Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-10-24
BRoMxLoM,s MrrnpRaKAL.
Why He..Baeked Out Of theI Congress-
ienal Race.
Kno.rllle pre.s and fferald. orl. :.


Knoxville Press and Herald, Oct 81
To the Voters Of the Second Con-
| gressional District-Eight days ago. [
snnounced myself as a candidate for
Congress. At that time a contest was
being waged, and has been carried on
I for months between two Republican
candidates and their friends, which,
! from its character. had dissatisfied
many of the best men Of the party
with both of the candidates. At the
request Of such Republicans. as also
at the solicitation Of some Of the best
men OK the opposite party, who de-
sired, in my election. TO see the people
of the district give q more emphatic
rebuke to the Civil Rights bill than
they could otherwise do, | became
candidate.
Since being candidate, Hon. L. E..
Houk, one Of the Republican caadi-
dates, has withdrawn from the contest
IN my favor In so doing, Judge
Houk has shown his personal friend
ship for me, but more especially has
he yindicated his devotion to the prin-
ciples he has professed.
Meanwhile the divisions in the Re
publican ranks have been seired upon
by certain Democratic politicians as
an opening to elect one Of their own
number. In the greed for place the
great issues of Civil Rights and an
equitable system Of finance, which
would relieve the distressed and i'm
poverished South, have been forgotten.
They have mathematieally calculated
''the divide of the Republican vote
between H0uk, Thornburgand Brown
low" and between Thornburg and
BrowBlow so as to elect one Of our
men, and arrived at the conclusion
that the election Of one of their own
number is an assured result. | did
not announce myself for Congress with
the view of dividing the Republican
party SO as TO elect Democrat, Who
would have no influence when he got
to Washington. My time is too val
liable to be occupied in that way.
Therefore il is that I now withdraw
from the contest. In doing So. / re-
turn my heartfelt thanks for the as
of support which | have re-
ceived from old Republican friends
and from many valuable citizens who
have heretofore differed with me. Of
this latter class, / have to say, that
their course toward me is a source of
1t argues well for the
country, that there is in the district
brave and patriotic men who have
shown themselves capable of rising
above party, and doing that which
hey sincerely believe to be for the
best interests Of the country.
/ shall continue to fight the abomi-
,able Civil Rights bill, and all such
class legislation, but I will
10 it inside the Republican party.
The platform Of the Republican
State Convention is sound on Civil
Rights, and on this platform the Re
publican candidates from Maynard
Town will, as they deserve, carry this
district by several thousand majority.
This is my prediction, and put it in
opposition to that Of the small polite
ans who believe otherwise and who
eally know nothing Of the district.
When | again have occasion to ad-
lress the public, | expect it to be
through the medium Of the Knoxville
Wing, where | will be untrammeled
md can speak with as much effect as |
;ould as a member of Congress.
W. G. BRowNLow.
Knoxville, Oct. 8, 1874.