Block, Upload, Automoderated users, edit, move, protect, rollback
57,799
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 109:
Line 109: − + − + − + − + − + − + − + − − Goldwater's 87 percent victory in Mississippi, accomplished the year prior to passage of the [[Voting Rights Act]], was accompanied by the upset victory of Prentiss Walker to Congress. In 1965, Republicans won mayoral positions in Hattiesburg and Columbus, and lost narrowly in Laurel and Clarksdale.<ref>''The New York Times,'' June 9, 10, 1965.</ref> The gains from 1964 and 1965 were halted in 1966 and 1967. The Democrat Gillespie V. Montgomeryreclaimed Walker's House seat and held it for thirty years thereafter. Phillips ran again for governor in 1967 as a moderate candidate against the more conservative Democratic nominee John Bell Williams, who along with Albert William Watson of [[South Carolina]] had been stripped of congressional seniority in 1965 for having endorsed Goldwater for president the previous year. Williams specifically was denied the chairmanship of the House Interstate and Foreign Affairs Committee.<ref>''Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report,'' XXV (October 20, 1967), pp. 2140-2141.</ref> + +
→1963 election results
==1963 election results==
==1963 election results==
In a 64 percent turnout, Johnson defeated Phillips, 225,456 votes (62 percent) to 138,515 (38 percent). Gartin received 258,857 (74 percent) to Stanford Morse's 90,948 (26 percent) in the race for lieutenant governor. Phillips carried seven counties, ranging from Washington (61 percent) to Jones (50.6 percent). Phillips received 53 percent in Harrison County]and 44.7 percent in both his native Alcorn and in Hinds County, which includes the capital city of Jackson, where he spent the major part of his life.<ref>State of Mississippi, Election Statistics, 1963</ref>
In a 64 percent turnout, Johnson defeated Phillips, 225,456 votes (62 percent) to 138,515 (38 percent). Gartin received 258,857 (74 percent) to Stanford Morse's 90,948 (26 percent) in the race for lieutenant governor. Phillips carried seven counties, ranging from Washington (61 percent) to Jones (50.6 percent). Phillips received 53 percent in Harrison County]and 44.7 percent in both his native Alcorn and in Hinds County, which includes the capital city of Jackson, where he spent the major part of his life.<ref>State of Mississippi, Election Statistics, 1963.</ref>
''The Clarion-Ledger'' declared prematurely that "the handwriting is plain for all to see -- the Magnolia State wants nothing to do with the two-party system."<ref>''Jackson Clarion-Ledger'', November 7, 1963</ref> Ungracious in victory, Adam telegraphed Yerger that since the GOP had been "electrocuted, will you please advise the date and place you will deliver the funeral oration?"<ref>''Hattiesburg American'', November 6, 1963</ref> Phillips in defeat said his new party had "lost a battle ... we have not lost the war. We now know that we have a strong two-party system."<ref>''Hattiesburg American,'' November 6, 1963; ''[[U.S. News and World Report]]'', November 18, 1963, p. 46</ref> Years later, chairman Wirt Yerger said that Phillips might have run stronger had he endorsed legalized liquor sales. A 1963 poll found that 75 percent of Mississippi voters wanted to end statewide [[prohibition]], something not achieved until 1966. Mississippi was the last state with prohibition. Yerger said that the validity of the survey was unclear.<ref>"Challenging the Status Quo," p. 257</ref>
''The Clarion-Ledger'' declared prematurely that "the handwriting is plain for all to see -- the Magnolia State wants nothing to do with the two-party system."<ref>''Jackson Clarion-Ledger'', November 7, 1963</ref> Ungracious in victory, Adam telegraphed Yerger that since the GOP had been "electrocuted, will you please advise the date and place you will deliver the funeral oration?"<ref>''Hattiesburg American'', November 6, 1963</ref> Phillips in defeat said his new party had "lost a battle ... we have not lost the war. We now know that we have a strong two-party system."<ref>''Hattiesburg American,'' November 6, 1963; ''[[U.S. News and World Report]]'', November 18, 1963, p. 46</ref> Years later, chairman Wirt Yerger said that Phillips might have run stronger had he endorsed legalized liquor sales. A 1963 poll found that 75 percent of Mississippi voters wanted to end statewide [[prohibition]], something not achieved until 1966. Mississippi was the last state with prohibition. Yerger said that the validity of the survey was unclear.<ref>"Challenging the Status Quo," p. 257.</ref>
