Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-01-28
BIG BUDS LETTER.
ANDERSON WITHDRAWS BUT 1T
DOES NOT AFFECT RESULT.
Noxubee, Says Big Bud, is Voting Solidly
for Writes of Politics
Past and Present
Jackson, Jan. 27, 1910.

Jackson, Jan. 27, 1910.
Editor of the Beacon:
AS fail to receive a BEACON
last week | am not sure that my
letters are appreciated, SO | will
write only a short letter to let
my country readers know that
we are still up in the deadlock"
Anderson of Tupelo came down
this week and Alexander gained
about ten of his votes, Noxubee
is now voting solidly for Alex
ander and | believe he is the
second choice of the gr5at major
ity Of the entire legislature.
Frank Burkitt says he is willing
to order primary and let all of
the candidates run and If Varda-
man does not beat them he will
have him to withdraw and allow
any one of the number getting
the next highest to be the nOmi-
nee. On the other hand Alexan-
der says that if elected he will be a
candidate to succeed himself and
is not afraid but that he can beat
any man who can carry any cOun-
ty he ever lived in-sO there it is.
We are meeting in caucus at
night and legislating during the
day, and are having very good
success in getting away with
more money than we spent last
session. Nearly every appropri-
alton has been raised over the
last one so fan.
We have established two more
experiment stations and it is said
one more will be established. |
voted against the first two and
will vote against the next, altho.
it is proposed to put this one in
tt e prairie belt. The prairie belt
gets back more now out of the
state treasury than we pay in and
I don't think it fair to make the
other counties support a station
for us. All favor an increase of
thepension fund and this increase
will be at least 500, 1000 if it is
found th2twe can afford it. Col.
Street saws that he is willing to
increase it sufficient to pay each
fourth class soldier or widow at
least $50. No one dare oppose
this bill. My good friend Tom
Heard was with this Week(Work
ing for h S friend Vardaman) and
when told about the proposed in
crease in the pension fund said
Il am among the largest taXpay-
ers of NOXuHee county, and | say
vo+e for the increaSe-they de-
serve it and will not want it long
and let us take care of them now.
Hurrah for Tom He said he
was coming back to see me- when
hears that Alexander is Gown and
put.
Well. we buried a noble and |
good man, a splendid soldier,
when we buried our worthy COM
nander Gen. Robert Lowry. | !
heard nothing but praise for him,
ne was so kind-hearted. | always |
regretted that Governor McLau-
in did not appoint him L. S. SEN
ator when he appointed Sullivan,
)ut AnSe was like my good friend |
Ben Walker when he said he had |
wo bibles one said return good |
or evil, but his political bible /
aid when a fellow went back on
,ou hit him under the fifth rib. "
1ov. Lowry had taken the young |
Attorney McLaurin into cOpart- |
ership with him and Anse had !
lelped very materially to elect
oWry governor and when a va
ncy occurred on the supreme
nch Anse wanted the appoint
ent, but the governor thought
was too yom G. and would not !
re it to him. Time rolled on
nd Anse was elected governor,
nd a vacancy occurring in the
F S. senate and he had the ap-
1intment and LoWry's- friends
sked Anse to appoint Lowry.
Mt Anse said Nay. Some time
forwards the legislature met
i Sullivan d feated Lowry-to
everlasting shame.
Gen. Sharp was a member of
body and took an active part
.ainst Lowry. as he had gotten
Tended at him. Time rolled on
I'D Gen. Sharp became a candi-
ne for treasurer of the State.
ne of their mutual friends went
sWry and asked him to support
\rpe and he at once said Ger
Ny; | have no hard feelings
ppst Jake and will write him
Ace:do all | can for him, !" and
Gen, Sharpe was deeply