The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
ELECTION IN SECOND INFANTRY
 STILL DISCUSSED.
Lieutenant McCord of Prattville Denies That He Voted for Major statement from the
 Tuskegee Company.


 ccrs of the company, on the same day and in obedience to the wishes of the members of the company, met together, and. in due and legal form, held meeting and cast their three votes for Wiley for Colonel, and that regular re . turns to that effect were promptly tor- warded to the Adjutant Generars offlce. x < The officers of the Prattville company do not agree with the friends of Colonel Wiley. Captain Ward and Lieutenants Archibald and McCord were in Montgomery yesterday. Cap tain Ward voted for Colonel Wiley and Lieutenants Archibald and McCord voted for Major Graves. They an nounced last night that tie vote or the Prattville oomuany would mos! pos itively stand this way. This. they said. had been the original vote sent to the Adjutant Generals. office. and they had no desire or right to change it."
 desire to say that I was in Mont gomery on yesterday and made no such the day of the election Major Graves came to Prattville and by sort of moral duress, owing to his importuni- ties and persistercy. inducel two of us, Lieutenant Archibald and myself, to sign returns to the effect that we had voted for him. After he had left Pratt vile we reconsidered and cast three ] votes for Hon. A. A. Wiley for Colonel Of the regiment, in deference to the wishes of the company and the over whelnling sentiment of the people of Prattville. The statement contained in your paper that the officers of the Prattville company do not agree with the statement made by friends of Col onel Wiley. as to our attitude in ref erence to the colone1cy of the regiment. Is absolutely unfounded and does us very great injustice.
 suggest that the case ought not be tried in the newspapers, but should be decided In the mode and manner pro- vided by law. If Colonel Wiley is fair ly elected he ought to be commissioned Colonel and if not, Major Graves should be commissioned. The vote of the Prattville company Is for Wiley, and we feel confident he has been fairly elected.
 D. J. McCord. Second Lieutenant Company B. Foundation for Statement.
 The following signed statement was | made by MT. Bruce Kennedy, City Ed itor of The Advertiser, last night:
 
 men who were introduced to me as Captain Ward and Lieutenant Archt- bald of the Prattville Company, came to my desk in the editorial rooms of The Advertiser office Friday evening and | announced that he desired that a cor rection should be made of a statement | published in The Advertiser to the ef- | feet that it was reported that Lieuten- | ant Archibald had characterized the | signing of his name to a telegram by Lieutenant McCord as 9 forgery. Lieu tenant Archibald said that Captain l Ward had voted forColoney Wiley, but that McCord and himself had voted for Major Graves. This was said in the presence of McCord. Archibald ex- plained that McCord had sent tele- gram to Montgomery without his au- | thority. Subsequently he admitted that he had left McCort with the understanding that he (Mc- Cord) might act for him as McCord's JSdument directed.
 | As it seemed that the complaint oi the young men was directed against the harshness of the word forgery" assured them that If they felt they haC 1 been injured, I would print a statement for them. A statement concerning the 1 telegram written. Then, in order to get | the correct status of the Prattville vote asked Lieutenant McCord for the of l ficial vote of the Prattvile officers. Ht replied without hesitation that Archi. | bald and himself had voted for Major Graves. and that Captain Ward hat voted for Colonel Wiley; that they hat no desire to change their vote, and they would stand on 1t. Furthermore, h' said they could not change the vott l if fhnNy daGiraS to do Pai1Cr to get the matter entirely correct, repeated the words of Mc"ord and Ar. chibald explained their vote a second | time. Captain Ward was present anC ] listened to the conversation, but tool no part in it.
 If this is not Foundation" for tn, statement published by The Advertiser do not understand the meaning ot | the term. Bruce Kennedy, | City Editor The Advertiser.
 A Voice from Tuskegee. | The following communication was re ceived by The Advertiser last nigh from Tuskegee: #:.
 Tuskegee. Alas, Aug. 10, 1901. Editor The Advertiser: ~.
 | In Saturdays issue of your paper un der the heading "Oficers Make Claims, appears the following statement: 1 = It tLeN tlbpcu StsleIudy lndJ the votes of the officers of the Tuske gee Company were mailed Wednesday they had not reached the office of tn | Adjutant- General. It is claimed tha the original vote gave Major Graves tw, and Colonel Wiley one. but Wiley say that Lieutenant Outright and BoyC of Tuskegee, have sent in supplementa returns to the effect that they vote, for Wiley, which made his vote wv, and Graves one, but that owing to som slight of hand performance the resul was reversed
 As Captain of the Tuskegee company and it being my duty to forward tn returns of the election direct to tn Adjutant General. l consider the abov statement as reflection upon me. an l deem 1t but right and just that
 should make a statement in my be half to be published in tomorrow's is sue of your paper.
 Why the returns have not reache, the Adjutant Generals office I am un able to say, but desire to state tha if there has been any slight of han, performance" in the returns from her | it has occurred after the vote Wa mailed. and any insinuation that tn l votes of this company was reversed | utterly untrue. no matter from wha