The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-02
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Williams and Harrison EIel ments Lined up Against
 Vardaman-Fly to Man. age Stephens Battle
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau, The. .AEe-Heralss

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 Washington, January I=(Spec1lL) ) When Eugene Fly, one Of the wirisst Mississippfans who has been in w6, sh- ington in recent years, resigned; his position as secretary to Senator Pat Harrison, for the purpose of puotins the senatorial campaign of ex.Con- gressman Hubert stephens the cap ital became aware of two things - that Mississippi would occArv a place In the public eye untR next August, and that trouble was brew ing for James K vardaman
 For Mir. vardaman aspires, to re- turn to the Senate He was defeat- ed In 1919 by Pat Harrison., then a member of the House. in a. stirrinis campaign, the issue of which was the record made by Vardaman 1.spectlng the war legislation of the ,yEoodrow Wilson administration. Msi, yarda.- man, at present, Is evidently under the impression that the tbHe,ls flow ing back again in a kiaSi, of wild reaction, just as a returhATtg tide in Georgia swept another specialized war obstructionist, Thomas E.. Watson, into the Senate.
 There are three. candidates in the field for the seat to be ltslrrendered by John Sharp Williams. who has grown tired of service In Congress One of them is womasn. Miss Belle Kearney. The others stre Mir Ste phens and Mir. VardamarI.
 It is evident since the retirement of Mir. Fly from the service of Sen ator Harrison to aid the fight of MT. Stephens. that thare will be ID subterfuge resorted to- In Mississippi The strength of Harria on and of Vii Hams will be united fas far as pos sible to the end that vaDdaman might be defeated, Fas, between Har- rison and Williams, in, the one hand and vardaman on ths other there is no love lost. a
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 It is not known Whether Harrison and Williams will take the stump. Determination in thx respect has nn- been reached The primary election will be an event of August. But if Vardaman's defeat is not definitely foreshadowed,. .as Washington expects it will be. very t.ariy in the com ing spring, it is entirely probable that the two seH ltors now in serv ice will go onto, the bustings.
 There is univensal regret that John Sharp Williams v,iil retire from Con- gress. He was rA the House for many years. and beg anne leader of the democrats. He has had terms in the Senate. He Is Hrave. independent and absolutely feariess. He admits he is a southerner who delights in the his- tory and militia ~ record of the south; and a Bourbon. democrat who is proud to cling to the ancient moorings.
 In debate MT. Williams has few If any equals in the Senate. At times his tongue is waspish Again, he is eloquent in proclaiming the simple truth. He us masterful in pointing out and ders ouncing the hypocrisy which too oi ten prevails in the Sen ate His kg owledge of history past and current. profane and divine, has made him miunsusceptibfe to successful attack.
 It is belis wed that MT. Williams re- tires becau SC he does not believe tha.t the Senate In the present period fails to measuSe up to its ancient and un- assailablA traditions.