The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-04-09
J. RoSenthal
KNOCKED OUT.

Bill to Amend Columbia's Charter, Gets
Sat Upon.
The whiskey men of Columbia
made move on the political
checker board last week, and i'm
mediately got jumped.
They had an idea; and whenever
they get hold of such a thing, it so
startles them that they proceed at
once to give it away.
This one and this time, they gave
it to the Legislature. Their idea was
to amend the charter of Columbia.
They thought it would be very
smart thing to go back to the old
ward system, and make play for a
majority by wards. And from their
point of view it would. And they
also thought that it would be wise
thing to have the Legislature curtail
the tenure of office of the Recorder,
City Marshall and City Attorney.
And again from their point of view
it would, beings as how these offices
at present are not filed by men who
wink the other eye at Sunday
saloons, etc. So their bright ideas
they took to the Legislature, to be
made into laws.
Representative Courtney, by re-
quest, introduced their bill, and had
it referred to the Committee on
Municipal affairs. Then Mr.. Court
new, with that level-headed pru-
dence characteristic Of the man,
came here last Monday to see about
it, and in turn, invited all parties
interested TO come to Nashville last
Wednesday and present their claims
to the Committee. Quite a large
crowd accepted the invitation
Those who went to favor the bill
were Messrs. Jake Barker, Ruft
Peyton, Andy Sellers and Nose
Lazarus, with Mr. w. j. Webster. al
their attorney to present their stat
of the case to the Committee.
On the other side, present anC
protesting against the passage OF the
measure, were the following: q. L
Hughes, l.. p. Padgett, A. S. James
: f. f. Erwin, w. S. Fleming, F. ID
} Lander, Jno. w. Frierson, X. Z
| Church, w. H. Wilson, J. A
Smiser, w. B. Gordon, Y. N. Jones
) ], p. Brownlow, A. b. Rains, j. b
Ashton, w. b. Dobbins, w. A. Rut
tie, S. p. Payne, Sims Latta, j. /
Street, James Roberts.
5 The opposing factions met early a
n the Capitol, and the work of lobby
s ing began. The erstwhile cham
g piOns of brilliant ideas soon tagged
: The number and character of thei
a opponents rather surprised an
o stunned them. They flew to the
friend and always ready champion
. the ex-honOrable Nancy Schwal
but Nancy felt his bearings an
quit.
In the meantime those opposln
the measure were quietly but pc
sistently at work. They were 70
tunate in having among their nun
Der, men who knew other men FRO
all parts of the State, and in this wa
they were enabled to get person
introductions to and conference
with nearly all the members of Il
Committee, and to give them
proper understanding of the re
purpose and animus of the bi
fortunately too, the Committee
the House was an exceptional
good one, and was composed in Il
main of men who appreciate go
government, good morals al
sobriety. So, long before the Coz
mittee met, those gentlemen W
went to Nashville to defeat the bl
knew that their purpose was accol
plished.
80. But when the House adjourn
for dinner, about 1880 o'clock, t
Committee was called together a
both sides announced present a
ready. Mr.. Webster opened I
argument, for the bill, claiming Il
its main purpose, and the only q