The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-06
CAUCUS IS CALLED
 ON SENATORSH|P Mississippi SoIons Are Ready To Settle Matters CANDIDATES ARE BUSY 1t Is Not Known How the Balloting Will Be Done But There Is
 Dispute Over Secret
 BaIIoting.

Jackson, Miss, January 5.-(Special) short sessions today, and several bills were introduced in each. but the most interesting incident in either was resolution offered by MT. Anderson of Tippah in the house suggesting that democratic caucus be held Thursday night to determine by viva voce vote the United States senatorship. MT. Bod die of Washington objected to stating in the resolution how the vote should be taken, and is supposed to have wanted a secret ballot. Quite a little discussion followed these suggestions and the matter went over till toinor- row.
 It is believed the caucus will be held, many members having signed petition to that effect and the candidates hav- ing agreed thereto, so that the suspense may be ended. The only difference be- tween the candidates Is that Vardamah wants an open vote and other candi- dates a secret ballot.
 Senator Franklin of the Thirty first
  18th amendment to the federal con stitution as proposed by Congress as to the income tax. and there Is no doubt of its adoption.
 It has been predicted in some quar- ters that Governor Noels hand would be found playing politics in this con test, but so far he has managed to keep io l. fo "a observer. The nearest suggestion that he was even offering advice to the leg islature is found in an addenda to his message, wherein he makes formal an- nouncement of the death of Senator McLaurin, and advises the law -mak- CTS that he appointed to fill the vacancy temporarily, as the law directs, and then adds:
 "The decision of this question, unexpect- edy arising on the eve of your assem- bly, has not been, and of necessity can not be, presented to the people Ghat is by primary, leaving upon you the undivid- ed responsibility of determining who, mentally and morally. is best equipped for efficient service to our whole people in the worlds greatest political assemblage of workers in statescraft, and where en- ergy, knowledge and tact are vastly more influential than oratory in correctly solv- ing great public questions"
 There is another prominent and influen- tial citizen of the state Hon. John Sharp Williams, of Yazoo county. now sena- tor-elect, who might exert something in the way of influence in the settlement of this senatorial contest, but so far he has not been heard from and his own county delegation is understood to be divided in its support of the candidates. MT. Will liams' brother, National Committeeman Williams, has been here mingling with the boys to some extent, but if he turned a hand to help one candidate or to punish another the fact has not come to light.
 Distinguished citizens from every section of the state are here and most of them are exerting all the influence they can command to turn the tide one way or the other It may be that some of them are able to sway their countyman into this, that or the other camp, but there are many who cannot be shaken in their allegiance. They are, like Hon. Israel H. Moses of Natchez, the only Jewish member of the legislature, said: "The candidates are not bothering me; they know just how and where I stand, and they let me alone. I am not going to try to get any man to change his vote-I couldn't do 1t if I would-and there is no man who could change me-"