The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-08-07
CAPT. PROVINE
GORES VARDAMAN
At CALHOUN CITY
J., His Introduction of Pat Harrison
Saws He Was loyal to aVrda-
man untii He Proved Dis
Ioysl TO the President
and Country.

CALHOUN CITY, Miss, Aug. g.
More than 1000 people heard Pa
Harrison. M candidate for the Senate tt
,nccepd Senator Vardaman, wind W
his campaign through Lee, Monroe
pontotoc and Calhoun counties at Cal
boun City this morning.
Mr. Harrison was introduced to The
audience assembled at Calhoun City
bv Capt. R. N. ProVne, for many
ysars an ardent supporter and pontl-
al friend of Senator Vardaman, the
senator once having come all the way
from Washington to attend the gol-
den anniversary of Capt. and Mrs
prOvne
Cant, Provine stated that he had
bepn loya to Vardaman as long as the
senator had remained loyal to the
nresident and the country, but that
the me had come when he felt his
first duty was to the country, and
that men 100 per cent loyal were
needed at the helm; thlt he had as
surances from Senator Vardaman that
no man in the state of Mississipp
was any closer to him; that he be-
Geyed thcse assurances had come
straight from Senator Vardaman's
heart; that he regretted having to
leave Senator Nardaman and review
ed the words of Senator Vardaman
against the president and the Demo
aatic administration He sa d that
Senator Vardaman seemed to have
returned to the state so changed that
he was Wind dctive, and that he seem
ed to be especially so toward the men
who had been his former supporters
and had given their means and time
to Vardamans polit cal fortune, but
could not follow him longer.
Capt Provine censured Vardaman
for his statement that Wilson was as
tickle and changeable as a woman,
and said he thought the comparison
would have been much more proper
had Vardaman said that w lson was
as true to the country as a mother
to her offspring. He said he believed
the kaiser would rejoice in the cleo
ton of Senator Nardaman, and that
he did not believe the people of Cal
houn County. would vote to do this.
Capt,Pfovine appealed to the people
Of CoIhoun to forget fact onal poll
ties and factionaiism in this crls
Of the nation and to calmly and de-
lberateIy consider the need OF the
country for men who would stand
BY the president, upon whom had
been placed the great responsibility
Of ming the war. His Introductory
remarks were forceful and evidently
appealed to the people assembled, II
the response of applause and enthu-
Slasm are to be considered as an IN
dlcatlon of the temper of the people.
Mr. Harrison spoke along the us
ual lines that have characterized his
speeches throughout the state. lie re-
framed from any personal abuse OF
he senator, conflnlng his remarks
strictly to therecords made IN Con
greSs by his opponent and himself,
as mas been his course throughout the
campaign He criticised Senator
Vardaman for many alleged public
Wterances OF the senator, evidently
satisfying his audience that Varda-
man was not in sympathy with the
war, mad called 1t an unjust war and
one Tor pecuniary profit. He frankly
proclaimed to his audience that ne
wanted the vote of no man who did
not no. believe IN the justice of our cause:
az az answered Vardaman's criticism OF
hs lHarrison's) patriotism by read
hg letter from President Wilson,
written hlm by the president on Aprll,
l'lL IN response to Mrs: Harrlson,s
@haer OF his services to the presl-
uent Tor military services. -.
Mr' Harrison roundly criticised
senator Fardaman for his vote on the
snip purchase bill and produced the
original memoranda of the bill with
letter from Congressman AleXan-
yer who introduced it, showing that
IT. IL, was intEPduced on August l4th,
sau relntroduced on September A,
l9i4, IN ample time to have been OF
Td a., 10 the farmers of the country If
Nardaman and the other bolt ng DEM
Ccratlc senator's had not opposed it.
otper votes of Senator Vardaman in
IMPOSITION to administration meas