The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-12-16

town on the banks of the
Hriver, and one night he heard
feat noise on a raft going down
lie river, and he wondered what
Nv was, and finally curiosity over
came prudence and shedding his few
rags, he swan across to the raft
And Huck laid himself down on his
little craven belly along the edge OF
happen. and at first he thought he
had gotten into the bloodiest en-
counter of modern times, and then
he saw that there were two flal
ooatmen about to engage in a row
and after the manner of their tribe
they were trying to terrify each other
by telling just what kind of men they
were. and Just as Huck stretched
out IN the raft one opened u
"sortor" like this: 81 am sudden
death and eternal desolation. | am
n bad man from Bitter Creek, and
the higher up you go the worse they
are, and I am from the headwaters,
I I'M a wolf and this is my night IA
howl" And then he jumped up in
the air. clapped his heels together
three times before he hit the raft,
let out a blood-curdling yell that
nearly made little Huck roll off into
the river, and said, Smoked glasses
for all. For Gods sake don't try 10
look at me with the naked eye
And then l knew where Jim Yard
xman had learned how to handle the
United States Senate.
THE LEGISLATIVE Caucus DIS.
CUSSED
Ny fellow citizens. I am going 10
milk to you a bit about the caucus
that was held in Jackson. am
going to talk about It, arst. because
msrepresel In regard 70 il has
been statewide, and. second. because
! hold my commission from that cau-
Gus, and. II II was secured by any
.uDfair or dishonest methods, instead
~ being here pleading with you f.
reelection, I should be driven from
Yublic life and 70 a prison cell. For
Aoid that while punishment should
t0flew crime whether the criminal
- k:Eh or low. rich or poor. yet
wAers the vrorg-doer holds high
place that punishment should follow
swifter and more certainly Again.
.xhile It is clear that ! should not ~
NEGLECTED If : dishonest CAUCUS wal
held, 10 is equally clear that Il any
candidate falsely charges that eau
Gus 10 have been dishonest, he Is I'M
worthy of holding Office at the hands
~ the people Of Mississippi.
When I went to Jacl o and the
Legislature assembled. about ten or
twelve days were to elapse before the
time fixed by law for the election OF
Senator IN the open Legislature. II
was suggested that there should be Il
Democratic caucus which could make
the nomination and the nomination
Eould simply be ratified on election
day, that in a caucus az many votes
could be taken as was wished, while
in the open session only one ballot
= day could be had. Who made the
suggestion? 1t calne from the Leg
slature. What candidate for the
United States Senate opposed II?
Not a one. What candidate for the
United States Senate favored 1T
nvery single candidate favored II.
vzrdaman stated ne would be elected
On the Arst ballot, and he wished
the matter settled. II takes a major
ity OF the Democratic members nj
the Legislature to call a caucus, Out
OF a total membership OF 1870, 136
signed this call FOR the caucus II
every friend | had signed It, and they
dtd not, I only had eighty-seven or
the Anal ballot and 1t took forty-nine
vardaman men to make the ONE
hundred and thirty-six. They signed
II, Irrespective OF whether they wers
vardaman or antl-vardaman. All o
them were willing to have the matter
settled by the caucu II any maj
refused TO sign 1t I never heard OF II
When the ANGUS assembled in th'
Hall of the House OF Representative
they proceeded TO organize by thu
election Of a chairman. They elected
Col. Street, the Speaker Of the Hous'
Of Representatives. chairman OF tn'
caucus. There was no fight over it
They elected him unanimously. AL
of them had confidence in his honest.
and ability. They elected the cler,
Of the House and the clerk OF tn
Senate clerks of the caucus, and the.
elected them unanimously. The