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Finally Colonel Bud he said he had a suggestion to advance his ownse ` f , and we all set up and taken notice , knowing there was n't no astuter political leader in the State and maybe none so astuted . `` Colonel Bud he said he was shamed to admit that the scheme had n't suggested itself to him or ary other gen ` elman present before now -- it was so plum doggone simple . '' ` We got mighty nigh three hours yet , ' says Colonel Bud , ` and enduring of that time all we got to do is to get one of them Hightower deligates deef , dumb and blind drunk -- so drunk he wo n't never git back to answer roll-call ; and if he does , wo n't know his own name if he heered it . We will simply appint a committee of one , composed of some gen ` elman from amongst our midst of acknowledged capacity and experience , to accomplish this here undertaking , and likewise also at the same time we will pick out some accessible deligate in the opposition and commission said committee of one to put said opposition deligate out of commission by means of social conversation and licker between the present time and the hour of 4 P.M. By so doing victory will perch on our banners , and there ca n't be no claim of underhand work or fraud from the other side . It 'll all be according to the ethics made and purvided in such emergencies . ' `` Right off everybody seen Colonel Bud had the right idee , and he put the suggestion in the form of a motion and it carried unanimous . Colonel Bud stated that it now devolved upon the caucus to name the committee of one .