Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-28

Personar Sketches of the Members
OF tne FOFtteth General Assembly
of EonnesseG.
G. SMITH.

"
oHARLEs G. smith.
Judge Smith, Representative of Mont.
gomery county, was born 10 Haywood
county, Tenn; received such al educa-
ton as the couHty schools afforded; be
is married; by profession a lawyer; be-
longs to the Methodist church; age AZ:
residence Cl~arksEills, where be hes
lived many years. In April, 1869, be
was elected Chancellor in the Giarks.
vile division over Lauoke, a carpet-bag
Radical, aud Judge Barry, Conserva-
tive, getting more votes than both. In
1870, after all the Judicial Offices Of the
State were vacated by the new constitu-
ton, he was again a candidate for Chan
cellor in the GAINESVILLE division, which
is composed Of the counties of Wilson,
Sumner, Trousdale, Cheatham, Robert
son, Montgomery, Stuart and Houston.
BE was opposed by Judge Thomas Barry,
Of Sumner, county, and was elected by
nearly 5000 majority. This position be
held until February l, 1875, when he
resigned on account Of private affairs
requiring his personal attention. Judge
Smith was nominated for the Legisla.
ture by a Democratic county conveu.
ton on the 10th Of July, 1876, and
made a low tax speech at the Tins which
attracted attention and was published
in some Of the papers. The county plat
form contained a resolution in favor of
abolishing all unnecessary Offices, avoid
ing unnecessary expenditures and de-
claring that no greater tax should be
collected than is required to meet the
necessary expensesof the State, and the
interest ON the State debt, and that all
questions as to the validity Of the bonds
should be referred to the decision of the
Courts. Judge Smith took high ground
for economy and reform, holding that
many OF the Courts could be dispensed
With. BE went further aud said that
il, after all our efforts, we are unable
TO meet the interest, he would be in favor
of running the scale down to a figure
that would barely pay current expenses.
The State convention met at Nashville
on the oh Of August and adopted q plat
form, TO which Judge Smith afterwarC
conformed bis views in the canvass t.
the extent that be would not vote to in
crease the Stats tax, 10 the csnvas h
was opposed by an Independent, upoI
whom the eutire Radical vote concen
trated, and his majority was 81 votes
BE is inclined to favor a repeal of TIL
conventional interest law, but not def
niteiy committed.
The vote Of Montgomery county at til,
November election wal as fellows: 70
{ Presideut-Tildsu. 1888; Hayes, 2O97
For Governor-Ports Democrat, 24l4
Thomas independent Democrat). 2485
f.. For Congress Sixth district, HouS
.Democrat) 2673i Prosser Republican
Pill.
BIN TILLMAy (DEM J.
( Basil Manly Tillman, Representative
! of McNairY county, is thirty.six yesrS {
age; married; by occupation a farmer
born in Maury county; his parents wer
. of English, French aud Germsn extra'
tion; bis g.eat grandfather fought on tn
e side Of the colonies in the Revolution
q educatedsat the common schools Of th
J county and the Montszums Academy
J was a student when the wal broke oil
and had advanced to and taken up Il
I study of the languages resides at He
derson station, on the Mobile and 0h.
r railroad.
Mr.. Tillman was a Confederate in Il
} late war; belonged to tbs Fifty-secon
: Tennessee regiment, Donsldson's bril-
ade, afterwsrd Wrigbts brigade, Chea
rs hams division, Folks oorpsi was in Il
t, army from 1851 to the surrenderj be
= the positions Of orderly sergeant, fir
g l~ieutsnan. and captain; commanded Il
ID Special Department Of North Alabau
X in 1861, with headquarters at Blounl
10 vile, and had orders to raise a regime
!. for General B. J. Hills independe
il brigade 10 the spring Of 1865.
be In 1872 he was elected to repress
McNairy county in ths Legislature, al
served in the Thirty.eighth General a
sembly With ability ard credit to BIZ
self and his constituents. He W
again nominated by the Den
20 cratic party in 1876. both
s primary election and q e%qnyentic
It lie had Jne opponent before tie conye
en- ton, and a straight-out Republican a
an Independent at the regular electiC
His majority was 1876. Mr.. Tillm
favors a repeal Of The conventional re
sh- Of interest, on the ground that it il
" burden TO the people and has failed
meet the expectations Of It's irisadg
ob. passing it, who believed that it wo,
nd bring capital into the State. He is
.ls men for the United States Senate "
will favor the unconditional repeal Of
yas resumption act; the repeal Of the
tiousl banking law the renonr
nse cation Of silver; the issuance
q sufficient volume Of Natio.
on Treasury notes or greenbacks
her meet the demands Of trade and