The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-21

Sldlc, ana never snail III DC SalQ IldI my
personal fortunes weighed aught with
me in the scales against my states well
being (applause.)
want to say that instead of making
this primary to come off in August, 1917,
invite and | challenge Major Var
daman to cooperate with me and have
this primary come off in November, 1910
(Applause continued
For Is years Vardaman has sung the
song of office seeker to the people of Mis-
sissippi, and he is familiar with every
nook and corner of the state, and naught
can come to him by a longer canvass
am unknown to thousands of the peo-
pie of the state of Mississippi, but | am
prepared to go before the people and de-
fend the integrity and honor of the legisla-
ture of the state of Mississippi repeated
applause), and to vindicate their intelli-
gence when they said that the people
eff the state are weary of VardamaTsm
(Applause.)
/ would have been before the legisla-
ture at an earlier date and made this
proposition when it could have been fran
ed into Legislation, as can be done now
if the legislature would hold until the
middle of next week, but | could not come
here, with this investigation progressing
because | warted the truth brought out
without any claim that |, by my presence,
had in any way swayed or influenced
those who were conducting the investiga-
ton.
But l ask of the legislature a joint
resolution requiring because the leg
islature believes it is best for the welfare
of the state of Mississippi the Demo
cratic State executive committee to fix
a primary to be held between the first and
the last day of November, 1910, to name
the senator whom they desire to fill the
long term. in the United States senate,
beginning March 4, 1913.
Governor Vardaman OF course will
have to concur in that request, for it
will be a primary held by consent and
binding those who consent to it. But
when that primary is ordered by De-
mocratic committee, and the Democrats
of the state of Mississippi express their
choice in it In 1910, the nomination OF
that choice in the primary of 1911 will be
but a simple formality. No one can doubt
it.
/ said that / only valued the commits
sion from the state of Mississippi when
the confidence and trust of the people of
the state went with that commission, and
want to- say to you now that If the
people Of the state of Mississippi in that
primary shall say that James K. Varda-
man, or any other son of Mississippi, IS
their choice for the long term, the COM
mission that | hold from the senate, at
the first legislature that convens after
that primary, will be placed with my resi-
gnation, in the hands of that Legislature
(applause), and my support, and the sup
port OF my friends, will be given in
that legislature after the election of the
choice of the people to the short unex-
PRED term as well as the long term in the
United States Senate. (Applause.)
Now if Governor Vardaman concurs
in this request, and ! shave no desire
to force any vote on the subject until
his friends have had opportunity to confer
with him, l shall request of him, do 1t
now, and / shall expect him to meet me
in Joint discussion before the people OF
the state of Mississippi repeated applause)
and l will there defend before the people
Of the state the commission that this leg
islature has honored me with, or | will
place that commission at the disposal
of the people of the state. (Applause, re-
peated.)
ture for summer and well-cured hay for
Senate of the United States, | not only
want to know it, but want the world to
know that l hold on the floor of the
United States Senate, stainless commits
sion (applause), and row challenge
Gov. Vardaman to the acceptance of this
primary in 1870 open to any Mississippian
that desires to enter it, and will be bound
by it, and support the nominee of 1t.
l thank you gentlemen (Applause.)