The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-24
MISSISSIPPI IS LOYAL.
REJECTS SENATOR VARDAMAN
BY LARGE VOTE.
ADti-war and Anti-Adminisiration
Senator Who Cut Il Figure in Wash
in.ton Gets His at The Ballot
Box. !


Box.
Jackson, Miss, Aug. 21.-sixty-
two out Of 80 counties in Mississippi,
most of them complete, show the
following vote iii the senatorial pri-
maries: Harrison 37,909, Noel 4,45S,
Vardalnan 24,323.
Jackson, Miss, Aug. 20.-Practical-
ly complete returns from 50 of the
so counties of the State give Con-
gresham B. Pat Harrison a majority
of more than 10000 votes over Sena-
tor James IS. Vardanan and former
Gov. E. F. Noel, his opponents in the
senatorial primary held throughout
Mississippi today. These 81 counties
polled an aggregate of $4,000 votes
Should the proportion keep up in the
remaining counties, which scattering
returns indicate will be the case, Har-
rison will win by majority OF from
$1,000 to 10000, making a second
primary unnecessary.
Senator Vardaman left tonight for
Washington, but before leaving made
the following statement:
The reports so far, my friends,
have been very unfavorable, but we
are not yet defeated. Sit steady in the
boat and hope for the best. My de-
feat, if I am defeated, is only tenn
porary and if the people of Mississlp-
pi have made a mistake we will abide
! by it with complete composure, as
they will undoubtedly correct their
mistake AS I said before, if defeated
the defeat will be only temporary.
want to thank my friends for their
! loving and loyal support"
w. Calvin Wells, secretary of the
Harrison campaign committee, gave
out the following statement:
''Unouestionabiy Mr.. Harrison has
been nominated in the first primary.
Mississippi is vindicated in the eyes
t Of the world and her loyalty can no
| longer be questioned"
In the Sixth congressional district
it was evident second primary
would he necessary to determine the
winner in the race for the seat vacat-
ed by Congressman Harrison. Four
| teen of the Il counties in the district
show: Bilbo 3,945, Bowkers, 2,536.
| Johnson 5,394. Indications were that
incumbents would be nominated In
! the other congressional districts.
CONGRESSMAN Venable apparently
was an easy. winnerain the Fifth dis
f>trict, although he is at present with
the congressional naval committee
I in Europe and has been unable to
deliver any campaign speeches. =
In Jackson. Vardaman's home city,
complete returns showed Harrison
9s4. Vardaman 1872 and Noel 80. In
! Vardaman's ward the vote was aarrl-
son 121, Vardaman eS. Kinds Coun-
ty, carried last time by Vardaman,
. showed with few small precincts
missing, Harrison 1859, Vardaman
| 595, Noel 152.
Reports from Adams County in
Guiding Natchez. were that with two
/ isolated precincts missing, Harrison
had secured 500 votes, Vardamna 63
(; and Noel Sc. Meridian reports were
! that Harrison had heavy majority
in Warren County Of which Vicks-
; burg is the county seat, complete re-
turns gave Harrison 1928, Vardaman
104 and Noel SO.
In the congressional districts
meagre reports showed that where in
cumbents were candidates they were
apparently not only holding their own
! but had safe leads over their oppon-
ents. What little information was
available in the Sixth district where
| Gov. Theodore G. Eilbo is a candi-
date to succeed Harrison, showed
Bilbo and Paul Johnson of Hatties-
/ burg running about even There are
three other candidates.
In the Third and Eighth districts,
; Congressman s. G. Humphreys and
! J. w. Collier are unopposed.
The senatorial contest overshadow-
! ed all else in the primaries today.
A letter from President Wilson
stating he could not but regard
vardaman's election as a condemna-
ton of my administration by the peo-
| ole of Mississippi" was regarded as
/ having been strong factor in cut
ting down the vardaman vote. Both
Harrison and Noel in their cam
paigns, stressed patriotism and loyal
ty. Vardamsn, through the cam
paign denied all charges Of dfsloyal
conduct or action He said he "often
disagreed with the president but was
never disloyal.
! Vardaman's headquarters tonight
declared the north Mississippi vote
would at least make a second primary
! necessary.
Democratic nomination in Missis-
si,,,,i IL en11iralent to election.