Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-12-16


I bad man from Bitter Creek, an.
the higher up you go the worse the.
are. and am from the headwaters
Y am wolf and this is my night t
howl" And then he jumped up>il
the air, clapped his heels togethe
>Aree times before he hit the raft
IN out blood-curdling yell tina
tearly made little Huck roll Off int
Sthe river, and said, Smoked glasses
fofNQ For Gods sake don't try 4
look atS me with the naked eye
4 And them / knew where Jim Ward
: Aman had learned how to handle the
United States Senate.
THE LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS DIS.
CUSSED
My fellow Citizens Il am going 10
talk to you bit about the caucus
that was held in Jackson am
going to talk about it, first, because
misrepresentation In regard to it has
been statewide, and, second, because
I hold my commission from that can
Gus, and. II 1t was secured by any
Unfair or dishonest methods, instead
OF being here pleading with you for
reelection, should be driven from
public life and to a prison cell. For
hold that while punishment should
follow crime whether the criminal
be high or low, rich or poor, yet
where the wrong-doer holds high
place that punishment should follow
swIfter and more certainly. Again.
while It is clear that j should not be
reelected II a dishonest caucus was
held, It is equally. clear that If any
candidate falsely charges that eau.
Gus to have been dishonest, he is I'M
worthy OF holding Office at the hands
Of the people of Mississippi. X
When / went to Jacl son and the
Legislature assembled. about ten or
twelve days TO elapse before the
fixed by law for the election Of
tor In the open Legislature 1t
suggested that there should be a
nociatic caucus which could make
4e nomination and the nomination
would simply be ratified on election
day, that In caucus as many votes
could be taken as was wished while
In the open session only one ballot
= day could be had. Who made the
suggestion? It came from the Leg
islature What candidate for the
United States Senate opposed II?
Not one. What candidate for the
United States Senate favored it?
Every single candidate favored It.
vardaman stated he would be elected
on the frst ballot and he wished
the matter settled. 1t takes a major
ity OF the Democratic members OF
the Legislature to call a caucus. Out
of total membership of $50. 136
signed this call for the caucus. II
every friend had sighed it, and they
did not, I only had eighty-seven on
the ANAL ballot and It took forty-nine
vardaman men. to make the one
hundred and thirty-six. They signed
1t, irrespective OF whether they wers
vardaman or anti-vardanan All OF
them were willing to have the matter
settled by the caucus. IL any man
refused to sign IL never heard Of u.
When the caucus assembled in the
Hall OF the House OF Representatives.
they pno9eeded, to organize by the
election OF a chairman. They elected
col Street. the Speaker Of the House
Of Representatives, chairman Of the
caucus. There was no flght over It.
They elected him unanimously. All
Of them had confidence In his honesty
and ability. They elected the clerx
OF the House and the clerk Of the
Senate clerkseof the caucus, and they
elected them unanimously. They |
gave to the candidates the right to
70 into the ante-chambers opening
into the room where the caucus was
being held, and they each had the
right to have representative with (
him. They gave to each the right
to have a representative at the box
where the ballots were deposited,
Ind counted, and each one had a
representative there. They then adj
1nitted the reporters Of the press to
the hall, and they we're arranged In
a row Immediately under the CALLER
ies ana the men and women Of Mis-
sissippi crowded them, and watched
the proceedings Of the caucus night
ana day. The meeting was as open
as this meeting here today. The
onestion then arose az to how they
should signify their choice for SEN
ntor, whether BY viva yoce or ballot,
4 4 BY 4 vote OF one hundred and one
y sixty-nine they decided that y
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