The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-01-31
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,ision Of the Commander OF the q.
A. X. and Judge Gibson's answer
before deciding definitely about the
controversy between Houk and Glib
'on. Alter carefully reading both !
we have decided to put the TIMES
solidly in the Gibson ranks and stay
there until after the fight is over.
We can now be counted for the
Judge first, last and all the time.
The Commander has decided tina.
Judge Gibson is ineligible 70 mem
bsrship in the &. A. r., but no
where, except in John Ilouk's organ,
the Republican, is there any charge
Of fraud, and when it comes to a
question of eligibility there can be
a difference OF opinion. There were
ffty-four members Of Ed Maynard
Post present when they examined
Judge Gibson's papers, and fifty
three voted he was all right and one
man, Vol f. Gossett, voted that he
was not. Among those voting III
favor of Gibson were two past de-
partment commanders who ought to
know something OF the regulations
of the order. Thus we have fifty
three men on one side and two or
three on the other.
After this vote was taken, John
Houk, man outside the Post and
with a strong desire to get rid OF
Gibson, lays his charges before De-
partment Commander Frank Sea-
man, who is pal Of his in his
DRINKS and a bitter enemy Of Glib
son, and thus gets him to use his in
fluence with the Commander-in-
Chief to turn Gibson out.
In the court of inquiry ordered by
the commander Gibson, exhibits all
his papers as he did when he be.
came member of the post, but
from the tone of the order it can be
seen that there must have been
other influence brought to bear and
other facts than those taken in the
testimony before the commander
when he made his decision. Who
tempered with the records? Who
has motive for doing so but Houk,
Seamansand Gossett, all bitter enc
mics Of Judge Gibson?
The following is the character o
Seaman and Gossett as given in thu
Judges statement: "Now Frank
Seaman is not only a bitter, malig
nant and venomous enemy Of mine
but q man capable of mean. under
hand work. Ed Maynard Pos
thoroughly depises him, and has Sc
down on him so often and 50 har,
that he feels very sore over hi
whole body and has long been anx
ious to get revenge and hit back
Seaman is a common street drunk
ard, and has been put in the Gala
boose all night at Knoxville fo'
drunkenness. Vol F. Gossett ha
been the keeper of a gambling hell
and is now the keeper Of a whisky
den. He has lately been convicted
Of gambling in two separate cases,
and sentenced to pay a fine of fifty
dollars and be confined in the work
house thirty days in each case, bu'
the work house part of the sentence
has not yet been carried into execu.
ton. These two men and John
Houk are the three men who have
been making this war on me-"
Such men as these would not hes
itate one minute to do any dirty
trick at the bidding of John Houk
who wouldn't hesitate to command
any dirty trick if he thought he
could help his own cause thereby
There are several facts which poin
to Seaman's guilt, and among thes,
is the fact that, after hearing o
these suspicious he, fearing AN ex
posture of bis racality and findin,
out that W. 7. Ramage, the record
er of the court, had kept dupli
cate copy of the proceedings, coult
not rest until he had worked arounC