The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-06
PROPOSED PRIMARY
CAUSES MUCH TACK
Governor Noel Receives Numer-
Gus Letters of Protest
MR.. PERCY STANDS FIRM
Junior Senator From Mississippi Feels
That He Cannot Back Down But
Must Enter Lists Against
Ex-GOv. Vardaman
MR.. PERCY STANDS FIRM

| there is any one question or subject in
which the people of Mississippi are more
| interested in than another just now it is
| the proposed senatorial primary. Damage
| to crops by sleet and snow sinks into
insignificance in comparison-what Con-
gress may do cuts no figure, and will
not till the state executive committee
meets here on May 6 and settles the
matter.
| Governor Noel is in receipt of scores of
letters every day commencing the stand
he has taken in opposition to the primary
and declaring that the state has had
enough of politics for this year. Among
these letters is one from the secretary
OF the democratic committee of one of the
hill counties, stating that there is no de-
sire at all among the masses of the
people of his county and his adjoining
counties for primary, but there Ks much
opposition among the country people.
| Another letter is from a Confederate
veteran who attended the Mobile reunion
and who states that he talked with peo-
pie from all over the state at the re-
union, and that they were all opposed to
holding a primary in November.
Still another letter is from a Methodist
preacher. man of very large acquaint-
ance and association, who states that he
rarely ever has anything to say on mat
tiers political, but that it would be a
calamity to have such ill-feeling excited
in Mississippi this year as would result
from the November primary on the issues
proposed.
One of the judges now engaged in hold
| ing court in one of the largest white
counties of the state tells Governor Noel
that both political factions of that coun-
ty, as expressed at the court, were op
posed to the November primary, believing
that It would result in great public In
jury.
1t may be stated with great certainty
that Senator Percy will be in Jackson
tomorrow to attend the meeting of the
state executive committee and to urge
that the senatorial primary ordered by
the late legislature next November snail
| be held as demanded.
| 1t is understood that Mr. Percy will
establish headquarters in this city, whence
he will direct his campaign In the event
| the executive committee does order the
primary.
These headquarters will be located in
West Jackson so as to be in close touch
with the roairoads, and where visitors
may have no trouble in finding him.
The volunteer census enumerators con-
tinue to find new names. and have added
| several hundred to the lists of citizens.
| One of the enumerators informs the
Clarion-Ledger that he found bunch OF
SIS in one place who had never been seen
by the census men, and their names
| were promptly taken down.
In every block in the city it has come
to pass that new names have been found,
and especially is this true of the negro
wards.
1t is estimated by some of the volun-
| teers that at least 1000 additional and
bona fde names will be added to the
lists, and if so the campaign inaugurated
| by the Board of Trade will have resulted
| in great good.
| Two DAYS yet remain to the city OF
| jackson in which to get over her large
territory and find all of her people, and
| the prospect is that the work Will De
done with time to spare
| The trouble seems to have been that
the census enumerators were given too
| large territory. They went over the
ground. but when they found the heads of
| families away from home they failed to
return at a time to catch them at nome.
| and thus a great many were omitted
| from the lists.
The representatives of the city are get
| ting all such-at least that is their duty
and their purpose, and all found between
now and Friday afternoon at 6 O'Clock
will be counted to the credit of jackson.
Secretary Pollard of the Board of Trade
| is more than delighted with the showing
that is being made by the canvassers.
| This city is enjoying one of the prettiest
/ little Industrial wars that was ever seen
here the contending factions being the
| two ice companies.
The Morris Ice company has been in
existence a quarter of century or more,
and has had an open field. Its manager
and stockholders are prominent in all the
walks of life socially and otherwise. but
| that does not seem to count against
cheaper prices, especially with the larger
| consumers
few months ago the Carloss Ice
| company began business, wholesale and
| retail About the cheapest rate that
Jackson had ever heard of before was 40
cents per hundred pounds. The Carloss
| people made a rate of % cents per lW
| mounds and canvassed the town for the
sale of their coupon books at 20, which
found many purchasers.
This cut was promptly met by the Nor
ris company, but at the end OF the first
month the opposition is selling ice at 20
cents per hundred to the large consumers
and 30 cents to the retail trade, delivered
/ at the door of the consumer.
Reports from all over the state are to
the effect that the farmers generally have
replanted their cotton, or have replanted
the land on which cotton was Killed, to
corn or other feed crops so that outside
of the expense of the replanting and the
danger in some sections from the boil
| weevil because of late planting of cotton
/ the damage on the whole will not be so
heavy as was at first supposed This does
not apply to the truckers, however, as
they pave been hit very hard.
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