Year: 1878

have undertaken the task of running
for the Office of Attorney General for
this district and am the only candidate
from Giles for the office. l am not
over-sanguine in saying that If my
home people will vote for me pretty
solid that | stand an eminent chance to
be elected, and I wish to state few
propositions which hope may not only
induce the reader to- vote for me, but
cause him to read it to others and per-
suade them to do likewise. | have lived
in Giles since boyhood and You all
know who / am and what | am. l have
never made any pretensions to be more
than an ordinary man, but have Ia
bored several years as best / could
through these columns in the interest
of this people, aud | trust if have been
of no material benefit to the county, l
have at least kept up a record of the To-
cal affairs of the county that have been
of interest to the people. l served my
time as printer and know what it is to
labor as a mechanic. Ii l have ever
done anything or left undOne anything
that should cause a single man in Giles
not to vote. for me now, l am not aware
of it, and | trust that my people viii
come to my support now and help me
to secure one of the district offices to
Giles county-a work which L have
been engaged upon for years through
these columns, but with no thought
then that | was to be the man to make
the contest. have four other coun-
ties that l am compelled to canvass.
and L write this because L will not
have time and opportunity to see all my
county people, and will have to leave
it to my friends to work for me during
the spring and summer and be at the
polls in August TO see that the vote of
Giles is polled solid one time for a
county man. | believe that the other
counties will recognize the justice of
Giles claim to sufficient extent to in
sure my election. Giles, the second
county in the district, has not had
district office by an election in seven
teen years, believe. In the meantime
Marry has had the Chancellor nearly
the whole time, the Circuit Judge the
entire time, the Congressman several
terms and the Attorney General eight
years. Williamson has had the Crimi-
nal Judge eight years, and in 1870 Giles
did not put out candidate for Attor-
ney. General, but divided her vote be-
tween Capt. Fussell of Maury, Buford
of Williamson and Mai. Matthews of
Lawrence. Marshall and Lawrence
have had nothing either, but Giles being
the next largest county in the district,
should certainly have first choice.
believe the other counties will recOg-
nize the justice of these statements
when properly made before the people,
as l will do, and give me enough votes
to elect me. Certainly my own people
will see this matter as do and come up
as one man to my support for. these
facts speak for themselves. My oppo-
nents are all honorable men and fit for
the office, but hope that L am fitted al
so, and il am not, l will certainly re-
sign when told of it. All l ask is one
chance for Giles county, one chance for
myself, and | am satisfied the people of
Giles will give it to me. 1 ask my
friends to canvass this matter with
those who do not read it and especially
with our. cOlored citizens. This is no
political office and there can be no
reason for a split in the vote on that
ground, and it will be easy to have the
colored people see the matter in the
way | have attempted to indicate. l
make my appeal to them upon the same
grounds and for the same reasons, and |
hope my friends will take the trouble,
which / am unable to do, to carry |
these matters before them properly. !
If elected, / promise to perform my du-
ties as best 4 can, without favor and
according to the law.


Very respectfully.


LAPS. d. MCCoRD.


PULASKI, Jan'y %, 1873