The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-07-10
PUCKETT PICNIC
A GREAT SUCCESS
FOURTH CELEBRATED IN FIT.
TING STYLE
Candidates In Great Numbers
Present Their Views to the
Dear People.

Responding to general public
invitation, people from four coun-
{ ties gathered at Pickett last Fri
day to join with the splendid
citizenship of that community in
celebrating the Glorious Fourth.
The weather was ideal, and every
thing propitious for an enjoyable
day, and every one seemed to have
the time of their lives.
The picnic had been planned
for the formal opening Of the
speaking campaign for the legis-
lative candidates, and every cam
didate from constable to senator
was present.
The crowds begin No gather
early liz the morning coming from
every direction. Some walked,
some came in buggies and wag-
ons, some horseback, and a great
number in automobiles. The
crowd was good natured one,
and everybody seemed determined
to see to it that the other fellow
had good time.
A platform had been erected
for the speakers, near one of the
churches. At ten o'clock, DR.. w.
H. Boone, who had been selected
to preside as master of ceremon-
les, called the people together a.
round the stand, and started the
ball to rolling.
The first speaker introduced
was Hon. H. w. Bradshaw, cam
didate for state senator. Mr.,
Bradshaw is an orator, and al
ways has something to say of In
terest. He reviewed his past re-
cord in the legislative halls, and
of his life as a private citizen.
He declared that he was Sunal-
terably opposed to the ratification
of the Susan B. Anthony amend
ment to the federal constitution
which would confer upon negro
women the right to participate in
our elections. When, he said, the
good white women of the state
want to go to the polls and vote,
he favors granting that privilege
to them, but wants it done by the
state and not by federal amend
ments. He favors more liberal
appropriations for rural schools,
but would curtail as far as possi-
BILE appropriations to the state
colleges. He believes in good
schools and better teachers, and
thinks that present salaries paid
teachers are inadequate. Is the
author of the law providing for
the agricultural high school; be-
lives in good roads, and every
movement inaugurated for
the betterment of the rural popu-
lation. Believes that economy
should be the watchword of the
legislature when it comes to
making appropriations, and be-
lfeves that each member of the
lawmaking body should give as
much attention to the affairs of
the state and be as careful in
spending money as he would in
his own private affairs. Mr.. Brad
shaw has nine boys and each boy
has three sisters each.
Mr.. A. HI. Martin, candidate for
the senate, followed Mr.. Brad
shaw. He made a good sensible
talk and promised that if the
people in their wisdom saw proper
to elect him to represent them in
the upper branch of the legisla-
ture it would be his policy to
practice economy in every way
that would not prove detrimental
to the best interests of the state
and its people. He declared that
the new county proposition was
a dead issue, and had been since
its defeat in the legislature. That
he opposed it from every angle,
and that should it ever again be
brought forward he would do
everything in his power to de-
feat it. He is opposed to the rati-
fication of the suffrage amend
ment; against the tax commits