastic
supporters of Lieut-Gov. Bilbo are op-
timistic enough to believe that the ac-
quittal of Hobbs and the djsmissing OF
the indictment against Bilbo that Is
expected to follow means the election
of BilbO as governor without serious
opposition.
The opponents of Bilbo however do
not concede his election by any means
They believe they say, that reaction
will set in against the lieutenant
governor that wilt end in his defeat.
Bilbo's more conservative friends
say that his future success largely
depends upon his own conduct in poll
ties. They declare that II ne pursues
conservative dignifed course, he
will easily win in the gubernatoriaI
race, but if he becomes mixed up in
any more affairs like the trouble with
Dulaney and the Castleman matter he
will have hard shedding and will en-
danger his chances in the election.
Bilbos conservative friends assert
that the people of the state are tired
of such scandals and unless they are
-fA fAnun1 hc mo xx-1,0 an 0o in fh0rr1
will suffer at the polls.
Among the prominent political fig
ures that are looming up as result
of the Hobbs trial at VicKsburg are j.
w. Cassidy of Brookhaven and Judge
Patrick Henry. The three attorneys
for the defense who are receiving the
bulk of the credit for the acquittal of
Hobbs are Mr.. Cassidy, Judge Henry
and Judge w. ]. Groom of Jackson
Judge Groom has no political aspira-
tionS, and it is not definitely known
that any political bees are buzzing
around Mr.. Cassidy's chapeau, but it
is believed that Judge Henry would
not be averse to accepting seat in
congress, which he once occupied with
credit A healthy boom FOR Judge Hen
ry as a candidate against Congress
man Collier of the Eighth District has
already been started at Jackson, and
promises to grow as the time for the
opening of the congressional campaign
next summer approaches. Judge Hen
ry is popular II Warren county and
with the solid support Of the Bilb0
faction behind him, he VIII make a
formidable candidate.
Mr.. Cassidy's home is in the Sew
enth district, which is represented in
congress by Percy Quinn. The man
ner in which Cassidy handled his side
of the Hobbs case at VicksDu DEM
onstrated conclusively that he is s~one
of the ablest lawyers in the state, and
his speech to the jury placed him
among Mississippi's greatest orators
If he decides to measure strength with
Congressman Quin in the Seventh
district it will mean hard fight.
AS the time for the convening of the
legislature approaches the elective ju-
one of the big fights of the session
The legislature IN 1910 submitted an
amendment to the constitution making
circuit and chancery court judges
elective. The amendment was rati-
fed by the people at the election in
1911 and at the session in 1912 the
legislature inserted the amendment
into the constitution. The legislature
passed a bill making the new amend
ment operative but the bill was ve-
toed by Gov. Brewer on the last day
of the session after a quorum had van
ished. This left the appointment or
the judges in the hands Of the gov
ernor. Gov. Brewer vetoed the bill ON
the ground that the constitutional
amendment had been improperly sub
mitted to the people.
New Industries Formed.