The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-06-20
.BILBO AFTER GOVERNOR
Used language UnmistakabIe at Wood
men Springs Campaign
Win be Not One.

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Earl Brewer and his use OF detec-
tIyes in the recent Mississippi in
vestigations, involving practically
every department of the State
organization. by Lieut.. Gov. I. G.
Bilbo, marked the political end of
the program arranged forthe an
nual picnic of the Woodmen of the
World at Woodmen Springs Friday.
The political features of the
gathering, which was one OF the
largest ever assembled at the
Springs, had been widely adyertis-
ed through the State, and the
meeting was used as the means of
formally launching the Mississippi
political campaign. The commit
tees in charge addressed invitations
to all candidates and prospective
candidates for Office to attend and
deliver addresses, and number
accepted. Many were prevented
from attending. however, owing to
the press of other business, and
these sent their regrets.
Two candidates for Lieut.. Gov.
met on the speakers platform to-
day, Lee Russell, of Lafayette
county, and E. Bunyan Carter.
They outlined their platform and
emphasized the principles on which
they base their hope of election.
Both had a liberal following in the
crowd assembled at the resort,
and their remarks were received
with much show of enthusiasm.
Among the candidates to an
nounce for office was p. z. Jones,
of Lincoln county. Mr.. Jones is a
candidate for Congress from the
Seventh Congressional District,
and he launched a campaign which
promises to prove one of the most
interesting of the nearing sectional
political contests.
Lieut.. Gov. .Bilbo was the chief
speaker of the day. Mr.. BiIbo is
a candidate for Governor, and he,
with Marion w. Reilly, were the
only gubernatorial candidates pres
ent to address the gathering. His
remarks embraced a review of his
work as Lieutenant Governor of
Mississippi and, passing from this,
he centered his remarks on Gov
Brewer. His speech was charac-
teristic Bilbo address, and he did
not hesitate to make his sentiments
regarding the present executive of
the Magnolia State plain. He re-
viewed the trial of Senator Hobbs
at Vicksburg. who was jointly in
dlcted with him following an in
vestigation in which the Burns
Detective Agency figures in connec-
tion with the proposed creation of
the county of Delta, with Belzoni
as the county seat.
At the Hobbs trial Mr.. Castle
man. a Belzoni banker, testified to
Mr.. Hobbs soliciting bribe of
him, promising the cooperation of
Lieut.. Gov. Bilbo in securing the
passage of an act by the Mississippi
Legislature creating the proposed
county, and also testified that a
part of this money had been paid.
In the trial 1T was also brought
out that the greater portion of the
States testimony was secured
through the use OF detectives and
dictaphones used at jackson and
Vicksburg. Senator Hobbs was
cleared by the jury. and Lieut..
Gov. BIibo will 60 to trial in Kinds
County Circnit Court this week.
These facts furnish the founda-
tion of Mr.. Bilbo's attack on Gov.
Brewer. and the arraignment was
one of the most scathing heard in
this section An enthusiastic re-
ception was given the candidate for
Governor, and his address was FREE
quentIy interrupted BY applause.
j G. Elmer and w. j. Evans,
candidates for revenue agent. out
lined their platform in brief ad-
dresses. and then Mr.. Reilly spoke.
announcing his candidacy. for Gov
ernor.
Mr. Rely declared that he would
pitch his campaign upon-a high
plane and conduct it free from per-
sonalities, deprecating the factioDal
strife that has existed IN Mississlp-
pi Democratic politics for the past
two years, and solicited the sup
port of both factions. -GIoster
Special.