The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-19

To the Editor Of The Appeal.
Sir have Just received THE APPEAL OF
the 18th, containing the letter Of Gen. James
r. Chalmers, of your city, accepting the Re
publican nomination for Congress in the Sec
ond district Of Mississippi As the general de-
parts from the accepted prophecies OF such
letters to apparently wantony aspersc me,
write to ask few words in reply to this por-
ton Of his letter
lie says IL have n certified copy OF the
petition which Judge Morgan filed, asking
Congress to allow him 81 for having copies
OF my notice of contest made and $500 for
professional services rendered. Judge Nor
gan wrote his own answer and IL was served
on me by his son-in-law, Mr.. Clay Watson.
Ills petition says: "A receipt for which is
herewith filed, but no receipt accompanied
the papers az certified 10 by the clerk OF the
committee
Now, his evident purpose IL TO create the
| impression that acted ~ my own attorney
| i'm the ease and am now, cOrrupty Nndced
he says ~ much) trying TO obtain from Con
| grcss money for professional services render
! ed by myself aud lac supprcsscs the knowl-
| edge In his own possession that this II ihlse.
lie well knows that in his notice Of contest lac
charged that frauds had Teen committed at
every precinct In eight counties-not less
than 100 In ALI that lac SDrced me 10 retain
counsel Ia investigate aud prepare to meet
these charges in each one Of these counties,
that | employed Mr. II. G. Watson rs my at
torncy t0 take charge Of the whole case that
lac served his notice Of contest ON me the
week before left for Washington, and that
| was not out Of the city of Washington
again until after he was whipped out lie
also knows that on the 10th day of December
Mr.. Watson served copy OF my an
swcr on him, aud notified him (Chal'
m,rsl that he (Waison) was my ut
turncy aud was authorized 10 receive all
notices and "a proceed with the case, and
that lac (Jhalmcrs) on the 10Th OF December
gave him notice that lee would proceed Il
take tn, testimony Of $50 witnesses begin
ming on the 9th day Of December And la
well knows that he was met by Mcssrs
, BOothc n Lowry who had bscn retained 10y
, | Mr. Watson 90 assist him, when lac went Il
panoln county to begin taking his tcstimon,
there. Aud this Is not all. Within the last
few weeks lac was here IN the city Of Wash
7 inrton aud I state, upon information an'
circumstances justifyiug full belief, that h
personally examined the whole OF thu
papers, IN which are included an itcmize'
account Of my expenses and receipts Tor di'
hurscmcnts II lac did not take copy Il
4, petition II was simply because hc did nu
y, care 10 do 81, for they were on the Tiles ut th
time, aud are nj this moment on my desk q
write The committee had no difficult
, In finding them nor ~ unanimously recon
, intending payment aud the item now stand
In the sundry civil bill which, hope, wi
y soon become n law Not one cent will -
u from the appropriation except To pay bac
money paid out hy me long ago.
II will be noticed that the general pu
himself 10 considerable trouble IN order
4 give rcspccthbility Ia their candidate, a. II
! form capt George NJ buchanan aud othc
III the committee that nt one time ~
ccptcl retainer Zee OF $50 from him. II
/, will be- of any comfort to Capt George y
buchanan aud Others Of the committee
will state Ia them that this u true, and th
| have, ~ lawyer, taken fees from poop
charged with every crime condemned 10y u
community. have taken fees, whom nj q
IA bar, from SOME wonderfully mean fellows.
This assault " the generals has caused O
~, 10 look into the voucher IN his numoTn
~ contests here aud I lind some very NJ
ir reading among them. Nor h their histu
a. altogether sccrrt here now. II lac wish
M to 10 into matters Of this Kind when :
home, will bc ready for the fray.
J. H. MoRaAN.
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