Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-10-14

the money. 90 much tuon Tor tuts
outside issue. Yes. Mr.. Turner, ap-
pointed committee of twenty.eix
clever gentlemen, two from each dis.
trict, though two Of thom were not IN
town, not 70 nominate, but to present
TO the convention a suitable candidate.
Sc. and will say further, that on mo-
ton of G.. l.. Sloan. Moody man,
twelve others were added, and as 20
the matter OF that as many moro might
have been added, il it had been asked
for. The chairman only appointed
one Of them Mr., Sloan, land Renamed
the others, Judging Sloan by the
standard by which am judged, he at
tempted TO appoint Moody men, but to
the extend of one-third (rot one-half
as before stated by me, he also got
hold of Dunn men. II is certainly
patent to every thinking mind that to
present the name Of candidate to
convention is one thing, to nominate
him in the convention is quite another,
and more difficult thing. If, as is
commended, Moody is strong and Dunn
so weak, 400 versus 105, if that is their
relative strength, and will particular
ly remark that Moody's strength is on
the north side of the river, as evinced
by the primary election, and the great
er part of the people In town on the
day of the convention were from the
north side Of the river. Now the ques-
ton comes up why his friends if so
| strong, did not vote down the motion
when made, or when the report was
brought in, refuse to adopt it ? or bring
in a minority report and adopt that !;
any or all of which the majority could
have done. Now this thing of minor
ity packing a convention ON majority
can't be did, as Mr.. Turner and four
teen others saw clearly demonstrated
here last Saturday. But by way of
explanation will say that although the
leaderwas the same, the fourteen others
are Iot the same that [ am now ad-
dressing, but henceforth | think that
fifteen ought to take its place among
the mystic numbers. The fifteen of
last Saturday had as nice put up job
as Shaw and | could possibly have had,
but as Capt. Wall said of them, the
trouble was there was not quite enough
of them to carry it through" They
got everything arranged to their liking,
but when the voting came up their
nice little game of bluff was nicely
squelched.
| Yes, Mr.. Turner, | claim the nom
ination over the 400 votes at the pri-
mary ballot box, for the reason that
the one was the legitimate act of the
Democratic party in convention as
sembled, the other mongrel between
the Democrat and Republican parties.
1t is not the genuine metal, but an
alloy that will not pass the November
ordeal. The sentiments of an individ-
ual in a small county may be learned
in few hours, Mr.. Turner, so it may
be in a large county as to that matter.
But of one thing | am assured, that
r. II. Moody has not learned the
sentiments of all, or of a majority of
the voters of Cheatham county, or he
would ere this have quit the field, and
retired to some other county, where
his services will be more highly ap-
preciated than here. Now as to the
Leech man who so loudly boasts of his
support of the high toned and patriotic
Moody, (wonder where he has shown
his patriotism, there has been two wars
since he has been old enough to bear
arms, but l guess he is like | am, al
ways occupied bomb-proof,) l have
this to say, you have deserted your
friend without cause. If another has
done wrong according to your idea OF
things, does that justify you in desert
ing your friend, when none of the
wrong, if any, attaches to him. Strange
logic and stranger ethics. Did two
wrongs ever make right? Mr.. Turn
er you are mistaken when you suppose
| am the Chairman of the Executive
Committee. And vastly more so when
you suppose there was any willing on
my part when | saw the action of
Houston county, simply thought she
had acted hastily and unadvisedly, and
think soyet They should have waited
for some official notification from this
county, and not have taken the say SO
of any private or interested individual.
As to what Mr. Dunn will do in the
premises, | am not advised. | am
E we'll assured of one thing however, his
Withdrawal will not advance the in
terest of Mr.. Moody in the least, and
if he stay on the track, he will beat
Mr.. Moody, and if he withdraws Mr..
Leech will do the same. But this is
only the opinion of one individual, and
may possibly be erroneous, but we shall
see what we do see.
Respectfully,
S. D. Power.