Three Republicans were elected to full legislative terms in 1963 to the state legislature: Representatives Lewis Leslie McAllister, Jr., a businessman from Meridian who had first won a [[special election]] in 1962, and attorney Charles K. Pringle of Biloxi, and State Senator Seelig Wise<ref>"Challenging the Status Quo," p. 242, 262.</ref> of Clarksdale, who represented Coahoma, Tunica and Quitman counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressregister.com/article_b087cf45-a5b0-5c9e-b798-4dd9cf620d9f.html|title=Seelig Bartel "Bushie" Wise, September 7, 2004|publisher=''The Clarksdale Press Register''|accessdate=May 10, 2014}}</ref>
Three Republicans were elected to full legislative terms in 1963 to the state legislature: Representatives Lewis Leslie McAllister, Jr., a businessman from Meridian who had first won a [[special election]] in 1962, and attorney Charles K. Pringle of Biloxi, and State Senator Seelig Wise<ref>"Challenging the Status Quo," p. 242, 262.</ref> of Clarksdale, who represented Coahoma, Tunica and Quitman counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressregister.com/article_b087cf45-a5b0-5c9e-b798-4dd9cf620d9f.html|title=Seelig Bartel "Bushie" Wise, September 7, 2004|publisher=''The Clarksdale Press Register''|accessdate=May 10, 2014}}</ref>
The ''Greenville Delta Democrat-Times'' urged Republicans to run candidates in all future elections. "Within the next decade, the Republicans ... will be on par with the Democrats. When that day arrives, the GOP will look back on this election as the real starting point."<ref>''Greenville Delta Democrat-Times'', November 4, 1963</ref> The paper claimed that Phillips faced the opposition of "virtually every Democratic officeholder as well as the crushing weight of the state's one-party tradition. In the face of these odds, the showing was even more amazing."<ref>''The Greenville Delta Democrat-Times,'' November 6, 1963.</ref>
The ''Greenville Delta Democrat-Times'' urged Republicans to run candidates in all future elections. "Within the next decade, the Republicans ... will be on par with the Democrats. When that day arrives, the GOP will look back on this election as the real starting point."<ref>''Greenville Delta Democrat-Times'', November 4, 1963</ref> The paper claimed that Phillips faced the opposition of "virtually every Democratic officeholder as well as the crushing weight of the state's one-party tradition. In the face of these odds, the showing was even more amazing."<ref>''The Greenville Delta Democrat-Times,'' November 6, 1963.</ref>
Goldwater's 87 percent victory in Mississippi, accomplished the year prior to passage of the [[Voting Rights Act]], was accompanied by the upset victory of Prentiss Walker to Congress. In 1965, Republicans won mayoral positions in Hattiesburg and Columbus, and lost narrowly in Laurel and Clarksdale.<ref>''The New York Times,'' June 9, 10, 1965.</ref> The gains from 1964 and 1965 were halted in 1966 and 1967. The Democrat Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery reclaimed Walker's House seat and held it for thirty years thereafter. Phillips ran again for governor in 1967 as a moderate candidate against the more conservative Democratic nominee John Bell Williams, who along with Albert William Watson of [[South Carolina]] had been stripped of congressional seniority in 1965 for having endorsed Goldwater for president the previous year. Williams specifically was denied the chairmanship of the House Interstate and Foreign Affairs Committee.<ref>''Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report,'' XXV (October 20, 1967), pp. 2140-2141.</ref>
Phillips opposed the since ended two-year residency requirement for voter registration, the longest of any state in the nation, having claimed that the rule was an impediment to industrial development. Phillips proposed a freeze on state employment, but Williams countered that such a move would limit the opportunities of young people.<ref>''The Jackson Daily News,'' October 17, 31, 1967; ''The Hattiesburg American,'' November 4, 1967.</ref>
Phillips opposed the since ended two-year residency requirement for voter registration, the longest of any state in the nation, having claimed that the rule was an impediment to industrial development. Phillips proposed a freeze on state employment, but Williams countered that such a move would limit the opportunities of young people.<ref>''The Jackson Daily News,'' October 17, 31, 1967; ''The Hattiesburg American,'' November 4, 1967.</ref>