Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-05
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A Young Politician Nipped in the BUD.
There Is but one Ben. Gill In the
world, and he lives at Clarksville,
Tenn. but he was born in Logan
county and we claim him up here.
He is smart and bright and sparkles
with wit, and is full of good humor,
and loves a joke better than he loves
to eat, although he is an excellent
hand at the table.
Mr.. Gill was never headed but
once, and that was about ten years
go when he lived in This county.
He was quite a success as a farmer,
and as trader, and had made money
out of everything he d ever
touched, and was looked upon as a
financial genius. He was ahout SIX
feet two int hes tall, weighed about
200 pounds, was straight as an arrow,
ana d handsome, fine looking young
man as cou d be found in the county.
His sarcasm was whitening.
One county court day Ben came IL
l2ussellville from Olmstead, his
home, with his father, Mr.. FELTON,
ID Gill, and Col. ID. b. Hutchings.
The latter gentleman wanted to pay
ipn for a Joke that hid b en- prac-
ticed previously on him, and took
tlns OCCASION 10 get even with hun.
rhe Colonel sat down by Ben's
father and said /: "Uncle FELTON,,
you like good joke. Now, wou,d
you like one on your son, Ben 2" He
replied that he certainly would
'Well,u said the Colonel, swatch
and keep your eyes opn and you
viii have some fun He explained
the situation to the elder Oil, ana
when The train arrived at Russell
Vile the Colonel arranged To have a
committee of FIVE or six men from
each precinct In the county to call on
Ben and say to him very quietly and
onfidentially that they were tired o.
lawyers going to the legis allure d
making laws to suit themselves !;
hat they thought the county shoI Id
send farmer. and as he had maze a
success of everything he had under.
taken, and was man Of brains, that
the farmers of their d strict had s.
lected him as their man and wanted
him to make the IA e.
AT first Mr. Gill did not take kind
~ to the suggestion and did not pa.
much attention to the matter, bu
delegation after delegation kept com
ing to him and t. Hing HIM the SANE
thing until every district had beel
heard rom, and as all were app4r
emily for him, he at last Yielded to
their wishes and promise d to Az
aOunce himself as candidate for thu
D ace at O'Clock on that day in thu
Uurt house. The first opportunity
ne sought his father and found him
about II O'Clock. The ol man was
Standing on the corner where the
Bank Of Russellville is now located
mi had been watching his son II
the time and enjoying the joke very
much.
IF ther,'' he said, 81 never
thought of running for the legisla-
lure in my life, bu' since l nav bet
here to day | have been solicited b.
committees from every dis rict il
Logan county to make the rae. Thu y
say tn It am the unani nous choic
f the people, and that the suhjec
had been fully discussed from ever
standpoint: that they were appoin
= to wait on me and try to get nj
to run. In view of being the unani
nous choice of all the people OF m
1ative county, hav" decided to con
cent. and at o'rl elk will announ
nyselt, saying that have no specs
to make to-day. hut between nov
md the election will discuss all tn
ISSUES that may come up"
The old g ntlpm n lid his han,
on his sons shoulder, but did 30
~: "Bpn, / am proud Of you
On The other hand, he did say
Ben, you know that was one
Dave Hutchings' tricks ~
Ben never waited for more frO1
his father, nor did h, say to reply
nut with an angry snort and
,aughty stride he started across tn
square, when Alex. Hogan, VIII
was active in the deception grahbe
him by the ann and said; Bel
yOnder is another man who wanl
you to run FIR the legislature y VIII
the strength of giant Ben jerk {
himsel away and holly replied: &c
to - - - you; / am tired your an
Dave Hutchings' id foolishness.
The Colonel talks alb put the j0k
until now. and frequently declar'
that he regretted it always aftr
wards, rs it drove from the political
arena one of the brightest inteliets
of the day, but he says Ben aud him
self have always b en- on the best Of
terms since the preparation of the