Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-05-15

ing phrases and poetic thoughts
He then referred to the leglsla.
tiverecords Of his opponents and
said that they had an opportunity
to display their craftsmanship
in the capacity Of legislatures but
their records were ones of in
activity, and that Maj Vardaman
was now IN favor of nearly every
measure which he had voted
against in the legislature.
He then spoke of the primary
election law and mentioned the
fact that he was the author of this
law and deserved some credit for
taking the nominating power from
the conventions and placing it in
the hands of the people-where it
belonged. Mr.. Noel then turned
his attention to the school fund
issue of Maj, Vardaman and said
that the white counties were not
being robbed to help the black
counties; showed that the negroes
numbered 50 per cent. of the
scholastic population and only re-
ceived one-tifth of the appropria-
ton for schools. He then said
that any legislation made on a race
basis, was unconstitutional and
that separation of the school
fund had been tried by Kentucky
and had been knocked out by the
supreme court; that Mi. Varda-
man had submitted no plan to
remedy the evil which he said
existed. He said that Critz was
advocating uniform system of
text books but had voted against |
this law when in the legislature, |
Both Maj. Vardaman and Judge |
Critz say that they would not he
candidates except under the pre- |
sent primary law-which was |
passed by Noel's inhuence-yet |
both had voted against this same |
law in the legislature. He then
spoke of his love and veneration
for the Confederates and stat
ed that he had always favored
for their benefit. He
paid a high tribute to the women Of
Mississippi.
MAI. j. K. VARDAMAN.
Maj. Vardaman and Judge
Critz came Tuesday and court ad
iourned III the afternoon to allow
them to present their views. Mai
was first introduced
oY Mr.. ]. w. Odom. He began
by referring to the statement of
some of the other candidates that
,e had changed his views on
which he is now advoca-
ing, and said be would change
lis mind on other things if con.
vinced he was wrong. He then
'eferred to the statement made
~ some that the views he was
presenting would retard the in
lustrial growth of the state and
aid it should be considered
whether he was right or wrong
nd not to look at it from as a
natter of dollars and cents. He !
hen took up the matter of good :
Dads and spokeof the Importance {
which thoroughfares played in the I
Industrial development of the 8
tate and favored working con- Z
lets on the road instead of max a
1g cotton with them. Maj. Var c
aman then took up the question a
1 negro education and said that t.
lstead of education benefitting a
ne negro it was making crimi t
ais of them. He said that the
rhite people would never share G
/ sovereignty with an inferior 2
ace. He then paid glowing tri- II
ute to the ladies and solicited g
leir support in his camgaign. I.
Iaj. Vardaman expressed him 81
elf In favor of an elective judi Q.
ary it being more democratic c'
IAN the present method of ap g
ointing judges by the governor. u
JUDGE F. A. CRITZ. Il
Judge Critz was then introdu- b,
ID and said that he favored a ct
etter system Of roads but oppos d
working convicts on them as M
} said this had been tried and pl
'oyed unsatisfactory. He then M
,oke OF the race question and ell
i'd that it was unlawful to Sc AT
trate school funds and he knew