Show COL GORDONS SUCCESSOR leroy percy who recently was elected united states senator to fill the term of tho the late A J mclaurin to Is a lawyer and planter the tha sort son of col A W percy who won his military n title in the confederate army and also was a lawyer and planter the family one of the oldest in tj mississippi has its home in the rich yazoo delta country senator percy lives at greenville Greeny llla a town of some bome population which la Is situated on an the river and la is ohp county beitt of washington county the tha real test of popular opinion on thi sepa eena torsh p question will come in MIssI axt year with we me holding hading of the democratic primary at which the tha voters will anvill determine gercys successor gercys election came after a long light fight to tm the legisla legislature tire ile ha was nominated on tho tha lifty fifty eighth ballot of the democratic caucus nomination being equivalent to election by a majority of five ave votes over former gov vardaman 7 that hat picturesque tur esque que character hits has announced his intention of being a can candidate didat at the tha coming primary and he be undoubtedly will poll a large vote it is presumed e that mr percy intends to make hie die kimary race raca also tor for the term for which ha be has jut just been elected will expire march 3 1913 born during the tha civil war senator percy la Is considered it a representative of both the old and now spirit in mississippi ile he showed himself a good politician ia the fight tor for the and was the only candidate to de da elop strength steadily as the contest progressed ills wife la Is a louisiana creole one of his brothers to la a prominent lawyer of memphis another brother brothel is one of the wealthiest men of birmingham ala |