Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-28

of James K. Nardaman for senator, let
him read the verdict of the state senate,
as expressed in the resolution adopted as
follows:
Demand for Resignation.
Resolved, That Theo. G.. Bilbo claims
to nave played the role of decOy bride
taker and informer by Encouragement
with prominent friends of Ex-Governor
Vardaman, and claims in this role to
lave secured complete evidence OF brib-
erv weeks before the senatorial nomina-
ton, but admits that he failed to dis
close the information he is alleged to
have obtained to Ex-Governor Nardaman,
or to any of the Nardaman leaders until
weeks after the nomination had been
m>de and a senator had been elected.
The conduct on his part is utterly an
explained.
Resolved, in view of the unexplained
Inconsistencies and inherent improbable
tiles in the testimony of Senator Iheo.
G. Bilbo, his established bad character
| and lack of credibility, and his failure
to corroborate his statement on any ma
terial point, by any of the reputable
witnesses introduced by him, that the
| SENATE Vi A1ISSlSSIppl NOSo hSICOS ~"
denim his entire bribery charge and his
statement of the role played by himself
as detective and decoy as a trumped-up
f~alsehood, utterly unworthy OF belief.
Resolved, further That as the result
of the conduct of Theodore G. BilbO in
this matter, and the testimony intro
duced in this investigation, the senate
of Mississippi p~ronOunees the said Bilbo
as unfit to sit with honest, upright men
in a respectable legislative body, and he
is hereby asked to resign"
This resolution was adopted only after
a thorough investigation had been care
fully made.
The the legislature passed without a
| dissenting vote the resolution that fol
lows:
Resolution introduced tn the senate on
Friday, April 18th, and the house on
| Saturday, April 10th, in regard to the
| senatorial election, which resolution was
passed by the senate and house by a
unanimous vote:
I'm view of the scandalous rumors
which have been circulated touching the
recent senatorial contest, the house of
representatives takes pleasure in saying
to the people of Mississippi that we are
| convinced that the conduct of every can
| didate in the senatorial contest was dig
nifed, honorable and upright, and that
no vote in the caucus nomination was
procured by any improper means or cor
rupt influence, and that the election OF
| Senator Percy is free from fraud or cor
| r~uption. And regardless of watcher we
have supported Senator Percy IN the re-
cent contest, or will support him in The
approaching primary, we record with
pleasure our confidence in the chivalrouS
honor and personal and political integ-
rity and our desire to hold up his hands
in the performance of his high duties as
a representative of this great common
wealth in the senate of the United
States"
And again, the jury before whom the
Hon. l.. c.. Dulaney was tried on Bilbo's
'frame-up'' six of the jurors testifying
that they were for Mr.. Vardaman for
senator when accepted on the jury, made
after the verdict had been rendered, the
following statement:
"Yazoo City, Miss, Dec. 8, 1911.
1--WE, the jury who rendered the verdict
in the trial of the case of the State OF
Mississippi vs.. L. G. Dulaney, No. 1907,
in the circuit court of Yazoo county on
December 3, 1910, on the charge of brib-
ing Senator T. G.. BiIko of the Mississippi
legislature, at its session of 1910, to
change his vote from J.. X. Vardaman to
Leroy Percy for United States senator,
do hereby certify that our verdict was
unanimous on the first ballot, and was
based upon the fact that each of us,
a. l~,o~ NJ Di1h@su %oo@irannu I'm
der oath and all of the testimony in the
case, believed Mr.. Bilbo's statement to
be untrue, and that he had not received
any money from Mr.. Dulaney and his
charge to be a 'frame-up' and pure fabri-
cation.
'EThis statement is made in justice to
all parties connected with the trial OF
the case, so that the public may know
that we were not mislcd in any respect,
nor Mr.. Dulaney acquitted on any So
called legal technicality,' but upon the
testimony as given by all of the wit
nesses under oath.
81. J. MIZE,
81. T. DAY,
"B. NJ. r. MOBLEY,
81. c. BUNCH,
Ct. A. GARY,
rs. f. UP9HAW,
&c. S. BA~RKSDALE,
as. F. WATERER,
"BOYD GUM,
ct. /. SMITH,
"W. r. VAUGHAN,
"WALTER SELBY."
The fact is, Bilbo's story slandering
the legislature, the governor, Senator
Percy, the courts end others, has never
been corroborated by a single living be-
ing or a single circumstance.
And thus it will be seen that Senator
Percy has been declared fairly elected