The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-03-28
VARDAMAN TO EDIT
PAPER AND SPEAK
Interested in Politics and Will
Run Paper at jackson and
Go on Speaking Tour of The
State.

Senator James X. Vardaman has
been at his home in Jackson ever
since the adjournment of Congress
resting up from his labors in the re-
cent session Of that body. He has
not had much to say for publication
regarding his future course or State
politics.
When. asked as to what he was GO
ing to do in the immediate future
Senator Vardaman said that it was
his purpose to establish a weekly pa
per in Jackson or take hold of one
already established. He said that, in
all probility he would take charge of
The Issue, infuse new life into it,
and probably change its name and
spend part of his time editing it. He
said that if he did not do this he
would establish another paper here
and run it in the same way. He says
that he has the assurance of fifty
thousand subscribers for whatever
paper he edits.
But he is not going to spend all his
time with the paper. He has engage
ments for the lecture platform, he
says, that will keep him busy great
part of the time, and it is his inten-
ton to make a great many speeches
in different parts of Mississippi
When asked as to what his theme
would be in his speeches in the State
he said that he had an important
message" that he wanted to carry
to his friends and a speaking tour
was one of the best ways in which to
do it.
Senator Vardaman says that he is
very much interested in State poll
tics this summer and is going tc
throw his whole weight into the bal
ance until after the election. He did
not say, however, that his speeches
over the State would be in the inter-
est of his choice candidates for State
Office, but it is believed that they will
reflect indirectly, at least, upon the
more important races being contested.
The Senator did not say just whom
he would support for Governor, but
it is talked and believed by Lee Rus
sells friends that he will be Mr..
Vardanlan's pick. He and Senator
Vardafnan are known to have had
conferences since the Senator return
ed from Washington, and many be-
lieve that Russell viii get his sup
port.
But Attorney General Collins
friends assert that such will not be
the case and that Attorney General
will poll the Vardaman influence. 1t
is known that the Junior Senator and
Attorney General were once very
close together personally and politi-
cally, but since things have changed
in many respects in some places, it Is
not known by the public as to Just
where the Vardaman strength will
count.
Senator Vardaman sets forever at
rest the talk that he will be candi-
date for Governor himself. He says
that he has had thousands of letters
asking him to make the race and
pledging him support, but that he has
replied to all of them to the effect
that he does not care to be Governor
again, although he feels sure of cleo
ton if he should enter the race.
Although Mr.. Vardaman did not
state the nature of the message"
that he would carry to the people of
the State it is pretty certain that he
will have much to say with reference
to his congressional record and the
records of others who did not see as
he did in matters pertaining to Gov
ernment policies.
He says that he will enter actively
into the editorship of a paper within
the next few weeks. 1t remains &c
be seen at that time Just whom he
will support for Governor of his
speeches over the Safe and IN ms
editorial columns.