Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
DR.. G. P. Herndon.

In our issue of the 9th inst, published
a criticism of the course recently pursue"
by DIR. q. T.. Herndon, of Greenton, this
county. regarding the recent democratic
This 1 had Il perfect right 10
do, and | did it III courteous language. l
consider his course in the premises lnexcll-
sable and inconsistent with duty, anu the
Inlrlligencer Will make 1t clear to the
pui,lic that it Is so Ill future
articles. write this because l uu-
derstand that the paper is accused OF
doing Or. Herndon an injustice in charging
him with having violated instructions when
i delegate to a congressional convention al
Carrollton in 1872. and then IN refusing to
publish "a letter from him denying that he
had done so. l have never been UNI
willing TO give him the benefit OF a denial,
but refused to publish the subJolned letter,
because it was discourteOus throughout,
and wound up with Il threat.
do not propose to make Il rule OF pub
fishing such documents to please any one,
hut here is his letter.
You will please publish this explanation.
In your issue OF the 9th OF this month, l
see you charge me with having Floiateu IN
structions given to me AS a delegate 10 the
congressional convention. held at Carrollton
some four wears ago, being satisfied that you
were informed by good authority that such
a charge was false, | I'm forced to believe
that you got it up for political purposes.
relterate it is false and 4 base 1abric':-
ton. Now, sir, the facts are these, belieN-
in~ that a convention has u right to make its
own regulations, and believing further,
that 1t was for the Interest of the party to
adopt the twO-third rule, | voted for IT, but
OH the vote for congressman although aiteI
getting to Carrollton, L became sitlSncu IL
was Il bad selectiOn). | voted for john b.
Clark r. ! do not now remember the num-
Der of times, but 40 nomination being maze
the first day, being compelled TO be III 81.
Louis the next mornings, by consent OF the
delegates and convention. left a proxy anu
started to St. Louis. My recollection il
Ethan Allen was the man. With the posi-
tive understanding he would act with the
balance OF the delegates. You had as wei
so slow, MIR. Editor, in making charges that
are false against me. Your ideas OF honol
and mine. | perceive, are from quite u dli'
ferent standpoint. G.P. HERNDON.
In my article | said that DIR. Herndor
though''lnstructed to vote for Jno. b Clark
ST." had violated his Instructions by 'work
ing with all his ability to defeat the chuic'
of his county, His own letter, abOy'
printed, convlcts him. lie acknowledge
that he voted for the two-thirds rule, and h'
will not pretend to deny that he knew tina
this rule was passed in order to defeat Gen
Clark. L knew as we'll rs he that he hat
voted for Gen. Clark, but he did SO afte
first helping to pass u rule which was tn
only means OF defeating him. as a maJorlt.
:, Of the convention was Tor him or INSTRUCTED
tor him as shown by the vote Subsequent.
taken l went to that convention, being
member of the congressional committee. an
called it to order. l went particularly II
the interest OF Mr.. Triton Davis. l helpe'
, get up this two-thIrds rule. as | had u pei
feet right to do, not being u delegate. ID
Herndon knew these facts, and that | wa
I trying to beat Clark, and he gave me hi
: proxy, when he left on the evening OF tn
: first day, and though his memory may no
8 serve him well enough to recall the circun
r stan e, mine is perfectly clear that his par
= ing injunction to Inc was to vote for anybod
but Gen. John Il. Clark, ST. To these facts
am willing TO be sworn. DR.. Herndon wlst
r es to make the special plea that he Obeye
+, instructions BECAUSE he was ordered to 10
v and he cOted. This will not do. He did jus
q what this paper said he had done he disc
i, beyed his Instructions, and not being man
. enough to do it in All open way, he accom-
, plished it by u trick. Ii my testimony is II,
y sufficient, | can give that of several otht
II gentlemen who were present.
ETHAN ALLEN, Ed. l~ntelligencer.