The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-08-01
N-GOV. LONGING SPOKE
IN GRENADA MONDAY
Discusses His Former Administration
and Gives His Answers A. to Ger
tsin Criticisms. Says Nothing
About Present Issues

vening of Circuit Court and Judge
Lamb had empanelled both the petit
and grand luries, however, the latter
had not been charged.
The Governor was first 2nnounced
for Grenada County July Ia and his
date was changed TO the p then lat
er to the 2S and three appointm
but these were called in and his
friends decided that the one speech at
the court house would be his only
speech in the County. The court very
naturally brought in representatives
from almost every part CT the County
which gave the Ex-Governor & pretty
good size audience.
Owing TO the fact that the speech
making begun a little earlier than he
contemplated, the writer did not hear
all o. the Ex-Governor speech. Gov.
Longino was presented by Jude VIM.
CMcLean whose speech was said to be
so eulogistic that Mr. rLongino suggest
ed that he had best rest has case on
Judge McLean's Introduction.
The writer understands that the
Ex-Governor told about his being
urged TO enter the race and that then
he proceeded to discuss what ne did
as Governor which he offered as a
warrant for what he would do should
he again be elected. He told of the
new capitol being built without bonds
being issued or without borrowing
money and then the redemption of
nearly four hundred thousand dollars
in bonds before they were due all OF
which he said showed the taxpayers
that he was doing his best 20 manage
the States affairs just as he would
his own. If elected this time, as he
Insisted he would be, he said that his
past experience would stand him well
ia hand and he pledged himself to
rive an econmoicaI. business admins
tration free from factional bitterness.
Gov. Longino averred that he was
heina m;sre presented and abused pE
the ouner candidates and especially
was ne severe on those responsible ior
Juggling in matters relative TO negro
which happened, he said, nearly twen-
ty wears ago. He said that when he
delivered the message to the Leglsia-
tnre in which he urged that whenever
q nan was mobbed III 2 county that
tne family of the mobbed man should
have .rtght TO recover damages
"sufficiently large 10 engage pubhc
onposition" to mObs, and the remoVal
of the sheriff from office, that a very
different condition prevailed tnen 10
what prevails now. He sand that
",winite Gaping" was then prevalent
in narts of the State and that LABOR
was terrorized and that something
was NECESSARY, and he said that no
body knew that better than those
VINO were criticizing him about 1t.
He said as to the appointment OF
negro election commissioners In GER
tain counties that he was only one OF
three members of the board and that
these appointments were made on rec
ommendation of citizens OF these
counties.
AS to the pardon of the Nance ne
uro in Yczoo County who had been
sent TO the penitentiary in 1868 1or
ran;np a white woman, he said that he
was importuned to issue the pardon
INV Judge Calhoun of the Supreme
Court who served as district attorney
when the negro was conv,e.eo ahu
Judge ]. A. P. Campbell, chief justice
of the Supreme Court who was the
presiding judge when the negro was
tried. He said that these two men SAID
that they had always doubted the ne
oro's guilt and that they felt they
were righting wrong when they ask
od for the pardon ard when the negro
was hardened he said he had already
served 33 years in the pen. He made
no reference to the affidavit of John
Garfield. the Confederate soldier
the man upon whose farm the negro
and the white woman lived at the time
of the occurrance-Barfield said
the negro was guilty as the d.
The Ex-Governor paid his respects
To the other three candidates In a
rather gingerly manner and was par
ticularly sarcastic in reference TO US,
car Johnston. He read what he SAID
was q news item in the memphis
newspaper in which Gov. Earl Brewer
was quoted as having said that oscar
Johnston was not his candidate and
then surmised that there would De
other rats to quit the sinking ship.
He showed that he was not altogether
enamored with the policy of The Sen
tinel in this campaign and on two oc-
easions made reference to the paper
and the attitude of its Editor.
IF the Ex- Governor said anything
about his position on the issues now
before the people, the writer ala not
hear it. So far as present problems
are concerned, he has not taken tne
pnblic into his confidence enough TO
lot them know his position.
He spoke of the Civil War and IKE
all speakers paid tribute to the Con
federate soldier. He said he was porn
too late to be in the Civil War and TOO
ear,v to he in the war just ended.
- - i. bod four sons