Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-26

and the proceedings were suspended until the
train passed on
Colonel Haynes then resumed his speech by
reiterating that he was
A CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS.
He was opposed by Judge Lewis and Colonel
Kellar. He had the speech OF the latter before
him, and he was bound to confess that ne
could find neither beginning nor end to IL. II
had neither an inside nor an outside, neither
a top nor a bottom, a baokside nor a fOreside,
All he could make out OF II was that Colonel
Kellar considered all conventions tricky and
corrupt. He did not seek the nomination. He
was hundreds of miles away when the gentle
men who composed that convention were APP
pointed, and had no part in their selection.
II the convention was corrupt, then the gen.
tlemen who composed II must have been cor
rupt. have stood with the great Democratic
party for the last twenty-five years, and was
always ready to support the nominees OF
proper conventions. When l saw the homes
of the South overturned, her armies scattered
her children filling bloody graves, and the
CONFEDERACY BURIED IN II DUST,
l returned TO my home to live a life of peace
and to labor for the restoration of our fallen
fortunes. l clasped hands with every man
who felt thus, whether he was an old wing OF
even a Radical If be would repudiate and turn
his back upon the foul policy of his party. i
have been, ever since l returned 10 my I'M
poverished home, a man OF peace ahd noS Z
quarrelsome disturber. l never attempted TO
foist my claims upon the people by nominal
ing myself. I am now the nominee OF a con-
vention composed Of one hundred thlrIy-
five gentlemen, while Colonel helar IS the
nominee OF himself. [Laughter.l winch Is
the most reasonable? tCheers.J
The speaker compared Judge Lewis 70 the
white monkey, Lewis was dressed In white
and there stands the black cat pointing to
the crowd OF negroesl whose paws are 10 pun
the chestnuts out OF the nre, and when they
are all out, never a chestnut Will the Dlack car
get. Loud laughter.1
JUDGE LEWIS WANTS THE CHESTNUTS
-. III H. - aa9 fhav-
are District-AttOrneys; they are PostmaSters;
they are United States MarshalSi they are
and Gaugers and Tax-CollectOrs
but the black cat never gets a pit OF grease Ior
her paws. loud laughter and cheers-l
In referring to the candidature OF tolonel
Kellar, he said that every vote gwen 10 that
gentleman was a vote taken IRON hlhiseII
Colonel Haynes), and given TO lCfleS
of That's sol There was only himself and
Lewis in the contest. 1t was a question OF a
Democratic or a Radical triumph. "A Volce,
"You tell the truth, Colonel"
My competitor, Colonel Kellar, in his
speeches, as well as in his address to the peo-
pie OF the Ninth district, gives his reasons for
becoming a candidate for Congress. one
among them is: Because men or both pol1tl-
cal parties desire him to become q candidate;
"Inen who do not feel themselves represented
in the candidate selected by the convention,
and whom they will not support"
THE TRICKERY AND CORRUPTION
of political conventions rave made them
justly Odious to the people" Does he mean
TO say that in n clOsely-contested district k
this, where the Democratic and Liberal parties
and the Radicals so closely approach each
other in voting strength, where the majority
of the Liberal movement is small as II is, and
where il becomes necessary to harmonic the
Greeley masses opposed to Rad1callsm to give
success to our principles, hal he is opposed
to a convention OF the people to nominate the
man who should be the candidate? lfso, then
he is practically for the success of the Radi-
Gals, whatever may be his political afilia-
lions and Intentions. There is no difference
in practical effect between q man who goes
for a Radical directly, and one who secures
the election of a Radical by Indirect means.
Is he opposed to ali as "trioky
and corrupt" or is he in favor OF them when
they DO right? Let him answer. II am OPP
posed 10 any tricky and corrupt conventions
as much as he. Mr., johnson, 10 Whose coat
tail Colonel kellar is attempting to hang, said
in his Memphis speech that when conyen-
lions were right he passed them. Was not the
that nominated me q rebellion
against all trickerysand corruption, aud did 1t
not do right? l think 50. Does he mean to
charge against the delegates OF the late Con
gressiohal Convention, by whom l was nomi-
mated, that thsy were tricky and corrupt?
HERE ARE THE NAMES
the one hundred and thirty-lve delegates
from this county who nominated me:
Fdyette.-Dr. A. J. PEBBLES, L. W. Jones, r. 4.
Scruggs, Vim. Norris, W.P. Rhea, J. L, Pull
ham, 4. B.. YanGeyi W, 4, -Milliken, II: Z.
Norman, w P: Finney, ]. $. Perry, i. {.
W. +. Perry, ]. a. Crowder, 5. j. Canvas, w. b.
Douglass, ". A. Winfrey, W. Boyd, Il. II. Har-
vey, j, 0, Stewart, G. NJ. Whitman, WI. Can
Porter, H. K. Sherrod, J, w KARI, ]. P, Ste
venson, ]. c. Ford, A. W. Pattersan, ID.
E. Warren, q. A. Warren, g.: 4. Smith,
j. A. Flippin, NJ. Cartwright, ]. NJ. Buchanan,
Il. d. Jordan, a, G. Marvin, A. V. War;, W. II.
Williams, J.. H. Abingdon, W, +, Stone, ]. 5.
