The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-12-18
CAPT. GIBSON MET THE SAINTS
unsatisfactory Meeting of His CHIEF
LIeuten ants.

Captain Gibson wined and dined
he saints of the Lord at the Palace
Hotel Friday, Dec, 8.
The meeting was called to order
~ Lieutenant w. L. Trent, Cap
tain Gibson's Post. Master at Knox
Vile who stated that the object of |
the meeting was to save Captain
Gibson from the wrath of disap-
pointed Office-seekers, and deliver
ed an address of welcome.
Bob Lindsay of Coal Creek re-
sponded and stated that Captain
Gibson would be quite strong in
Anderson if Brother Bart, Judge
Hicks or some other man who
could beat him didn't run.
John l.. Goddard of Maayville
stated that Blount was solid for
Gibson except "fellers" who didn't
get office.
John G. Hollingsworth and d. H.
Roster stated that Campbell was
solid, that it had been reported
over there that he would not APP
point any post masters in Sewer
county who would get drunk and
cuss and that the people of tnat
county believed that was cam
paign lie started by the Blamber
Houked Prohibitionists to lnjure
Captain Gibson in his race, and all
the people of Campbell county who
either cuss or drink (Which is about
all the voting population were un-
animously for Captain Gibson.
Frank Galbraith Of Jefferson
county said that little thing like
marshalship or post office didn't
amount to much and that with the
exception of a few thousand who
were for Rogers. Penland, Buttram,
Greer, or dark horse, the republic
cans of Jefferson were solidIy for
Capt. Gibson.
N. III. Greer of Loudon stated
that not withstanding his brother
Jim was a candidate, Captain Glib
son would hardly lose vote in
Loudon county or anywhere else.
Gen Will ID. Wright was happy
to inform them that Morgan county
was loyal to his "chief," and that
all these things, Jimmy Swaggerty
had been putting in the Morgan
County Republican about Billio
Buttram going to carry that county
were mere gusto and buncomb.
Major Coffman stated that the
three thousand old soldiers, the
fifteen thousand sons and seventy
five thousand grand-sons of Roane
county were solid for the friend
and comrade, the "chief" of
Hooker's staff.
DR.. J. G. Parker the Houk man
he appointed post master at Helen
wood, stated that Houk men, Glib
son men, most republicans of Scott
county were for Buttram and that
he himself was about the only
"Saint of the Lord" in Scott but he
was a "goodun."
80. X" reported Sewer county
X. He stated that the only APP
plicant for Office in this county who
amounted to anything was his
partner, Jeems Johnson Ellis, and
that he didn't amount to much
That while Penland's followers
would make some noise Captain
Gibson would get the votes. That
the white Caps" are now against
Penland, and since Captain Gibson
had joined the "blue bills" that
benevolent order was solidly for
him, and in church matters Cap
tain Gibson had them all, the Bap-
tist claim that he is a member OF
the First Baptist Church of Knox
vile, while the Methodist claim he
is a member of the First M. E
Church of the same city, and the
hypocrites know that he is the
most hypocritlcal hypocrite Of
them all and is at home-anywhere
He assured them that Sewer coun.
ty would be o. K.
After a number of exhortations
from the smaller saints, they al
went and took some "lightning hot
drops" after which dinner wa.
served.
After dinner Captain Gibson
indited two telegrams-one to his
friend, Speaker Reed to convene
congress Monday, December 6, ant
one to President Mckinley, saying
that he would be in Washington
in time to revise the President.
message. After which they sang
"When shall we all meet agcin p
They won't meet any more
Some of those saints will 90 t,