Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-25
CHALMERS
In Another Bad Box-GOiug from Bad
10 Worse in His Attempts to
Break Up
I he Democratic Party Of Mississippi, He
Is Charged with Lying by His
Negro Opponent, Lynch.

The Vicksburg Herald, OF Thursday, ssys
that when james r. Chalmers made his two
hours speech 10 a small knot of sore-he AIDED
ofice-seekers assembled al jackson, on the
4Lh cay OF July las, he read the following
alleged telegraphic message, which he pre-
tessed to have received that Gay from ames
D. Cessor, negro, now 10 the employ of the
Postcfice Department, at the capital
WASHINGTON, July 4, 1888.
To Gen. ]. r Chalmers, Jackson, Miss:
Lynch told a confidential friend here tn at
the Second Congressional District (Cha!-
mers's dislricl) would be made overwheIm-
ingly Democratic; 1.-The Lamar Legisl ature
would make two Z publican districts, one of
which Lynch would represent. L can prove
the above statement. JAMES D. CEssoR.
THIS dispatch was published in the Herald
OF July 7tb, when We took occasion 10 il
dulge in the following language:
"We do not believe that John r Lynch
ever made the statement that Cessor attrib.
utes to him, and we are absolutely certain
that Senator Lamar never entered inlo such
stupid bargain"
As sooH ss the attention OF the Hon. John
r. Lynch was called to the dispatch which
Chalmers professed TO have received from
Cessor, he Indignantly denied the whole
story, and everyone who knows Lynch i'm
plicitly accepted his statement as the truth.
Lynch, however, has not been content to
rest the matter upon his simple denial, and
having occasion TO visit Washington, be has
instituted an investigation Of the paternity
of this pretended Dispatch. The result Of
his Investigations is told in the following
special telegram rom our own correspondent,
which was published 10 the Herald yesterday /:
WASHINGTON, A Ausust 24.-The Hon John
K. Lynch, VINO Is at present in this city,
made apple alton to-day 10 the Postm, ser
Genera al 10 have the alleg aiions contained in
the dispatch read b. Gen. Ch almers, b. fore
the Inde pendent Convention at jackson, on
July 4Cb, which MAS signed ]. d. Csssor, in
ves'igsted. Cessor being an empioye of the
Posts ftice Department., The Posim aster Gen
eral Imm -distely cent for Cessor, and inter.
rcgited him upon The subj ct, to whom Ces-
sor declared III At he never sent snv such dis.
patch, or authorized it to be sent"
This brings up question of veracity In at
Gen. Chalmers will co well to direct his at
tention 10 at an early day. He declared, on
the 4th OF July, that he had received a meg
ssge from Ce- sor, OF that date, in which he
asserted that Lynch had 4old sn unknown
party about bIrgain between Col. Lsmar
and hims III. As soon as LyGch szw a COPY
Of this alleged dispatch he denounced iis
s;a,ements abiolu'elY and maliciously
faise, and now Cessor comes forward and de-
clares that ne never sent any such dispatch !!
II Chalmers spoke truly on the of July,
Cessor lied Monday; if Cessor lold the truth
Monday, Chalmers lied on the III day Of
July. The quarrel is a very pretty one ss it
stands, and as the proof is accessible We
shsl Expect the high contracting parties to
produce il.
10 his letter TO the J lckson Ledger, bear
log date July 31s-, or nearly four weeks
after be read the pretended telegram from
Cessor, Chalmers, again referred to il, and
said:
Tnirl-Cessor states fact which Lynch
senier. You believe Lynch and l teiieve
Csssor, who is corroborated by ether evil
dence."
Now if Chalmers received any such tele-
gram, it is the easiest thing ia the world to
prove it. The original Of every dispa. .ch, in
the handwriting of the sender, is preserved
for reasonable time at the cffice where ii is
presented for Transmission. Let Chalmers
produce the original, then, ard prove thai
Cessor has lied. His failure TO do go will be
accepted by the public as proof that Chal-
mers, himself, has been doing the lying.
You pays your money and you takes
your che ice."