The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-08-16
LINCOLN VS. GILES.
The Squabble Over the Ssuatorship not
Yet Settled.

Messrs. Rivers, AFRO wsmith, and
McCord. appointed by tue Giles
County Dem. Elk. Committee, went
to Columbia last Thursday to meet
a delegation from the Lincoln
County Committee, consisting OF
Messrs Goodrich and Small, with
Col. j. D. Tillman as their attor
nev, to consider and If possible
settle the question as to whose time
it is to name the senator IRON the
two counties. For brevity we make
a statement of facts instead OF pro-
ducing the. evidence in detail:
In 1882 Giles and Lincoln were
thrown together into a senatorial
district. They had before been as
sociated foterial!y and IN consider
alton of the fact that Lincoln had
had the last floater it was tacitly
agreed that Giles should have the
first senator which we had in the
person of DR.. Edmundson. In June,
1884, at the gubernatorial conven-
ton at Nashville, Giles and Lin
coin never having had any agree
ment as to how they were to alter
nate, it was suggested that the del
egations then attending should
have a conference and arrive at
some understanding. Capt Grove,
the chairman of the Giles delega-
ton, appointed as committee of
conference on the part of Giles,
Messrs. R. P. Yancv, j. L. Pearcy
and Laps. d. McCord. Lincoln
met them with a committee COM
posed of Messrs. Caldwell, Bonner
and Holman. They met and was
agreed that as Giles had just had
the senstor once, Lincoln should
have it once, and after that it
should be aiternated every four
years instead of two, Giles begin
ming it. The committee agreed
that although they had no specific
power to do this, still as there was
no organized competent tribunal to
settle it, no senate rial inter-countv
committee, they must fix it and re-
port it back to their respective
counties for ratification. twas SO
reported back to Giles and so un-
derstood and ratified aby acquies-
cence and by actual act. Immedi-
ately Lincoln furnished Col. Lamb,
then Giles sent Mr.. Ewing and now
the time having arrived for Giles to
send the second term under the
agreement, Lincoln denies the agree.
ment and announces her purpose
to nominate, the senator.
The above statement is snbstan-
TALLY and infinitely established bv
Capt. Grove, Col. Pearcy, ESQ
Yancy, Mr.. McCord and by Col
Holman, one of Lincoln's commit
teemen. 1t is met by deni | BY
Mr.. Caldwell and by the silence OF
Mr.. Bonner. The evidence of these
five men was adduced at Colum
bia, by oral statement of Mr.. Nc
Cord and by letters from each oil
the other four gentlepen, which We
now have in our possession.
When the committee met at Co
lumbla, Mr.. Goodrich was made
chairman and Mr.. Rivers secreta-
ry and the evidence and statement t.
all laid before it, whereupon Mr.
McCord moved:
"That It'll the sense of this coun
Gil that there was an agreement
1t was defeated by tie vote.
Mr.. McCord then moved that tn
matter be relegated to the people O
the two counties in primaries ant
the democrat getting the highes
number of votes be declared tn
nominee. Rejected by tie.
| Mr.. McCord then moved tina
Lincoln be accorded the sole RICH
to furnish the candidates bnt tha
Giles be permitted to vote in tn
primaries and help select as be
tween her candidates. Rejected b.
a tie vote.
Mr.. Small then offered the fol
lowing resolution:
| This committee, in view of tn
difficulty in regard to the senator
ship, recommend that Giles with
draw her claim for the next tern
land that hereafter a Joint conven
ton be held for the purpose of Sc
lecting a candidate for the senate
and that the whole question of rota
ton be left to the biennial conven
tlons OF the democratic party.
| Mr.. McCord moved in lieu tina
the matter be referred to the Liz
coin County Dem. Elk. Com, VIII
shall be the sole arbiters of it, pre-
vided they will assemble and per
nit the Giles county committee t
make its statement before then
This motion prevailed, althoug
Messrs. Caldwell and. Small vote
against it-Mr. Small afterward
changing his vote and the matte
, now goes to that committee at sue
time as they may fix.
Thus 1t appears that every over
tnre of Giles was stubbornly r,
sisted and even upon final vo'
some Of them were opposed to lie
r ting the facts be stated before the
own people to decide it themselve
There can be no doubt of tt
agreement. Five men testify to
f positively and only one man again
e it, and be confessea to LACK Of meu
y DRY. Giles is clearly right in claim
s ing it. Can Lincoln afford to ri
4 pudlate her agreement To sho
e the difference between the tv
K counties in the regard they ha,
e for solemn agreement. we cor
S from The CITIZEN of Oct. 80, 1SS.
:, "Giles agreed to vote for Ii
Y coins man if Lincoln would vote f
It ours. They did it two years az
Il Now they nominate Sol. Herchey,
j. Will we keep our contract? v
= agreed to do it and we onght to {
o it at ell hazards. 1t won't do to :
j, olate contract because soMe fes
:, ure of it Is distasteful We got o
!. man in on Lincoln aid now VIII,
Y, Lincoln dominates man it do
r not becomes US to stnp to abu
|, him. Keep your centras q if It tax
!, the skin off. 1t was { solemn, u
: eqaiVocal agreement. II we bres
i our word now Lincoln ought nov
Y sQ trQst rs again. W will not {
$, serve to be tl :. tod we consid
. the people Of Giles morally boul
{. to vote for Col. Kercheval
T. Col. kercheval died and we vot
y for Col. Lamb. Now Liuce
T. should keen her cOntract"lf it tax