The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-12-06
rIaHF roR orFIcEs.
Newborn officials Enjolned From
Taking Robes Of Office.

ed flats upon two injunction bills
IN which the troubles of the town
of Newbern are told. The first
injunction restraints the newly
elected town officials from at
tempting to serve in their official
capacities, while the second en-
joins the registration commission
ers from issuing certificates Of
election to the officials 10 question,
until contest may be made touch
ing the legality Of their election
and passed upon by the County
Court OF Dyer County.
l. e. Gordon. attorney for the
contestants, brought the bills to
the city, presented them to Judge
Cooper and returned last night to
Newbern where process will be
served upon the new officials.
Whiskey is at the bottom of all
this official tribulation at New
bern,
Under enactment of the State
Legislature, the official family Of
the place consists Of a mayor, a
recorder, a marshal and six alder
men, all of whom were to be
chosen at an election held the
third Tuesday in November. Tick
cts were put in the field by the
forces of the blue and red ribbon
factions, and the paramount issue
of the campaign was made the
right took upon the wine when it
is red.
H. j. Swindler, mayor of New
bern, headed the ticket of those
who preferred seats on the water
wagon, while w. IL. Walker was
made the leader of the ''real cray
bur-" The election came off on
schedule time, and the returns
showed that there were two more
people in town for the opposing
leader. A majority of four was
for the blue ribbon
for marshal, and the
aqua pura aspiraat Tor recorders
honors had three majority over
ais friend with the three feathers
upon his escutcheon. The
entire blue ribbon slate was elect
ID as follows: III. j. Swindler,
mayor; Tom Hurt, marshal; Mar
shall Mcconnell, recorder; Asa
Dickey, w. f. Milan, j. 0.
Banks, j. A. Crenshaw, H c.
Porter and o. j. Radford, alder
men.
As soon as it was discovered that
he forces of the red ribbon had
ost the battle, a contest was insIi-
uted. 1t was asserted that the
of registration cert
icates and poll tax receipts was
lot required us condition prece
lent to voting, and that, as New
,ern was town of more than
900 population all votes cast
without these necessary adjuncts to
ufirage were illegal and void.
The iniunctions of yesterday
we're the outcome of this state Of
fairs. The determination of the
egality of the election is vested in
he county court of Dyer county,
nd the effect of the flats granted |
vill be to keep the newly-elected !
fficlals out of office until the ses- q
ion of the County Court, which +,
upon the Monday in
annary, and before which a hot
ght will be made by both sides.
The bill is brought in the name
I the people of Newbern, upon
sIation of S. w. Porter and the
lection commissioners of Dyer
ounty and the board of mayor and :
dermen of Newbern and made
efendants. An injunction bond
$500 was required by Judge ],
Commercial-Appeal.
What would your friends appre- q
ate more for a Christmas present :
ian a Photo made at Wallace's? At ?
Bring your old School books to
ildwelI's book store and get the y
oney for them. No sale for them @
ter schools are supplied n