Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-09-26

convention, Tor Bristol. presented a
candidate to that Convention in
the person of one of her oldest
and most prominent citizens, Col.
|. B. Dunn, and endeavorod to Sc
cure the nomination for him. We
are privy to the fact that this very
district, which "Fair Play" says
"Fowler cannot carry for the nolnio
nee" was asked to send Dunn dell
egates to that Convention. And
we are priyy to the further fact
that the voters of the district, see
ing plainly that Bristol's man could
not be nominated without the aid
of Pridemore's friends, did send
two delegates, who, after Pride
more, would have gone for Col.
Dunn. Not only this. Bristol
has actually presented Col. Dunn's
namo to both Of the two preceding
conventions at Abingdon and Ma
rion in 1872 and 1874, and now,
on Col. Dunn and the warm sup
porters he had in Bristol, who have
for three successive times tried to
have him nominated by the con-
vention, "Fair Play" goes square
ly back. So that Bristol and
Goodson district are fatty commit
ted and in honor bound to support
the Convention or ego back" upon
herself, thing she is not going to
dishonor herself by doing. We
take it then that "Fair Play is no
Bristol man.
Having shown that Fair Play"
cannot be Democrat and that he
cannot be a Bristol man, we propose
to show that he cannot be Granger.
Not only is he no Granger, but he
clearly shows himself to be opposed
to the Changers and therefore all ene-
my to the farmers of the country and
dpriori, an enemy to the country, for
the Changers and farmers are now the
hope of the country. He says "the
larger portion (of the COnvention)
we're men high III position and stand
ing and like Caesar wife. above sus-
piciou," but that the Convention was
''run. controlled and differed by
certain professions" and that 'the
D1fLImaSterS of the Convention are to
blame"-that "the honest body Of the
Convention was headed off by party
organ grinders and old practical
convention tricksters, which led the
ColaUemhoH step by step beyond the
point from achich Heg could eUer posi-
bIyget back," He further says that
"the honest laymen of the Conven-
ton were outwitted," &c. He furth-
er more says, HAD the outside lobyt
lists and the organized leaders been
removed results far different would
have been developed" f.tA.A ... 81.
Alas. these statements are clear
enough. No trouble to understand
such language as this. The writer is
clear enough this time. and the only
conclusion he draws and writes down
against these honest laymen Of the
Convention, is that they we're a pack
of fools into whose noses the leaders
and outside lobbyists hooked their
little pin hooks and led them about
as Sitting Bull does his captive after
he gets his. rings in their noses. =
Who are these "honest laymen" of
the Convention whom Fair Play"
thus stigmatizes7 We know the fact
that many of them are Changers,
and we have not a doubt that the
large majority of them we're farmers
and Changers, and the man who stig-
mrtizes the farmers and Changers as
a hurdle of ninnies and stlpios, una
BILE. to speak their sentiments or to
maintain their independence and in
tegrity and to discharge their Official
ly pledged duties, despite a few lead.
ers aud lobbyists. speaks of them in a
manner not warranted by their known
intelligence. The farmers, Changers
and mechanics, who were in the
Convention were an intelligent body
of men and highly creditable to the
District. "Fair Play" would show
them otherwise aud Of course he
cannot be one of them. 'a '.l I".fIa
The whole amount of "Fsir
Plays" article means that e
|. No man who supports an indie
pendent candidate foe Congress
should ever afterward receive the
support of his party. rs