The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-03-21
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News dispatches from Washing
ton to the effect that tho political
gulf between Senator James K. Yard
amam and Senator John Sharp VIII
liams remains as wide and fixed 10
ever surprise nobody who IS At all
familiar with Mississippi politics
says the Magnolia Gazette.
Williams has never forgiven Var
daman for that scant six hundred
majority in the Senatorial primary
Of 1907, and yardaman has small
love for Williams because the latter
has never lost opportunity to block
the formers political aspirations.
Z The members Of the House of
Representatives from Mississippi are
badly tied-up over the question of
patronage because of the non-afiili-
alton Of the States senators. Con-
cressmen Stevens. Harrison, Sisson.
Witherspoon and Quin are pre-
nounced vardaman men. HUM
phreys, Gambler and Collier wers
non-committal during the senatorial
campaign, and for that reason may
be classed as anti-vardaman. Thus,
in a count Of the ten MississippIats
who are representing the State n
the national law-makinx body, the
Vardaman faction must be credited
with six. while Williams, chief sf
The Ants" can only muster four.
Senator Williams and Congress-
men Humphreys. Candlss and Coz
ier, however. have the very decided
advantages Of congressional prestige
derived from long and conspicuous
thing which is said 70
weigh much in the scale Of info.
.ncc at Washington. MI. Williams
was for many years ons Of the lead-
ing members Of the House Of Rep
resentatives even prior to the time
when he was selected leader II the
by the Democratic caucus.
He has hecn in the Senate since
March 4. 1911, and is generally re-
Earded as one Of the giants Of the
greatest deliberative body IN the
world"
Congressman Gambler. of the
First District-the counties Of Aclorn,
|tawamba. Lee. Lowndes, Monroe.
Oktibbeha, Prentise and
rishomingo-is Mississippi's oldest
in point Of service,
having held that Office continuously
since March 4, 1901. While he has
'srely engaged in debate on the
floor Of the House, he has had I'M
rortant committee assignments, and
IS regarded as one Of the most useful
men in Congress.
Congressman Humphreys is also
an old-timer, having been the repre-
sentative in Congress from the
Fourth District since March, 1903.
Congressman Collier took John
Sharp Williams place in the House
Of Representatives from the Eighth
District-the counties Of Kinds.
Warren, Madison and Yazoe-bs-
ginning his first term in March, 1909.
He has developed rapidly, and what
his acknowledgements think Of him
is evidenced by his election last
week as member Of the Ways and
Means Committee, the most impor-
tant and potent Of all the House
Committees.
On the other side Of this division
Of Mississippi politics, all are new.
or comparatively new men. Steph-
ems, Sisson and Witherspoon are
just entering their second term, while
Qnin is on the threshold Of his con-
gressional career, as Is also Senator
Vardaman.
There is yet another advantage
which Senator Williams may use to
discount the preponderance Of num-
bers against him and his political
faction.
During the pre-eonventioR presi-
Dental campaign last spring. Sem
ator Williams was from the first q
Wilson man. He took no part il
the campaign In this state lsd ty
vardaman and Brewer for Under
wood. and although . member u
the States delesation to the Nab
ional convention. and forced By in
struction to vote for Underwood. hs