Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-07-14

was forgiving age, and that the 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 OF
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 naturedy.
se DAvY 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 EG " =
STRANGE TALK FOR GREELEY VICE
PRESIDENT.
He said during the day there's some mistake
about that, didn say would speak. He (al-
luding to a prominent Deniocrat) came to me
and asked me wasn't l for Greeley? told him
had been, but did not know where he was
now or where he was going to. 1t looks very
odd to me that these men who would hang
Greeley once are so loud for him.
No, no, / wont speak, for if l did / should
just have to tell them just why 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 wan't me to speak.
We predict that Davy Richards, when he sees
his name as Vice President of the Democratic
flzzle last night, will feel that like Betsy, his
name has been put IN bad company.
m TOO CANDID BY HALF. fsiF
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 q change in
Office holders. George, in his classical style,
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. r. Mel
son, which was delivered at great length In
which he stigmatzed Gen. Grant as going into
office with his "sword dripping with the blood
of his countrymen."
Hon. r. l.. Muench, of Pennsylvania, fol.
lowed with a statement of the condition of af-
fairs in his own State, and at the close was
regaled with Dixie"
Gen Brazelton came next and related the an
ecdote of the gentleman at table. who, being
asked what he would have, replied in fit of
abstraction :: I" Anything to beat Grant"
Mr.. Charlton being the eleventh on the list of
speakers was called out little before his turn,
but promptly responded, iocularly 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 IL time IOr pdGrlOIS W InTOW IucIlstifes
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 a
politician. His first vote for President was cast
for jackson, his last for Gen. Grant and his mex
would be for Greeley, dispite 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"