The progress-itemizer., 1923-07-26
Conner Cleanup Day.
Set for Next Tuesday
Friends Of Mike Conner to Devote Entlre
Day of July 3Ist. to Working for His
Election--Stampede Expected

Hurting defiance il the teeth Of
3 ibo and the other unscrupulous
olitical money-changers' VINO
I've disgl aeed the state and de-
.uched her institutions. Sennett
Conner, aggressive leader Of the
foscas Of righteousness and decency
Ull enter the last week Of the cam
,sign with his forces organized ana
slvanized to aston by one gleat I'D
ii .norable day Of concerted effort.
Tuesday, July 31.t has been Sc.
art as "Conner Clean-Up-Da@
oughout Mis- ippi. IN every
eauty and in maay of the separate
ang precincts, meetings VIII be
Id Monday night and Tuesday By
friends Of Mike Coaler, and Ste
5en to poll the NAHUM vote fo.
IN on the fateful Seventh oi
August.
On Conner Clean-Up Day" every
iaan and woman supporting Mr.
conner is expected to telephone five
doubtful voters, write five Friends
IL another place, and send out ao-
entee ballcts in behalf Of Mike
Conner. Hon. Ed Mcintyre, Cam.
eaign Manager for Mr.. Conner, ha.
been busy for ten days getting t1'
loeal leaders lined up for this great
day, which he says will send Mike
ayer the top in great fashion. Else
where in this issue will be found a.
official notice OF the plans for Con
nor" Cleanup Day" in this count!
The detailed program for tn
day has been carefully worked out
At seven A. M. the work Will Of
ficially commence when Mr.. Come
will telehpone his young wife owe
long distance asking her TO- pi1oni
- s@a sey. n. Johnson, q
hhe Baptist Church at Seminary
Mr.. Conner will also telephone his
campaign manager, Ed. Mcintyre,
who in turn will call the leaders in
the eight congressional districts
These men in turn will call then
friends. individual supporters vii
start the telephone bells to ringing
and by nine A. NJ. It is said that
veritable wave of Conner Sentiment
will be going over the wires.
Literature explaining fully M
Conner's splendid record and hi
strong platform has been sent broad
east and viii al be distributed be
fore nightfall of "Ccnncr Clean-U
Day" AIr. Mclntyre stresses The
Importance of the individual sup
porter actively working for Mix
Conner on Tuesday, July 31st. In =
tatement issued to the press, e.
planning this day and his puipo
lie says II part;
1--WE, call this a "Clean-Up Day
because under Mike Conner's Lead
ership We are going to clean up
l[issisa ppi. lie has led this fight
1or decercy and good government
and his friend are going to pr
INN in the Governors office t.
finish the job. He is the one can
didate ii this ra>e who mas bee
able and WILLING to roll up his
sleeves and wade into this bunch OF
corrupt politicians who have dragged
Mississippi down for eight year
Bilbo and Russell fear him because
Of his promise 10 open the books
and have a general house eleanin}s
in Mississippi. They seek to Kill
Conner off in the First Primary 50
. to have an easy time with Whit
field in the second But we are go
ing to guarantee Mike going over
with a magnificent lead by setting
aside this one day on which those
who appreciate the fight he is MAX
ing will work solely for him and his
election.
"As Mr.. Conner said in a recent
speech: Mississippi faces crisis
like that of Recontruction. Political
carpetbaggers and scalawags have
been at the head for the past eight
wears. Now Lee Russell seeks to per-
petuate his corrupt regime by hav-
ing his personally anointed Grown
Prince" succeed him, while the uh-
speakable Bilbo seeks political
comeback in order to get stran-
Gle held on the state. Our fathers
cleaned out the carpetbaggers iii
the seventies. The thousands OF self
resrecting men and women VINO
love Mississippi are rallying be-
meath my banner and supporting me