The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-08-19
FROM JAMES
The Nomination at Chatta'
nOOsa-What "a Delegate
thinks oGH3Ukins and
Gibson,


Gibson.
EDITOR HERALD: Your genial
cOuntenance was not seen al the
grand rally in Chattanooga on
tie 18th inst, and you know not
how much of the pure milk Of
Republican doctrines you have
lost.
James county was well repre-
scented in the congressional and
senatorial conventions. The sit
uation was carefully discussed in
caucus the previous night and in
the morning before the conven-
ton was called. II. l.. Cate, of
Cleveland was made permanent
chairman, and after the dispatch
of preliminary business and a
heated discussion upon resOlu-
tons, endorsing the present ad-
ministratiOn, the convention
unanimously nominated IL. b.
Case, of Chattanooga, for Con
gress. w. b. Stokes was also
unanimously selected as candi
date for ElectOr Of the Bird Con
gressional district.
In the Senatorial convention
DIR. j. l.. CASTOR, of Harrison was
unanimously nominated as the
Republican standard bearer in
the race for State Senator. DIR.
CASTOR is a sound Republican
and therefore necessarily a gen
tleman. He will fairly and fear
lessly represent the principles of
the party and the interests ofthis
Senatorial district. He enters
the race with earnestness and we
hope will be able to devote his
time to thorough canvass. In the
morning a number OF gentlemen
from Bradley and James coun-
ties, conducted by Mr.. IL. F. Grs-
com, went to the Stanton House
to nay their respects to Hon. AL
vim Hawkins, the Republican
candidate for Governor. We
found Judge Hawkins to be of
that type of old men whose coun-
tenance and bearing is a sure
guarantee of perfect equality and
familiarity with all men or chill.
dren. He possesses traits and
has a bearing similar to that
which was possessed by Gen. Geo.
Thomas, and which caused the
soldiery of his army to give him
the familiar sobrignet of Pap
Thomas" But Judge Hawkins
does not impress one upon first
acquaintance with the idea that
he possesses any extraordinary
powers of oratOry, but he does,
and upon the stand he is a two
listed sledge hammer; welding
the truths of his arguments to-
gether with a logic and eloquence
that rises above q mere political
stump speech.
1t would take too much of your
space for me to give any thing
like an outline of the speeches of
Judge Hawkins and Gen. W. H.
Gibson. They were two Of the
best speeches that an audience
ever heard from any party repre-
sentatives, logical, dignified, elo-
ouent. AS for the speech Of Gen.
Gibson, it was like the oratory of
John B. Cough, the temperance
Champion, it must be seen and
heard to be appreciated. Rising
to the true dignity Of an American
citizen he spoke of his country,
and Tor his country. He belonged
to that family whose home is
bounded on the East by the AT
%lantic, whose shores are kissed on
the West by the waters Of the
Pacific, and which extends from
the st. Lawrence in the North to
the Rio Grande in the South.
He told of her greatness and
growth, of her rise and progress
until she has become the pride OF
, all nations, races, kindred and
tongues. He spoke Of the at.
tempts made to overthrow the
greatness and unity of this coun.
try, and finally Of the success,
which crowned the efforts of the
Republican party to save it. Re.
ferring to the position he occupied
/, upon that stand, he drew the
: picture as it looked when the
smoke of battle rose from the
, valleys beneath him and the roal
=, of artillery and the rattle Of mus
kerry resOund from the hill tops
about him. How changed now
The hum of peace, plenty and in
= dustry were now heard instead o.
the roar Of musketry and artillery
and the valleys where then was
Z seen the smoke Of battle, are now
blossoming as the rose. WhC
$ gave us this great peace, plenty
f and prosperity! The Republican
party.
But | pause. Would to God tha'
all of our people in these valleys
could hear such speeches and fol
once in their lives realize what il
e. means to be an American citizen
e TO shake themselves loose from
the shackles of party and lool
squarely into the the true inter
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