(TALKS AT TUPELO.
Candidates for Representative
Made Fur Fly at Tupelo Sat
urday—Squibs From
Speaking.
Tupelo, March 21. — [Special to |
Independent.] — The candidates
for representative spoke here
Saturday afternoon to a large
crowd.
Capt. T. T. Ward led off, mak
gC ing a few jocular remarks about
his opponents and explaining his
antagonism to Hillhouse. Re
gret was expressed by his friends
that he should adopt such a
course of opposition.
J. U. Ard kept the audience in
a roar of laughter by his quaint
method of arraigning Keel and
Hillhouse, making rather serious
charges against both.
G. A. Hillhouse consumed most
of his time in lauding Wood and
scoring Davis. He specified a
number of pardons and showed
. that the motive looked tainted to
say the least. He told of the
Dr. Lee Johnson pardon, osten
sibly granted to keep an old Con
federate soldier from dying in
the penitentiary, but how the
v governor had sent the pardon
nearly 300 miles away to lawyers
in Eureka Springs, who sent it
to the representative in Little
Rock, with instructions to de
liver pardon to Johnson, pro
vided he would sign deed to city
lots in Eureka Springs; if he re
fused to sign, pardon to be re
turned to the lawyers at Eureka
Springs.
Hillhouse made the claim that
Keel had received money for se
curing pardons for Bob Simmons
and Bob O’Neal, and he called
upon-Keel to have Bob Simmons
say if he ever paid Keel any
money. Keel suggested that
Hillhouse might ask Bob. Hill
house asked Bob j and Bob said
“No, sir.” Hillhouse had evi
dently “put his foot in it,” as he
had expressed his belief in Bob’s
veracity. It must have been an
oversight that Hillhouse did not
ask Bob if he ever paid Governor
Davis any money while he had
him on the witness stand.
Hillhouse told of several other
pardons granted by the governor
and showed that a corrupt and
venal motive was much more
likelv to be the cause why the
pardons were granted than the
actions of a soft heart. He ap
pealed that all should consider
well the certainty of evil results
if they cast their votes for Jeff
Davis for a third term.
Keel closed the discussion in
his own peculiar way. He lauded
Davis for his pardons and almost
made some of his admirers be
lieve that great wrong is done
those who are prosecuted for
violating the laws and they are
only saved from oppression by
the governor. He emphasized
Simmons denial and told his
p hearers that he did not even sign
IjB the petition for Bob’s pardon.
W Some wonder was expressed why
U he should have withheld his sig
pf nature, considering the close
4 comradeship between him and
ft Bob. A skeptic on Keel’s integ
rity suggested craftiness in order
to prove an alibi.
The same craftiness was shown
in ignoring the Bob 0 Neal par
don. Rumor says that Keel
went to Bob O’Neal to get an
affidavit that he had never paid
him any money for aid in getting
his pardon. O'Neal only made
an affidavit that he did not pay
Gov. Davis any money for his
pardon. Keel did not present
the affidavit, as it would not clear
him of holding up O’Neal for a
large sum before he could get his
pardon.
Keel also insisted that the
county had lost nothing by these
pardons. It was simply a ques
tion as to who should have the
money, the court house gang or
Bob Simmons.
Keel insinuated that the prohi
bitionists alone are to blame for
the pardons, as they, with the
aid of more than 500 niggers
foisted prohibition upon the town
and thus opened a demand for
the blind tigers. In his effort to
hold Jeff Davis blameless for his
sins of omission and commission
he recited how Davis had walked
to a convict camp and enforced
reform in the treatment of con
victs, how he surprised the peni
tentiary officials by a stealthy
entrance and then forced the
adoption of a more liberal allow
ance of food and easier work.
Davis can not be blamed for
standing by his friends and sup
porters, because all felons and
law violators are loyal to their
friend and his representative.
TUPELO TOPICS.
Keel seems to have scored a
point over Hillhouse by having
Bob Simmons present to deny
having paid Keel any money for
his pardons. Keel is always
quick to grasp an opportunity,
and being in the house of Bob’s
friends he dwelt at length on
that point and spoke feelingly
(for votes) about “poor old one
armed Bob,” but he was very
careful to not say anything in re
gard to the Bob O’Neal pardon.
