The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-08-19
THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION,

Liz uI1SApSSISAt W q to1SeAC AAie<AAS
people, happened in the Mississippi
Democratic primary election held on
the LIST of August. While it was gen
orally conceded that Major Varda-
man would poll a larger vote for
United States senator than either
Senator Percy or Mr.. Alexander, it
was not thought, except by enthusi-
astic Vardaman supporters, that the
white chief would be able to poll
a majority over the combined
strength of his competitors.
This is what he did, however,
and the majority was very large
one. In fact, the result showed a
veritable Vardaman landslide. And
the sweeping triumph of the leading
candidate was not the only surprls-
ing thing involved in the outcome.
Alexander, who was regarded as 81
most certain to be the trailer in the
contest, proved a better runner than
Senator Percy by nearly ten thou
sand ballots.
The official compilation promul-
gated on the 9th inst. gives the TO-
tails for United States senator as fol-
lows: Vardaman, 7S,as9; Alexander,
81, 400; Percy. a1,5a1; Vardaman, $
-,aiority, 25,37S. IN all but four
counties of the state Major Varda-
man received either plurality or
majority,
For lieutenant governor Theo. 6.
Bilbo. the state senator who sWore
he had received a bride In the legis-
latiye senatorial CAUCUS for the pur-
pose Of exposing the corruption, was
nominated by majority only a 1T
tie less than that polled by Major
Vardaman. The vote for lieutenant
governor was: Bilbo, 1920; Nash,
81, 434; Yewell, 21,551; Bilbo's major
ity, 23,455.
Frank H. Smith defeated JOS: w.
Power for secretary of state by H.
TAO; Ross Collins defeated S. S. Hud-
son for attorney general by 7O1S; ?.
S. Stovall defeated W. j. Miller for
state treasurer by 6151; Writ Adams
received 22,807 for state revenue
agent over VIM. Reeves, Jr., and
Phil. A. Rush; H. E. Blakeslee de-
feated J. w. Boatwright for commits
sioner Of agriculture by 23,039, and
j. L. Gillespie defeated M. A.
Brown for state land commissioner
by 2o,4e2,
The election passed off peacefully
all over the state, Notwithstanding
the heated character of the primary
campaign Major Vardaman has IS
sued temperate address, thanking
his friends and counseling the res
toration Of good feeling.
Senator Percy,in pursuance OF his
repeated declaration that he would
not hold senator's commission I'M
less the people approved it, has like
wise written an open letter express
ing gratitude to his loyal supporters
for their aid and confidence. and
stating that his resignation will be
presented to the legislature as soon
as that body convenes. Effefts are
being made to dissuade him from
carrying out this purpose, but there
is little probability that the move
ment will succeed.
Mississippi has spoken on the sub
ject of Vardamanism, and we have
little admiration for the sound of
the voice, but that is Mississippi S
affair, and if she can stanu it.,
doubtless the rest OF us can.
To the imputation of a contempt
rary that Mlcnel is the candidate Of
tne regular democracy, that Aswell
is an independent seeking the sup
port OF ali WHO are. unwilling TO
follow the so-called regulars, and
.nat Hal is the candidate of the
dlsgruntied element the Alexandria
Democrat pithily retorus that the
supporters OF Michel are no better
Democrats than those supporting
r1all, even if as good, and that men
who attempt to overthrow a corrupt,
autocrauic and tyrannical ring, in
stead of being disgruntled, evince the
highest order OF patriotism and
party fealty."
One Of our esteemed contempo-
raries that follows the Michel-San-
ders band-Wagon quotes with JUNCTION
the opinion OF an Alexandria Good
Government Lacquer that Michel
will carry that town, but ingen-
uous1y sidesteps the prediction of
the same authority that the rural
precincts Will overcome the urban
vote and give Hall majority in
RaDides parish.
A thick-and-thin partisan contem-
porary remarks that Hon. Thomas
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