The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1922-08-03
SENATORIAL RACE.
Jackson Writer Speculaies on Final
Outcome.

Jackson, Miss. July 29.- Specuia
tion Is keen here at Jackson as Z,
what will be the effect Of forme,
I President Wilson'S brief but pointed
\ letter 70 DR.. McCaleb, in which he az.
I pressed the opinion that former Sen.
ator James H Nardaman's election "a
the United States Senate would he
unfortunate, 70 say the lcast.
Friends of Mr.. Nardaman are ~
peeted 10 endeav0r to make political
capitai Of Mr. Wilson's letter on The
ground that he has no business taking
q hand in Mississippi's affairs.
It Is understood that they win seize
upon this letter as text for a fero-
cious assault on Mr. Wilson, ia fact
Mr.. Vardaman's statement az Wed-
lnesday bears out this idea. The plan
seems I'd be to muddy The political
waters In Mississippi, thus dfvertinr
attention from the question rs to Mr.
Nardaman's ability To represent any
body any more But the anti-Varda-
man faction does not propose to per-
init this issue to be thus sidetracked.
Old and experienced leaders said
today that Vardaman has lost thou
sands Of friends since he was defeated
BY Pat Harrison. In that memorable
campaign he was confronted by q let
ter from President Wilson urging Mis-
sissippi Democrats to rebuke him for
his conduct and vote in the Senate
when Germany was sinking American
ships on the high seas and murder
ing innocent women and children The
same explanations were offered for
Mr. Nardaman then That he Is offem-
ing now but the majority of the vot- 1
ers did not accept them then and viii I
not now, is the consensus Of opinion. /
Several straw votes, showing the
wind is blowing strong against Mr.
have been taken over the
state. The teachers assembled at the
summer normals voted overwhelming
" against him and for former Con-
rressman Hubert Stephens. These
.eachers are leaders Of the best
thought and sentiment IN their several L
communities and their votes may be
AIKEN as conclusive testimony that
digsissippians are opposed To return
ng him to the Senate
Mr. Nardaman has not delivered a
'peech during the campaign and the
impression has gone out that he il
and mentally unfit to rep
'esent this or any other state Ia the
senate. On two or three occasions
lere Of late Mr. Vardaman has at-
ended political gatherings, but only
hat he might be seem
He was not permitted TO try to
make d speech, but his lieutenants
we're on hand to do his talking.
The failure TO try to talk has lost
i'm many votes, il is claimed Mr.. \
stephens, candidate for the Senate,
tressed his opponents silence when IA
recent speech he asked his hearers;
Why send man to the Senate who
ould not talk out in me etings7"
Reports from over the state are that
Iiss Belle Kearney, also candidate
or the Senate, is going TO roll up a
luch larger vote than many have pre-
icted she would get. She is conf
ent that Mr. Vardaman is politically
cad and that the second primary will
& between herself and Mr. Stephens
is said; but that IS hardly possible
{ is believed here that Mr. Nardaman
fill be in the second primary with
ither Miss Kearney or Mr. Stephens
nd that chances point to the latter
Mess Miss Kearney polls most Of the
lomen votes.
1t would be an error to underesti-
late Mr.. Vardaman's strength "A III
reat many voters still are Worship I
IL at his shrine and some Of them
fould vote for him If they. knew he |
ould never open his mouth in Wash
lgton il he got there.