The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-21
Little Scheme For Double Primaries
To Disfranchise The White Voters
Common Cause Up to Their Old Tricks to Defeat the viii Of l
RED necks, Hill 8es Low Bows, Simple Minded and Cattle

save to bring about "A fair and
honest expression or the senti
merits OF the people
Ii has come to our ear, thai
an effort is being made III Ger
tain of the counties for an early
Primary to be held to select all
County Candidates. the argument
being made that ii VIII shorten
the campaign and make it less
expensive for the several candi-
dates in the respective counties
We trust that the friends of the
people of Mississippi, the friends
Of GOV. Vardaman. will not fail
to discern the purpose Of the
Percy and Alexander scheme un-
deriving suggestion Of this
kind
We believe that both Percy,
and Alexander dare not attempt
to disqualify any appreciable of
the number of voters in the re-
gular Primary because. Of course,
ii man disqualified to vote for
United States Senator would be
disqualified to vote for Sheriff,
Clerk. Representative, or any OF
her person seeking office. and
when Percy and Alexander at
tempt this action they would on
~ come into serious conflict witt
the candidates for co4lpty offices
We fear little or no danger at
all from this disqualifying pro
position because of the safeguard
Of County Candidates.
To get around the disastrous
reslts that would ensue to the
opposition ii they attempted
this. they have devised the plan
of getting the Candidates to ag
rec ia an earlier Primary to Sc
lect county officers.
Candidates should not be mis-
led by this suggestion. or any
seemingly plausible argument in
support thereof or dire threat to
bring this object about.
The purpose of this plan is not
to slave the people the time de-
voted to IA political campaign
but the purpose is to be able to
carry out the insidious and co
wardly plan of disqnalifying vo-
ters and ut the SAME time not to
run afoul the County Candidstes
Another purpose they have in
mind is that they hope that by
holding the election of County
officers first. that when that is
over less interest will he taken
in the regular Promary and tina
fewer voters will turn out.
To express their purpose in
ever words. they fear to let
the people of Mississ ippi speak
and are seeking in every con
ceivl5Ie way to mislead them
and keep them from the polls.
Another and perhaps paramount
objection to the double Primary
scheme is, that it would remove
Il safeguard to fair election. IN
removing the county candidates
md their friends as watchers, OF
the count of the ballots.
All Candidates who have sign
ed petitions or agreements for
fhe double Primary should in
the interest of fair play with
raw their names regardless of
,heir preference for nited st II
IS Senator.
Gov. Vardanan support is
tally increasing by leaps. and
bounds. and men who have al
ways fought him bitterly before.
are pledging him their support
md influence. At every place
where he speaks he is met by
large. enthusiastic and apprecia
tive assemblies of the people. and
we confidently believe that his
lection is assured by a trem n
jous majority hut den I take
his to mean that the time fol
..llsor is over. but we enJoin up
on YOU the necessity of eontinu
als. endeavor for the cause of
1h,s people Of Mississippi.