The Lexington advertiser., 1906-06-14
HE TALKS FOR NOEL.
lFrom jackson Sunday News April 2

VI TuHt JaChsVH Dutud} NEWS AFrll Gz.l
Hon. s. N, Sample of Holmes, is one
Of the most intelligent and competent
members of the legislature. He has
large business interests and has shown
a particular talsDt for practical legis-
lation He il thoraAghly devoted to
the candidacy OF Hep, Il. F. Noel, for
governor, for whom he has been ac-
tive and energetic, and with the view
of promoting Mr.. Noeps candidacy he
has talked with ten times as many
visitors to the capitol as to the aver
age legislator, sounding sentiment in
the different sections and urging Mr..
Noel's candidacy. He, above all 9TH
er members of the legislature, is best
qualified to speak Of what the public
sentiment of the state is on this inter-
esting question, and the following is a
fair statement of his views:
"Ata a considerable sacrifice to my
business at home, have been at the
capitol practically every day since the
session opened. | have personally
conferred with every member of our
body, which fairly represents public
sentiment, and this legislature, if it
had the power, would elect Mr.. Noel
on the first primary. The greatest
number of heated local fights over the
creation Of new counties, changes In
county seats and the creation of dou-
BILE court districts in the history of
the State and many matters Of acute
public interest have brought to the
legislature crowds Of people from diff
ferent sections Of the State; and as
everybody has noticed, | have talked
with the visitors about the guberna-
torial outlook. At least half declared
Mr.. Noel to be the fayorite in their
sections, and | am convinced beyond
doubt that this is true in counties not
having a candidate.
An effort has been made here to
reduce the contest to factional con-
test and to array behind two of the
candidates a prominent political fac.
tion. Its purpose was to make these
two candidates appear in the lead, and
in that way eliminate Mr., Noel from
the public mind, because the friends
Of these two candidates had much
rather they would run in the second
primary against each other than for
their candidate to have to run against
Mr., Noel. Since those who are post,
ed recognize the purpose Of this
movement, it is having little or no
effect. Everybody kayws that Mr..
Noel takes pride ia tne TACT that he
stands on his own bottom, and his
friends know that he is strong
enough to stand there without lean
ing for aid on any faction. He has the
courage to follow his own convictions
and the bpldness to speak them out,
without trimming or dodging. His
vigor and independent individuality
and his public service in behalf of all
tho people, have given him o general
strength, which cannot be pulled away
from him. In some counties he will
receive more votes than all the other
candidates put together, and in very
large number he will lead the field.
In the last campaign, Governor
Vardaman made his third, and Judge
Critz his second race for governor,
and each began with numerous prom
ises of support made in previous years.
| Toward the close OF the campaign the
| Impression was put forth that it was a
race between the two, that Mr.. Noeps
strength was small and local, an inn
preston that caused absolutely thou
sands, who would have voted for Noel
Ito vote for one Of the other candi-
dates. Then there were scores of tel
legrams and telephone messages sent
on the day Of the primary, in some
localities, declaring that Mr., Noel had
withdrawn, and in others, that he had
conceded defeat. Notwithstanding
this, and though il was his first race,
out of less than one hundred thousand
votes cast, about twenty-five Thousand
were for Mr.. Noel. He starts in the
next contest ten times as strong al
before, and agairst candidates who
| have never made the race before
| With all the other candidates but one
eliminated in the first primary, he vii
draw more votes from those who fai
to enter the second primary than an,
other candidate mentioned. The peo
pie will not be deceived again by tn,
cry that his support is small and local
, or that he is anywhere else except il
the front Of the contest"
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