The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-06-18
GOV. BREWERS
GREAT SPEECH
IN GREENWOOD
THE GOVERNOR LITERALLY TORE
THE HIDE OFF OF SENATOR
LEE RUSSELL.
RUSSELL REFUSED TO ENGAGE
IN JOINT DEBATE BECAUSE
HE WAS NOT PERMITTED
TO HAVE CLOSING
TALK.
Largest n Most Enthusiastic Polit
zeal Gathering Held in Green
wood in a Long
Time.
(From the Greenwood Commonwealth

(From the Greenwood Commonwealth
The joint debate, scheduled to take
place in Greenwood on Tuesday even
ing, June Sth. failed TO materialize be-
tween Governor Earl Brewer and State
Senator Lee NJ. Russell, of oxford.
Governor Brewer came to Green
wood to speak in response to a nu-
merously signed petition of Greenwood
and Leflore county citizens, and the
same citizens through the committee
extended an invitation through Gov.
Brewer, if he liked, to Senator Russell
TO speak on the same evening, and
Governor Brewer extended the invita-
ton personally when they were speak
ing at Ecru. Pontotoc county. on Mon
day, telling Mr.. Russell he was invited
for a joint debate with him at Green
wood. but telling him that he tBrewer)
would reserve the right to close the
debate. Both Of these gentlemen
reached Greenwood at loon Tuesday,
and Senator Russell's committee sent
a communication suggesting that Gov
ernor Brewer open the debate with an
hours talk, Senator Russell to follow
with one hour and fifteen minutes.
Brewer to rejoin with thirty minutes,
and Russell to have a sur-rejoinder OF
Fifteen minutes-no new matter TO be
brought out in either rejoinder or sur
fejoinder, and that this he strictly ad-
hered to; that if Brewer preferred
Co,o.or D,paalI "a anon fhan 1pf the
order be as above; and that if the
proposition failed to meet Brewers APP
proval. then they would accept any
"give and take proposition made re
stricting the speaking to three hours.
This suggestion was signed by the
committee for Russell.
To this the committee representing
Gov Brewer. consisting of DR.. w. T.
Mathews. A. f. Gardner and John A.
Tyson. replied that they would give
Senator Russell one-half of the time;
that Is, the first half; that If he was
unwilling to this. then let the Gov
ernor open with a speech Of n hour,
Senator Russell to follow with one
hour and a half. and Brewer to close
with thirty minutes, closing their prop
osition with the expression there is
no use of extended negotiations about
this; let him accept or reject"
The committee representing Sena
tor Russell did not accept the propo
sition. and at $50 o'clock Governor
Brewer began his speech. Senator
Russell sat in the audience through
out the Governors caustic and scath
ing address of about three hours.
Governor Brewer was eloquently in
troduced by Hon. R. c.. McBee. the for
mer able district attorney Of this dis
trict. with ex-Judge Monroe McCluri
presiding over the big meeting.
The court house was filed with pee
pie. many having to stand up-the au
dience being decidedly by far tn
largest that has greeted any speake
here during the present campaign, an
quite a large number of ladies grace
the occasion with their presence.
His speech was not concluded unit
II o'clock, and for about three hour
ne held the strict attention OF tn
splendid audience with the MASTERY
presentation Of his defense Of his az
ministration. No speaker was eve
given a more courteous or attentiv
hearing. and his emarks were FRI
unently interrupted with outbursts
prolonged applause, and his speec
was unquestionably well received. a
the conclusion OF the Governor
speech large numbers Of the gre;
audience went forward and congrat'
lated him upon his superb address, an
he was given a perfect ovation.
GOVERNOR BREWERS SPEECH.
Mr.. Master of Ceremonies. Ladi'
and Gentlemen, Friends and Fello'
Citizens of Leflore County:
II is always a happy privilege
come before the good people OF tn
county and undertake to ak to yo
IT ia here that we find intelligent pc
nile that are ready to hear and do Il
right thing. | want to thank Mr.. NJ
Bee for the very nice things said
me in presenting me to you, n
hone that I may be worthy of what
has said.
want to rise to a personal pri'
lege first and make some
about a gentleman who came over he
IN meet me in joint debate this eve
ing. Senator Russell. This man Is o
nj Bilbo's coattail riders sent out
keen the Governor from maxi
speeches to the people. Bilbo start
out to say that the chief plank In |
platform was Governor Brewer and !
perfidy; that he was going to send
name of Earl Brewer down in odiur
that Governor Brewers administ'
tion was worse than that OF Ames a
II did not stop there; but they we
40 far as to invade the e sanctl
of my home and to declare that the
a,,+iva mansion. where | live with I