Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-06

I. OF several Gays IL mas been rumOreQ
that Mayor League had consented to
te2owe candidate, on the Republican
ticket, for reelection. twill he Temem-
bered that last week the APPEAL stated
that Mr.. League would not be q candi-
date for reelection. This announce
ment was made upon the assurance Of
Mr.. League himself, and since then The
Radicals have vainly endesvOred to
unite upon som ebody who could at least
make show in the canvass. They
failed to agree upon Captain A. T. Lacey;
they did not deem General Williamson
the strong man; Mr.. Farnsworth could
not be induced to run, and Recorder
Winters was unwilling to be sacrificed
for the sake Of the psrty glory. Thus
things gagged until yesterday, when,
we cleaned, that, as deTnier resort, the
Radicals induced Mayor League to be.
come their candidate. Wish
Ing to gain something definite
relative to the rumor that he was q can.
didate for reelection, an APPEAL re-
porter last Tuesday called upon Mr..
Loague to interview him. The mayor
refused 70 be interviewed, much to the
disappointment of the reporter, who
came to the conclusion that Mr.. League
SOuAh LOk OC AANiCCN W say huI
upon the subject. Another APPEAL Ie-
porter, who laughs at political modesty
and ignores the conventiopalities Of off
cist platonism, determined to interview
Mr.. Loague, irrespective OF any wish on
his part to remsin silent. Our political
commissioner therefore visited the city
hall just before sunset yesterday after
noon, and upon entering the mayors
office espied Mr.. League engaged in the
double duty of writing letter OF credit
and conversing with friend, The fol-
lowing is our interview:
Reporter-HoW are you, Mr. Losgue?
Mayer Loa9ue-Good evening, cir;
how are you this evening?
Reporter-I am moderately well, and
yet have come to see you.
Mayor IOague-Why, my dear 8 r,
am most happy to see you.
Reporter-Thank you, sir, for your
cheering words OF welcome, but it Is
upon affairs of state would speak. Are
you candidate for reelection?
Mayor Loague-Well, my dear sir, If
/ were l SIN sure should be the first to
call on the APPEAL and inform you.
Reportar-That's very clever for the
first coup d'etdt in warding Off an inter-
view. You did call at the APPEAL Of
flee last week, and was the first to state
that you were not and would not be
candidate fer reelection. Now l hear
that you are q candidate. Are you or
are you not?
Mayor Losgeu-Well, were you ever
interviewed, Mr.. Newsom? presume
not.
Comptroller Newsom-Only once, and
Won nOt M Dfn that iptcPuiau hut Mr.
Johnston got me out Of it.
Mayor Loageu-I am sure Mr.. john
stOn will get any one out of trouble who
appeals to him.
Reporter-For that very reason have
called to ascertain ifyou are candidate
for the Office of mayor.
Mayor Loague-I know that you con-
elder it fatteTy, yet L will say that you
can get most sny one out OF trouble
when you try. II there -
Rsp0rter-But that is not the question.
Are you OR are you not candidate?
Mayor Loague-Well, l declare sir,
there are great many questions of in
terest before the public mind.
Reporter-Doubtiess true, but / will
take 10 evasion. You must answer me
"yes' or "nO.n If not, | shall take
your silence ss an Affirmative answer to
my question. Remember that your re-
fussl to answer is yes."
Mayor Loagae-Well, I hardly know
what to say.
Reporter-I have interviewed num-
Der of others. See this bundle OF
manuscript. Now, 1 know what you
expect to do in this canvass, and as you
have told other parties, it is immsteIial
whether you tell me here.
Mayor Loague-Well, I will leave the
snsWe er with you. You can Wsite what
ever you deem proper; for am sure you
will write only what is true.
eporter-That is generous latitude,
Mr.. League, you 50 unhesitatingly ac-
cord me. / shall certainly state that
you are candidate.
Mayor Loague-You have never writ
ten untruly of me, and this is compli-
ment, is it not, the great latitude which
give your,
Reporter-It is; and shall say, then,
that you are a candidate? Do you OBJ
ject to me saying this, or do you deny
that il is true? If not, 1 will bid you
good evening.
Mayor Loague-Well, then, good
evening.
Here our interview terminated, Mr..
Losgue assuring our reporter that he
could not deny the report that he was a
candidate for mayor and being willing
to have it stated that he is. And thus
did We interview him-Red Face next.
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