The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-09-04
Nardanan Wins.


The returns from the Democratic
primary in Mississippi show the
nomination of Major James Il.
Nardaman for Governor The
greatest possible interest was evin-
ced everywhere. and contrary 70
expectations. nearly as many votes
were cast in the second ar IN the
first primary In some precincts
the total was actually larger. but
in the State as whole there was
slight falling off. yet nothing like
the - per cent. loss predicted
The Democratic voters We're arous-
ct to the importance OF the cleo
ton, 10 the great issues at stake.
and marched To the poll, a second
time 70 cast their ballots. thus set.
ing a good example of earnestne-s
10 their Southern brethren and
proving how great the interest vo-
ters take in elections when they
control the nominations, the pol
icy and the destiny OF the party
1t was believed by many that
most OF the Noel vote would 20 tc
Critz These two gentlemen rep
resented much the same couserva-
live idea in their candidacy. fact
10 which Senator Noel referred H.
his letter While not ptiul
fo dictate to hi= former cou-titu
eats how they should cast th,is
ballots. he declared his purpose -
vote for Criiz in the second pr
mary: and his letter. 1t was gruer
,llv believed, would materially
iclp Crilz and transfer Oh nim t.t
oulk OF his (\oel's) strength Ba
mere we are confronted with The
/ marked difference between Vri
mary aud convention III Do ana
n"en convention Senator Nne.
, would. of course, have transferred
MS delegates without the -.ightc~f
lifiiculty TO Critz. and would hay,
received political recognition fof
Icing SO: but in "a primary tie couIo
cot transfer single vote except
/ MS own. The Noel vote. instead
II all going one way. divided VERY
nearly evenly. In some couutie-
i majority went for Crit, in 9th
rrs for Nardaman Each clector
ollowed hisown judgment Of what
vas best for Mississippi, and prov
"a himself absolutely indcpcr dent
and under the control OF no man
No candidate was authorized t.
swap or trade" him OFT
The Mississippi primary was
watched with great interest thro'-
out the country IL was Well UNI
dcrstood everywhere that IL WIS q
vote on the negro question. 4 vol,
To determine whether Mississippi
should continue in the future the
policy the policy towards the We
-ro il has pursued in the past. or
whether il would adopt still more
determined attitude.
The course of President Roo-e
,rlt As TO the negro has aroused
not in Mississippi alone but thro'
rut the South the belief that the
Republican party intends ~ revive
his question and renew It's sec
t.onal attack upon the South. The
mischievous acts of the President
the sectional bitterness ot the me-
rophile press. have convinced tho
hite voters of Mississippi that
the South must prove thHt il Is
repaired to strike back ii neceSst-
~. When the first primary wa~
hold il was reported in the North
rrn papers that Major Nardamh
had won. The result was au ont
pouring of abuse and deuuncia-
ion in certain sectional Northern
papers, not only on him but ou
Mississippi and it, people as 3
whole If the Northern press had
any influence in Mississippi this
would have strengthened the Var
dnman cause by showing its Sec
tiOnal bitterness; but wc do mt
believe its influence counted In
any way. The people oil Ni-si--
sippi were not consulting the
Northern newspapers n to whom
they should support for Governor
Some of the negroes i'm the Stat.
probably helped the whites % make
up their minds by very uuW is
and dangerous remarks. resolu-
tons, etc. about the primary. But
all these incidents played only Il
minor part in the result. The white
voters of Mississippi have depend
rd almost wholly ON their own
judgment
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