When George Hillhouse dubbed
Keel the “slippery elm from In
gleside” he named him well.
Keel, after having assailed Judge
Lippmann at numerous places in
the county, did not mention his
name at Tupelo. The judge oc
cupied a front seat.
Judge Bourland endured the
discomforts of a three hours’ de
lay of the Choctaw local freight
to go to Tupelo and whoop ’er up
for Davis, but when he found
out he would be answered he left
on the first train, which passed
there at 1 o’clock.
SPRING OPENING.
The spring millinery opening
of Mrs. Etta Merrill Tuesday was
a very successful affair in point
of attendance and other particu
lars. The store was beautifully
decorated in the matchless de
signing of Mrs. Merrill and Miss
Wells. The walls were festooned
with flowers and foliage, their
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Origin, coiuxs giving a. vc ly
springlike appearance to the
rooms and made a beautiful back
ground to the spring hats that
were on exhibition. The display
was of the highest interest to
every lady in the city. The
French and American ideas
brought out in the hats reflect
great credit upon Miss Wells,
who is with Mrs. Merrill this sea
son. The evening was enlivened
with music and despite the un
favorable weather large crowds
were out.
SPOKE TO "WOOD CLUB.
El Dorado, March 21.—Hon. A.
F. Vandeventer, by invitation of
the Wood club here, today ad
dressed a large crowd, speaking
for one hour and forty-five min
utes. He was given close atten
tion, and his remarks were punc
tuated by frequent cheers.
CONWAY GIRL WEDS.
Conway, March 21. — Will
Longley of Montana and Miss
Mamie Fentem, a teacher in the
public schools here, were mar
ried in Quitman today.
WELL PLEASED
WITH PASTOR.!
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Yesterday was the first time j
! that Elder J. H. Fuller, formerly j
| of Longview, but recently called'
! to the pastorate of the Central
| Christian church of this city, has :
had an opportunity to appear be
fore the members of the congre
gation. It had been advertised
that the new pastor would be
present at the morning service,
therefore the edifice was literal
ly packed by the time set for the
beginning of the exercises.
No pastor has ever been wel
comed to a church in this city
with a greater evidence of earn
estness than upon this occasion.
And it is universally expressed
today among the communicants
of the church that the new pas
tor impressed all with the fact of
his sincerity and his ability to
put the truth of the scriptures
powerfully and clearly before his
hearers. The new pastor comes
to Sherman with the reputation
of a “worker,” and as such he is
heartily welcomed by the mem
bers of the church to which he
has been called.—Sherman (Tex
as) Register.
BRADFORD BEAMS.
We had a heavy rainfall here
Saturday night and Sunday.
The merchants of our town re
port business very good.
Miss McFarland of Batesville
visited Miss Belle Lovel here for
a few days.
There is much sickness in our
town, measles being the most
prevalent. *
James Goad and wife have sold
out here and will move to South
ern Missouri. The people of our
town are sorry they are leaving.
Miss Bertha Graves, who has
been staying with Mrs. E. L.
Humphreys, returned home Mon- j
day afternoon.
Miss Mary Sands of Memphis'
is visiting Miss Nellie Pollard.
Nute Wilson died Saturday,
March 19, and Mrs. Mollie Wil
son is very low with no hope of
her recovery.
Fred Wood made a business
trip to old Glaize Sunday.
E. E. Humphreys went up to
his farm last week to do some
repairing, and, taking sick, Thos.
Humphreys brought him home,
and is now some better.
You See Who.
PREACHER BURIED.
Clarksville, March 21. — The
funeral of Rev. Geo. W. Hill,
who died at Conway Saturday,
took place here yesterday, a
large concourse of people attend
ing. He preached in Clarksville
during the early part of his min
! istry and was pastor here two
years ago and was held in high
esteem by all.
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WILL BUY YOUR SHELLS.
I am just in receipt of a letter
from Jas. S. McKee of the Peer
less Button Company, one of the
largest shell purchasing compan
ies of Muscatine, Iowa, stating
that he would pay $10 per ton,
f. o. b. cars at Newport for nice
small nigger heads without trash
such as large muckets, warty
backs, wash boards and monkey
faces.
I expect to spend the season in
Newport and propose to put some
life into the shell market, and
the diggers may rest assured j
there will be a market for their'
| shells at reasonable prices.
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