Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-30
ruE SPEECH LAST NIGHT.
Judge HouiS Blows IIS BnHao az abs
opera House.

cans some cOlOTcd men, ana ABOUT
600 or 700 Democrats ahd cX-rebels
gathered az the Opera House TO hear
Judge Houk blew his bazoo about
what he knows Of fraudulent conven-
tions, &c, the Democrats hoping and
expecting to hear something new in
the way Of abuse. but his entire speech
was a rehash Of his former speeches
and of his card in Sundays issue Of
the Press and Herald.
In the afternoon some of the friends
of Judge Houk held a secret caucus,
the proceedings Of which were printed
in circular form. and were furnished
the meeting without charge, which
were substantially rs follows:
HOURS SECRET CAUCUS.
The friends of Judge l.. G.. Houk
held secret caucus yesterday, at his
Office I'm the Masonic Temple.
Judge J, p. Swan was called to the
chair The meeting was composed of
twenty six parties, representing five
different counties many Of the dele
gates were the little ring about Houk's
Office in Knoxville. Several speeches
were made. Judge Swan made a
speech and denounced the Jefferson
county Republican Convention rs n
/ fraud. Judge Houk then read letters
/ from several parts Of the district from
. his strikers encouraging him to make
/ the race.
/ Horace Foster, Esq, next came and
said that he was for HOuk first. last,
and all the time, but that hewas afraid
all was lost.
Parson w. G. Brandon made a
/ speech said that he felt good. He
was satisfied Houk was the strongest
man.
David Nelson, Of Loudon, came
| next. He said that he lived in the lst
| dist. of Loudon county, and that there
were colored voters, in his district, and
they would 90 solid for Houk. The
white Republicans were mostly for
ThOrnburgh.
Charles II. FlournOy moved that il
was the sense Of the meeting to keep
l.. G.. Houk on the track, Government
claims or no Government claims.
Carried.
Judge Swan had long set of resolu-
tions, which he read, denouncing the
Louisiana rebellion and the Knoxville
CHRONICLE. The matter was discuss
ed pro and con. by PdrsOR Brandon,
Charles II. Flonrnoy and others.
Several of the speakers opposed saying
anything about the Louisiana Affair."
. giving As their reasons that they would
drive oil Democratic votes from Houk,
Charles II. FiOurnOy insisted that they
must 90 into the thing whole hog, and
.therCupOu offered an amendment {,
Judge Swans resolutions, TO the eilec
that they deuouuCc the Gibson county
= outrages r. was finally decided by
3 the chairman that the resolutions hat
: CARRIED by q majority.
Il was further decided 20 max,
2 Judge Swan chairman OF the meet
! ing at the Opera House, and II
t the event he was absent, HdTsoN Bran
2 don, Charles Fl0urnoy ar some ou'
: else should fill the chair. A.gentlemai
1 whose name We Iorcbaer giving wa
suggested as a suitable man to get up II
the meeting and have the resolution
referred'tO above, passed TO the chair
q man, who should read thonl to the au
dience for their approval. Some OF tn
parties seemed to doubt the prophet
, of Offering the resolutions
| This was then argued pro and con
- some saving il would not 10 to ole
, them, that they could not pass them
e Others argued that they could be pass
ed, that the majority of the audianc
would be Democrats, and that
course they would vote for the resolu
tions, except those on the outrages,
Charles II. Flournoy and DR.. Stew
:. ard said they could say" ~ five time.
while the other party could say No
once. 1t was understood by the meet
e ing that HOull must play the part OF
q clown as near az possible.
: Rev. G.. w. Coleman, of Ro1n'
e made some pertinent remarks.
Y The meeting then adjourned TONED
/ al Staub's Opera House.
y Those who were present last nigl
know that the programme was carrie
out to letter. The Convention bein
called to order, Col. J. NJ. Meek. VIII
nominated Judge Swan, of Jeiierso
county, for chairman of the CORrcRiC
u as he called it, ami he was elected ;
a such by Judge HouE's friends, WI
n had gathered near the stage.
TO The Judge in commencing il
rs speech stated that he bad been askC
ct by one or two Of his competitors tor
re division of time, but that he told the
to that he would occupy about two hon
so and n. half and if they wanted to, tn,
o, could then take the stand. He al
T. nounced himself as Republican ca
be didate for Congress, and stated that
would first discuss the questions
had heretofore discussed, and aftt
wards he would give them somethil
new. He commenced with the tina
10 cial question, making the same O
IT, speech heretofore given, and ne
=, touched upon loyal claims, making 7
~ same remarks he did i'm the knoNvi
Vi Cont House some time since. y
-. crowd began to get restless and sor
M were continually leaving, when {
~ Judge would again call their aJent
20 10 to the fact that he would come 70 t
i,o interesting part after while. lie TO
Us M the internal revenue laws, a
we abused them ne heretofore,
,es gave his idea Of equalizing bou
~ ties, and derded Thornbur
'u' for not getting more than &l200NO
river improvement, promising
would Get more, If elected. His
marks ON the back alary grab wpr
rehash of those made mt the Coz
y. house, and then came 10 the CT