The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-03
NO EASY SAILING !. !.
FOR congressman
FROM MISSISSIPPI
ONLY ONE MEMBER SURE TO BE
REELECTED WITHOUT
OPPOSITION.
HUMPHREYS SINGLE EXCEPTION
Dr. Donald Probably will be Only Can
d'date Against Pat Harrison-Percy
quinn, J. W. Collier and S. A..
W'therspoon Sure to Have Opposi.
ton.

judging from reports from all the
Congressional districts of Mississippi.
1t is possible that only one or two of
the men who are now representing
this commonwealth in the lower house
of the National legislature will return
without a fight.
Political aspirants in every district
of the state except one are laying
plans to enter the race. The excep-
ton is the third district represented
by Ben G. Humphreys. The only
prospective opponent to Mr.. Hum
phreys who has been mentioned is
Ed Franklin, member of the lower
House Of the state legislature; but
after feeling the political pulse of his
district, Mr.. Franklin has announced
fiatly that he will not be a candidate.
1t appears that Mr.. Humphreys will,
therefore, have walk over, as he has
in every race but one since his first
term.
In this district Congressman Harri-
son will be opposed by DR.. ]. d. DON
aid of Hattiesburg. DR.. Donald has as
yet made no formal announcement,
but he is a declared candidate and his
friands hic ;pkr
the racesto be made within a few
weeks So far no other candidates
have been mentioned seriously and the
race will be between these two.
In the sixth district Congressman
Percy +. Quinn seems booked for a
fight Mr.. Quinn is the only member
of the delegation who is serving his
first term, but in spite of the custom
which has usually allowed repre-
sentatives to serve second term with
out opposition, there are indications
that Mr. Quinn will have at least two
opponents Chancellor p. z. Jones, OF
Brookhaven. is expected to announce
his candidacy within few days and
the friends of Jos +. Norwood, of Mag
nolia, are urging him to enter the race.
May Oppose Collier.
There seems to be strong proba-
biity that Col R. H. Henry, editor
of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger, will
again enter the field against Congress.
man ]. W. Collier in the Eighth dis
trict. Col. Henry is non-nommittal on
the subject, but recent editorial utter
ances in his paper indicate that he
will again Join contest with the Vicks-
brre congressman. at whose hands he
has twice met defeat
Representative Collier recently ac-
- complished the very unusual feat OF
= having the House include an appro-
pliation Of $125,OO0 for the Vicksburg
barbor in the rivers and harbors bill
after the committee had rejected the
proiect Commenting on this in his
paper. Col. Henry gave no credit for
the work to Mr.. Collier, but attributed
, the appropriation to Gen. T. c. Catch
Angs who has not been member OF
Angrpss for six or eight years.
XOnposition to Ezekiel S. Gambler,
~ of the first district seems to be
Nng The people in this district
Nre interested in securing an ap-
ion for the Tombigbee river
W1v other project, and the fact
III Gambler has recently secured
hing of this matter by the
bard of engineers will go a
y ! toward heading off any can
4 Afho may aspire to his seat.
spoon's Chances Brighter.
Fifth district the chances for
of Representative s. A.
Nm seem considerably bright
announcement of w. W.
IN candidate for chancel'
NHn that the opposition
Apon had been silently
Aable for the congress
Ne young Meridian
III to adhere more
X sion and has
1 . rsrsay