Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-10-27
W ARNIN G!
A NEW TRICK!
ANOTHER CAUCUS!
The Midnight Hour this Time.
The People gone Home and tiie
Fling at work.
The Midnight Hour this Tin

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The people Of Washington were at
Abingdon in large numbers on Mon
day last. 1t vas whispered that some
thing was up and the people wanted
to take a hand in it. But the very
stiffness of death which marked the
political barometer seemed to con-
tradict rur:ors and the people dis
pcrscd and went quietly to their
homes, where they we're refreshed
and went peaceably to sleep. Little
did they dream while thus slumbering
that they had enemies awake and sit
ting by midnight torch engaged i'll a
plot which, if successful. will over
throw their dearest rights. At the
hour Of eleven at night this clandes-
tine CAUCUS resolved to run Col. A.
C.. Cummings and some people sly
the ticket will read, Cummings and
Hopkins. With this new slate they
called on Col. Cummings who, ''vow-
ing he would ne'cr consent, consent
ed"
CO.. Cumn i lgs is gentleman foI
whom We have had many partialitics
ard we are sorry that he does not see
that this move is one intended to
sacrifice him. Tie whole plan Of
this causus is based on the now GER
tain success of Col. Fulkerson, deem
ing that enough votes Will be with
drawn by Col. Cummings from D. A..
p. Campbell and Jonas Kelly to leave
Col. Hopkins the next foremost man
This is the whole matter in a nut
shell, but beautiful as is the plot il
won't work worth a cent, for the pco'
pie are not fools, and thu whole mis-
take is founded on the fact that the
old fossils who composed that caucus
arc totally incapable Of learning that
the people have some intelligence,
and Some rights that should be &C.
pectcd.
Fellow Voters, Of Washington coun-
t., You see this trick. You have al
ready made up your verdict. Stand
like granite Let us look for MO
ment. The first effort of the ring
was to resolve on cut and dried Com
vention at the September Court and
the meeting was. ,,snug'y packed be
fore the trick became apparent. They
were offered primary vote. In other
words that the whole people be Motif.
cd and the whole people be allowed
20 designate the nominees. But as
this was exactly the thing they did
not want it was exactly the thing
they refused. That Court day taught
the people lesson and at the Octo-
bar court, on Monday last. the pco
pie came to Abingdon to take hand
in any movement that might be in
So matters had to be
postponed by the ring until the peo-
pie got home and were in their beds,
and then the final movement to ap-
peal from the voice of the majority
and to sacrifice Col. Cummings in Or
der to divide and neutralize our rep.
in the next House.
1t would seem that decent regard
for consistency would have prevented
this movement, for these conspirators
have based their call for eonvcn>
ton upon the bald assertion that we !
are in danger Of a radical triumph,
and that the number of candidates
must be diminished. Yet they have
the audacity to put another one in
nc field.
There is something both disagreca-
Die and lamentable in the fact that
he county is to be kept in pcrpetu-
Il broil by this few in its determine
ion to war against the people. There
S but one way to end it and that
S for the people to overthrow its
,lans by an overwhelming vote on
text Tuesday week, and that it will
'e done there is not the slightest
Ioubt.