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Show COL. GORDON'S SUCCESSOR i I Leroy Percy, who recently was elected United ii"S' States senator to till tho unexpired term of tho fVg5T5. lato A. J. McLaurln, is a lawyer und planter, tho iSi; son of Col. A W. Percy, who won his military ufy, k'. title In tho confedernto army and also was a law- Iww ) ycr and planter. Tho family, ono of tho oldest In MSH ? Mississippi, has its homo in tho rich Yazoo delta Wi - a Q country. Senator Percy lives at Grcenvlllo, o V2 St tj tovn of somo 8,000 nopulatlon, which is situated rolS)- r on tho Mississippi river and is tho county seat of ' j I Washington county. Jjfej&j'A. Tho real test of popular opinion on tho sena- fyZizf yy towhlp question will como In Mississippi next yk&ZW!7M yenr' witu 1110 noIalne ot tuo Democratic primary, ftW7y at which tho voters will dotormlno Percy's sue-Xi'iff sue-Xi'iff cessor. Percy's election camo aftor a long light ; in tho legislature. Ho was nominated on tho fifty-eighth ballot of tho Democratic caucus nomination being equivalent to electlon-by n majority of ilvo votes ovor former Gov. Vardaman. That pic turesquo character has announced his Intention of being a candidate at tho coming primary and ho undoubtedly will poll a largo voto. It Is proBumod that Mr. Percy Intends to mako tho primary raco also, for tho term for which he has Just been elected will oxplro March 3, 1913. Born during tho civil WRr, Senator Porcy Is considered a representative of both tho old nnd now spirit In Mississippi. Ho showed himself a good poll-tlclnn poll-tlclnn In tho fight for tho scnatorBhlp and wns tho only candidate to develop de-velop strength steadily ob tho contest progressed. H1b wife Is a Louisiana creolo; one of IiIb brothers Is a prominent lawyer of Memphis, another brother Is out. of tho wealthiest business mon of Birmingham, Ala. f |