The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-10-27

when he knows for over q quarter of
"a century have fought the battles Of the
democracy of this district, advocating
Democratic principles. because | Jeiteced
they were right, he RgdtaiJ as all TIE time,
and trying to destroy our proud old Dem
ocratic party As for Mr.. r W. Darby ;
politics, 1 know nothing about them-d0
you
Who was another of the six who met in
Morrow office and appointed John Blue
TO write this address Campbell Parker,
of Marshall, ,cbo has fought the Dem5craHc
Party all his iife and vino, 1 suppose, hates
for the Democratic services | have
rendered, for | never did him personal
injury in nv life. THIS man, on the day
they appointed delegates 10 this sO-called
laduc.,h Convention. in his public
speech, admitted thIt he kjssC u large ma
Joritg Of tie Democrats Of Marshall cers
opposed 10 q coHrtnttoR, and that "A large
majority then present were opposed to the
convention, Jeiieetty u unnecessarily but
hat the minority had right 10 appoint
Delegates.
The Democrats opposed to convention
then Withdrew, numbering about tsr0 hue
T dr-d, and left about hutg IN the Court
house, who appointed delegates 10 the
Paiucah Convention, aud Instructed for
Boone Afterwards, the 200 went back
into the Court house aud passed resoiu-
! lions showing Jhut there was no necessi-
~ for "A convention; therefore they were
opposed to IL l refer the people 10 the
proceedings OF this Marshall meeting
published in the Herald, Farmers Senti-
mel, and other papers.
NOT only this. but Campbell Parker
kHssc that the Democracy or Marshall Olrs
mol for Bo0He, but had given me 40 maj Jr-
ity, IN spite OF all the influences brought
10 bear aud all the frauds practiced ia
the last race for Congress, and suli he set
az 4. iaacs TIE iriH ~ The Dea5crgey Of has
otgu county, and made oHe 81 tie st6 orfer
asg rte cOHrslttt0li.
The proceedings in Galloway and Trigg
were just a. much IN violation OF the
wishes OF the Demo :racy OF these two
counties Trigg. in the last race Tor Con-
gress. gave me 44J ma 0ritY against tie
>o-calied nominee, Judge Boone. and Cal
oway $40 Ballard would have nothing
10 do with it, aA1 yet Judge Boone has
the etfroutery TO proclaim himself tae
Homiiee " the Dtm5craHe FarLY ia arcord
alcs rift tie 4says az hr daYS o. btrAru
and BgyI l deny that there was amy
necessity for the so-calleJ convention,
aud deny that IL was held ia accorian se
( with tbs ustges IN the days Of Burnett
and Boyd; and l deny that juige Boone
IS the nominee Of tie DrH0crCHr yu-iy Of
THIS District; ayti 1 d-hg httt nHtg D-m0crat
IS Wfcr my obligations 10 rote t0r han as
such, which | w.tI proceed 10 SHOW. / be
came s candidate in January Jud e
Boone in My. The clique in Faduclh
trIed every way TO get a multiplicity oil
uAuiijates on the track in tue spring 50
as 10 get mp II necessity Tor convention
bur utterly fii,et. no one being willing TO
have lie name used 10 get zap c9nveH-
tion: hlatly. Judge TrIuble IS - annouuc-
ed as "a candidate. Then the cry was
raised for a convention. George Morrow,
OF Padacah, wrote letters, a. | nave been
informed 10 many OF tue counties, urg
ing them TO be there on the I'D, 10 order
Il cOuyruttOu-OuIy SIX chHIr5Geu met at
his Office IA PliIcah Tine district Is con-
posed OF twelve counties, aud they had
no majority present, aud 10 right to or
/ der convention. NO man caH deteyHte
,rsH the right 70 rots for constable By
yr0Ly, und OF course 10 chairman had the
I right to authorize another to cast the vote
Jf the lrhote Deas0crGcy Of Il county by
PROXY. They called the convention under
the same pretext they did Two years ago
/ haiti was necessary 10 beat the RSdi-
cal candidate. Itold the people that 1t
was deception, and not true; that Jud &c
e. VI
no division Ia the party worth notice.
Now, who deceived the people these
six gentlemen or myself? Let facts speak
for themselves Mhcu the 50 called con
/ ventiOn met. Judge Trimbie friend,
Judge Bigger, asked TO withdraw his
name but 1t was not GHotced jy Judge
BoOAss friends. The baIioriug then pro-
coeded, aud only one county voted tor
Judge Trimh.e, and then his name was
allowed to be Withdrawn, and they nOmi-
mated Boone, "becduse tint 7ras ,chat they
el7'e J0r. Now, dou t every man see
/ that there WIS no necessity for the con-
/ yentiOn-tnat it was iUsgaity caILed, and a
mere farce-that the politicians merely
used Trimbtes name TO get up pretext
/ Tor convention TO deceive the people
and nominate Judge Boone, aud would not
( even allow his name TO be withdraw
I Wien he desired ii. The au Ii;or ) report
I shows that there are over . 800 voters
+ Ia THIS district, and no Republican who
Z SFer ral' Tor Congress ever received over
!, POO VOTES, but they say Grant received
-hily1. There were many meH who voted
rant because they despise1 the trick
~ -------..-.-..siVasae asaon Nominated
-, and they preferred Grant &c
ey This Is no test vote, but foI
fo!gunents sake admit il. Then, if judge
/ Eoone and myself divided the Democratic
vote equally, either half would beat the
radical candidate over four thOusand
HOOD But look at the practical facts
on heard the same cry in the last race
Convention necessary to beat Pickett,
the RaIicai candidate" 1t was in the
mouth OF every politician and trickster,
aud yet when the election came off, my
majority over Pickett was four thousand
five hundred and siXty-five a. 565). Yet
Pickett was personally a popular man.
This cry was raised again. YOU see il n
Blues address, you have heard it all over
the district that the Convention was
necessary to beat Houston, the Radical,
and, as soon they succeeded in uomi-
mating Boone, they now change the cry
aud say, "ilouston viii get no notes.-the
kadical party are for Turner. Even the
Paducah News, Herald, aud Tribune are
now charging that Houston is a ''mere
skirmisher, blind, and "ruse, and
that 1 will receive the Radical vote. (See
Herald vi September ., News October .,
aud rrIbdue October 1.
Such hypocracy, is disgusting to honest
mea. and can not deceive the Democracy
OF This district They have even carried
their lying so far a. 10 say, Anderson
and Bolinger are for me- There is
nothing those two men could not do to
defeat me that they would not do. Ihey
did all fhsg could for Boone before, and wttt
10 Il qatin and AS for their being for me,
it is a bare faced falsehood. No matter
what their positions are, they Will de-
ceive no one ia Graves county. | have
denounced their conduct during the war
too often 10 suit them. But Judge Boone
cla; I'm; natad nv the Democrat