The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-07-16
ITumlin's Victory.
From thesAtlanta Constitution.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
The present heated politicaE cam.
paisn recalls a story told at the $spirit-
ed contest for congress in the tifties, in
the old Cherokee district, between
Lewis Tuhlin and William Henry
Styles. The whole country was at the
time agitated over thu. Clayton Bu!.
wer treaty which was then pending
Styles and. Franklin were speaking
from every stump in the district and
the former Laid great stress, on the
idea that it was necessary that the
district choose as its representative a
'learnedman and one well posted on
the current news OF both this country
and the Old World.
why" said he in one of his Joint
discussions, eve want a man in Con
sress who is sufficiently posted to pro
tect us from the aggressivencss and
grasping methods OF England We
want man who can vote intelligent
ly on the issues arising from this great
treaty which is now pending between
the two countries. This, my friend,
Tumlin can't do. will submit to him
a single question, and if he answers it
from his seat without being informed,
| will agree to come down"
All eyes were on Tumlin as the
speaker turned to him and pointing
at him asked:
"Where is Liverpool. sir?"
Tumlin sat undisturbed and answer
ed with q sneering smile, but ventured
no further response.
"Ah," continued the speaker. turn.
ing to the audience, ''he don't know
Now leave it to you to say whethe,
or not your representative in congress
should know the situation OF Liver
pool!'
This seemed clincher and Styles
sat down with an air of triumph. As
he passed Tumlin it is said that thu
latter remarked to him. sotto voce:
"Styles, | think that was d-nmea
you know amt no geologst."
But it was 1'umlin's time to repl,
and he was equal to the OCCASION He
scorned the imputation that he did
not know where Liverpool was. and
proceeded to locate it, to the satistac-
ton OF the audience. "But," said lie
sit would make no dilferenceif didn t
know it. There is one thing that do
know, and that is my people and my
district. Now | want to ask sny friend
Styles a simple question, which the
representative OF this district in Con.
gress ought to be able to answer, and
~ l,,s Il 1, l.
seat ana without information, | vii
promise to come right down and as!,
you to vote for him.
Attention was now directed tc
Styles, who eyed the speaker compla.
Gently and good-humoredly nodded
fophi to proceed
"Where, SIR" continued Tumlin
raising his voice to Il high pitch anl
cvdling his finger at his opponent.
/ where, sir, is Cooper Creels2"
Styles became confused and did not
venture Il reply. The audience ac
cepted the point as a good one. 10,
every one.knew that Cooper's Cree
waterea the most prominent section
SAh. You see =. he concluded, al.
don t know anything about the co,n
ty that he wants to represent. Now
| leave it to you to say whether it i,
best 70 elect u man who knows al
about England and nothing about hi.
district, or one who knows every COW
path i'll the district and every Greet
that should be cleaned by Compression
al appropriation
The victory .was Tumlin's. He ha,
| carried the day and his triumphan
election followed: History says tha
the old Cherokcz9aistrict was well rep
resented in ConGress during his term