The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-20

forming a 81 cup around mo-. The sch.
ator opened proceedings at once.
1--WE have Just finished a conference
at which we went over the list OF
members with a view of helping you
frame up YOU committees" he said.
"Of course you understand we did this
to help you. We are your friends and
we feel that you will look upon this
effort on our part as the act OF sim
cere friendship. We have framed up
q list OF committees, a tentative list.
you understand, for, of course, you
are the speaker, the speaker, might
suggest, we elected, for as you well
know. had we not thrown our infu-
ence to you, you would not now be
speaker" and he paused, giving me
a shrewd look. Then he drew from
his pocekt a bundle of typewriter
pages and handed it to me.
I opened the sheets and at a glance
saw that the senator and his associates
had framed up all of the important
committees, leaving to me the selec-
ton of the minor ones. AS rapidly
ran m eyes down the list of names |
was forced TO admit that they had
gathered the members together into
well-balanced groups, but in every
case. the man selected for chairman
to my personal knowledge, was a
bold, INSCRIPTIONS, audacious roodler
Now, | was no spring chicken in the
game of politics. The smooth words OF
the senator did not deceive me.
knew at once that l was expected to
accept that list, and that meant
would be a speaker managed by a
group of men not one of whom was a
member of the legislature. These men
were regarded as being the keenest,
cleverest politicians in the country,
but they made a mistake in abruptly
ordering me to turn over to them the
law making machinery OF the state.
resented their dictation m this re-
sentiment must have shown IL my race
for the senator laid his hand on my
shoulder and was beginning to explain
when the chairman of the state CEN
trail committee, roughly pushing MN
aside, planted himself square.y De-
fore me.
1--WE might as well come to a
definite understanding here and now,'
he said. You don't like this. You
think we should have consulted you
before making up this list of commit
tees. Now listen. We have certain
interests which we must take care OF
his session. These interests contrib
uted largely to Dur campaign 1uno'
They always do. The only places we
can re~ciprocate are congress and the
legislature. This year they want THIS
damned ruction raised by a few hare
Drained reformers settled for good and
all. We stood for you. We told them
O were one of us, that you were all
right. We still think you are, but we
don't want to take any chances.
eve want committees which we can
depend on and we want chairmen VINO
will stand without hitching and won
run under fire. Their names are on
that list. Now, if you want to WORK
with your friends and want your
friends to work with you, you VIII
take that list to the hotel, study 1t anG
announce your committees
If Won want trouble from oysters 10
toothpicks; if you want to be tied ur
every day this session and then thrown
on the scrap pile, all you've got to 90
is to get the swelled head and try 10
throw us down. There's no use nine
ing words. Its up to you" n ne
looked me squarely and deiantly IN
the eye.
l threw the typewriter pages on a
table.
"You can go plumb to hell" sald'
and turning on my heel left the ROOM
and took the gavel from the speaker
pro tenn. just as the committee entered
the hall accompanied by the governors
secretary who delivered to the clerk
of the house the message from his ex-
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