The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-03-12
BILBO ISSUES Def
TO four R.va-5
FOR joint DEBATE
Says ITS Tie FIELD AGAINST
Bilbo' In Race For GoYsraeT.
ship Of mississippi

AANNeNilt WiHrrf hN.|Nf N. .a...I'
tenanl-Gnverlur Blbr 800 Is iu
Jackson o. nl- m. i,,u., al Interests
Iug ami cla'aIirrl,Jt t,I. .r .rf-
lenge, To his tuur opponents tH tss
gubenatorial nomination., d, m.IlVs:
"Genllemen:-l notice from the
press reports Of your Speecle, m ,he
different parts Of Mississippi m the
present race for the gosruorhIp,
that each and ali Of you hve much
70 say in reference to y0u.5ay5e lar
a i1nt debate with Bino.
lam also aware oi ,be fact, as
the people Of Mississippi ult yoi
four gentleman are making clm-
bInej fight upon me, Il ttug CON.
ceded by one and an than 10 me
present race for the govefnarSaip il
is the field against Bla1. This
fact is so patent until | am Sure that
none Of you would have the hardi-
hood to deny same.
Now in view Of the fact that il
would be a physical impossibIIity
for me to meet all -four Of you gentle
menat one time in q int debate,
and further that it would be a man
iiest injustice to three OF you for
ME to single out one Of your num-
Der for the purpose OF q joint dis
cussion, | hereby chaaenge an Of
you jointly for series Of debates to
be held in the various Counties Of
the state upon the following conji-
tionS:
Il will agree and do hereby chal-
lenge all of you in a series Of joint
debates, meeting one Of your num-
Der on each successive day in the
following order: Rely, Stovall,
Quinn and Tally, and then repeat
4 in the same order until the close OF
the campaign. That is to say, that
will meet Mr.. Reilly every fourth
day; Mr.. Stovall every fourth day,
and so on. Said challenge is made
upon the condition that while ! am
engaged in a joint discussion with
one Of you four gentlemen. that the
othef three remain quiet or rather
not make any other speeches at any
other point.
" an sure that you and tbs
people Of Mississippi will agree thai
this condition is perfectly fair ant
Just to me, since it would hardly bt
fair for me to meet each OF you If
Joint debates and then let the otheI
three be 'hammering' on me at tht
same time at some other point. o
course, there will be no objection ST
far as | am concerned in having al
Of you gentlemen present at thes'
joint discussions.
Permit me to modestly sugges
that in accepting this proposition
no injustice will be done to you, be
cause by meeting one Of you ever,
fourth day each Of you will have
chance to speak to more people that
you are now having by speakinl
every day by yourself, as all the re
ports show that your crowds ar
very small.
Now If you gentlemen. can aere
. among yourselves to accept thi
challenge, the time, place, order
and rules Of debate can be arrange
|, by a committee Of eight, four to b
selected by myself and the othe
four to be selected by you-each {
| you selecting one Of the four
Now unless you gentlemen az
cept this invitation, | think it woul
I becoming in you to say no NOR
I about joint debates with Bilbo'.
Il shall await your JOINT repl
with pleasure, but, Of course, ! 4
not expect your reply until you hav
I had sufficient time to consult Coy
/ ernor Brewer, Judge Powell an
4 others.
4 with best wishes for your cor
( tinued health and happiness, a
4 yours ready for the fray,