The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-23
vARDAMAN FORCES
HAVE BIC MEETINGS
Kearney Campaign Manager
Speaks for Ex-senator at
jackson Conference.

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Jackson. Miss, Aug. 21. - Twt
very important conferences Of friends
LOT Senator James K. Vardaman were
held in Jackson today. The first was
a speakers conference at 10 O'Clock
at the Hotel Heidelberg. In attend.
ance at this meeting were most oi
the speakers who have been appear
ing over the state in the interest oi
Senator Vardaman and a number oil
advisers from different portions .oi
the state. including number of wo-
men. AT this meeting there were pro-
bably hundred active speakers and
friends present. Plans for further
ing the candidacy Of Senator James
K. Vardaman were discussed and a
very great deal of enthusiasm was
manifested.
Mrs. Virginia r. Price, of Carroll
ton, past president of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, was
present and made a very ringing,
sincere appeal to the women of Mis-
sissippi. saying among other things:
AS the daughter of a Confederate
soldier, whose father was active in
Kidding Mississippi of negro domina-
tion and carpetbag rule, and as an
advocate Of woman suffrage and as
member of the Suffrage Association
and the Federated Clubs, I feel 1t
my duty to say that Mr.. Vardaman
is the only man in public life who
has consistently stood for the wo-
men and voted for what they advo-
Gated. AS a private citizen, as gov
ernor and as United States Senator
he favored every single thing we
women asked for.
"As Miss Kearney says vote con-
scientiously.' and feel that to vote
conscientiously is to vote for James
X. Vardaman because of his splendid
prohibition record, his fight for child
labor laws and for woman suffrage
and for all progressive humanitarian
Legislation"
The second conference was one of
the workers and was to be held at the
Hotel Heidelberg, but as the room
would hold only 100, the crowd
which was estimated at more than
zoo. adjourned first to the Chamber
of Commerce. but it was too small, SO
it convened in the county courthouse
which was well filled with men and
women interested in James X. Var
daman for senator.
A number of brilliant and enthus-
iastic addresses were made and plans
were worked out for making every
honorable and fair effort to roll up
a big majority for Senator Vardaman
on September 5th.
Senator Vardaman himself attend
ed both conferences and took an ac-
tive part in the plans for the cam
paign.
One fof the most enthusiastic occa-
sions Of the meeting came when Mrs.
John Clark of Kemper County, for
mer campaign manager for Miss
Belle Kearney, was introduced, and
she was given an ovation at the con-
clusion of her address. Mrs. Clark
said in part:-
Il am not public speaker, but /
want to say that If we in the Miss
Kearney campaign had had one-third
of the enthusiasm which the follow
|ers of Senator Vardaman have Miss
Kearney would have been elected.
But now Miss Kearney has been e.
Eliminated, but still If I had had it
in my power to elect her by casting
my vote for her / would do so.
Miss Kearney entered the race, /
think, because she wanted to elimi-
nate factional politics in this state,
to unite the people. But 1t seems
now that factional lines are drawn
more closely than ever before and If
we support either candidate we can
not eliminate factions.
'I think now we should not con-
slider factions, but we should consid-
er the man. And / hope all. of Miss
Kearney's supporters will consider
that we are not supporting either
LdCtlOl, Uul wy AdVC tWO AuVu III tnO
contest and we must consider their
records.
up to the time when Mr.. Steph-
ems entered the race I knew nothing
of his record and / doubt whether /
had ever heard of him before. But
know him now and / know his re-
cord I also know Senator Varda-
mans record. After considering the
two men and their records / shall
support Senator James K. Vardaman
for United States senator.
"The women of Mississippi will
never forget Mr.. Stephens opposed
woman suffrage and those measures
in which women are mostly interest
ed. Senator vardaman has always
supported every measure dearest to
women, woman suffrage and prohibit
tion.
Miss Kearney IS woman Of very
broad mind and desires that every
one vote their honest convictions,
and am therefore with you, the
friends Of Senator James X. Varda-
man and the friends Of Mississippi
until we have crossed the last ditch
and the last gun has been fred in the
battle Of ballots"
Mrs. Clark was elected assistant
manager of the Vardaman campaign