The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-08-24
SUMTER, C., sATURDAY, "a, 1913 Vo
MISSISSIPPI IS LOYAL.
REJECTS SENATOR VARDAMAN
BY LARGE VC"E.
Apti-war and Anti-Adminisiration
Senator Who Cut Figure in Wash
in:ton Gets His at The Ballot
Box. !

Senator Who Cut Figure in WASH
in.ton Gets His at The Ballot
Box.
Jackson, Miss, Aug. 21.-sixty-
two out Of 80 counties in Mississippi,
most of them complete, show the
following vote in the senatorial Fri
maries: Harrison 37,90s, Noel 4,45S,
Vardanan 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 Seaa-
tor James Is. Vardaman and forraer
Gov. E. +. Noel, his opponents in the
;; senatorial primary held throughout
Mississippi today These 50 counties
polled an aggregate of $4,000 voses.
Should the proportion keep up in the
remaining counties, which scattering
returns indicate will be the case, Har-
rison will win by a majority OF from
$4,000 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 Misslssip-
ri have made 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:
'Uncuestionably Mr.. Harrison mas
been nominated in the first primary.
Mississippi is vindicated in the eyes
/ Of the world and her loyalty can no
longer be questioned"
In the Sixth congressional district
it was evident a second primary
would he necessary to determine the
winner in the race for the seat vacat-
ed by Congressman Harrison. Four
! teen of the II counties in the district
show: Bilbo 3,945, Bowkers, 1885.
Johnson 5,394 Indications were that
incumbent would be nominated In
! the other congressional districts.
Congressman Venable apparently
was an easy. winner in she@Fifth dis
i>trict, although he is at present with
| the congressional naval COMMITTEES
/ in Europe and has been unable to
! deliver any campaign speeches.
In Jackson, Vardaman's home city,
/; complete returns showed HARRISON
! 964, Vardaman 1872 and Noel 80. In
Vardaman's ward the vote was Harr1-
son 121, Vardaman 2S. Kinds Coun-
! ty, carried last time by Vardaman,
! showed with a few small precincts
missing, Harrison 1859, Vardainan
! 595, Noel 152.
! Reports from Adams County in
! Guiding Natcnez. were that with two
| isolated precincts missing, Harrison
had secured $50 votes, Vardamna 63
and Noel So Meridian reports were
that Harrison had a heavy majority.
!: burg is the county seat. complete re-
turns gave Harrison 1888, Vardaman
104 and Noel So.
In the congressional districts
meagre reports showed that where in
E, cumbents were candidates they were
apparently not only holding their own
but had safe leads over t'.eir oppon-
ents. What little information was
;; available in the Sixth district where
Gov. Theodore G. Bilbo is a cand1-
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 E. 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-
ple Of Mississippi was regarded as
having been a strong factor in cut
ting down the Vardaman vote. Both
Harrison and Noel. in their cam
paigns, stressed patriotism and loyal
ty. Vardaman, through the cam
paign denied all charges Of disloyal
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-
sippi is equivalent to election.