Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-09
LETTER FROM SCOTT.
The Late Election.

December 1st, 1873
&c. FOWLER, ESQ. Mr.. E'ditOr:-
/ notice a communication in your issue
of 25 IN November, from NJ b. Wood,
replying to my letter published in the
COURIER some time since. | think the
language used conveyed the meaning
L intended. tU-Wit: That it wos the
universal expression and belief, tainolig
Riehmond's friends of course. that
such was the fact, j. e., that many of
Osborn S f4iends voted for Hughes, in
order to secure votes for their man,
which is the case. The gentleman says
There was not a gain of 500. Rich
mOnd received 934, Osborn 965, Ramie,
Radical, I97." Now. Hughes received
$50 and Kemper 1,270. making 1920,
and in the election for Representative
to Congress, 1872, Bowen received 73J,
Hughes so, making 1919, leaving a
gain on that vote of 70I. In the cleo
tion for delegate in 1871, Queen receiv-
ed 65l. Taylor 368, Ramie 379, Adams
58-l, ,4J6, a gain on that vote of 564.
In the election for Representative to-
Congress in 1870, McMullin received
242. Terry 669, Hughes 378-1. 800, a
gam on. that vote of ILL., So that the
gentleman mistaken about there not
being gain on the usual vote of 500.
The gentleman says again. lit seems
rather strange that the heaviest and
ouly relative radical gains were at the
precincts where Rich'nOud received
majOrties." Such was not the case.
The Radical vote Ramie and Adams)
i'll 1871 at the precincts where Rich
mond received majOrities. was ISL |
The Hughes vote at the same precincts
this year was 323, gain of IS 25-46 per
cent. The Radical vote. in 1871, at
the precincts, where OSbOrn rect ived
majorities, was 240 The Hughes yotr
at the same preeinrts this year was
427, gain of 77.1l-l2 per cent. The
reverse of what the gentleman stated. |
He also refers to tie radicaI vote re-
ceived by Richmond mt Estillville and |
Stony Point. This is easily accounted |
for, RIehmond's liberal course as a |
merchant having gained him strong
er influence than that of party over the |
men he hat befrieuded, and these weie |
the only points at which Richmond re-
ceived any considerable vote. 1t is |
estimated by the different persons pre-
sent at the counting of the vote that |
Richmond beat Osborn about two to |
one on the Conservative ticket, and |
that Osborn beat Richmond consider |
ably over two to One on the Radical |
ticket. 1t is very certain that Osborn |
received his niajorities at the Radical
strongholds, and that Richmond re-
ceived his maiorities at th> precincts
where the Conservative party mustered
in its strength.
The gentleman says. "Nor is this
strange when everybody knows that
the same doctrine, (as to the railroad
only, that Richmond advocated in
this county during his canvass, was
advanced and maintained by Hughes
in his speech made here at the Septem-
Der County Court"
The gentleman is wrong again.
Hughes never made speech here at
the September County Court, but Rich
mond made his opening speech here at
that time, advocating decisive steps to
compel the early commencement and
completion of the Va Ky. Il. r., and
condemning the policy of the manage
ment of the a. III. & G. II. II. Co. in
delaying the same, and it was not un-
til a month afterwards, when Rich
mond had partly canvassed the county
that Hughes came here at the October
County Court, and made his speech
following the same train of argument
as the railroad that Richmond had ad-
vanced and maintained 2, ~
The gentleman says further, ut is a
little too late for r. A. A. to claim
John j. Owens, Sheriff e.ett, as being
on the Richmond side. Ii was well
known before and since the election,
that Owens was brought out by the
Osborn party in the lower end of this
county against Gibson, who was be-
lieved to be, favorable to Richmond
VERY SAGACIoUS INDEED the gentle
mau is, if he saw anything in my letter
claiming aught of John Owens farther
| than that he was elected Sheriff, and
that he was conservative" which
had been in formed, was the. case.
He says, Neither Osborn or his
friends or The friends of Malone in
this county will blush or shrink to have
| the fullest and most scrutiniZng in
vestigation made of the whole can vass
They viii come out with bright -escut-
cheOns and an untarnished record
| they challenge comparison with the
opposite party" Neither does Rich
mond or Chfs friends shrink from any
| investigation of the canvass. They
would like to have a comparison full
and impartial-but such would be i'm
practicable in q newspaper correspond
ence., The gentleman regrets That the
campaign must be brought into the.
newspapers. ! DO, too. My letter to
| the Courier was an early Unofficial"
return of the vote and ] suppose pub
| lished by the editor of the Courier out
of courtesy to me, and | would not
have replied to the gentleman's COM
| munication but for the purpose ofcor
| recting his misstatements and Placing
myself In a proper light before the
public.
With respect, your friend,
r A AyFRa