The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-16
Who Will be Our Next Governor?

News Register and was called to Our
attention with the request that we
give space to same There has been
said and is being said every day a
great deal about factions in Missis-
sippi by the autocratic press and the
politicians who are attempting to
elect Lieut.. Oscar Johnston governor.
| In recent days the Jackson Evening
News, the so called leader of the
-Vardaman faction" and whose
editor is a negro lover from Chicago,
makes the statement that factions
are necessary because they check
each other in the northern states.
This statement. coming from the
Jackson News fell like a thunder
bolt in political and newspaper cir
cles. 1t seems as if he had reversed
the order of procedure in circles
political. 1t almost gave US shell
shock when we read it. But the
article below attemps to expose the
motive and lay bare the scheme.
Our readers may draw their own
conclusions.
In a recent issue of the Jackson
Evening News, | noticed an editO-
rial in which Editor Fred Sullens
says the Democratic and Republi-
can parties check each other in the
northeOn states and that, as we
have only one party in Mississippi,
factions" are absolutely necessary.
We admit the two great parties of
our nation check each other, and we
presume his statement about fac
tions in Mississippi checking each
other" is also true, but the wonder
of it all is that Mr.. Sullens has at
last seen some good in the faction
opposing the one with which he af
filiates. He has at last admitted
there is some good in the Narda-
man faction in Mississippi, When
do you suppose the little county
papers of the Anti-faction will re-
ceive their orders to preach such
doctrine? Though we have been ex
pecting them to accept the sugges-
ton of Boss Sullens and begin to
preach factionalism, we notice they
continue Do away with factions
and elect a clean man." Since we
do not know where they would go
for clean man who is not con-
nected with a faction, we suggest
that all the voters select the best
possible man regardless of factions,
so that we shall have competent
and capable officers.
In conclusion let me suggest to
the voters of Scott county that it is
easy to see the purpose of the above
suggested editors. They intend to
have Mr.. Sullens line up the Anti
vote to a man against all who op-
pose their views the county editors
of our state, by crying away with
factionalism, prevent the election of
men of the opposing faction. In
fact they know that more than
1873 900 votes were polled for SEN
ator in 1911 and that there were
only little over 107 900 votes
polled for the same office in 1918.
They also realize that Senator Har-
rison received less than 81 900
votes, which is considerably less
than half of the normal vote OF
Mississippi. Then no wonder that
they are crying harmony over all OF
the counties while Mr.. Sullens adj
vocates factions? Don't let them
deceive YOU. They want Johnston
for Governor to defeat Vardaman for
| tliC CCudiCs out IL lHCy Cdil sCt
him they will take Longino. They
will never choose Lee Russell, who
is thoroughly capable and would
make an excellent governor.
From the above you will see Pat
Harrison lacked more than 5000
votes of receiving half as many
votes as were polled in 1911. There
will evidently be greater number
polled in the next election. As Mr.
Sullens suggests that they should
be factions in Mississippi. ignore the
peace cry of the county papers and
vote for your faction. This will an.
swer the question, Who Will BE
Our Next Governor"
A DEMOCRATIC VOTER.
-KOsciuskO Herald.