The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-07-03
WILL COVER A WIDE RANGE OF
TERRITORY DURING THE
CURRENT WEEK.
WHERE RALLY WILL Be HELD
Significant Features About The Differ-
ent Ensasements-speeches Will BE
Made in Thirty counties--Eiaborate
Preparations For Fourth Of July.

Jackson, Miss, July 3.--Mississippis
three senatorial candidates will cover
a wide range of territory during the
current week. With the primary elec-
tion less than month away. they are
now rounding the turn for the home
stretch and will go under whip and
spur until the finish of the fight, each
endeavoring to get in as many speech
es as possible during the few precious
days that precede the close of the
fight.
Senator Percy opened his week at
Brandon, county seat of Rankin coun-
ty, famous in history as having fur
nished Mississippians with more
statesmen and state officials than any
county in the state. Brandon was the
home for many years of Senator Per-
cy's illustrious predecessor, the late
Senator A. j. McLaurin, leader of the
famous faction of that name, and
whose brothers are now energetically
working for the man who wears the
toga of Uncle Anse."
Equally significant is Hon. C. H.
Alexander's opening date for the week
at Free Run, Yazoo county, within a
few miles of the country home of Sen
ator John Sharp Williams. The Alex
ander faction is waging a hard fight in
Yazoo. and have enlisted formidable
following in that county.
Ex-Cov. Vardaman invades one OF
his political strongholds, the county of
Newton, where it is generally conced-
ed that he has even a stronger support
than in his campaign with John Sharp
Williams four years ago. While his
opponents declare that they are max
ing inroads on the vardaman strength
in Newton, it is nevertheless a fact
that it is in this county that he will
get magnificent vote.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the political demonstrations
| at the points where the three candi-
dates will speak on the Fourth of July,
and each will be greeted by thousands
of voters.
Ex-Gov. Vardaman has two speaking
engagements for Tuesday, and 1t will
be necessary to travel the entire dis
tance across the state In order to fill
the engagements. He speaks at New
mans Grove. a short distance from
vicksburg. during the forenoon, and
at Meridian, the largest city In the
state, at night. The vardaman com
mittee at the latter point will spend
about thousand dollars for FIRE
works and other forms of jubilation.
Senator Percy has selected typi-
cally rural county for his Fourth Of
July address. He will speak at God.
bold's Wells, in Pike county, where he
had a rather trying experience about
one year ago when a crowd of over
. Jealous vardaman supporters tried tC
| DTedh up Tue mcctiuS at thdt point ~
his address where he made some very
caustic references to vardaman's fail
ure to meet him in Joint debate. Tn,
+ committee in charge of the Godbold'i
!. Wells meeting has issued public NO
] tice that the disturbance of last yea
e will not be tolerated.
n Hon. c. H. Alexander win celebrat
e Independence Day by delivering a.
r address at Hattiesburg, the metropoli
# of South Mississippi, where his SUI
;, porters have been planning for th
past week to give demonstratio
1t that will surpass the event in homo
N of Vardaman when he spoke at ths
IL. place several days ago.
ID During the remainder of the wee
ID the three candidates will range ovs
n at least thirty counties. Mr.. Alexa
in der will devote his activities chief
IS to the southern section of the stat
re Senator Percy win speak In Claiborl
county on Wednesday and then go
Dr. the northern counties. while Ex-Go
he vardaman's dates are chiefly IN Il
central counties.