The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-08

tenderly the true relationship between the slave and the master They were knit together in their service closer than by ties or ownership; they had common about year ago. Just what caused their arrangement is not known for certain but that makes no difference while the fact remains that they are not in the same boat any more. Together they were pow erful factors in the politics of the state. but divided one or the other is bound to fall, and there does not seem to be any doubt they will be found fighting each other in the next state campaign.
 SESSION IS MENTIONED
 The anti-Vardaman and -Bilbo fac tions one and the same heretofore, will get out a good, strong candidate for gov elnor even should they permit the sen atorship to go by default and are now casting about for a Moses to lead them out or the wilderness. Those who are afraid to go Up against the Vardaman and Bilbo factions in real earnest are said to be trying to hedge by bringing out Congressman Sisson, a man who has always been understood to belong to one or both of those factions until the last congressional election when these fac- tions brought out candidate against
 
 Whelming majority, and it is hoped by the anti-Bilbo folks that he is still mad enough to oppose them for governor. However, those who know MT. Sisson best are of the opinion he knows good thing when he sees it. and that he will keep right along running for Congress that being his bird in hand.'
 Congressman Pat Harrison of the sea coast district is also being urged to run for governor, but it is not believed he will consent to the use of his name. MT. Harrison will just hold himself in readi- ness to offer for the place in the Senate now held by John Sharp Williams-that distinguished gentleman having declared he will retire to the shades of private life at the end of his present term six years hence.
 Still another congressman mentioned in connection with the governorship is Ben Humphreys of the delta district, but it is not believed that he will respond. He Is son of governor who was busted from the governors office by federal troops directly after the war between the states, and there are great many of his fathers old friends who would be glad of an oppeftunity to vote for one of that name one more time. However, MT. Humphreys. has done a great work for the delta section by securing appropria- tions for the levees. and his people will not want to let him out of Congress. wherefore he is hardly looked upon as a factor in solving the problem as to who will be the next governor of Mississippi.
 NO LAWYER WANTED
 Recently there has been strong de- mand for candidate other than law yer, and the slogan, down with the law yerS, may win out. The demand is for 'business man." and there are plenty of such in the state if they could just be induced to get into the race. Among those most prominently mentioned is J. T. Thomas of Grenada, president of a dozen thtiving banks, and one of the most substantial men in Mississippi. MT. Thomas has never taken any part in poll tics and does not know the ropes. It is not believed by his friends here at the capital that he would stoop to the mire of politics, but if he could be in duced to do so, he would prove formd- able c;tndIdate.
 Another important parsonage mentioned in this connection is Sonnet Conner, speaker of the house in the last legisla- ture, and in the next, if he lives. The only objection urged against him is that he is too young for the job, being under 25 but it is admitted that he makes the best speaker ever known in Mississippi. and regardless of the fact he was af- f,,iated with the Bilbo faction, he was re- garded as a fair square presiding offi- cer, made friends from both sides, and thousands of anti-Biboites even would be delighted at an opportunity to ex- press their appreciation at the polls, re- gardless of his age.
 \ Last, but not least. of the business men suggested is R. H. Henry, editor of the Clarion Ledger. MT. Henry has been in the newspaper game as an editor and publisher for 40 years. He started at Newton with a "shirt-tail full of type" about 1878, later moved to Brookhaven and afterwards to Jackson, where he was elected state printer in about 1886. For several years he published the Ledger as weekly, but 25 years ago established it as daily. Later he combined the Ledger and the Clarion, the oldest paper in the state, as the Clarion-Ledger, and it has been power in the land ever since The paper has .prospered and is now domicled in it's own building with as good a plant as any newspaper need want. MT. Henry has never held office, and is not asking for the governorship, but he has thousands of friends scat tered over the state who appreciate his services to his party at time when men were needed. They know that he served them faithfully and that he has spent 5000 to any other mans $10 in its de- fense, and are ready to give him the re- ward he so richly deserves-if, perchance. the time has not passed when Mississip- plans remember party services. There is no other man in Mississippi so de- serving of reward
 LIME ROCK AVAILABLE
 At this weeks meeting of the board of trustees of the pententiary it was an- nounced that the first carload of crushed lime rock was ready to be shipped out from the Waynesboro plant established several months ago, and that shipments might be expected every day from that time on The trouble and the delay has been caused by the fact that the rock to be crushed was found to be filled with water, or moisture. and that when ground up became 8 sticky mass that would not run through the machine. Dry kilns were finally installed and the rock now goes through all right. The other plant at Okolona will be ready to ship crushed rock to the farmers of the state in a week or 10 days at 50 cents per ton.
 FOOD CROP CAMPAIGN
 Mayor Candler of Atlanta has invited the, commissioner of agriculture of Mis- sissippi and others to attend flood con- ference' to be held in his city April 5. and it is understood delegates from this state W1u be on hand. It is urged by those getting up the meeting that the time hasscome when all southern farm CTS should be impressed with the idea that 1t is to their interest and that of tho country that 1t is absolutely neces- nary to raise more food cropa than ever 6sfors, The supp1y q Nheet VIII not