The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-01-08
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uiu not want TO hear any more evil
dence." After this l went home
feeling as though the matter was
settled If mems words could settle
it. | had not been at home more
than three or four days when l
heard that Mr.. Chumlea had said
that l should not have the Office as
his boy, Horace, bad to go in there,
Judge Gibson had promised him
that he should, MIR. Chumlea in
company with Dick Webb and
Fielding Lamon, went to see Glib
son and Lamon withdrew in favor
uf Jno. L. Goddard with the under
standing that Horace Chumlea was
to be assistant and Dick Webb in
dorsed him with the understanding
that his hoy, John, should be the
clerk and JnO. l., accepted the con-
ditions. Then Gibson, who doesn't
seem to have any more backbone
than a spring chicken, in spite of
his promises to me and my friends,
changed front. l did not learn
what had been done until some
time after. / was still trusting in
Gihson's promises, when | learned
that there was ABSOLUTELY no depend
ance to be nut in t.lem and / soon
learned what a traitor he could be,
by accidently learning that my let
tiers of endorsement had even never
been filed with the proper author
tiles at Washington. This was
something never before heard of, as
all congressman file the applica.
lions OF all applicants and then en-.
dorse on the back Of the file of pa.
pers their choice. AS it was, al.
though there were ten or twelve APP
plicants, Gibson only filed the pa
Lers of one, although all had beer
entruited to him to file, and time
and again he had written, "youl
endorsements will be filed with the
proper authorities" or course by
putting only one on file, even If hi
had not Endorsed it himself, tina
one would necessarily have beer
appointed by the President as h,
could not know there were. othe
applicants. y
hen 1 found out what had beef
done, or rather what had not beer
done, I telegraphed to Gibson a
follows. "Why don't you file m,
endorsements for postmas Il
Maryville?"
Several days after the above wa
sent l received the following lette
from Gibson in answer, dated Oct
Is, 1897:
Your telegram did not reach m
until late on yesterday. 1 hav
sent for your papers and will fill
them with the P. M. General as yo
request"
This proves by his own writte
statement that he had not file,
them and as he said he chad sent
for them I'suppose they had bee
left in Knoxville, although larg
part of them had been sent to hin
while he was yet in Washington
and if he had ment to do. the RICH
and proper thing he might hav
filed them instead of bringing then
e. back to Knoxville.
After writing me the above lette
/ was informed that he still refuse,
to file my papers and if they wer
filed at all, it was after the appoint
ment had been made, or too late t.
do any good.
understood that one man tolt
that had left Gibson and went t.
Austin and therefore Gibson lef
me, this is a lie and the man knew
it at the time,si he said it,, as Glib
son first lied to me and betraye,
my confidence in every way befor
| made a move and then l went t.
Mr.. Austin and told him the fact
and he volunteered to see what h
could do to get my application be
fore the president and l want to sa,
here, that have found Mr.. Austil
a man of his word in every partic
ular, that he is open and frank, yol
can always know where he stand
when he once gives his word and
Gibson had one half the honor tina
Dick Austin has / should not be s.
sorry had supported a man wht
seems to think no more of trutl
than does the devil in hell, when h,
thinks a lie will forward his person
al interests.
I have made this statement in
fair and straightforward manner
told the plain, simple truth as it i
and do not wish it understood tina
it is done to in any way injure MI