Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-06-08
HARRISON'S CAMPAIGN.

to do so for that matter until the
hour for closing the polls arrives,
the most vigilant. untiring and sys
tematic campaign in the history OF
the political annals of this section Of
the State. His indomitable deter
mination, ceaseless energy, persis-
tent and tireless campaign his a.
Weakened the attention of politicians
all over the district. They are
watching with undisguised interest
the result of his methods, and gener-
ally the prediction is made that 'Har-
rison will either win on be the man
for the one that does to beat.
This saying is peculiar tono one
part or county of the district but is
heard in every county and outlying
precinct. The concensus of opinion
seems to be that Harrison is strong
~ in the fight. In one place he and
Billiard will be spoken of as the lead
ING Candidates. Get out of Billiards.
territory and into Mics and you
hear there that the victory will fall
either to Mize or Harrison. Then
up in the Parker stronghold, if any
such locality can be geographical,
the saying goes that its between Par
5er and Harrison.
1t is not hard to draw conclusions
from such talk as this. These ag-
gregations of sentiment from the diff
fcrcnt sections, seem to point the
way the straws will fall.
The continuous activity which Mr..
Harrison has displayed in the field
has led to the enlistment of supper
tiers from sources unexpected, even
giving his cause strong adherents
right in the heart of the several OPP
ponent S countries. That this is no
vampid claim the testimony of the
ballots will tell.
His opponents have practically
conceded him his own county, none
of them having canvassed it thor
ough.y If we are informed correct
ly one short trip to few of the lar
ger towns is about all the invasion
the other aspirants have made to
Harrison staid old county of Greene.
We do not believe any of them would
attempt to say that his incursions
into their particular domain have
been futile. To their regret he has
been there and that frequently and
won votes steadily in the face OF all
efforts to combat his work.
Very near the same course has
been observed by them to Wayne
county. OF course the trio of his
opponents have gone there and we
believe more than once, but they
have failed to make a thorough can
vass of the interior places, and did
not stay long even in their intineran=
cies to the large towns easily accessi-
BILE to the Railroad. The explana-
tiOn to this is easy. TIE encourage
ment they met must not have justifi-
ed longer canvassing. This has not
been the case with Harrison. He has
gone TO every important town in the
district numerous times and stayed
often for several days at the time.
He has made many journeys out
through the rural and isolated com
munitIes, evldencing his desire to Sc
cure votes from the interior fellow as
well as the towpsman, the pledges of
support that has followed stands as a
reward for this strenuous campaign
ing.
He has proceeded studiously all
along on the lines that due and prop
er consideration and attention should
be given to every feature that goes
to make up a we'll roundedly prose-
cuted aggressive but above the mud
Singh g order of campaign.
A reflection of this policy has been
noticeable III the way in which his
clerical bureau has been conducted.
This was put in charge of as good
and trustworthy stenographer as
there is in all the land This excel
lent gentleman has laboured in hours
and out to see that his end of the
matter was ever held up, even to the
burning of night-oil. Promptness
and courtesy have characterized the
responses and replies made to every
inquiry and communication address
ed to his principal, and these have
poured in in an ever flowing stream.
Large quantities of personal letters
have been committed to the mails,
going out with their potential APP
peals to such of the registered voters
over the district as could be best
reached this way. The mails have
been heavily laden with Harrison
mallage for several months past. His
postage bill has been record brea-
ker for our capital city, and the can
collation. is always good at this cen.
trail point.
A mention of the thorough, recog
milton he has given the press as a
vote-getter is rot out of Place in this
connection. A great many aspirants
to public Office suffer for their mis-
take in undef-r rating the worth OF the
newspaper in compaign. Har-
rison announcement floats from the
masthead of nearly every paper in
the whole district None of his OBJ
ponentS have announced in so many
papers as he His has not been what
could be called a newspaper cam
paign strictly, his competitors for
the emoulument will certify to this.
but at the same time he has by far
been more generally commended by
the public prints than any other man
in the race, and can count more pa
pers espousing his cause than can all
the other three gentlemen PIT to-
gether- This has not been due to
any understand or unclean methods,
for his dealings with the editors has
been upon that high plane long since
fixed by them His winsome person
atty, deserving efforts and unques-
tionable competency has appealed to
the pen pushers, who are. astute dis
corners of character and qualifica-
ton, and secured their aid in build
ing his political career, and in no.
other way can q substantial and en-
during one be builded SO well.
Those sheets welded to his cause
are the Waynesboro News Beacon.