The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1922-08-19
LATE COMPILATIONS GIVE VAR
DAMAN A LEAD OF SLIGHTLY
IN EXCESS OF z, 900.
Managers of the Two Candidates for
Senate Lining Up Their Forces
Preparatory to Waging Strong
Campaign For Next Primary,
Scheduled to Take Place Sept. 5th.

The campaign managers of Varda-
man, who on the face of unofficial
returns received a plurality, but
failed to obtain majority in Tues
days primary, and Stephens, who will
oppose Vardaman in the run-off pri-
mary September 5, today began per-
fecting plans to line up the approx
imately 1900 votes polled by Miss
Kearney. Both sides express conf
dence in ul9imate success.
Congressman B. G. Lowery, in the
Second District. and J. w. Lowery,
in the. Eighth, apparently are assured
of denomination. Ross Collins, in
cumbent, in the Fifth, is in close
race with Floyd Loper. The result
is in doubt and there is possibility
Of second primary.
Representative T. u. Sisson is run
ming second to JEFF Bush by face of
incomplete returns in the Fourth Dis
trict. T. Weber Wilson continues
to lead over jeff Collins in the Sixth
and Percy Quinn has apparently gone
over Hugh Wall in the Seventh.
The Clarion-Ledger tabulation
gives Vardaman 69,93; Stephens,
63,673; Kearney, 1890. The Daily
News tabulation gives Vardaman TO-
961; Stephens, 64, 1888; Kearney, IT,
80. The Memphis Commercial-Ap-
peal gives Vardaman a plurality of
1000. The New Orleans Times-Pica-
yune, gives Vardaman lead by ap-
proximately 5000. An official can
vass will be made next Tuesday.
Latest Unofficial Returns.
Latest unofficial tabulations of the
ballots cast in Tuesdays primary
gives Vardaman a plurality slightly
in excess of 1000, with few isolated
precincts yet to report. Miss Kear-
ney's vote, comparatively negligible
IN comparison with the vote polled by
the two leading contestants in the
first primary, but expected to be an
important factor in the second pri-
mary, was given as approximately
1880.
Campaign headquarters Of both
Vardaman and Stephens, while issu-
ing no formal statements today. in
formally reiterated expressions of
confidence in the outcome of the sec
ond party fight at the polls Septem-
Der 5.
Campaign To Be Waged.
Newspaper compilations late today
gave Vardaman 1854, Stephens 64,-
588, and Miss Kearney 17,490.
According to present plans the sec
ond primary campaign will open next
week and continue until the eve of
the run-off.
Additional returns received from
congressional contests failed to
change earlier indications that Repre-
sentatives J. w. Collier, B. G. Lowrey
ayJ Dopor, n,,5nr mould ,,a%oi,a
their seats by. substantial aaiorities
and the addition of I. Webber Wilson
to the States congressional delega-
ton as the successor to Paul j. john
son, representative from the Sixth
District, who did not seek renomina-
ton.
In the Fourth District Congress
man T. y. Sisson seemed to have been
defeated 3, by Jeff Busby, while in the
Fifth District the official count is
ond primary will be necessary to de-
tive Ross A Collins and Floyd Loper,
who han second in a three-cornered
rate. Latest reports indicated a sub
stantial plurality for Collins, but
only slight majority on the face of
unofficial returns.
According to the latest unofficial
returns Vardaman carried Al of the
80 counties in the State, Stephens 40
and Miss Kearney one.
Kinds, in which Jackson, the State
capital, is located, the most populous
in the State, went to Stephens, who
polled 5000 votes Of the $500 ac--
counted for; Vardaman 1929 and
Miss Kearney Sal. In Adams coun-
ty, which Miss Kearney carried, she
was given total of 566 votes, Steph-
ems AGA and Vardaman 44O.
Office.