Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-05


Tor our giving brief notice to card in the |
UNION AND AMERICAN and Banner |
emanating from Capt. j. W. Ready, con-
tatIiing this sentence: "But I feel con- |
strained TO say, that were Il not for the |
notice in your issue OH the morning of the |
election, that was not candidate, which
was the very reverse Of what told the
parties who called on me, | have every
reason TO believe that | would have been
elected Mayor Of Nashville by large
majority" IL is evident that we are the
parties 10 whom Capt. Ready refers.
The statement in the UNION AND AMERI-
CAN and Banner to which he alluded, was
made on our authority. On Friday even
ing we called on Capt. Ready In order to
ascertain whether he was actually candi-
date for Mayor, In consequence of the con-
fiieting rumors prevailing on the subject.
We hunted him up and found him at house
in Church street. Enquiry was propounded
to him In the most explicit manner,
whether he was candidate for Mayor. He
answered emphatically that he ,cdS NOT,
stating that we had been notified OF his
nomination by certain parties that day, be-
tween twelve and one O'Clock, but that he
did not intend to pay any attention to it,
intending to go about his usual avocation,
without having anything to do with it.
Upon this positive statement We reported
| the particulars ofthe interview TO the editor
| of the UNION AND AMERICAN, who, rs
before said, on oar authority, made the
! publication now complained Of by Capt.
| Ready. About an hour or more after the
issuance Of the hand bill containing the de-
claTatiOn that he'would not be candidate
we again met Capt. Ready at the drugstore
| of DIR. Roscoe in presence Of several gen
teDaen. He came in pursuit Of us and told
us that We had misunderstood him in re-
gard 10 one particular, which was, that he
had told us that he had accepted the nomi-
nation rendered him, though he should take
no interest in the election, designing to at
| tend alone TO his ordinary business. One
of us at once stated 10 Capt. Ready
that he was mistaken, that he had told
us, that he had not accepted the nomination.
He then expressed his regret that he had
not told us that he had accepted the noni-
nation. for he had designed giving us this
information. This explanation was made,
as before stated, in presence of several gen
tlemen, who understood him precisely as
we did.
Under the circumstances, the eXtraordin-
airy course adopted by Capt. Ready compels
us to say that his denial Of our authorized
statement in regard to this affair in the
UNION AND AMERICAN is trilLfUl, dettbe-
rate aud impude,,t fGlSehO0d.
W. MATT BROwN,
r. b. SLOAN.
CAPT. HYBEEGER's STATEMENT.
was passing by the drug store Of DIR.
Roscoe, and noticed Mr.. Ready, Mr..
Brown, Mr.. Sloan, and several others in
conversation. Mr.. Sloan was reading 10
Mr.. Ready from circular, in regard to the
election, when Mr.. Ready stopped him and
said he was misrepreSented in the
circular. Mr.. Brown then asked him if he
did not acknowledge to him and Mr.. Sloan
that he had been nominated as candidate
for Mayor about one O'Clock, but that he
was not going TO accept, and that he was
going about his work in the morning as uSu-
al, and was not going TO pay any attention
to the election. Mr.. Ready denied that he
said he was not going to accept the nomina-
ton, but agreed that he had said he was moi
going TO pay any attention to the election
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Sloan insisted that hi
had not said he was going TO accept. Wher
Mr.. Ready said that it was mistake then
: that lie intended to say so and if he did moi
it was his intention TO say so, and that h
was sorry for it, Mr.. Brown and Mr.
Sloan accepted the amendment, and still
said that he had not said 50 when the,
called upon him.
FRANK HYBERGER