The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-02-11
The Contest for County omces

| ZoDeth X. Porter.
The Contest for Comfy Offices.
The candidates foT the various County
offices commenced the canvass at Hurri-
cane Switch last Friday. A pretty large
crowd was present, and the speakers are
said to have acquitted themselves quite
handsomely. The hospitality of that
neighborhood was amply tested lhat
night, as about thirty candidate had to
be taken care of; and their reputation
was no doubt fully sustained. On the
day following Saturday. the candidates
for public favors were appointed to speak
at Fox's, in the cedars. The thirty made
their appearance at that place in due
time, and what was their establishment
when they found that none of the dear
people were there before them! After
awhile, however, country man could
be seen peering through the woods, and
advance timi1ly upon the great army of
ol1ice-seekers, who were gathered around
large log-heap fires. Nine citizens were
at last counted, -could be distinguished
from candidates by the pertinacity with
which they kept their hands in their
pockets, fearing to have them shake
hands with so many office-seekers. The
speaking now began, and was soon fin
ished, as the candidates were so largely
in the majority, Thirty to nineD so it
was agreed and announced that they
would speak at Colu .nbia on the Monday
following. Monday opened very inaus-
piciously, it being rainy and cold.
Maj. WIN. GALLOWAY opened the ball
by announcing that he was a candidate
for Tax Collector. Then followed the
other candidates for the same office in
like manner. JESSE S. HARRIS would
not speak, as this is the place of his resi-
dence, and everybody knew him. DIR.
w. l. ANDERSON said he was a candidate
for County Trustee. In making their
selection for men to represent them in
Congress-" said he, "the people look
principally, if not altogether, to the
qualification of the candidates for the
office, and he could see no reason why
the same rule should not apply to county
Offices" The office for which he was an
applicant was one which in its very name
had a significance of trust; he left it with
the good people to decide whether or not
he was trustworthy. The Doctor is
portly, wei! preserved man of about 90
winters, evidently native of Tennessee,
North Carolina or Kentucky He at
present resides near our city, and gained
some notoriety a few years ago by rails
| ing Large quantities of the Castor Bean.
Mr.. JOE ANDERSON, the gifted Poet Lau-
reate of Marshall, is DIR. AS SON.
JAS. C. MCGAw wanted the same high
and responsible Office. His opponents
were clever, competent men, but he pre-
ferred himself to any of them, and desir-
ed his hearers to be of the same opinion.
He is of medium size, about 40 years old,
has sandy whiskers, looks like native
| Tenressean, and is lame. He was con-
stable number of years.
CLAYT MOORE, of the Bigbyville coun-
| try, told the people that he would like
to have the office of Trustee. He had no
words of self-laudation to make, and
submitted the question to his felIow-citi-
zens, upon the accepted platform of COM
potency and capacity. Mr. NJ. is some
thing over six feet high, about so years
old, "native and to the manner born"
and as full of jokes and humor as an egg
is OF meat, and clever as the day is long.
JOHN A ENGLE, of Columbia, briefly
announced himself candidate for Trus.
tee. He is a heavy-set man, about Al
years old, ex- Mayor of Columbia. is a
good taller. and has about a dozen chill
dren He is not a native of Tennessee.
JAMES WILKINS, of Columbia, an
nounced that he was a candidate for
Trustee. He said all his competitors
were capable and competent men, and
his own responsibility and trustworthi-
ness were known to all. Everybody
knew how very much trouble the
people had received at the hands of the
| Trustee, by his failure to pay Jurors
their money promptly: they had fire.
qucntlv to wait months, and sometimes
years. Now, he would put stop to
that, if he was elected. Whenever Ju-
ror presented check to him, he would
get the money on it right then and
there. Mr.. w. is native of Virginia,
So years old. came 20 Tennessee in 1916.
of quite heavy build, and very pert and
.sprightly for one of his age. He has
been, silver-smith, farmer, merchant,
and operator.
Mr.. ENGLE announced that Mr.. T.. C.
ALEXANDER was q candidate for Trustee.
w. j. WHITTHoRNE, Jr., announced
that he was candidate for Circuit Court
Clerk, and advocated his claims i'm
handsome speech. Judge HUGHES APP
pointed him Circuit Court Clerk to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the resigna-
ton of w. b. WILSON, Esq, even before
the Columbia Bar, of which he was
member, unanimously petitioned His
Honor to appoint him. He is now Cir
cult Clerk, and no one has complained
that he has failed to discharge the du-
ties of the office with ability and faith
fulness. His speech was listened to with
earnest attention, aid he frequently
drought down the house" in storms of
applause, by patriotic illusions which
kindled the slumbering fires of patriot
ism in the bosoms of his hearers. Mr..
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