The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30

packing ms judgment Tn the manner he has essayed.
 ENTERS "GRANDMA"
 But just as Harrison was getting his spitban working, and the political fans began to see that he had located the plate, enters Entry No 3. ex-Gov. F. F Noel of Lexington, Miss. man who has a feline beat 40 ways for Sunday when it comes to waging pussyfoot campaign. Governor Noel has been given the nickname of Grandma" Noel in Mississippi politics, and that is not only the meanest thing that they can say about him, but it is the only skel- eton they have been able to find in his political, private or business closet, and they have turned the searchli6ht on many times. Whatever else one may say about Mir. Noel they must say that he is clean as a hounds tooth, though bit shy on speed in oratory, or any of his past deliberations.
 So Mississippians have the problem facing them of deciding which is going to oust the White Chief"-the hare or the tortoise Governor Noel has never made a political race in his life that he was not advised by his best polt ical and personal friends, his family and the wise ones all over the state to "1et it alone" And to the contrary, he never has failed to either win or make it close second in practically every race from his early manhood. He will meet Vardamans Spanish war rec ord, for he was a captain in that war.
 OPPOSITION SPLIT
 Very much like Jefferson county's Ninth district race for Congress, Ms sissippians who are supporting Var daman believe that the split has aid ed and abetted Nardaman's chances. They claim that Vardaman will go in on the first pilot, while advocates of the candidacy of Harrison and Noel believe that second primary will be necessary to decide the senatorial race and that whichever man goes into the second race with Vardaman will win, the other mans strength being thrown against Varadaman as Vardaman's supporters will stick to him, first, last and all the time,
 But there is the lack of the old pep the old How much you want on your man?' and I'll bet you So-and-So beats So-and- -So.' over in Mississippi today. People over there are war workers, too. They are leaping over the top every time anything is called for by Uncle Samuel and they go to it with a relish.
 PRESS LAYS OFF
 There is a lack of that bombastic editorial fight being waged upon any candidate, especially Vardaman. This, in days gone by, was one of Varda mars strongholds. He essayed the role of the persecuted, the martyr, and got away with it in the rural sections. There never was q more caustic writer than Frederick Sullens, of the Jackson Daily News, and he has said enough about Vardaman in doubl-leaded edi- torialS in days gone by to almost elicit sympathy for his subject from rank antiVardaman man. Today, Fred is thinking more about war work than he is about Vardaman or politics, and thereby hangs favor for either of the | other candidates. Editor Sullens is no piker, for when he can't see a can didate-he just can't-and there are no lenses that will correct his vision, consequently, he fights to the detr- ment of his cause in many instances, viz, the Vardaman races of the past. BILBO FOR CONGRESS 1 Down in south Mississippi Governor l Bilbo is making desperate attempt to succeed Pat Harrison for Congress, op- | posed by two strong men. He is wag-
 ing one of those "Bilboring" fights that 1 has heretofore brought home the ba- 1 con, regardless of how rancid it was, l of his methods, record and exposures 1 by the press of conditions that have prevailed during his administration of whatever office he has been honored with.
 | There is one interesting point in con- l nection with his race for Congress. He l has always been on Nardaman's band wagon, and undoubtedly rode into the l office of governor as the protege of : the Senator, aided by a crack over the head that John J. Henry gave him 1 for utterances made about Henry. But | Bilto and Varadaman have presumably l parted friendship, and they are travel l ing on different trains now--but each | one has special, and it is manned by l prac tically the same old crew. Whether ] Bilbo will beat the field in the south I Mississippi district remains to be seen, l but if he doesn't, then it's crepe for this l heretofore ingenius one.
 l There is no interest in Mississippi yet
 over the race for governor-that's next year.
 l ADnTIT