State representative calls removal of Nathan Bedford Forrest bust ‘large win’ Jonathan Marshall State representative London Lamar said Thursday was a victory for many. This, after a vote to remove the bust of Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest from the state Capitol. RELATED: The busts of two other military leaders will be removed as well. “It’s a large win for many of those who, almost last fifty years, have been fighting to get this bust removed from the state Capitol and it finally got removed,” London said. Governor Bill Lee voted yes while Lt. Governor Randy McNally and House Speaker Cameron Sexton voted no.