Montgomery County sentinel., 1889-11-29
A rRnTHEUL STA ATEMENT

"The Republican party o: this county have
determined TO contest the election of Mr..
VIM. HI. Carr as sheriff demand a recount
of the vote, and employed Messrs. Guion
Miller and H. Maurice Talbot as counsel
in the matter"
The above squib appeared in the SENTI-
MEL two weeks ago, and last week the Ad-
vocate, our neighbor, in its usual blundering
manner made the following correction
at was published last week in the Press
and Sentinel that notice had been served upon
the Democratic committee that Mr.. Carrs
election would be contested and that conn-
sci had been retained for this purpose. Our
contemporaries have made mistake, Tor
no such notice has been served, and no
counsel retained. The AdUocate's inquiries
last week ELECTED the information that no
such course had been determined upon and,
in fact, the idea Of recount had been prac-
tically abandoned. Mr.. Carr's election is
regarded as fixed fact by the people oil
the county, including, we believe, the chair
man of the Republican committee. His
majority, small 1t is true by means not at
all creditable to those engaged in the enter
prise of reducing it, is honest and sufficient
Upon inquiry of a prominent Republican
in this town before we published the above
squib in the SENTINEL, we were informed
that the Republicans were going to make a
recount of the sheriffalty vote, which he
supplemented with the authority of the
Chairman of the Republican Central Com
mittee When the issue of the Press ap-
peared it stated that Messrs. Guion Miller
and H. Maurice Talbot had been employed
as counsel. Thinking that the Press was
the organ Of the Republican party, there
fore in position to know the details of the
long talked. of recount, we took the an
connection with the information given us
by the gentleman above referred to. This
is the faith with which we gave it to oul
readers, and we gave it in the same spirit
as we do all matters Of news.
We never stated, as the Ado0cate quotes
us, that "the Democratic Central Commit
tee had been notified" This can readily
be seen by reference to our extract printed
above; and, neighbor, let us admonish you
that "the truth is golden"
AS to the employment of counsel, Messrs
Guion Miller and H. Maurice Talbot, We
also insi st that the information was correct
since the Adoocah attempted to correct oul
report with only naked denial, and there
fore we have nothing to convince us to tht
contrary. But having no desire to do any
one wrong, if our information should bt
incorrect, and ii either of the gentlemen feels
that he has been misrepresented through
our publication, space in our columns will
freely be gioen him to make denial.
Without any pertiEency to the subject
the, Adoocate goes long ways out of thu
way to say, by insinuation, if the latter par
of its article has any significance at all, tina
we were without earnest sympathy in th'
success Of Mr.. Carr in the prospective re
count. We worked as assiduousy for tn
election OF Mr.. Carr and ielt as much prid
In his success as did the advocate, and prob
ably more, and not with the expectation q
securing little patronage, either. The in
sinuatiun that the AdoOcdte has thrown gu
is entirely groundless, and we are SURPRISED
that our neighbor should in this manner at
tempt to place us in Il position that the fact
in the case do not for moment warrant.