The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-07-03
CANDIDATES HAVE
Big POWWOW
LOCAL ASPIRANTS ON PLATFORM
Ex-Goy. Longino Delivered Fine Ad-
dress to Large Audience at Court
House Monday Night.


Local politics waxed warm here
Monday night, when the candidates
took advantage of the coming of Ex-
Gov. a. H. Longino, and the air was
filled with eloquence. So much time
was given to local affairs that the
visiting speaker was forced to 90
deep into the night in order to give
the anxious audience an opportunity
Of hearing his views.
Hon, j McC Martin, chairman Of
the county executive committee, act
ed as master of ceremonies, intro
,ducing each speaker as his time came
to speak
r. b. Anderson
R. B. Anderson, candidate for sena-
tor, was the first speaker to be intro
duced In q jocular manner Mr.. An
derson referred to some amusing in-
cidents which had taken place here
between candidate in former cam
paigns. He declared that he did not
think that anything he could say
would change votes that he had prac-
ticed law so long in the county he was
known to almost every voter here
But hepromissd that if elected he
would make the best senator he could.
The speaker stated that he had
some positive IDEAS about legislation.
among which he mentioned the par
doning board While the board has
no power to release criminal, he n
thought that, in view of the fact that
the board only costs the state about
$1,000 per year, it can be made useful
IN relieving the governor Of much
~ = k along this line.
u believes the tax commission
iboSid We abolished, but thinks that
'nraa MA. Z system of taxation should
y I'd deyissd He discussed the con-
'tsntlz inc,.o ssing state expenses,
bo,,gI s+a4ad Nat he was in no po-
% ,;fio5 II Ssesd c,;t;cisa q she Lawmakers for
bis. he real;zad ~ erything had in
me me snesIsdy ssIsps aunreSse isTS himself as
very much in favor Of Nle pun,lc /
'ehools, paying quite a tribL g y ny
ate G. r. Regan who at Oh llllie
,laced the schools. Of Claiborne sfoun.
J at the head Of all the schools q
he state.
r. S. Byrnes +
The next speaker introduced was
2. S. Byrnes, also a candidate for
loater senator.
Mr.. Byrnes amused his audience
" announcing at the beginning that
dr. Anderson had gone over his notes
md culled them for his own use.
He said he was unwilling to commit
limself on the tax commission ques-
ion, claiming that very few people
NOW anything about it anyway,
However, he is sure we need some
in our methods OF Tax
Ition.
Mr.. Byrnes declared himself heart
ly in favor of better teachers and
,etter salaries for teachers.
He stated that if he was elected he
,Uuld catch On as a representative,
md he knew he could do this.
He promised to make the best SEN
ltcr he could if the voters would hon
II him with the election.
]. II. Barrett
J. H. Barnet, the third candidate
or this office, followed Mr.. Byrnes
Mr. Barrett had reduced his speech
% writing and read from the manu-
script. He said the next session Of
ihe legislature would be a very I'M
oortant one. He asked If the iegIs-
ature was in session 10 days how
many days should the county's rep
be present? Some one
IN the audience shouted 10. He then
asked what ought to be done should
a representative be absent 81 Of those
10 days2 Several answers were
made to this question The speaker
then declared that his opponent, Mr..
Anderson, was guilty Of such thing
Mr. Barrett Stated that he was n
favor Of better paid teaehersi 'baq-
get system Of state expensest Of cut
ting expenses wherever possible, ana
Jf better care for Confederate sold
lers. He said he had ALWAYS favored
county, state and national prohlDltlon;
He is opposed to the present con-
stitutional amendment for woman
suffrage.
If elected. he stated that he would
endeavor to get the opinion OF the
people ON all important questions; 70
l0 his best and return with clear
G. S. Watson
g. s. Watson, candidate for repre-
entatiye, was then introduced. he
that he knows some law,
'ut had no political platform. How
sver, he believes IN strict economy.
# elected, he wenld endeayof to re-
luce the bonded Indebtedness Of the
tate, and stop too much legislation
He believes that some OF the Of
ices should be abolished. He would
make study Of the question, Il
ilected, and consult the people from
ime to time. He promised to do hls
'est if the voters honored him, as ne
loped they would.
I. j. Lawrence
The last local speaker TO be intro
iuced was T. J Lawrence.
Dir. Lawrence thanked the audience
-or coming out to hear the speakers,
md then told his hearers that he only
iaIled Of election TO the Office to which
ne aspires now BY Al votes four years
ago
He denied the report that he had
been requested to enter the race BY
! X Vardaman He said he was N
he race because he had been solicited
% do so By voters from various parts
q the county, and because he wanted
@ serve the people.
he announced his opposition 70 the
AK commission, because he does not +