Move to Oust Democratic Party Treasurer Freeman Loses Steam
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No one asked for Freeman's resignation during an executive committee conference call at the height of the controversy. "When it came time to actually ask in that conference call, nobody asked him to step down," says Mullins, a Morristown farmer and businessman. "If the majority says this is acceptable, I guess I have to go along."
Committee members have complained that Forrester didn't tell them about Freeman's contributions at the time he recommended that they name Freeman as treasurer. Forrester's choice pissed off the governor's office in particular because Freeman gave to Phil Bredesen's Republican opponents in '02 and '06.
More Mullins: "My biggest problem is he worked against our governor when he was a sitting governor and put money against our governor when he was a sitting governor, and that's a big thing. I talked to Chip Forrester and he thought it was an OK thing. I just don't think there are enough people on the executive committee who are strong enough to stand up and do what's right."
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