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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1899
Page
5
A Mississippi controversy centers on an alleged letter signed Spectator claiming Governor McLaurin wrote a forged manuscript used in a stump speech. John McAllen accuses McLaurin of veracity questions amid a Capitol bill dispute, with editors and officials weighing in on handwriting, authorship, and political impact.
A Jackson Evening News communication signed Spectator is claimed to be in Governor McLaurin's handwriting. The note recounts Macon events on May 31 and the governor’s denial of authorship while the original document is presented with editor’s certificate. It frames the exchange as evidence of frankness toward the legislature and audience.
The Ahernten Examiner portrait praises John Allen for opposing measures that burden the people and supporting policies to aid the masses. It cites his support for income tax equity, seigniorage use, noninterest treasury notes for war, railroad settlements, canal building, river and harbor funding, war claims, battle parks, Cuban liberation, and Puerto Rico acquisition.
In Corinth on July 1 the Alcorn county Democratic mass meeting chose W. J. Lamp as chairman and J. C. Martin as secretary. It adopted a resolution endorsing J. M. Allen for United States Senator, urging Mississippi Democrats to elect him and instructing county officials to support his bid. The note adds chief candidates promise more deputyships than they can deliver.
The item lists election inspectors clerks and bailiffs across numerous precincts, detailing registration duties to determine eligible voters, appointment of chairmen and temporary managers, and delegation of ticket control and vacancy authority. It also outlines delegate numbers per precinct for the county convention and notes changes to candidate submission rules for the primary. The piece ends with a local newspaper editorial urging Governor McLaurin to address charges openly.
A Mississippi reader publishes a letter from Rev J L Gambrell then pastor at First Baptist Ty-Texasgaid urging citizens to refrain from voting for Senator McLaurin. The letter defends the pastor’s stance, cites Gambrell’s authority, and emphasizes patriotism and state honor.
A heated confrontation over a governor letter and its handwriting stirs Mississippi politics. The debate centers on McLaurin, a specter in Leflore county, with denials and accusations flaring as supporters cite handwriting proof and unnamed experts. The piece also notes voter registration tallies and the plan to use qualified electors at next Friday’s polls.
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