Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-01-16

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made the race Tor thought she had).
With unquestioning belief In every
promise, she spent hours Of troubled
thought selecting at one upon whom
she would confer the honor Of her
nomination. This was nc easy
choice. since ten of her promised sup.
porters boarded Ia the house with her.
At last she chose, however, a man OF
simple honesty who would not break
his promise, even to a woman. The
campaign rolled on, and waxed hot.
At last the fateful time arrived, and
among the others, this lady was nom
mated. The voting in those days was
done in caucus, and sometimes the
men who had, to quote from Malcolm
Fra1blin's brilliant speech OF Wednes.
day, lied like Mississippi gentlemen"
were safe in doing SO. But for this
time, alasl no amount of protestation
ayailed to save their regulations, for
when tn, vote was counted, this lady
had received but one. And that, as
oil men land the woman in the case)
well knew, was cast by the man who
put her IN nomination,
There were, no doubt, several SINH.
lar experiences In last weeks election,
as three Of the candidates had only
ono vote each, and n had three,
while all the rest of that great body
of wise men cast their votes for Miss
Matte Plunkett, and in so doing,
again gave to Mississippi a splendid
official, and at the same time demon
strated the fact that n this beloved
land Of ours a girl can cut her own
way in life, even though thorns W.
the road and rocks rise In the path.
Miss Matte Plunkett, with naught to
aid her but an honest name. came
from the FAR interior Of Leake coun'
ty, where in early %glrlhood the suppo'
OF a large family slipped from the
fathers (paralyzed) shoulders, to hers,
then frail and inexperienced, but loyal
as only a Mississippi girls al be.
Her victory was a splendid tribute 10
her worth, by the men of Mississippi.
Among the hundreds Of eager specta-
tors who crowded tie galleries, sat
one lady who was known to but few.
She was a small, elderly lady, in sim.
pie black, whose dimming eyes gazed
at the scene with somewhat Of their
old-time fervor, ald who leaned far
forward to catch the count while her
hands clasped and unclasped con-
%tinually, in the intesity Of her emotion.
1t was TO her that Miss Plunkett turn
ed first, when all was over, for she wa
the mother for whom land the chill
dren") this brave daughter is giving
her youth and strength, and the best
of her life.
OF course the. first thorough, prac.
tical test of the capitol Is now being
made, and to the great surprise of
every one certain features of 1t are
most disappointing. For instance, the
acoustics of both these splendid audi.
forums are poor to a degree. 1t is a
matter OF impossibility to transact bus.
mess as things exist, and beDcDoth ~
houses adjourn 'tJday until Monday lo
atiioon, having In the meantime, ap- of
ointed committees to purchase car. nc
cts for the floors. Carpets! Just Sc
lilk of the desecration Of covering at
lose beautiful floors with "three.ply VI
russels," or ven velvet, carpets. 1t nc
dreadful and yet 1t Tor some relief PIT
absolutely necessary. The beauti. vi
Il marble floors are thoroughly com.
las, indeed, is every part Of
10 entire building, but when the
lairs and desks mot to mention hun. W
reds of well shod pedal append
ges) strike the floors, the grating
Disc seems to have a thousand
,hoes, and to spread all over the
,rth. 1t is impossible for those sit. ~
lg in the next row to clearly under. ~
and a speaker, as matters now stand. 20
he committees are Lard at work on 70
ids today and hope to have the floors ID
)vered by Monday, ne
This unpleasant condition was, un-
0ubtedly, the cause of the senate's
elton in excluding from the floor Of
10 senate everybody except legisla.
RS and their employees, State officers
I'D newspaper reporters. This Is q
ost wise action and the house should F
,llow suit. There is ample gallery
,om, and tho galleries are elegant In
FINISHING and arrangement, for all "
and they should sit there, in.
cad of in the way of, or at the elbows !
;. the men who are sent here TO do
10 States most important work. 1t
i'll be a great day for legislation
When the members Of the
gislature and of the lobby are in -.
.fferelt apartments. Quite a little stir Il,
made Thursday over the same old 90
one of contention (now picked up and GO
ollshed) viz. furniture and repairs eli
II the mansion hu
The same old song has to be heard ov
every session and to many mem III
ars its notes are out Of tune. Why pl
oesn't the State sell the old, rickety, co