The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-26
WALKER PERCY IS VIGOROUS IN HIS
 REPLY ID ARTICLE
Had Not Heard From His Brother, Senator Percy,
 Last Night
MAGAZINE STORY
 TISSUE OF LIES
Calls Bilbro a "Characterless and Constituencies Liar, Seeking PO- litical Notoriety," Unworthy
 of Belief

litical Notoriety," Unworthy of Belief
 Walker Percy last night had moi heard anything from his brother, Sen ator Leroy Percy. regarding the ru- mors that he has decided not to re- sign his seat in the United States Sen ate in January. It was reported from Jackson, Miss, yesterday that Senator Percy had decided not to resign be- cause of a recent article which ap- peared in the Cosmopolitan magazine in which such serious charges were made that he felt it his duty to retain his position in the Senate and demand an investigation.
 Walker Percy yesterday issued the following statement:
 My brother, Senator Percy, has just reached New York on his return from a trip abroad. I should have met him on his arrival in New York had my business permitted. Not having seen him or heard from him since the Cos mopolitan publication, I have no infor- nation as to what course he will pur- sue with reference to that publica- tion, or what change. if any, 1t will cause in his plan to resign his seat in the Senate this winter.
 The Cosmopolitan article Is con- temptfble. malicious and willful tissue of lies and will be SO recognized by every fair minded man conyersant with Mississippi politics. Such islander might have been expected in the heat of political campaign, but I did not realize that there was man venal and base enough to have written, or a magazine so reckless and yellow, as to have published such an article.
 The article is in striking contrast to the courteous and complimentary 'reat- rnent my brother has received from the leading newspapers of the country. The charge of corruption in the senatorial election was based on the testimony of Bilbo, a characterless and conscienceless liar, seeking political notoriety. and ot 6 woman shown to have been of disre2u- table character and unworthy of belief.
 All Were Investigated
 All of the charges were at once and exhaustively investigated by committees Of the Mississippi house and senate. These committees included several intense Var daman partisans. After painstaking in- vestlgation Of all the evidence both the house and senate adopted resolutions 10 | the effect that Senator Percy had been honorably elected, that his election was free from fraud and expressing their con- fldence in his high character and Sheir desire to hold up his hands in the high office to which he had been chosen.
 These resolutions were adopted with out dissenting vote by both bodies, ai- though the membership of these two bod les comprised s2 men who had for many long weeks voted for Governor Var1a- man and who were bitterly disappointed oyer his defeat.
 "A resolution was offered in the Mis- sissippi senate to expel Senator Bilbo, and the vote on this resolution was 2S to 15 in favor of the expulsion One less than the required two-thlrds, and rome of Governor Vardaman's warmest friends voted in favor of Bilbo's expulsion. "The senate then adopted by a large majority a resolution declaring Theo- dore G.. Bilbo unworthy of belief and unfit to sit with decent men in a re- apectable legislative body and request 1 ing his resignation. The charge against MT Dulaney was proven false and Du- fancy was acquitted. The writer of l the Cosmopolitan article uttered q l alo o. Mississippi and a number of as hon orable men as ever lived. Let it be l remembered with all the lying that has been done about the Mississippi elec- l ton, It has never been claimed that one single man who voted for my brother was influenced by improper means, so to do, and his majority was ST to 82. My brother has never sought political office. He entered the Senate race in pursuit of no personal ambition Believing that the election of James K. yardaman to the United States Senate would be calamity to Missis- sippi and to the south, he entered tho race to endeavor in the most effective and honorable manner to bring about | the election of some candidate other
 than Vardaman.
 | No man ever entered a political con test animated by more patriotic mo tive or with less thought of self Hi election came as the result of the i'm lpression which his personality ha,
 made upon the legislature and the hart land honorable work of a host of friends
 He entered the office at sacrifice
 of personal fortune and inclination. Tn
 people of Mississippi having expressed
 the desire to have Vardaman succeed
 LeRoy, he felt that he was not calle'
 upon to continue longer in office an,
 had intended resigning.
 "I only regret that his senatoria
 service will not continue long enougl for him to be known and appreciate by the people of the south. MT. Greet article shows on It's face that he neve | sought to learn the facts in connection , with the election and that his only de
 sire was to write story so senationa
 that he could sell 1t for a few filth
 doilars."
 T May Decide to Remain
 Jackson, Miss, October 25-(Special. ig gfo tad