The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-03-13
Crump Says Some One
Has Broken Faith
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lobby and the telephone company,
were fighting Shelby on account of
some progressive legislation wanted
for that county.
Maj. Stahlman was provoked with
the Shelby delegation because they
would not join in to have the Nashville
charter bill referred vixen it was up
for third reading in the house. He
said an effort would be made to have
that done and Representatives Mullens
and Spears did argue for it, He said
1t was vicious bill and ought to be
killed, Notwithstanding the people of
Nashville had agreed upon 1T.
"After the bill was passed, Mai.
Stahman came TO my room and said
he was certain that the governor would
veto it and wanted to know what the
chances would be to get the Shelby
delegation to uphold the governors
veto.
81 told him ! rarely discussed with
the Shelby delegation any bills other
than those affecting Shelby county but
did not see how the boys could we'll
vote against the Nashville charter bill.
when the people of Nashville, speak
Jag through their board of trade, were
satisfied withit and no arguments had
been made against it before the senate
or house committees.
"Maj or Stahlman did not likethis
very much. He was already peeved
because the independent democrats
had turned him down for the short
term senator. He expected to get their
Endorsement when 1t WAS given to Mr..
Webb. Next morning Stahlman came
TO my room and said he did want To
90 to the senate for the short term as II
vindication and asked me if couldn't
get the Shelby delegation to hold out
for him after Mr. Webb had been en-
dorsed, and whip the independents IN
TO line. He knew that Governor
Hooper, whom lie always said he con-
trolled. would line up the republicans
for him. The independents would not
stand for him. Stahlman said he
wanted to the senate for the effect; to
offset, ii nothing else, what the Demo-
crat had printed about him the before
about his connection with the Metho-
dist church money.
| IAffarwarIS No; .an,o
me in the senate chamber on Friday
night, just before adjournment for the
!, recess, and asked me about the inn
munity bill. / told him that men
should be punished In proportion to
the size of their offenses aud when
Stahman and Hooper promised that
no such drastic legislation would beat
tempted they were guilty of treachery,
compared TO that which in mexico re-
suited in assassination of the Maderos
was moral performance.
+, III do not believe the other leaders
ami members Of the prohibition party
will assist i'm such nefariouS actions,
and Mr.. Jonas Amis and others have
already shown themselves men OF
honor and integrity and have refused
to violate their pledges.
Mayor Crump upon being asked
what about the memorandum that
the Banner has referred to from time
TO time said the memorandum
amounted to nothing. Unless it has
been doctored it does not contain one
quarter of the things which have been
done by the fusion forces.
Hefurther said
!Senator Lea could and no doubt
would tell about the memorandum
and the agreement on The liquor ques-
tion made before move was made 10
elect Mr.. White speaker of The senate
and Mr.. stanton speaker of the house.
"Major Stahlman also knows about
this matteran il is. onlvnccessary for
him to tell the truth about it. 1T was
clearly understood and agreed before
any effort was made To organize the
two houses there would 0e no liquor
legislation. They will not and cannot
truihinliy deny this agreement, and 1t
is both imma,erial and absurd to talk
about what some unsigned smemoran-
DUN floating around during the negoa-
tiations will show. am myself
curious To know who has got that
'memorandum' and what it will fin
aiiy contain.
/ DIR. iBesser, famous eye-sight