Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-19
.SOLONS ADJOURN
AFTER A BITTER
SESSION OF STRIFE
Mississippi Legislature Agrees
to Special Election to In
dorse or Repudiate the Sc
lection of Senator Percy

JACKSON. Miss. April ls.-After in
dorsing the suggestion OF United States
Senator Leroy Percy. that a primary
be called. in effect. to serve as an In
dorsement or reputation by the people Of
his election 10 congress, the MISSISSIPPI
legislature adjourned sine die today az
TER prc-aDly the most sensational leg
isiative session in the history OF the
state.
contrary to- expectations and not In
keeping with the stormy scenes which
marked the contest for the senatoriai
nomination in succession 10 the late uni
ted States Senator A J. Mcbaurin ana
the aftermath charges Of irreguiarltys
eliminating in the announcement by the
state senate OF State Senator Theodore
Pilbo. the author Of the charges. the CLOS
ing hours of the assembly were spent In
song and Jest and. or the surface an
.. the animOsities engendered apparent
IL forgotten
EolIowinr a yituperative address yes
terdav by Senator Percy. before JOINT
session OF the legislature. in when ne
scsthfnxIy denounced Senator Biloo' ana
arraIxned his leading opponent. for sen
.sc~ssfs fionors. former Governor Naroa-
msn whose cause BHbo espoused. IT was
ex1ertetf that Mr. yardaman would ao-
dress the legislature today IN reply
vARDAMANi is SILENT.
After a conference between Mr.. Naroa-
man and his friends, however II was
decided not 10 reeply at this time
The resolution as TO the priiia a,.
,donted nv the legislature instructs the
STATE democratic legislative committee to
ALI the election TO select party sehd-
toriaI nominee for the regular term
which will begin in 1913 to be held during
re month Of November OF this year. in
stead OF in 1911 as regular procedure
wouId provide In this primary Mr.. Per
- and Mr. vardaman will both be can
ssdate~ should the result be unfavora-
ole TO Percy he agreed. in his address
yesterday. TO tender hts resignation as
United States Senator for the present
term to the next session OF the state
legislature, an appointment 10 be mace
~ the governor TO hold until the noini-
zee selected at the proposed primary Is
seated In 1914
Both Senator Percy and Mr.. Vardaman
have addressed letters to Chairman Lo-
max. OF the Democratic state executive
committee. agreeing to the plan. II is
probable. also legislative caucus for the
nomination will enter the primary.
HISTORY OF SESSION
The legislative session ended today
was convened IN January last. and was
devoted. first 20 q selection or sue
cessor to the late United States Sena-
tor A. J.. HcLaurin. Leroy Percy, OF
Greenville. being chosen after a caucus
extending over six weeks. Then came
charges Of irregularities preferred py
state Senator Bilbo. a supporte OF Var
deman in the legislative caucus. the in
dictment of l. c. Dulaney, a wealthy
planter and adherent of Percy, charged
with rendering a bride and legislative
inquiry, which terminated in resolu-
fion demanding the resignation of Bilbo.
To this he has not replied.
Through IL all partisan lines were
tightly drawn and personal feeling has
been at high tense. but. beyond several
fisticuffs. the end came without seri-
Gus clash