The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27
ARMSTRONG MAKES' REPLY ID TENDON
Takes Candidate to Task for Action at WyIam
 Meeting

ScathinE attack on D. E. McLendon for his conduct in making public a letter to Dr. N. A. Barrett, before the president of the commission received tho letter. was made yesterday by Hunter Armstrong. campaign man. ager for Dv. Barrett in a strong state ment.
 MT. Armstrong takes Mir McLendon to task for his actions before the meeting at wylam Wednesday night He declares the entire letter of Mo- Lendon to be "an Illuminating com mentary on MT. McLendon's small bore mentality and his idea of fair play"
 MT. Armstrong's statement follows:
 My attention has been called to a list of questions purported to have been addressed to pr. N A. Barrett by D. K. McLendon, a candidate for the presidency of the city commls- sion, and published In an afternoon newspapersyesterd said Mfr. Arm strong.
 "Dr. Barrett has not received those IdSs,ions and they were given to the public before Dr. Barrett had an op- portunity of replying to them.
 This seems to be indicative of the plane on which Mir. McLendon ap- larently wishes to pitch his cam paign.
 Had MT McLendon desired to be fair about this Information, in fact If he had been really seeking Snfor- nation, he would have waited until Dr. Barrett had an opportunity of re- Living before publishing his letter.
 The majority of questlonss asked hy Mir. McI4endon deal with matters Of fact covered in the city's financial report. If McLendon is the business man he professes to be. he would not need to ask them.
 "Dr. Barrett is today mailing to MT. Mclendon the last financia. statement of the city. When he di- gests this further questions will be unnecessary.
 "Dr. Barrett is offering for re e-elec- ton on his record. He is proud of that record and has nothing to hide. Ie is anxious to get all the facts before the people. MT. McLendon has been in public office eight years and we are going to see that his reCord CT lack of record is placed before the people.
 Really. the entire letter is an il- Illuminating commentary on Mir. Mc- Lendons small bore mentality and his idea of fair play.
 After the Vivian meeting no one would have expected MT. McLendon to show any prediction for fair play.
 His attack of Dr. Barnett at that meeting vas a thrust below the beit
 his tFctics toward MT. Burruss leti a' oaor decidedly whiff.
 fa@ Wyiam meeting was solely fot tae t4rpose of giving the candi- uHsRs Opportunity of being pre- seFkec S4 the people. It was in ID seHse a~oint discussion Time was iln$ted " 3 minutes. It is not pos sAie % reply to ar attack in this yeFloe T time though it is ample Tor Hakiag . very vicious one, such jas That " MT. McLendon. J &r firruss was the second speak ff 10 had no opportunity of reply f8ins 70 the attack on him. He, quite \ Y oneris pbseyved the proprieties Of tAe occasion and spoke solely of him. self
 Mir Mciendon. who followed him.
 olated hts implied pledge in at tsndins the meeting anu made a ma
 aisNs 2tsack on Rurruss and tho at're administration
 Df Barrett had no other reeonrse nan so meet the unwarranted attack ana we are perfectly Willing to leave N so these who heard the exchanee as "A who emerged with the most rneditH