Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-01-18
Letter from Big Bud

This letter was received too tate for publ
cation in last weeks issue
JACKSON, Miss, Jan. 8, 1908.
EDITOR BEACON
| am very busy, but will try ant
write you short letter, telling of the
. ganization of the House. The Nox
lbee delegation in the Lower House
)orroh, Byrne and myself, and tn,
ourth member, "Sallie," all came dowr
" Friday to take part in electing GU
worries for Speaker. Each one of us
vas quite active, Ira and O'Byrne 70
Quinn and Sallie and | for Col
'treet for Speaker, and last Tuesda,
vening we elected the gallant ole
.eteran, Street, Speaker of the House
Ills being the fourth time he has haC
his honor. | was one of his floor man.
ger, and one of selected by our
aucus to make all motions for on
,ide.
Four other gentlemen were selected
. make the nominating speeches, and
had intended tie say nothing, but one cf
he Quinn speakers said that the tim,
I'd come when, in his p Mon, the "olc
Confederates should take back seat, -
nd this sentiment was applauded BIZ
| lite number of young members OF
he House, This was more than ]
cluld stand, and | said to Col. Street
Who sat by me, that | had to answer
that sentiment. Well, you know, | an
'lways posted on war and insurance
nd as Tom Pierce use1 to saw.
l2eded mo preparation, but inspira.
on, and the flashing eyes of thu
fourth member" and of tn. other
ldies in the gallery, gave me the in
piration, and | did him up to the
lqeen's taste. | said 81 never expect
Il to hear such sentiments uttered in
my, body of Mississippians," ard il
'addened me to hear young men ap-
1laud them, shamed them for this,
olt asked forgiveness for them, for,
like the Jews of old, "they knew moi
What they did. " Putting my hand OF
I'D Col. Streets head, told them that
le had fought one hundred battles fol
mississippi, and not one against her
IND while he had grown grey in hei
service, time had dealt gently with him,
ana that his mind was as clear and his
n cart as warm as when, in his man
nood morning, thirty-fve wears ago.
ne had welded the gayel for the firsi
Time as Speaker of Mississippi House |
OF representatives. | dared any one |
20 70 deny that we had his equal as par- |
humanitarian in the entire state, and |
'ald that his election would save thou.
,ands OF dollars to the state by expe-
h,ting business, and thereby shortening |
me session. | could not tell all | said, |
Dut suffice it to say had good MANY |
leaders of the House to tell me. ana |
Col. Street himself SO said, that nv |
speech held our delegation together and |
influenced enough Jones men to make |
Streets election certaia.
Gov. Noel was censured by the Quinn
men for aiding in Quinn's defeat, but | |
'hlnk Noel only give Quinn dose OF
his own medicine, for Quinn, while a
'andiddte for the Legislature, was
Hartman of the Truly campaign. and
lfter he was elected to the House
vas candidate for Speaker, was
hartman of the Kinds County Cam
aign committee, and did all he could
0 defeat Noel. So, as | love good
nd honest fighter, | was glad to see
'oel willing, although elected himself.
. help out his friends and defeat his
nemies.
| am sorry we could not elect single
Ioxubee man, woman or boy to any
lace. Our worthy candidate for Ser
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