Pocahontas star herald., 1916-05-19

] ul tue hkNltW llANA'' ''NNNi ~"
dressed 20 DR.. Chas. Brough, nom
lnee for governor Of Arkansas On
January 10, l0l0, | wrote letter
to DR.. Brough at Little Rock was
supporting HIM for governor and
gave my reasons, A few Gays after
This many copies OF the letter We're
sent those At Pocahontas who
sought my defeat regardless Of
right or wrong aud all Of il kept a
secret until plans for my defeat
were cut and dried. offer here
5000 90 reward TO know who stole
the letter land some know all about
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proved throughout the county
that said nothing about Ellis eS.
cept there was nothing TO his road
proposition aud of course, there
wasn't, and that he was untruthiul,
But since he was 20 anxious TO have
something said about his domestic
sorrow that he even published a
statement of same IN the last issue
OF the paper before the election. |
wish now that the whole country
may know the truth about what ]
said aud when ana where il was. ]
did not mention It but once aud
that was in my rejoiuder the first
day spoke aud was practically
forced to 10 this "a you can now
readily see. | did not get to speak
At the first place, Noland, for the
reason that | had some work that
had to be attended 10 that day. ]
was required to speak first at Dir
dell, the second place and did so
without objection. did not men
tion Il. Newton Ellis, but told the
people my desires. He followed
aud began saying that he heard 50
aud so as TO what | might have saId
10 years before when | was elected
,ircuit clerk aud then he told Of the
private conversation in which be
SAID | asked him to withdraw,
which was absolutely false. This
was a great surprise to me and in
my answer | told the people tha:
we had a private conversation
when I let him stay in my office a
few days last tall, when he had no
place 10 STAY. aud that ] said 10
him tbs: ELLIS why don't you 90
to work and try to get out Of debt.
You will soon be so years old aud
If were you ! would take up some.
thing where ] could make some
honest money and stay with ~.
You surely don't think you can be
representative. You sued a good
woman for divorce with four altor
neys to assist you aud lost the ease
and your wife was granted the a..
vorce ana Given the custody oi
every chlld. Such a fellow, Eilis,
tue people will not elect representa-.
tive. Run il you want to do 20, /
don't care. | expect to run hut not
until after the first Of the year, aud
told hIm that had something TO
run tor; that l had experience in the
legislature, was a native Of this
county and he could not beat me
with such a divorce record on
hands"
Now, you haveheard my side oflhe
private conversation he told all over
the county and which never told
again because It required me to meG
tion his domestic sorrow. Al
though ] never again told 1t, he
never failed to refer TO 1t on every
stump aud finally put it IN the paper
in connection with the stolen letter
he published in the last Issue before
the election. At Elm Store, when
the race was nearly a third over, he
read a copy Of this Brough letter
which he sad he received that day
from Little Rock. But he had a
copy of that letter wnen he started
on the campaign and had read 1t be-
hind me all along. Now, my friends,
this was a dirty deal it seems, to me.
| hope it will never happen again to
any one. | was not running for the
$50 or soc in the office (lhe Office
doesn't pay$lOO net the whole term
as you all know | said | was not
running TO be honored. meant
Just what ! said IN each statement.
was simply Interested IN your wei
fare aud thought had a chance to
do something for the people who had
stood behind me.
do not believe in the saying,
"All is fair in politics" A man
must tell the truth to have my sup.
port for any Office.
With these few lines | leave the
subject with you. thank you
again for your many expressions OF
regret and friendship. / never
thought of being so abused and ms
treated by anyone. | am trying TO
forget it as the most unpleasant ex