Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-04-07

made me feel like / had picked up
a long forgotten copy of Ivanhoe.
Bob is great friend of mine, but
am afraid that he is a back num-
Der in Mississippi politics, and l
know as he has not been with me
a long time, that he does not
know my mind when he says that
would like to "take my money
lown on Vardaman and put 1T
pack on Alexander" for the
Lord knows have had plenty OF
opportunity to do this, and have
Deen beseiged by my anti Varda-
nan friends often enough to have
lone so had | wished to. But,
EOld Cavett," as he calls me, has
me trait about him that | think
Bob himself admires, and that Is
hat he Estands hitched." l voted
Or Mr.. Alexander every ballot
Jhile he was in the race during
he caucus, and never even gave
ny one complimentary vote, and
lad he had more friends like my
elf, I believe he would have got
en- the nomination. But, can
ell him how he lost out, as he
avs that he wants to know, and
hat was because there were not
nOugh Alexander men support
1g him. The very night he was
minated a good many in his del
cation, led by Senator Leftwich,
aid that primarily they were
nti-Vardaman, secOndarily for
Alexander; and that was the trou-
lie for when they thought there
yas a greater chance of beating
Tardaman with Percy they voted
or Percy. When / went to Var
Iaman, as l had promised to do,
nd as every member of the legls-
4ture knew I would do as soon
Alexander was out of the race,
voted an open ticket for him
very ballot, not even giving my
oOd old friend, Col. Street, a
supplementary vote; and when he
as defeated I was one among the
rst to raise the cry "Wait until
Oil" OF my own volitiOn | at
ended the Vardaman rally and
lodged my support to the "White
hief" in the present contest, and
have never waivered single
linute in my allegiance to him.
Now, then, the question has
cen asked why did l introduce
1at resolution exOnOrating Percy
-om all blame, and say there was
o taint on his commission. did
because l did not and do not
.Ow believe that Percy did sin
lie act in that caucus that l would
OF have done myself had I been
1 his place. / never attended an
Id fashioned convention (and /
ave attended all of them since
375), but that the minority can
idate naturally, and as matter
{ course, combined against the
majority man. Percy had the
cate administration and we would
ave been glad to have had it, but
s told Noel that | would not have
ad any respect for him had he
.ot been against Vardaman. Per
v had the Federal administration,
nd We would have been glad to
ave had that influence. He had
Ii the congressman, John AL
esn, Fuller Fox, Shed Hill, Tom
atchings, and he also had Bob
Iiller, LOnginO and others for
hOm l have the highest respect
nd who Mississippi has delighted
honor, and we would have been
lad to have had these men for us.
Ind then because they saw fit to
oppose Vardaman were we to say
nat these men, and such men rs
yle, who walked the plank and
ave up his place in congress rath-
than sacrifice his principles and
. for free silver, such men as
dam Byrd, who has reflected
bnor upon the state ever since
8 election to congress, and to
ldge Anderson, who would not
eR lie to an insurance agent,