The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-05-13
Shades of the Departed! What
Next?

The State Democratic Executive
Committee did right in resembling
Its order calling special primary
election. The Weekly opposed the
primary when it was requested by
Percy, Vardaman and the Legisla
ture at the outset, but disclaims the
motive that prompted tie commit
tee to deny it in the interest of the
Vardaman haters. The Weekly op-
posed it for the reason that It's pro-
posal was a political play to bluff
Mr.. Vardaman, as well as pre-
sumptuous imposition upon the suf-
fering patience of the people. Its
principal reason. however, was the
absurdity of any plan, proposing To
| remove stain from a commission ac-
cepted under questionable circum-
stances and retained under confess
ed avowals of suspicion. This pa
per also knew that such request con-
stituted a challenge to Mr.. Narda-
man, and placed him in an attitude
to be forced to accept, in order to
checkmate the play of his enemies.
1t further knew that his acceptance
would decide the Percyits to concocte
"A scheme to defeat the primary. The
horoscope of the scehmers was cor
rectly interpreted by every voter
who cared to read it. The Percy
ties never did want the primary,
nor intended that it should take
place. They were not so eager to
provide opportunity for Percy to
eat Vardaman up' in joint de-
bate, as they pretended. They fear
ed that Percy would prove a less
voracious cannibal than John Sharp
Williams did in the famous Vard-
aman finish' at Meridian in 1907
According to their best lights they
feared Nardaman might prove the
cannibaI in this case and devour the
Honorable Percy. Their designs
were percei we'd by the astute Narda
man, the challenge promptly ac
pied, and the bluff hurled back
into their teeth. CONSERVATION at
once seized upon his enemies. An
Inhalation of their chief was immi-
nent. The bluff had failed. An
other adroit political move must be
made The primary must be avert
Ell. But how? His Excellency,
Hon. Edward +. Noel, had designs
upon the senatorship. 1t is the
precedent in Mississippi for the re-
firing Governor to run for the Sen |
ate. Noel is a Nardaman hater.
Wen put a bug in his ear, hunt bug |
though it be, and coach him to op- |
pose the primary as illegal, and if
necessary, to interpose the power of
injunction. Soft snap. Noel tum-
bled to the racket.
The State Executive Committee
is also anti-Vardaman. With Noel's |
connivance they can make a grand |
play-and they made it. Here is
the play: The committee met; or
dered the primary in the morning;
waited for the bombastic opposition
of the irate Governor; adopted
| resolution which for arrogation of
power ecGpsed any assumption of a
like body on record; submitted the
terms restricting the appointments
and dates of the debate to places |
and times to be named by them;
| awaited the reasonably certain non
acceptance of such dictatorial usurp- |
alton of prerogative by Mr.. Varda- |
man; made grand stage play to
place him at disadvantage; rescind- |
ed the order, and went home. Thus |
the curtain fell upon the second act
in the political farce. THE Field
Against Nardaman.
The next act will be played in /
1911. Percy, Noel, Alexander,
Kyle, Byrd. ct cetra, of the anti
Vardaman crowd will fight among
themselves for the place to run the |
second race with the White Chief. "
1t will be fight to the finish among
them, as it will be between their
choice and Vardaman. Dissension
in the camp of the allies against |
Vardaman is not to be construed as |
favorable to him. In fact there is |
no dissension. 1t is but test to |
determine the strongest man to pit |
against the choice of the people. 1t
would seem that Vardaman is up
against an organized political ma
chine, and like 'Stonewall' he |
stands opposing its attacks, expos
ing its Vaccinations and offering |
himself a sacrifice. if need be, to
preserve the interests of the people. |
But what of Governor Noel, the |
famous disappointment to the peo-
pie of Mississippi. who owes his |