The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-06-29
Johnston's Headquarters
REPLY TO
Judge Thompson

JuUSO AlO1AAPOOu
Jackson Miss, 28 1919
R. Thompson Jackson, Miss
Dear Sir:
have read your letter addressed Hon. Woods G.
Easand chairman ongno Committee at Jackson Miss
and since it is being by Committee alleged refu
ap of certain statements effort
prejudice take the liberty of addressing you this COM
am aware your interest Longno candidacy and
Of YOUR intimate personal with him dating back to your
his campaign when United States Senate against
senator Money hut do not believe that
YOUR interest candidate would lead you to make any
upon candidate unless that state
ent was based upon your letter purpors deal with
state just what have stated
in INV public speeches the courtesy of advising
me at your early statement not
have charged while LOngnO governor Of the State of Mis-
pp the Boards of Trustees which exocio chairman sold
lands belonging to the schools Mississippi for
gate $600OO that this paid into
the state treasury and that prior September 1903 nickel of
it was the states including
the Capitol have further stated that from
that date until the present time paid the
per per this fund have not criticised the
the for the sale Of these lands have simply stated the facts
Son the Of pS Se ana af S 0i
cOntadcts statement However your letter published
ST @ pspef "OU THAT there may no
the Mississippi the indicated
above?
i0C 1sig Ted6 ' OSCAR JOHNSTON
Late yesterday headquarters authorized the fol-
We reply Judge R. H Thompson of Jackson
Mr. ohnstons letter to him Of the 23rd INST - 900
"a,
Care Johnston Campaign Headquarters, Jackson Miss.
My Sir: 80,
received your letter OF Ao
have any the the
the construction the
less extent in the payment Of warrants
on D0a did in not Sow h funds
other rate OF interest thereon
obligated by the Legislature to pay six per cent interest
thereon long before Longino became governor H., .
(signed H. THOMPSON"
In his reply Mr. Thompson does deny money
the educational institutions used the con-
had charged Thompson that this still due and
deny that the state has paid than
million dollars interest to its educational Tor th use
still due and unpaid Mr. Thompson statement
obligated the state six cent interest on
educational funds used by the state some OF Whch ne was
State Capitol admission that the
has been paying six cent interest on the funds Dor
owed from the Educational institutions OF the state wncn Is as M
Whatever authority the Legislature derived a
the of funds belonging the state educational institutions
order to meet state expenses whethef IN ouolng new o
from the constitution the state and the e
obgaed the state to interest on the sum hat the
does borrow and
Mr. Thompson reply attempts Ex-Governor Longno Of
the charge borrowing this money and yet ne says ne USED IT, or
the building the State Capitol IT he did not borrow how
what the state paying six cent interest on Tor
oday The Legislature authorized the building OF the new state a
authorized according TO MI
If Longno built the State Capitol
did, then he borrowed the funds of the state institutions and
them admitted by Judge thompson
borrowing and using these funds ne entitled to
credit for the building of the capitol lie had as nucn 10 90 win one as
with the other TINS money then as
educational institutions of the state for the
of building the capitol then there was no necessity Tor he
of bonds for its construction Where then was ere any eo que
bonds build the capitol the matter
nothing more nor less than loan 1t makes niue TO te se
whether borrowed by the issuance bonds borrowed from
borrowing from state educational institutions IN
preference to borrowing it from outsiders at -four per cent and Issuing
bonds to the loan?>
Judge Thompsons
the state obligated by the Legislature to SIX per cent interest on