National Republican., 1878-08-20
TENNESSEE REPUBLICANs.
An Apparent Lack Of Harmony In the Part
m The Efl,tor NJ n, National ps,ubI;r1a.

To The Editor Of he National Republican
srR: No doubt you will fully agree with the
writer that this Is not the time for true Repub-
licans to create, engender, or encourage dis
sension within the ranks Of our party, or fall
ter iu the earnest discharge nf their individual
euties. We all feel that the necessities of the
coming political contest demands all to stand
firm aud steadfast In our devotion to the Ma.
tionsl Republican party.
For the first time since the organization Of
the old party we are panied to call your atten-
tion to state Of affairs in the second Tennes.
sec district which is alarming, and must, for
the sake Of Republican success, be checked.
Year after year the patriotic Union men Of
this district have furnished the councils Of the
nation mea true to the principles of the Re-
publican party. On no occasion in the past
have they neglected their duties, but have
always enjoyed equal rights to the fullest
ext,nt, aud, e II BE- said,to their lasting edit
Southern intimidation Is unknown among
them.
Last Thursday the Congressional convention
convened In Knoxville and re. ulted, as we
have been Informed by the Associated Press
dispatch, in the nomination of Judge l.. G.,
Hawk. About one.third Of the delegates, not
being satisfied with the action of the cOnven.
tion, bolted and assembled at the courthouse,
where they adopted resolutions and made
speeches, denouncing aud ignoring the
action Of the Congressional convention as not
binding In any degree on the Republican
party IN the district.
The convention which nominated Judge
Hawk was composed Of the best men in the
party, and were selected bv the people In their
respective county conventions. They met in
Knoxville at the call of the chairman Of the
executive committee, aud by vote of l9l to
2dt chose Judge Hawk rs the standard bearer.
The nominee Is one Of the most active,
effective, Gnd valuable men the party has in
the State. At every election siuCo the wai.he
has canvasSed in the interest of the party.
As n Presidential electoT his invincible and
eloquent speeches 10 defense Of the Rcpubli.
can cause gained for him hosts Of friends.
Many who differ politically from him ac-
knowledge him as the peer of any man In the
SOUTH both ss politician and rs a lawyer.
He possesses all the requisite elements to
make an enviable record in the next Congress,
aud there is no reason known to man why
he should not receive the hearty support OF
every man IN the district who hRs the
interest Of the national Republican party at
heart. Our friends in the second district
should bear In mind what Is involved In the
future. A wrong step at this hour is too
dangerous to mention. The election Of Dtn-
ocrit from this glorious old Union stronghold
would cause every party man IN the county to
D
Is 1t probable that we have men in our ranks
who desire the election Of another Democratic
reform e. House to disgrace the nation with
false issues aud absurd legislation Let those
| men who would strike biow-a blow the Of.
iects Of which will be felt throughout the
whole country-pause just u moment aud con.
s,der with some thought the situation before
| the national Republican party.
Because our iavOrite or irierd fails TO secure
a nomination must we turn our backs upon the
party aud indirectly place our Republican
friends In the power of the enemy Act with
| men who have endesyored aud are still cagei
to blot and crush out our time. hOnorcd princi
pies and defeat our just measures? /? 1t cannot
be that men will act in this manner.
To understand the beginning Joy Of the op.
| position at the discord in the second district
among Republicans notice u sentence from the
Knoxville Tribune (Democratic) Of August III
Ii reads: Divide and conquer is the watch
word."
Republicans of the second, read this, and
you need not be told its meaning is the cleo
tiOn Of an lsham Harris Democrat over
| Union Republican.
| Our friends must bear in mind there is II,
easy task before Us the work OF every man IL
! the ranks mast count, or our defeat, not oul
| in the fall election, Is certainty, but the hope
Of Grants return to bless again Southern
/ Union men and Republicans with their jus
aud iralienahle rights must vanish forever.
| Let us all trust the Republicans in the Knox
/ vile district will heed the action Of the Firs
! Tennessee District Convention. On the l5tl
instant they met Mt Jonesboru, aud though
many did not secure the nomination Of thei
individual friends, they bowed to the will u
the convention and reso! we'd to fight like uobl
Republicans for Major 4. II. PettibOnc's clcC
tion. 20 let the men in the second, who hav,
in the past made their deeds speak so the who'll
nation heard and Rpplaudcd, answer the part
call and support the nominee Of the Knoxvill
nven'ion.
1t will be difficult task to convince Repub
licans here and elsewhere that the Union mel
iu Brownlow's district will act differently q
encourage Democratic success in their mids
by permitting an eX-Coutcderate or sYnpa
thizer to defeat an old soldier who stood b,
their sides in the long bloody fight for tn
preservation Of the Constitution and the con
tnued life of the Stars and Stripes. Whil,
Jefferson Davis is advising the Southern De
Inocracy to elect eX.Coufedentes to Congress
1t might be well for the Republicans to remen,
ber those who wore the blue and reward then
accordingly. Mr. Editor, thank you sincerel,
for the space you have allowed me. Respect
fully, EAST TESNESSEAN.