The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-31
SENATORIAL AsPIRANTs HOLD
FINAL RALLIES IN HOME
COUNTIES TONIGHT.
EsTsMATEs OF VOTES ISSUED
Getting Returns From Some Of the
Interior Counties viii Probably Be
sIow-Fisht For senatorship is the
Center of Interest.
Special to TIE Nesos.

jackson, Miss, July Slater
the longest and bitterest cam
paign in the history of the state, the
Democratic voters of Mississippi will
go to the polls Tuesday to nominate
a United States Senator for the six
year term beginning on March 4th,
1913. and to select state, district and
county officers.
The campaign has been in progress
since the 22nd of February, 1910, when
the legislature, after being in dead
lock for seven weeks, elected Leroy
Percy to fill the unexpired term of the
late Senator A. ]. McLaurin. For
eighteen months the Senatorial con-
test has been the chief topic of discus
sion in the state, and during the past
several months the interest has been
so intense and the excitement 30 high
that it has had a depressing effect on
nearly every form of business and in
dustry -11tF
Final Rallies Tonight >
Final rallies of the supporters OF
the three Senatorial candidates take
place in their home cities tonight, and
thousands of enthusiasts will be in at
tendance at each event.
Ex-Gov. ]. X. vardaman spoke to-
day at Flora, Madison county, and will
return to Jackson at 80 O'Clock to-
niphf He uyiI1 he mat % A. TT,;1r
station by large crowd of his support
ers, many of whom are expected from
adjoining towns. A torchlight process
sion will be formed, the parade NOV
ing eastward on Capitol street to
Smith Park where Mr. Vardaman will
deliver his final campaign address.
Hon. c. H. Alexander had no speak
ing engagement today, but his forces
will have a great rally at Poindexter
Park, in the western section of the
city, at eight O'Clock tonight Hun
dreds of out-of-town visitors are also
expected for this event
Senator Leroy Percy spoke at Itta
Bena, Leflore county, this morning.
He was introduced by his colleague,
Senator John Sharp Williams, who
journeyed from Washington to cast his
ballot for Percy. barbecue dinner
was served. after which Senator Percy
went to his home city, Greenville.
where he will be given a great ovation
by his fellow-townsmen tonight
Estimated Vote.
Despite the fact that a goodly num-
ber of the election commissions fol-
lowed the strict letter of the law in
eliminating disqualified voters. there
will be a heavy increase in the regis
tered vote, as compared with that cast
in the state election four years ago,
due to the increase of population. The
vote to be cast is estimated at from
125,000 to $4,000.
The precinct bailiffs win be rein
forced by special deputies who have
been sworn in by sheriffs and other
officers to aid in preserving order
Every possible precaution is being TAX
en- to prevent trouble, leaders of the
various factions are making appeals
for quiet and orderly election, but it
is not reasonable to presume that the
day will pass OF without clashes of
some kind, and of more or less SER
ious character.
Candidates Estimate Strength.
J No revisions or changes have been
made in the estimates issued by the
three campaign bureaus, and it was
E announced today that they will have
: no further statements to make,
The supporters of Vardaman declare
that their candidate will be nominated
in the first primary by from 10000 to
$4,000 majority
e The Alexander and Percy bureaus
r are agreed in the conclusion that there
C will be no nomination on the first pri
G mary, but OF course they differ on the
d question of whether it will be Alexan
l. der or Percy in the second primary
n with vardaman. They concede tha
1t vardaman will get anywhere from 81
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