The Washington herald., 1922-08-03
Ten MORE PRIMARY
FIGHTS SCHEDULED
FOR THIS MONTH
Nationwide Interest Is
Shown in California and
Mississippi Contests.
AssAIL johns SON
Former President Wilson
Urges Voters to Defeat
Vardaman in South. =

Ten more, primaries. including
Significant contests Of national in
terest In Ohio. California. Missis-
sippl and Texas, are still to be
fought out this month.
Perhaps the greatest national in
terest In any of these contests will
center in California and Mississippi.
IN the former Senator Hiram John
son. league of nations "bitter-ender"
ard sworn enemy of the Republican
"old suard.",is making the fight Of
his life to return to the Senate. In
Mississippi the primary is of in
tersst principally because former
President Wilson has injected him
self personally there against former
Senator vardaman as he did in the
Missouri primary against Senator
Reed The California primary IL
August 20 and the Mississippi pri-,
mary August Is.
Califernia Demoerats Hopeful.
Johnson's contest Is of particular
Importance because in the hands OF
Charles c. Moore, backed by men
who both oppose johnson person.
ally and resent the alleged Hearst
influence back of the Senator, the
campaign against Johnson has
reached a stage of bitterness that
has aroused hope in the heart Of
California Democrats. Johnson has
made his campaign along the same
general line. of attack he used to
first win his way to the Senate.
His opponent Is criticizing his rec
ord. particularly in regard to the
arms conference treaties and op-
position forces are also attacking
his Affiliations with Hearst interests.
Nonpantisan observersSzwrtte that
Johnson Is likely to pun Or 1.-THE
nomination but that the bitterness
in the wake OF the contest will turn
many of his opponents behind Pear
son. the Democratic nominee. a rice
planter identified with the agricul-
tural element within the State and
also active in development of min
ing industries there.
Wilson Opposes vardaman.
Former Senator vardaman. seek
ing the Democratic nominate In
Mississippi for the vacancy to be
John Sharp Williams, Is receivins
for the second time in his public
career the bitter opposition of
Woodrow Wilson. When vardaman
was defeated by Pat Harrison in
the last Senatorial campaign. it was
generally agreed that he was pushed
TO his downfall on the point of Will
sons pen. Wilson attacked him as
an obstructionist in the admins
tration's war policies. Now, back
again in the running. he Is again
being assailed-by> letters from the
Wilson home here. addressed to his
constituents. Vardaman was noted
in the Senate principally because OF
his flowing locks. a penchant for
wearing a long cloak swung over
his shoulders and oratory that
breathed poetry of the Mississippi
mountains and valleys
He seeks the seat of Williams.
who. when Wilson was in the White
House. constituted one of the for
mer Executives most cherished
friends He is opposed for the seat
by former Congressman Herbert
stephens and Miss Belle Kearney.
Miss Kearney is an attractive
woman. brilliant orator and a leader
in the Mississippi suffrage and pro-
hibition movements.
Khan an Issue In Texas.
The Ohio Senatorial primary next
Tuesday Is of national interest
largely because it will be the fore
runner of an election in which a
Democratic incumbent, Senator Pom
creme. will test the sentiments of
President Harding's home State.
An
be featured by the run-off of the
two leaders in the July % primary.
one a pro and the other an anti-Ku
kluX Khan
Other primaries this month are
as follows:
Tennessee. August ;; Kentucky.
August 5: Alabama, Arkansas and
wyoming. August s. and Idaho. Au-
gust %.