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Vardaman, James Kimble, 1861-1930

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The negro issue in Mississippi primaries

The negro issue in Mississippi primaries

James Kimble Vardaman failed to receive a plurality of votes in the Democratic primary for Governor of Mississippi. Vardaman’s policies against African Americans and his “unquotable vulgarities” have made the election simply between justice and injustice. Vardaman’s opponents, Judge Frank Archibald Critz and Senator Edmond Favor Noel, received more combined votes, and Noel, who finished in third place, has instructed his supporters to vote for Critz.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-22

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Edgar S. Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Edgar S. Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

Edgar S. Wilson, manager of the Mississippi Bureau of the New Orleans Daily Picayune, writes during a crisis at Indianola, Mississippi, involving African American Postmaster General, Minnie M. Geddings Cox, who is being forced to resign from office by violent citizens due to her race. Wilson recommends that President Roosevelt discontinue the Postmaster General’s office in Indianola, Mississippi, and pursue indictments through the Federal Grand Jury. Wilson believes that the uproar has been incited by Democratic gubernatorial candidate James Kimble Vardaman. The majority of citizens have no problem with her work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-30

Creator(s)

Wilson, Edgar S., 1858-1935