The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-11-06
CIVIL SUIT WILL BE FILED AT
JACKSON ON STATE FUND
FEATURE.
CONTEST BEFORE The SENATE
Nine Reasons Will Be Assigned Why
The Peoples Choice Is Disqualified
To Represent Mississippi In United
States Senate.

Jackson, Miss, Nov. 6.-Senator-
elect Vardaman, despite his over
the people last August, when he was
given a majority in excess of 26,000
over his rivals, Messrs. Percy and
Alexander, will not be allowed to take
his seat in the national Congress with
out another contest, in which, it is
expected, his public acts as Governor
will be subjected to a searching and
far-reaching scrutiny. This will come
in the nature of civil suits covering
the various funds at his command
during his term of office, each suit to
be Independent of the other.
1t would appear that those opposing
Mr.. Vardaman through the avenue of
proposed civil suits, are not making
the smallest effort to conceal their in
tention, as the matter is common prop
erty. Those who profess to be in
close touch with the movements of
those fighting the Ex-Governor, de-
clare that these actions only await
such moment as legal service can
be obtained in Kinds county on the
Senator-elect, and that then they will
be pushed with all possible speed,
with the object Of disposing of them
before the new Legislature convenes
I'm January The present Legislature
Is strongly ant-Eardaman, while the
incoming body will lean just as much
the other way The statement is also
made here that State Accountant
I Moore may be called before the pres
ent Legislature for further examina-
tion and report, in which event it is
held as not unlikely that some action
adverse to the Vardaman interests
may be undertaken.
From present surface indications,
the war against Senator-elect Varda-
man apparently has only begun.
Should the civil suits go against him.
it is safe to assume that he would be
made the target of still more vigorous
action.
Right at this time, few in Jackson
believe that Senator Percy will sur
render his seat in the Senate in Janu-
airy. One of his staunchest support
ers and political friends said to your
correspondent today that he would
not do so, but would go back to the
Senate and demand a searching inves-
tigation into the correctness of an
article attacking him recently pub
lished in one of the magazines.
In addition to the threatened suits,
the fight against the Ex-Governor will
be carried into the United States Sen
ate, in the shape of a scathing politi-
cal and personal arraignment, setting
up many private transactions and
specifically declaring that he failed
to account for public moneys. To this
end Rev. N. G. Augustus of Drant,
Holmes county, industriously is cir
culating a petition protesting against
: the seatl- of the Ex-Governor, and 1t
is said many signatures already have
, been secured. The petition follows:
: To the Senate of the United States:
, We, the undersigned citizens and
, qualified voters of the State of Missis-
/ sippi, beg leave to hereby enter our
| earnest protest against the seating of
Jas. X. Vardaman as Senator from
the State of Mississippi, for the fol-
lowing legal and moral grounds:
/, !. James X. Vardaman is ineligible
to the office of United States Senator
, because the laws of cur State declare
that no man who has failed to account
for public money is eligible to that
office.
We cite the laws as follows: Sec
}. tion 43 of the Constitution of the
State of Mississippi.
e AS to the facts, we cite:
f l. A report of the joint Legislative
y committee of the Legislature of 1s1(
= See exhibit A.
o 2. Sundry reports of Chas.
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