The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-10-21
CIRCULAR.
To THE PEOPLE OF THE SECOND SENA
ToRIAL DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE:

: To THE PEOPLE OF THE SECOND SENA
ToRIAL DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE:
Since my last circular was printed, anC
in direct violation of his promise openly
and voluntarily made to the Convention
which nominated me, John Blevins, o
Hawkins, has declared himself a cand
date against me. Here are the proceed
| ings of the Convention:
| On motion, ten minutes were granted
/ to each of the candidates in which to eX
/ plain their position on the political top
/ les Of the day, and to give expression tC
4 the fact that they would abide by the
/ decision Of the Convention, and support
/ its nominee. After consultation between
/ the aspirants, they declined, owing to
/ the Iateness Of the hour, to make any
| further announcement than that they
would abide by the action Of the Con
vcntiOn.
SIXTH BALLOT For Mr. Hamilton
Hawkins, 10; Hamblen, 1; Hancock, 81
For Mr.. Hodges Sullivan, IS; Ham
blen, ); Claiborne, $50.
Upon the announcement Of the vote by
the Secretary, Mr. Hamilton thanked
the Convention for the vote it had hon
Ored him with, but announced that IN
der no circumstances could he accept
the nomination if rendered him, and
moved that Mr.. Hodges be declared, by
acclamatiOn, the choice Of the COnven-
ton.
The motion was put to the Convention
and Mr.. Hodges WAS declared its unani-
nous candidate There being no further
business to transact, the Convention adj
jOurncd sine die.
From the above it is plain that Blev-
ms is a candidate in direct violation of
his solemn promise, and is a disorgan-
izer of the most reckless type. He
runs, knowing that he has not the sem
blance Of a chance to be elected by Con
sentative votes He runs, knowing that
his only hope of election is by the vote
Of the Republican party.
lie shows that because he cannot rule
the party in the district, and compel it
to nominate him, he is determined to
ruin it.
He could not be elected if he had the
track clear; for the reason that he voted
in the last Legislature 20 times for L. G.
Houk, "a Republican,, for Speaker; for
the reason that he voted for the funding
bill, and for the reason that he voted for
the assessment law.
He runs knowing that he cannot get
even the Republican vote for the reason
that in slave times he made his money
by being a negro trader.
In the beginning of the late war he
was an open Rebel He equipped with
his money company for the Rebel
army.
This then is my opponent? A negro
trader 4 Rebel A Union Conserva-
tive A candidate before the Convcn-
ton, that nominated me, pledged pub
Icly to abide by the action of the Con
vention and support me, now a candi-
date hoping to be elected by the vote Of
the negroes whom he used to buy and
sell, and by the votes of the Republicans
to whom he has always been an open
enemy.
Besides all this he was corrupt enough
to attempt to buy me off the track by an
offer of money, thus showing his willing
ness to obtain, by corruption, the high
trust which his people refused to confer
on him.
l submit that he has shown himself
by this condue,, unworthy Of the support
Of the honest men Of any party.
J. c. HODGES.
1forristown, Oct 16, 1874