Blair, ID. +. Bates, w. johnson, ]. J. William
son, o, I, Hunter, E E. Boswell, J. ]. Maxwell,
j. IS. Hill, L. l.. Davis, us. Steger, W. b. Jones,
]. j. Pulliam, II, W, Re9Yes, HI. Burton, III.
Dovner, w. X Crawford, A., WslkeTI W. A.
GAY, ], T. Warner, Joseph Il. Mosby, $. 6.
sparks, @, 4, Mathes, j. A. Hill and j. Rhea.
Are they not honorable men? VIII Colonel
Kellar say they acted g~orrGptlyG II 50, spec
the Instance. II all conventions are corrupt,
why did my competitor go as a delegate in
May last to the state Convention at Nash
vile, and assist in the nomination of John C..
Brown. He there committed himself dis
tinctly and fully to the
PRINCIPLE OF CONVENTIONS,
md stands bound as q man to support the
nominee against Mr.. Colyar, the Independent
candidate for Governor. He has admitted
hat he drew the o~riginaldraft OF the platform
IF the State Convention What Ss that plat
Though he has been making wal on
he Democratic leaders, supporting Mr.. Gree
yet in that platform he declared and re-
ifdrmed his purpose "to preserve the Integrity
ii the Democratic party o shame! where is
ny blush? He is now moving on in a new
yroove, and has got out Of the old rut of the
linth of May, which he carried out for the
party Of Tennessee. Why does he
llso support Greeley n Brown, the nomi-
ices of conventions at
CINCINNATI AND BALTIMORE,
f all conventions are corrupt? Might he not
Is well support me as q nominee, as Greeley
nd Brown. The truth is, his opposition to
IL seems to me is suddenly in
pfred by his desire to be a candidate for Con-
tress. and by other events which have lately
l would not be a candidate If nomi-
lated by a thousand conventions, If the
domination was not right, and approved by
he people Of the Congressional district. But
where has there been my public meeting in
his district OF the people against my nom1na-
ion? None has occurred. On the contrary,
Gentlemen, you know that the Democratic,
liberal and Conservative people of the dis |
riot are almost unanimously for me for Con-
,ress, are for Greeley and Brown for President
nd Nice-PreSident, and against tbs Radical
,arty, Judge Barbour Lewis, Colonel kellar
nd General Grant. [Cheers.l They are al
unanimously for me everywhere, aud
he people say as you all know thai the con-
made at least an acceptable nomina-
ion in presenting my name for Congress. If
I did right why IS he opposed to the nomina-
ion?
But falling to get a nomination himself, and
AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
" his own nomination of himself, henow de-
lares for ex-President johnson for Congress,
or the state at Large, after having politically |
ituperated, denounced and opposed him as
INIT for public promotion, in the AudldHche,
own to the time he became u candidate for
himself, This is what he said of Mr.
ohnsOn, OH August 18th
ANDREW johnson does not like Greeley and /
re are sure Mr.. Greeley has no love for John
on. The ex-President has started out in a
race for political honors, and hopes TO
Yin by the same arts which he has used sue
essfully in the past, Tho 4pqlqnehe opposed
Is election to the United States Senate, and
id its part in defeating him. There is no pO-
Ition in the gift OF the people Of Tennessee
hat Andrew Johnson Onpht IN fill Or the dn-l
les of which he can discharge. He belongs
, that class Of public men who I'VE nothing
} serve but their hates and their evil memo
.esi y their political records are rs ful Of
as jobs back when II was soraped with
potsherd,"
WHAT \ SUDDEN CHANGE
as come over the spirit Of his lreaml How
1ickly he can run in new roQve His con-
let in this matter is an implied confession
4 his part that he is unable to swim the Tiber
this contest; and, as Cesar called on
assius, he now cries aloud TO Mr., johnson,
save me, Mr., Johnson, or sink" Like the
an in the swollen river, attempting 10 cross
on horseback, when washed OF by the
bod, he clutched the horses tail, n thus
tempted TO hang on for n time, but his tail
Did must o break, and no win go down
the bottom and be numbered with the
'rpses of "the dead past" l claim to be a
'Od swimmer. l can float across the stream
fore me even on my back, and without the
l~iculous humiliation OF holding on to any I
,dy's tail. What right has my competitor ia I
k me whether am for General Cheatham j
for eX-President Johnson? VIII IL make [
e less qualified TO represent the people Of +
Is district in Congress whether / am for the !
lie or for the other? To vote between them is i
A PRIVATE RIGHT !
at always belongs u. ms rs a citizen in a !
fvate capacity. This l h exercise freely. \
my friends desire to know, / will dc it. 1 c
vi frankly state to them; but not TO Colonel I
ellar, nor his co-adjutors. II the people of c
Is district had commissioned me to cast a
cir votes far pae or the other Of them, then h
would be my duty TO notify the public how I
should act between them. Why not call on
e TO say which l am for among the four can
dates in the Eighth district, and, indeed, ]
'eFywhefe else IN the state? II would be as Y
'rtinent. The truth is, the people under /
and my competitor and his reason for c
hanging for Mr.. johnson so suddenly and I
r requesting me to declare whom 1 am for. l
~ ell know, gentlemen, that the friends Of q
Chedtham ana 81 Mr.. J9hnspn are :
tn for me in this race. Colonel KeIlar and I
Q AudtGnche wants me to declare against I
Ie or the other, in the hope that he may get a
few votes in this Congressional district.
by does he not put his claims
On PRINCIPLES, AND NOT ON MEN? l
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