Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-07-30
THE PLEASANT HILL PICNIC.

tative had preceded MIN. After this
the chancerv clerks we're put, S. r.
Mckay coming first. Among other
things he said:
This office belongs to the people;
they can give it to whom they please
as often as they please. Don't think
my length of office is disqualified
ton. Ask the people to give my Of
fetal service the recognition it de-
serves as to whether it was deserv-
ing OF recognition with pardonable
pride point them to the record as
silent though competent witness
that tells every man the same
things.
r. d. COCHRAN. followed, and this
is small portion of what he said:
Am no speaker, yet see no strange
faces ia this audience. Know the
people of Greene county. been in
their homes; know they know my
record | started work at Soc day.
Have really been serving them al
most as chancery clerk in carrying
in the outdoor work of that Office as
assessor"
A. M. Mcleod. came next. He
spoke six minutes. Rich had taken
10 minutes and Mckay possibly a
little more than that. AL said in
part: Been working for this office
since bOvhood; it has been the dream
of my youth to be chancery clerk.
Needless to state experience | have
had in public duties qualify me for
this office etc.
| After this the circuit clerk candi-
dates spoke and each one did well
and we regret that our space is gone
even for partial quotations. Then
came the Superin tendent candidates
and it was here that the storm came
about which so much has been heard
and said since.
Before presenting the first Super
intendent speaker, the platform
manager, Melton Valley. stated that
some Questions" prepared by the
patrons of that school would be Civ
en- them to answer. W. Fl. Mcleod
was the first one put up and j. f.
Brewer came to the stand and hand
ed him the Questions. Mcleod
took them, said Il will read them be-
fore answering" and consumed sew
eral minutes reading them. as they
/ were two typewriter sheets, the
| first full and some on the second
sheet. Then Bill held them out at
arm S length and asked:
Who prepared these questions?"
Some one in the audience near the
stand answered, THE Committee.
He then queried, who is the
com nittee. y
But no answer declaring them was
had
Bill then said: II understand what
they are for. To throw slur at
me; know who the committee is and
will answer them, but can t do it in
20 minutes, but will answer far as |
can till they call time on me and
then will ans wer them after all the
speakers finish if the audience wants
me to.
1t was then that things grew hot.
His answers hewed to the line, as
he felt indignant that an advantage
had been taken, whether with or
without cause we are not saying any
more than we think those who sub
united the questions should have
given the speakers some previous
notice and chance to scrutinize the
questions so intelligent sensing
could be had, but Bill didn't wait for
more time sailing in and giving it
off hand. Mr.. Westerfed came on
afterwards and answered them also,
the crowd, demanding that time be
given each, and they took about an
hour apiece Newton came on later
and disclaimed any knowledge or
part in framing the questions de-
caring they were written for all to
answer, and answered them himself
If we had space would tell more of
what was said, but perhaps it is
better not as it has already proved
an unpleasant subject.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. K. Bearry, &C