The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-06-29
JUDGE JOHNSON DENOUNCES
BREWER And MANY OTHERS
Or. Donald Attacks Representative
Harrison on Canal Tolls Stand and
Postoffice Appointments - Judge
Cook, Chancellor Stevens, DR.. Whit
field and Others Speak.

Political speeches that have been
formulating in the brains of prospec'
tive candidates for many months,
waiting for a crowd to be assembled
to hear them, burst forth in effulgent
oratoN Saturday at the political pic
mic ! Sunrise.
1t &as the first beg political gather
ing'cf the year in Forrest county and
the candidates took advantage of it.
Those who did not have places on the
crowded program made use of the oc-
casion by mingling with friends and
meeting strangers. AS result, the at
mosphere of Forrest county is now
fully charged with politics and the
charge is expected to increase in volt
age as July, the last full month of cam
paigning before the primary election,
advances.
The feature addresses were those OF
Judge w. H. Cook, who spoke in ad-
vocacy of his candidacy for circuit
Judge; of Judge Paul B. Johnson, who
made a bitter attack on Governor
Brewer and the "hookworm lawyers"
who are opposing his candidacy for cir
cult Judge; and of DR.. ]. ID. Donald,
who outlined the platform on which
he will make his race for Congress
against Pat Harrison.
Cook ExnIains New system.
Judge Cooks address was confined
mainly to an explanation of the cleo
ti,.A Judiciary system. He told his
h&srso. system is right in theory
W. that IL rests upon the people and
upon their determination to place men
on the bench who are without bias and
prejudice to make it successful in prac'
tice.
Judge Cook attacked none of his op'
ponents personally He said he rested
his candidacy solely on his past record
which, so far as he knew, had never
been attacked.
Judge Johnson devoted the fifteen
minutes allotted him to bitter denun
citation of Governor Brewer; OF super
intendent of the County Farm Culpep
per. of Circuit Clerk T. J. Nixon; anc
of others who are fighting his candl
dacy.
He traced the injunction recentl!
issued by a special chancellor In Jones
county restraining the election com
missioners from holding the judiclar'
election directly to the door OF Cover
nor Brewer and branded it as ioV
politics.
Nbe people of Mississippi" sal
Z Johnson, would be justiheo Il
to Earl Brewer what they some
times do to negroes
"Hookworm Lawyers"
He also denounced the "hooK"ori
LAWYERS" of Hattiesburg and othe
places who, he said, have been consis
emily fighting him because he stand
for law enforcement and the promI
execution of justice. He declared NJ
enemies nave TeSoiIou " N'
chile means, even to the employmer
of detectives to defeat him, and sal
he would not convict man in his cou'
on the testimony of detectives unies
If was substantiated by the testimon
of reputable men.
Attacks Canal Tolls Vote.
", Dr. Donald attacked Representa'r'
Harrison on only two points In MS
(.,.ial record-his opposition to Pres
dent Wilson in the Presidents demai
that the free tolls clause on the Pan
ma canal act be repealed. and his d
Mai the right of petition In come
I tio In postoffce appointments.
Esdeclared Representative Har
sons vote in favor Of retaining .
free tolls clause was vote 1or cla
a LEGISLATION and that in casting II ns
n resentative Harrison was uniai'h
to hig people.
A Dr: Donald IN attacking Represen
4 tive TIarrison pQstoffce appointmen
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