The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
LAWMAKERS ARE
 GROWING ACTIVE Congressman In Mississippi Have Some Opposition SOME PLACES SEEM SAFE Determined Men are Making Fights for the Seats of Some Congress- men and a Few of Them May
 Lose Their Jobs.
SOME PLACES. SEEM SAFE

Jackson, Miss, June 16-(Special.) )-Th; Mississippi delegation in Congress has l returned home, and every member thereof finds that his fences are being torn down and his crops subject to destruction. Two years ago when Mississppis congress men came home they were met with q brass band, fguratively speaking. and the nomination for another term tendered them on a great big silver platter. There was practically no opposition in any dis trict, and every member of Congress was returned to Washington for another term. Not so this time, in fact it is exactly the opposite, as there is strong opposition in every district. Every Mississippi con gressman is forced to defend himself and his record from the assaults of from one to three opponents, and the chances are that few of them are going to be elected to remain at home.
 In the First district Hon. E. c. Candler is opposed by MT. George T. Mitchell of Pontotoc.
 In the Second district Hon Thomas
  Broome of Tallahatche county, H. K. Mahan of Marshall county and l.. L. Pierson of Panola county.
 Hon. BIG. Humphreys of the Third dis trict has one opponent in the person of Judge Percy Bell of Greenville, Wash ington county, and who resigned his office of judge in order to enter actively upon the canvass.
 In the Fourth district Hon. w. S.. Hill is being put to his best efforts by Messrs. I. U. Sisson of Montgomery, former law rartner of MT. Hill and citizen of the same county. and o. F Bledsoe of Gre nada.
 In the Fifth district Hon. Adam Byrd is being pursued very vigorously by Mir. E. J. Currie of kemper county, one of the best known lawyers. of the eastern border of the state. s Hon. E. J. Bowers of the Seventh dis trict is again opposed by Mir. E. Barber of Harrison county, and they are having q lively little race.
 The most interesting race, however, is in the Eighth district, Chat now repre- sented by Hon. John Sharp Williams, and who, having been elected United States senator, did not offer for the place again. There are six candidates, namely: R. H. Henry, editor of the Clarion Ledger at Jackson; Dr. Frank Halam, lawyer of Jackson; Pat Henry, former congressman from Rankin county; J. W. George, Yazoo City, lawyer and son of the late Senator George; J. D. Thames. and w. J. Collier of Vicksburg. The chances seem decidedly in favor of Henry of Hnds county, and it is the field against him iiis betting cir cles. The nominations will be by pri- niaries in August stsf
 Democrats Are Idle.
 The democrats of Mississippi held a state convention at Jackson Wednesday, June II, for the purpose of selecting dele gates to the national convention at Den. yer So far very little interest has been manifested in the selection of the dele- gates from the state at large, and it is hardly probable that there will be ripple on the bosom of the democratic waters when the convention shall have assembled. In the first place there is nothing at stake for Mississippi democrats to fail out and quarrel about. The state is overwhelmingly in favor of the nomina- ton of MT. Bryan for the presidency and does not care a baubee who shall be his running mate. No stock whatever is taken ir the suggestion that John Sharp vii. Hams shall accept the place on the tail of the ticket, and it is doubtful if that will be suggested. While Mississippi would like ito see, MT. Williams honored they do not believe that office would add to his laurels, they do not believe he would accept the nomination, and they do not believe his selection would add one mite of strength to the democratic ticket O. improve it's chances of success at the November election. The only possible chance for scrap be fore the state convention would offer II an effort is made to keep Senator Me Laurln off the delegation and to defeal him with Ex-Governor vardaman. Thy county convention in Lefiore, Vardaman's own county, where a. convention was held last week to name delegates to the state convention, unanimously adopted reso hutton indorsing and instructing that coun' ty delegation to vote solidly for JohI