Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-09-21

er was dead and Terry was dead and
Phlegar was dead and Newberry was
dead and Judge Campbell was dead
All the old ftagers were hauled out to
the bOneyard and their shoes knocked
off. They were mournfully left TO the
mercy of the vultures.
Slowly at p. NJ. the body passed I'M
der the Garfield flag of Mr.. Rose and as
sembled in groups about the hall. For
nearly an hour there was nothing DONE
1t was rumored that advices from the
conference at Richmond were being
| awaited A fusion at Richmond would
result in the adoption of the crow diet.
A failure would precipitate nomna-
ton. At last time was called by Judge
Kelly. Nobody responded. Then there
was another recess. Time was again
called, and then three minutes were ask
cd for.
At last Judge II. S. X. Morrison arose
in the rear of the hall, but he was called
to the stage and to the stage he came
and he proceed to make nominating
| speech. 1t is due in all soberness to say
that Judge Morrison from his political
standpoint made. one ofthe best and most
iicient nominating speeches we ever
heard. When he said he proposed the
name of Il man who had the pluck and
the courage to resent promptly any as
PERSONS the nomicc of the Rcadiuster
nominee might make on the character of
body nominating him, he seemed TO
have "struck ile'' and the applause was
dcafening and prolonged. lie made a
center shot and bagged the convention.
lie then named his man Conally +.
Trigg, and there was tremendous
clincher given. Mr.. Phlcgar arose to
second and he had to take the stage. He
branded the Readjuster nominee as Il de-
serter. lie said Blair had worked mp
the district, but that Fulkerson simply
made "a vigorous application of the prin-
cIples Of REIMBURSEMENT" to the Blair del
egation and used it for himself. Then
some one moved to make the
nomination of Trigg n unanimous unit
by reclamation when suddenly there
was called a HALT!
Mr.. Strousc Ct Salem preferred TO he
heard. He said very uncXpcc ed
change seemed to have taken place. lie
understood another name was 10 have
been presented. He declared ii to be
the part of prudence to remember that
this furore and mOmentary enthusiasm
might not be quite the thing to capture
the district. He wished it distinctly I'm
derstood that he was a Fundcr out and
out, but they had not Fundeys enough
in the district to elect their candidate.
They would need the votes of GOOD
many Rcadlustcrs to win the race. He
! had 4 name to present that Was auspi-
cious IN its photography. That Of Col.
MAY, who was Mdy man but who had
been neutral in the debt quarrel. 40
more gallant man had ever drawn sabre.
On Kentucky soil he had met Garfield
himself on the battlefield and had war;
pushed him. Then he could not be
called a Fundcr, and had not the con-
vention better be lcooking little to the
! Read iUstcrs who would be needed in No
vcmbcr. Had they not better look lit
tie after the valley that wanted the II. c
5. w. II. II. where May was so popular.
He warned them that Trigg was not on
ly "A Fundcr but VIGOROUSLY conSpicu-
GUS one. He was known throughout the
district M n Fundur. He asked the con-
vcntion II II could carry such man.
But Mr., Strousc spoke to dead ears and
petriiled purposes, The convention was
determined to have Fundcr, and when
the roll was called the vote stood, May
Is, Trigg III, They had declined to
take even Grcenbackrr like Me-
Mullln, and so they left the Governor
ont In the cold, stamping his feet and
blowing his bcnumbcd fingers. They
had turned their backs on the Clnch
valley. They would have none ofa ncu-
trail like May. They were determined
to have an unwatercd Fundpr, aud 80
they stopped their train ut Abingdon and
took him on.
Then Hon. G. r. was escorted to the
stand. G. T. seemed much out of fix.
and during the ten minutes we heard
him he got his words and sentences
and metaphors murhly mixed. lie on-
IDENTIFY could have spit cotton. lie llotm-
dcrcd and caught quickly hold Of the
State debt for soap, aud said he wanted II
sciticd without n radical having voice
In It. We were sorry to loose the treat
lac was so slowly digcstlng, but the hour
Of 10 7. VI. had come and the man
who wishes not to keep the western
bound mail train waiting for him at the
Abingdon depot, had better start about
that hour. SO we started.
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JtbdE KEY ~ the successor of the IN.
mentcd Judge TnIaG, opened court ut
Knoxville last Wednesday and granted