The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-07-14
MISSISSIPPI FIGHT
WARMER EVEN THAN
WEATHER OF n. Y.
vARDAMAN CONTEST BITTEREST
IN ANNALS OF THE
STATE.
EDITOR LANDER ON SITUATION
Former Maury Countian Talks Glow
ingIy of the Development of the
State of jefferson Davis-Tribute
to Maury County.

Columbia for few days. While
here he is the guest of his aunt, Mrs
Frank Huntington, and his cousins
Mrs e, W. Carmack and Miss Lucille
burlington. Mr.. Lander was for TWEEN
ty years the editor of The Herald and
afterward served awhile as ed
itor of the Tennessean. He
has BEEN in Mississippi for
the past two years and is
thoroughly delighted with his new
home.
mississippi is a great State" said
Mr.. Lander this morning. 1T ID be-
ing developed more rapidly than any
State in the South. Its population
by the last census showed the largest
per cent of increase of any Southern
State East of the Mississippi river.
Towns that were hardly a speck on
the map ten years ago are now thriv-
ing cities with all of the modern i'm
provements. Take Hattiesburg, in
South Mississippi where | am locat-
ed. 1t gained 200 per cent in popula-
ton and larger per cent in wealth.
mot only are the towns growing,
but the country is progressing. Lands
are increasing in value all the time.
The stock is improving very much,
and I look for a period of prosperity
unexampled in the history of the
State. The idea that the country in
Southern Mississippi is not healthy
Is wholly erroneous. | have had Just
as good health there during the past
two years as | ever enjoyed in my
life There has not been a doctor in
my family or that of Mr.. Farrell
since we went to Mississippi.
About politics. Well, politics is
just as warm in Mississippi as the
weather has been in Chicago and New
York. In fact if there is any differ
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favor of Mississippi politics. The
all absorbing question at stake is the
Senatorship. The contest between
Vardaman and Percy and Alexander
is about the warmest race the people
of that State have ever been called
upon to settle. Almost every one in
the State of Mississippi is either a
bitter opponent of Vardaman or his
devoted adherent. The Ex-Governor
is the most admired and most ccrdi-
ally disliked man in the State.
/ Under the rules of the primary the
! winner must Obain a majority Of all
/ the votes cast. The Vardaman peo-
pie claim that their ravorite will
easily secure more votes than Percy
and Alexander together But this is
very doub fLl. The race will be close
and the fight now is to keep Varda-
man from securing a majority al
though it is conceded that he will
poll the largest number of votes. In
the event he should not receive a ma
jority of The votes and a second pri-
mary is necessary it is thought like
ly that the opposition will be able
to concentrate on the candidate re-
ceiving the second highest vote and
thereby defeat Mr. Vardaman in the
| run Off" But the whole fight is
doubtful one and hard to figure upon.
1t has probably exceeded in bitter
ness any campaign ever known in the
annals of the State and many conserv-
tive people will be glad when It is
over and forgotten.
Yes, | like my new home but l
love old Maury county. If | just had
the Old Guard from this county down
there with me l would enjoy life
more. Nowhere in the world can
there be found a higher and better
citizenship than that which oomposes
the Old Guard Of Maury county De-
mocracy.
Certainly | take lively interest
in Tennessee politics and while the
picture of a Republican Governor in
the place of honor in The Herald Of
fee looks a little strange to me, I
thoroughly approve the course Of the
Independent Democrats of Tenness
see and I believe that Hooper Is one
of the best Governors the State has
ever had, and If he keeps up the good
work that he has commenced l think
he will be unbeatable, at least he
ought to be-"
Mr.. Lander is receiving a warm
welcome from his numerous friends
and admirers in this county.