Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-10
THE MAYORALTY.
KerchevaI and Morris In the Tenth
Ward.

Kercheval and MOTIFS IN the Aenth
Ward.
We present below synopsis of the re-
ioinders made by Mr.. Norris and Mayor
Kercheval in their debate held in the Tenth
Ward last night:
Mr.. Morris said:
NV competitor tells you that me and my
friends say that no man should be elected
member of the City Council unless he Is
man of wealth. l know not what he may
hear upon the streets, but l do know that
those are not my sentiments, nor those OF
nv friends. But, on the other hand, have
heard upon the streets that SIT don't make
any difference how much you work, or row
much you talk, the colored men of the town
will vote a solid mass for Kercheval, "a
voice-''A great many won't,") and that If
there is not enough here to elect him, men
will be brought in from the outside to
doit."
NV competitor hss said that employed
specisl watchman for the Maxwell
House. l can only say that that is not so,
but he has been employing men at from ST
to 81 rs per day to guard springs in various
parts of the city springs that are in no dan
GET of running of. But then some gentle
men have a way of giving employment to
a good many men, when an election Is close
at hand. Uaughter.)
He saws that he has been dispensing
charity to the widows and orphans, but it is
yery strange that when be dispe nsed from
$50 to $500 month few months ago in
this way, he is now dispensing 5000 a
month. But you must remember that cleo
ton is close at hand!
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was not elected Mayor at the last election.
do not; merely say that my competitor,
teinc member Of the Board Of Aldermen,
occupied a delicate position, and he should
have declined appointing the judges ofelec-
ton in that ward, leaving thal duty to the
two CounciImen who represented that
ward. He did not do this, but appointed as
| officers of election Tor bis ward, men who
were not my friends, and the result
was. t~ey were counting votes in that
ward nearly all night, and MIR. Ker-
cheVal came cut seVenty-one votes ahead.
| The ballot box was not carried to the
Office of the Recorder, as the law directs,
but was taken in the next day, and then
there was not singe ballot in it ! We
sent TO the race track tie next day for the
man who kept the book, and got him to
the RECORDERS Office the day after. My
friends urged me to contest the election, but
| | said "No, but l will contest it twelve
month from this time," and, gentlemen,
am before you to-, ight for the purpose OF
conte ting that election. (Applause.)
| NV competitor talks about the price OF
water. From 1865 to 1870, the waterworks
fell behind several Thousand dollars, bu.
during the three years Of my administra-
ton, they we're made to pay. l will say to
Won that Sun willing water should be fur,
nished every eitiz n, and to every manufae'
tory at just what it costs to put it in the
reservoir.
Hs SAYS that it comes in bad taste for me
TO come out DOW and talk about driving
ahead. l told you at the outset the reason
l did not do it last year; told you of the
81. 100000 of debts we paid. We were
| not able then TO do anything, but
in nv opinion we are able now. He tells
you of my running from the cholera. Welt
| gentlemen, in answer to that will say thai
nv wife had two attacks of the cholera.
hut vet / remained here until people were
diving at the rate Of thirty day. My doc
tor advised me to take my wife into the
country, and l did 30, and would do sc
| sgrin under the circumstances. But ii
was Mayor of the city ! would stay Until
the last. Blu few weeks ago some mel
came in from the country AID brutally as
ssulted two of your policemen when In TN
discharge of their duty. My competitor i
his capacity Of Mayor, is command
er-in-chief Of the city police, and it wa