R. NJ. SAUNDERS.

Hon. BEDFORD BROWN.


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RALEIGH, IN. Co. Dec. 16, 1912.


Sir: perceive i'll your paper of the 18th inst among
many other gross perversons contained in communca
ton respecting the Election of United States Senator by
the Legislature this State the following msrePresenta
ton in regard to transaction which had some agen
cy-yIz "a second caucus held, and similar re-
sultexcept on the second caucus, General Saunders
friends who were present. stood firm The question was
adjourned The next day Mr.. Brown had himself nom
mated thus closing the door against The
day after before his nomination, Cen Saunders friends
proposed TO the friend of Mr. Brown who had nominated
him. that if he would withdraw Mr. Brown, Gen. Saun-
ders should not be nominated This was refused


AS am the individual who nominated Colonel Brown,
consider it but justice to him, as well as myself, to
make plain statement of the facts which led to It, and
the motives which induced me to do On the evening
previous to nv nominating him in the House OF Com
mons the Democratic party had second meeting, for
the purpose eneavorng to unite IN their choice OF
candidate for Senator


After two baotings, both of which Colonel Brown
obtained large maorities General Saunders and ii
decided majority of the whole Democratic party in the
legislature the friends of General Saunders still persist
ed in refusing to unite with the friends of Colonel Brown
In this state of the question, motion made that the
meeting be discharged from further consideration of the
snect on the ground observed by the that it
was oparent that the matter could not be settled there,
5,,t 1co,skd hare to be settled TN the Legislature


a Aconspcuous friend of General Saunders remarked,
that If would not be settled there and that the friends of
bc latter gentleman would feel themselves bound to
cord their votes in the Legislature for him. The ques
tion was then put by the Chairman, the motion that
the meeting be discharged from the further consideration
of the SUBJECT and far the writer heard, was carried