Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-07-17


their mouths at the same time Grown boys
do better in such cases and next time he'll know
better.
TIE SPEECHES
Fleming stole march on the advertised ar
ray by having himself chosen for President of
the fzzlc. Tho burden of his speech seemed to be
to explain away Greeley's record especially
the hard things he had said about the South.
lie was particular to enforce tho idea that this
was forgivng age and thattho people didn't
take man on his past record or his past acts.
He thought in these days people were disposed
to forgive man for all the mean things said or
done, and that they looked at his present, not
his past. He spoke two words for Fleming and
one for Greeley right along about that time, but
the crowd took It all good naturodly.
DAyY RICHARDS NOT on HAND.
At this point loud calls were made for Rich
ards, Davy Richards. The call was started
from the speakers stand and taken up by the
crowd, and kept up vigorously for some time,
but Davy wasn't on hand.
STRANGE TALK FOR GREELEY VICE
PRESIDENT.
He said during the day there's some mistake
about that, l didn't say would speak. He (al-
luding TO o prominent Democrat) came to me
and asked me wasn't for Greeley l told him
l had been, but did not know where he was
now or where he was going to. 1t looks very
odd to mo that these men who would hang
Greeley once are so loud for him.
No, no, wont speak, for if / did ] should
just have to tell them Just why l am for Grant
and why am against Greeley. ..-..
No, no, / won't make any speech for might
hurt somebody's feelings and maybe the very
men who want me to speak"
We predict that Davy Richards, when he sees
his name as Vice President of the Democratic
fzzlc last night, will feel that, like Betsy, his
name has been put in bad company.
TOO CANDID by HALF.
Our ingenious young friend Washington in
his harangue to the faithful few last night gave
as one of his reasons for being for Greeley that
if he were elected there would be a change in
Office holders. George in his classical STYLE
| called it cleaning the Augean Stable" What
particular position he had in his eye he did not
state,
Most of his colleagues are not so candid.
| George must learn not to speak out in meet
| ing"
THE SPEECHES.
| The first speaker was Hon. Thos. A. II. Mel
| son, which was delivered at great length in
which he stgmatized Gen. Grant as going into
office with his Sword dripping with the blood
Hon. II. L. Muench, of Pennsylvania, fol-
| lowed with a statement of the condition of af-
fairs in his own State and at the close was
Cen Brazelton came next and related the an
ecdote of the gentleman Mt table, who, being
asked what he would have, replied in n fit of
abstraction Anything to beat Grant"
Mr.. Charlton being the eleventh on the list of
speakers was called out a little before his turn,
but promptly responded, jocularly claiming the
paternity of the Liberal Republican movement
in East Tennessee.
Calls were then made for David Richards,
Col Cooke, and Capt Washington, when the
last named gentleman took the stand. He
thought it time for patriots to throw themselves
in the traditional breach and save the coun-
try from ruin.
| Mayor John S. Van Glider was the next
speaker, and in starting out disclaimed being
politician. His first vote for President was cast
for Jackson, his last for Gen. Grant and his mex
would be for Greeley, dspite the old white hat.
His speech was characterized by an absence of
| Incorporate warmth and was in far better taste
| than those speakers who had preceded him.
! Only four out of the twenty-one speakers an
nounced had spoken when the crowd began
thinning rapidly, when it was deemed advisable
! to adjourn and sixteen men were denied the
privilege of airing their sentiments. We are
sorry, but would suggest that the next time a
meeting of the kind is held that it begin soon in
the morning and any motion to adjourn be ruled
out of order until all have spoken. The crowd
| dispersed with alacrity and in their departure
initiated the Arab as he is represented just after
having folded his tent"