Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-13

| to me that u. u. dyer, DaIDour Lew
clerk sent for him, Carter to com
and see him, which he did and tia
Dyer asked him, Carter, what he woul
1 take TO support VIM. M. Smith for chan
cellor. and that he, Carter, replied tina
he would take ten thousand dollars; tina
DYER then said, won't you take lsss;'
that he Carter, said mo- but il you
Over. would give me ten thousand dol
lars. I would do it." That affiant
Beecher then said to him, Carter, 'Dyel
has no ten thousand dollars, where doe
the money come from?" To which Car.
ter replied, "from Aston or Smith; il
is all the same"
JUDGE LEE TO BE THE THIRD MAN.
The last affidavit in this remarkable
document is from Frank Steibar who
testified on the 9TH day Of April, 1869,
on oath r.tt
That on Saturday, the 81 day Of April,
1869, Hon. Henry S. Lee, Judge Of the
Law Court Of Memphis, came into court
during recess and said to atfiant, while
speaking of the approaching election for
Judge, that "this fight between Hunter
and Smith, for the office of Chancellor,
will continue up to within a few days Of
the nomination, so that both parties will
be disguised with each other and bring
out third man, and l (Lee) am to be
the man."
am informed by Henry Sailor, Hugh
Clouston and Charles Swears, who are
now working for Smith, under the direc-
ton of Barbour Lewis, that it is Barbour's
plan to use Alston's money up to the
time Of the convention and then present
Lee as compromise candidate.
The Address of the Republican
Central Committee of Shelby County,"
is signed as follows: Henry Nicely, James
Cranberry, John E. Burke, II. Z. Green,
Joseph Lusher, Giles Smith, Robert
Church, DR.. P. D. Beecher, F. Walker,
Andrew Johnson, Frank Steiber.
The address concludes as follows:
Our standard bearer in this contest is
JUDGE VIM. HUNTER, who sup
ported and voted for Abraham Lincoln
in 1860. He entered the Federal army
in the spring of 1861. He has fought
through the war, and as Judge has adj
ministered the law impartially to all men,
irrespective of race or color, and he has
ever been firm and unfinching Repub-
lican, and true friend of the colored
man.
Judge VIM. M. Smith, the present
Chancellor, is his opponent for the same
Office. He has held the office now up
wards of four years. He is gentleman
of character and qualifications for the
office, but up to the present time has
been almost entirely unknown as a Re>
publican. He was appointed to the Office
in question by Andrew johnson, when
Governor of Tennessee, in 1864 or 5. He
has borne the reputation Of quasi loyal
man. In the great struggle of the re-
bellion he took no part, but was appoin-
ted to the position of Law and Chancery
Judge by Governor johnson. against the
wishes of the loyal men of Memphis,
who had then previously signed q petit
ton for the appointment OF Judge Hun,
ter, to the same office. In explanation
Of the severity of the contest for the
CHARACTERISTIC, and the INSCRIPTIONS
bitterness with which Judge Hunter is
now assailed, will simply state that
it is known, and understood, that the
Office of Clerk and Master to the
Chancery Court is an Office worth frem
Thirty to forty thousand dollars year,
that the Chancellor has the power to
appoint the Clerk and Master to office,
the present incumbent, DIR. Aston, in
that position, is half brother of Judge
Smith, the Chancellor, and was appointed
by him. He has, therefore, in four years
received an income Of near one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, much more
than the President of the United States,
and can well afford, in order to retain his
position, to spend a years salary to de-
feat the wishes of the people.
The contest is upon you, and it i for
you to decide.
Since the above was written, Judge
Harry Lee has published q card in the
Radical organ, in reference to what is
alleged against him, in which he says
/ have just seen Mr.. Stieber, and in
the presence of F. W. Louis, George
Hayden, Robert R. Church, and about
ten others, be admitted that there was
not word of truth in it, and said it was
not his fault that it was published; that
little Beecher got it from him, etc., etc.
Mr.. Steiber is an honest German, who is
easily imposed upon by bad, designing
men, but has meant no wrong. The
scouRdrels who resort to such means to
Secure their elevation to positions for
which they are so unworthy, are alone
responsible, and shall be so held. There
is not word Of truth in the affidavit.