The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-15
COLUMBIA
CHARTER BILL
FAVoRA5LY REPORTED BY THE
HOUSE COMMITTEE AFTER
LENGTHY DISCUSSION.
Mt. Pleasant Charter Bill Was Dis
cussed This Morning.

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cussed This Morning.
The bill for the repeal of the char
ter of Columbia was argued befor
the House committee, which has hat
1t in charge, at the Tulane Wednes
day night, and was unanimously re
ported for passage.
A most creditable delegation o
temperance people were present mo-
only from Columbia, but from Mt
Pleasant as well, the temperance In
terests being represented by Messrs
]. F. Brownlow, r. C. Ewing, E. p
Turner, w. C. Whitthorne. J. A. Sloan
w. H. Wilson, e. H. Hatcher, R. j
Harlan, DR.. w. A. Provine and DR.
t. A. Wharton. of Columbia, and Prof
J. A. Bostick, DR.. J. s. Hill. Messrs
w. D. Cooper and F. NJ. Ricketts,, OF
Mt. Pleasant.
When the committee was called to
order, the Chairman announced that
he would allow each side 80 minutes
for argument Representative Gallo
way spoke first In behalf OF the bill
He read the democratic call for the
convention and the resolutions, and
told how the delegates were elected.
He gave a history of the convention
and told how after assembling before
action was taken In the matter of
nominations, that all the candidates
were called upon to express them
selves ON the abolition Of saloons from
Mt, Pleasant and Columbia, That he
and Capt. Lipscomb both expressed
themselves in favor of the repeal Of
the charters of the two towns and the
abolition Of the saloons without fur
Their vote OF the people OF the two
towns, and were nominated and cleo
ted on that platform and under those
He then took up the
senatorial primary and convention and
showed that Mr.. Greenlaw was elected
on the same platform. He stated that
the whiskey men ran Capt. Webb, of
Perry County, in opposition to Mr..
Greenlaw and that Mr.. Greenlaw de-
teated the Captain in both Mt. Pleas
ant and Columbia, the vote in the lat
ter town being to in favor Of Mr..
3reenlaw.
Major Whitthorne followed in be-
lalf of the whiskey interests. He sta
ed that he came from long line of |
ancestry and believed in
principals. In appearing |
show that Mr.. Greenlaw's fiattering
was not due especially to
hat gentleman's popularity or to the
treat strength of the temperance
'ause, but to the fact that his oppo-
tent, Captain Webb, was, during the
Twill War, member of a gang Of
Yankee bushwhackers, whose deeds
+ blood and pillage had rendered them
nfamous. CA member of the commit
ee from Perry County here arose and
bjected strongly to Major Whit
horne's statements In regard to Capt.
Webb. and the Major explained that
g did not mean that Capt. Webb was
OF personally good man, but that
10 war record made him distastsful to
Veterans and sons Of
onfederates, and lost him many
otes) Continuing. Major Whitthorne
ttacked Mr.. Greenlaw's course be-
ire the Senate committee and in pass
Ig the bill In the Senate before the
hiskey interests had been heard.
Senator Greenlaw asked Ave min
.es' time for a reply to Major Whit
Iorne. He said the Major had told
lily part Of the facts. He explain
that his action before the commit !
g and on the floor Of the Senate was
rectly In accordance with the plat u
rm on which he was elected. That
rough Major Whitthorne. he had Of
red the whiskey interests time be-
re the committee, and the Major had
r the whiskey men he also appear
for that large element that believ- b