The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-11-23
REPLY TO FARMER. @. B. c.


action Of 'the citizens of Cobb county. the
the Democracy Of CobJ, and bases his
charge on a card published in the Constitu-
ton Of the 14th inst, signed w. A. Tigner.
Tn attending to the convention that was to
be held in Atlanta on the 10th inst, to
nominate a candidate for Senator for the
3jth Senatorial District, Mr.. Tigner says
"rhis call is irregular and made without
consultation with the other counties OF the
District. So far as we know, Clayton coun-
~ will not take any further notice Of said
nroposed convention than TO say no one is
authorized TO represent her in its dclibera.
lions We have appointed Saturday the
nth inst. as the day for selecting delegates
from this county to Senatorial convention
hereafter to be held. When these are ap-
p0inted they speak out and act for Clayton
on the Senatorial question.
Now if there is anytbing in that 10 author
i've "A Farmer G.. Il. C." in saying that
Mr.. Tigner repudates the Democracy Of
Cobb " I confess cant see it. Mr. Tigner
said no more nor no less than it was his duty
10 saw. The Executive Committees of the
various counties are expected TO make all
the preliminary arrangements for county or
district conventions No arrangements had
been 'made for a convention in the Both
Senatorial District, and Mr.. Tigner as soon
as he received notice that Cobb had appoint
cd delegates to a convention TO be held in
Atlanta on the 10th, Immediately gave no
| tice that no one had been appointed to rep
| resent his county, and at the same time
made arran gements for the selection OF duly
authorized representatives, to he held as soon
as the counties Of Fulton and Cobb could Dc
consulted and agree upon time ana place
The mass meeting in Cobb was held on the
9th inst, when the resolutions calling Tor
convention for the 35th District, to be held
in Atlanta on the 10TH to nominate can
didate for Senator were passed, only four
DAYS interviewed between the call, and the
meeting of the convention, and in that short
time both Fulton and Clayton were TO be
notified Of the time and place, and elect del
egates to represent them. II was simply an
impossbilily, hence Mr.. Tigner's card
CLAYTON county could not possibly get duly
authorized representatives and have them in
| Atlanta by the 10th and it looked very
much like Cobb was trying to take snap
| Judgment on the Other counties OF the DIS
! trict No right thinking man can blame
Mr.. Tigner for giving the notice that he
did. when they reflect for Il moment upon
the jealousy that exists between the coun-
ties in relation to the Senator. "a Farmer,
| G. b. c." asks why did not the Executive
act? II was no fault Of mine. | called the
committee together on the 18th of October.
| was unavoidably detained at Douglass Su-
perior Court and could not meet them on
that day. A quorum was not present and
! no action was taken. On the evening of
the very day that the Executive Committee
was 10 meet a call for mass meeting to be
| held in Marietta on the list Tuesday in this
month, TO make nominations, was circulated
and signed by number of citizens. What
more could the Executive Committee do,
| than wait and see what action would be
| taken by the meetingY | could not foretell
what would be done, hence, | waited to see.
The meeting Gas "G. b. G. says) adopted
set of resolutions making all necessary ar
rangements for Senatorial convention.
| What was there for me or the Executive
| Committe to do2 Now in relation to what
occurred at the meeting here on the LIST
Tuesday The meeting was organized by
calling my worthy and venerable friend
Judge Kirkpatrick TO the chair. Resolutions
calling Il convention to meet in Atlanta on
the 10th inst. for the purpose of nominating
! candidate for the Senate in the Both dis
fArict and providing for the election OF de!e-'
| gates to the same, were then introduced,
nut 10 the house, and few voted for them.
Some one then suggested the names of four
gentlemen as delegates. AT this point l
moved to postpone any fun ther action in re-
lation to the Senator until we determined
Il what we would de in rehltion. 10 our county
\ representatives. This motion carried by an
''over- whelmng majority !" Then it was
moved to ''tear the brides off and turn all
| the nags loose and let every man run a
scrub race, not only for Representatives but
for Senator also. The motion was put and
carried. The crowd then almost to MANI
arose and started out of the house. The
chairman attempted to call the house to or.
der and failed. Not wishing to see the
meeting so unccremoniously broken up, l
got upon bench near the door and request
ed the crowd to be seated, a few took their
seats but the great mass OF the people went
out. When the vote for delegates was taken
not one fourth of the people that were in
the house when the motion to turn every
thing loose, were present when the delegates
were elected The people supposed that it
was settled that we were to have no nomin-
atoms either for Representatives or Senator,
so they left
My reasons for moving to turn the candi-
dates loose were these: have always con
tended that the only fair way to make
nomination is, TO elect five or more delegates
from each militia district, and let them meet
in convention and select good men. Then
every section of the county has an equal
chance with Marietta and every other sec
ton. But to have public meeting in Ma
rietta to make nominations IL not fair. The
country may always expect to be swindled
| have seen too much of the work of such
meetings in making nominations, zone al
ready fixed up | now give sc. b. c. :"
notice that | shall always oppose nomina
tons made in any such way. Furthermore
the very men who are now terribly offended
because no nominations were made, are the
very men who have always fought nomina-
tions, and Denounced the organized dem
ocracy as the machiHe democracy. Isn't 1t
passing strange that these anti nomination
men should be SO much offended because
they now have free race, the very thing
they have been contcnding for for years
Why are these men now 50 anxious to be
run through what they have always denom-
mated the mdchfRe dCmOcrdcy? Echo an
swers why? Now, gentlemen, you alone
are responsible for the present status of af-
fairs, and if your own physic nauseates, |
have no tears to shed.
"A Farmer, &. b. c.. asks, shall Nc
CATCHY and Tigner be allowed to meet in
secret conclave and select a candidate for the
Senator" He need not brighten himself
when McClatchy and Tigner call a conven-
ton, they will give sufficient notice to al
low the people of the district to be fairly
represented We will have no such snap
judgments on the people rs was taken by
the delegates who met in Atlanta on the
10th inst Furthermore &c. b. G, may
rest assured of another fact. When Mr..
Tigner and myself make the selection OF
candidate we will certainly present man
who has done more for his country in the
dark hours of her troubles than furnish beef
to the hospitals and that under protest. l
refer &c. b. c. to the evidence before the
Military Commission of 1870, convened to
pass upon the loyalty of members of the
Legislature.
Again | ask why are the anti nomination