Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-18
PUBLIC INTEREST.
HENDERSON, Tenn, July II.

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lie is the man for Congress.
PUBLIC INTEREST.
HENDERSON, Tenn, July II.
To Can't. John NJ Taylor, Hon ). d. G. At
kins and Col. y. NJ. Wisdom:
We, a portion of the voters of the
LIST Dist. Of Madison county. "ft0T
mature deliberatiOn, have cOnclu-
ded it will more fully get the ex-
preston of the Conservative vo-
ters I'm this Congressional District,
for YOU to refer your claims to the
people in primary election, to be
had at the same time and place for
holding the county elections in Au-
gust. This brings the claims of
each OF you before every voter in
the District, and in this way the
voice of the party can be expressed
The one receiving the majority TO
be unanimously nominated at Jack
son by the Convention, Aug. 18th,
the other two TO withdraw from
the race, and give their influence to
the one thus receiving the majority.
We pledge our earnest support to
the one thus selected.
The returns of this primary cleo
ton to be handed TO the Ccnven-
ton in Jackson on the 18th of Aug,
as the expression of the people,
We refer the matter to you to agree
upon yourselves, and publish
throughout the District at the car
Hest moment.
Very Respectfully,
WI CrOOE- JnO Barham,
r j Barham, Hiram johnson,
c NJ Cason, w A Rowsey,
Robt Purdy, y b Crook,
and seventeen others.
The above letter was received by
me on Monday last, and being upon
matter of public interest l answer
it as such, as there may be others in
this district holding similar views.
l know the gentlemen to be men OF
standing in their community, and
that their opinions arc entitled to
weight, but think they will at once
see the impropriety of the three
gentlemen addressed pursuing the
course suggested by them.
In the first place the voluntary
offer of ourselves as candidates for
Congress gives us, individually or
collectively, no more power or au-
thority to determine the means by
which the peoples CHOICE between
US, or another person, as candi-
date to make the party race
shall be indicated by them, than if
we had never announced ourselves.
The Office belongs to the people, as
also does the mode and manner of
selecting the candidates, and either
three of those writing have as much
right to choose the means as we
have. To so dictate would be pre-
in us which would not,
and ought not to be submitted TO by
the people, and upon second thought
have no idea that the writers
themselves would submit to allow
whomsoever chose to announce
as candidates, to usurP
such powers.
Secondly-A convention having
been called by the Executive au-
thority of the party in this District,
for US, because we are candidates,
to undertake to go counter to it,
would beget confusion, and be such
characterization as to produce dis
in the party to the ex-
tent of our joint influences, and it
is needless to say that such action
on our part, with the recollection
that seven Radicals now hold seats
in Congress from this State on ac-
count of Reorganization produced
by the will of the candidates being
permitted to govern the party two
years ago, would not be permitted
if we so desired.
Thirdly.-Each of the gentlemen
has announced his name
as a candidate, "subject" to the Con
and having done so it
would amount to a violation of good
faith to do otherwise than submit
to the Convention to which he
stands pledged by his announce
ment, and should l now find that
my personal aspirations would be
more surely advanced by some
other mode, l could not hon
orably withdraw from the ODE
dience given the Convention
by my announcement Subject"
to it. Being a candidate up
on party principles, l tecl it my du-
ty to yield TO the demands of the
party, and should the Executive
Committee deem a primary election
best, my claims are then subject to
It. l would suggest that should
the gentlemen above named vet de-
sire that mode, that they lay the
matter before the Executive Com
which will no doubt most
take the action desired by
The party as party, ana do not
1oubt but that each candidate
would rs willingly submit. l would
further say, l see no reason why
each civil district preferring it,
night not choose its delegates by
| primary election.
d. N. WISDOM.
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