The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-07-19

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democratic state primary, the same
taking place on August z, the claims
and counter-claims of rival candi-
| dates for the nomination for govern
or and their several campaign mana
gers, are becoming more interesting.
IL is needless to say that the state
ments issued by the campaign mana
gers of Franklin, Bell, Conner. Whit
field and Bilbo are all optimistic;
and there is no doubt that the cam
paign manager of each candidate for
| governor is bending every effort to
insure the nomination of his man.
SO far there seems to be less in
terest manifested in the guberna-
torial race than in previous contests
this near to primary election day.
But In the few weeks intervening
between now and August Z there ap-
pears to be no doubt that interest
! will pick up and become as intense
almost as will be the interest be-
tween the two andidates-whoever
they may be--in the run-off in the
second primary, which takes place
August 2S. The lines do not seem
to be sufficiently drawn yet to make
a safe guess as to who will receive
a plurality in the first primary and
who will come next in the matter OF
votes, but II may be possible to
make an intelligent forecast between
now and August z. In the mean
time there is considerable specula.
tiop nc IN tho pu,ohor ~ vntac whit h
may be polled in the primary cleo
ton. 1t is reported by newspapers
throughout the state that women
who did not pay their poll tax and
who did not participate in the SEN
atorial primary OF last year have
paid their poll tax and registered,
thus qualifying themselves to vote
in the coming primary. Statistics
are not at hand to indicate how
heavy this increased woman vote
will be. 1t is also stated that a num-
Der Of men who did not pay their
poll tax and were denied participa-
ton in the primary last year have
also paid their poll tax and regis
tered, thus becoming qualified cleo
tors this year.
In the run-off primary election
beween Russell mad Johnston in
1919, Russell received 77,42S votes,
Johnston 69,655, majority of 1858
for Russell. The total vote for Rus
sell and Johnstan was 146,993. This
was before the women were enfran-
| chised. In the run-off primary in
1922 between Stephens and Varda-
man, when the women voted Steph
ems majority was $685. The total
vote was 1S0,0S4. Those who have
kept in touch with the situation be-
lieve that sufficient men and women
| have paid their poll tax--together
with the men and women who have
become of voting age since last year
to swell the primary vote in Au-
gust to upwards of 100000. The
thing that seems to be yexing cam
paign managers and others is how
this. 100000 men and women will di-
vide UP in the gubernatorial cam
paign.
The publication of tax rolls of the
various counties is becoming live
issue in the primary campaign and
is apt to receive favorable attention
when the legislature meets in 1924
The Lexington Advertiser which re-
Gently celebrated its S5th year refers
to the disparity in the valuation of
property found all over the state
and says there is a demand rapidly
growing in intensity to have the as
sessment rolls published In every
county In Mississippi. 1t points out
that the taxpayers will then be able
to see which of their neighbors are
escaping their just proportion OF
taxes by differentiation. The AC
vertiser believes that the publica
ton of assessment rolls would cause
everybody to give in their prcpertie!
at a just valuation in order to es-
cape the charge and stigma OF tax
dodgers"
| The announcement of the estab-
lishment of milk companies in some
of the towns in the delta in order to
induce planters to keep small dairy
herds as side-line to cotton raising
is being commended as a progressive
and business-like movement In q
large and growing number of Missis-
sippi communities the dairy witt
creamery establishments have prov
en- tremendous successes. The
Brookhaven Creamery, for instance
which was established less than ten
years ago with only few thousand
dollars of capital, has an annual bus
mess now estimated at half million
dollars. The Starkville News says
that a number of negro farmers OF
Oktibbeha county are making the
dairy COW take the place of the
"wife's cotton patch" as they fine
the weekly cream check better thar
! the check for what the boil weevi
left at the end of the cotton season
The death toll at railroad grade
crossings in cities, and country
towns, is alarmingly on the increase
and emphasizes the necessity 0,
safe aud sane legislation at the ear
hest possible moment. The needless
and recklessness of some automobile
drivers on the public highways also
suggests that legislation must b
had to protect the lives of other
| who observe the laws of commo
sense and do not make speedways
the public roads, accidents thu
could have been avoided by even
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