The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-06-04
CARD FROM,MR. PERCY.

IIMEs'
note the following commmi-
cation in Yesterday Greenwood
| Commonwealth
Rosedale, Miss, May 30, 1898.
lanes Is. Vardaman,
Mr., o.. '''li'".' " ~. H..
Editor Of Tue &c..
/ note in a card pun"s-
YOU IN The Commonwealth on lhe
10Th, inst, that You give me the
authority for a proposition TO MI
Percy to withdraw Mr.. Catchings
from the race for Congress.
am surprised that you ana ho'
rive all the factsin connection WIN
the so called proposition from me-
and presume You are not fully III.
formed, else YOU would have done
So. I will give You the facts, ana
ask that You publish them IN your
paper. April % Mr.. j. b. Oonltey
of Greenville, called me up to Ihe
! telephone, and asked me to meet
him the next day in Greenyille.
! | replied that I could not do so, as
Ihad an engagement that day to
meet Mr.. l.. Q, Dulaney Is Sicks-
burg. MIR. Conley said Mr.. On.
laney was then IN Greenyille, and
he would see him and get him to
uoi,;- Cor me if l would stop over,
To fms | assented. Next day when
the train arrived IN Greenyille Mr..
Coniey met me at the depot and
said it was unnecessary for me 10
stop over, that Mr. Leroy Percy
had talked with Mr.. Dulaney; aud
Mr.. Dulancy would sec me and
explain matters. On the train Mr.,
IDulaney said that Mr.. Percy was
anxious to have Col. w. G. Yerger
appointed to The vacancy caused
| bv the death of Gen. Walthall in
the United States senate, and in
the event Mr.. Yerger was appoint
ed. Percy and his friends would
support one OF our friends for gov
ernor, and that two years hence
Mr.. Catchings would not run, and
that ne Percy, and his friends
would support one OF our Tree sill
yer men tnr congress.
1 asked why they did n22tt with
draw Mr. Catchings now. Mr..
Infancy said he had made the sng
nostion - Mr.. Percy, and that
Percy had replied t tiat Catchings'
candidacy had progressed too far
to do so. I replied that there was
no use in Offering a Delta man for
United States senator unless he
was backed by solid Delta, and
that | did not believe we could
secure the solid support OF the
Delta counties for Col. Yerger I'M
less Catchings' friends would with
draw him from the race for congress.
1t was agreed between Dulaney
and myself that on my return |
should suggest to Percy and Con
Ley, as = amendment Of Percy $
proposition, that they withdraw
! aichlngs now, and give our
friends in Washington and Bolivar
uncontested delegations to the
State convention next year. ms
| did on my return through Green
vile. Mr.. Percy said he thought
it was too late to withdraw Catch
ings, but would talk the matter
over with his friends. | was after
wards told by Mr.. Conley that
Catchings' friends were unwilling
to Withdraw him from this race,
and there the matter rested. 40 70
My proposition was and = was
Mr.. Percy's pEfccksburg between
agreed oand myself before we ar
plped in Jackson.
Gov. McLaurin knew nothing of
it, and had no more to with it than
the editor of The Commonwealth.
WALTER SILLERs.
While the account of the inter-
view between Mr.. Sillers and my
self as published originally in the
Commonwealth IS correct, | was
in no manner responsible for the
publication made Of it, and it
ceases largely to be a matter Of
public interest upon Mr.. Sillers
disclaiming any authority from the
governor TO make the proposition.
Nevertheless, the statement of Mr.
Sillers has u tendency to create an
erroneous impression as to my
position in the matter, which i'm
pels me to make a brief statement
in regard to it.
The interview between Mr.. Du
laney and myself was sought by |
neither party, and the CONVERSE
ton that ensued originated in a
desire expressed by both to agree
upon something that might tend |
to lessen the bitterness of the act |
nal fight within the party in the
Delta. and on this line, speaking
for myself, | stated to him that |
had reason to believe that General |
Catchings could not be induced to
make the race for congress again,
and that Washington county had |
no candidate, so far us ! knew, for
governor, and if Mr.. Yerger
was be appointed to the senate,