Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-04
THE IIAYORALTY.
NIr. x. }. Morris "a Candidate for
| Recollection.

Mr. 4. }. Morris "a Candidate for
Recollection.
To the Honorable 4. ]. Morris, Mayor of Nash
Vile;
HONORABLE AND DEAR Sm-we, the IN
dersigned, from our position in the mu-
nicipal government since last October,
have witnessed, with entire satisfaction,
your earnest, able and systematic course
In the administration of corporation affairs;
your faithful attendance at committee
meetings; and your prudence and frmness
in carrying out plans for the delivery of
our city from the enormous burdens of
debt, foisted upon it by reckless and ire
sponsible administrations of the past and
believing that the interests of Nashville
will be, in a great measure, impeded by q
change of the head of the municipal gov.
ernment at this crisis of affairs, we respect
fully entreat you to waive your private in.
terests if possible, and allow us, with the
aid of all pubhc-spirited citizens, to re-
elect you to the important and responsible
position which you now hold
Hoping that your private affairs may
permit you toserve to the city for one year
more at least, we remain, respectfully,
your friends and co-laborers,
D F Garter, John Herriford, James B
Craighead, A Fl Hurley, John Doyle, A ]
Smith, Hugh Carroll, G Smith, VIM Sim
mons, John H Buddeke, G Cabler, VIM
Ltterer, VIM Dews, James Gennett, G. w
Sweeney, Christian Kreig, George Moore,
VIM II Perry, Jos Ambrose, Jno G Wilson,
Jas W Reed, N Mcclure, b f ManIove,
members of the City Council and officials.
We, the undersigned, your fellow-citi-
zens, heartily join in the above request.
G W Cunningham, Fred II French, G B
Knowles, s L Demoville, James Thomas.
Jr, Ben @ Ford, I Gibson, Thomas H
Malone, James A Mcclure, Edgar Jones,
] Kirkman, A Crawford. A w Butler, H L
Claiborne, James Whitworth, Phinehas,
Garrett, John Porterfeld, A II Hicks,
Samuel Watkins, o Ewing, Sr, J Ander-
son, Morton B Howell.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 2, 1870.
MAYORS OFFICE, NASHVILLE, Tenn, Ang.
2, 1870.-Gentlemen have been sincere
ly desirous to retire from official position,
and have often so expressed myself. Such
is still my inclination; and should do my
own feelings injustice to put myself in the
attitude of seeking reelection. Nevethe
less, l am bound to regard the opinions Of
yourselves, gentlemen, who have labored in
the same service, and to whose Judgment il
has been my habit greatly to defer, as well
as the opinions of my fellow-citizens who
Join you in the call, and of many others
equally entitled to respect, who have ap-
preached me privately, Therefore, while
still prefer that you and the people that
you represent should select another and
better qualified person for Mayor, yet, if
you and they should so determine, l au-
thorize you to announce me as a candidate
for reelection. Assuring you, gentlemen,
of my high appreciation of the very flatter-
ing manner in which you express your ap-
probation, l remain,
Your Obedient servant,
K. j. MORRIS.
To Messrs D f Carter, Hugh Carroll,
John Herriford, Fred Fl French, Thomas
II Malone and others.
1t is proper to state, by way of ex.
PLANTATION, that the above response of Mr..
Morris having been prepared prior TO the
conditional announcement of DR. CK Win.
ston, the latter was waited upon YESTERDAY
| by mutual friends, and, in response tC
their application, he promptly and grace
| fully sgnlfed his readiness to support Mr..
Morris, and handed them the following
| note:
NASHVILLE, Aug. 3, 1901 announced
myself, on yesterday, as a candidate fol
Mayor, having learned that His Honor,
| Mayor Morris, would not be a candidate.
In order that my position may be dis
tinctly understood, now say that 1 am a
candidate only in the event that Mr.. Nor
rls declines. G. X. WINSTON,