Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-26
ALMOST A FIGHT.
EetGibOne and Taylor at Romeo,
Greene County.
A Feeble Attempt ON the Part of
Taylor to BuIEdOze PettibOne
by Slight flOIo Of the
Body. and 81 Threat to
shoot Petitioners
Did Heart

Ms. EDITOR-To- day at Romeo
Major Pst.ibone was greeted, rs
he has been at almost
every poiut by an enthusiastic ovation.
Every " here Msjor P tt bone goes the
people turn out en- mssse to do him
b ,nor. Old Greene is doing her best.
she is marching to the music of the
union. The banners of loyalty are
stren ming III the air, and rejoice in tie
confidence of success. Democracy Is
wounded unto death.
Major PettIbone's speech at Romeo
was witherng and latting to Mr..
Taylor and his friends. He asked,
us there q democrat here who
ocratic candidate for congress If SO
lit them raise their hande." In that
vast crowd about fifty hands flew up.
He then turned to Mr.. Taylor and
dared him to say that he was the dem
ocrat candidate, and Bob said, 81 am
the candidate of the common people
against fraud and CORFU ton" Msjor
Pettbone said, "all candidates claim
O be against fraud and corruption"
anu told SIR. Tay lOr that he was a
fraud, and was ,rying to deceive the
people, and asked the democrats
who held up their hands, assert>
ing that Taylor was THEIR Candidate,
if they were not ashamt d of q mat
VINO would Ii, own what he war. He
| = 1 NV
Cos. Reeves, chairman of the republl
can executive committee, and Wa. ID.
Haynes, chairman of the demUer tic
executive commI tie, which stat -
that Hor. A. b. PettibOne is the re-
publican candidate, and that Hon. Il
l.. lay lor is The democratic candidst-.
Yet he is the peoples candidate ! Not
much, III a horn. wa.
Ma ior Pc, bone then exhioitet
a llcket, winch was headed
by a flag and claimed to be
republican ticket, which had
the names of the republican candidates
down t. r. l.. Taylor, for congress
P t ibOne pronounced this q fraud, and
charged Mr.. Taylor with flooding the
district with such tickets. Mr.. Tayl'
denied il, and charged that Walter P
BTownlow was guilty of the dirty
trick, and that he would prove 1t OIL
him. Maj. PettIbone asked Mr.. Tay.
lor if he knew, of his own personal
knowledge, that BrownlOw printed
Lhe tickets. Taylor shook his head
meaning he did not know if. Msj
P, t ibone said: - undertake Il
say for Mr.. Browniow that ths
statement that Browniow printed saiC
uckets Is a lie and the aLtuor Of it {
iiar. TheItupon MIR. Taylor sprung
t. his feet in striking attitude. bu
halted and looked 10 see If Dan Ellie
would CT 30 him (Tay lor) and Dar
did, aud then Taylor made surges anC
two or thee dem Gratis bounced the
g and, aud Taylor saye: | will not take
TIE lie, | will shoot your damned near
out" But nobody was hurt AMI NJ
body scared. PotIbone reIra' tee
90 hing aud did not scare worth a cent
PeLuOone is brave man, aud II
DO u To avOw what he believes t, b,
L lrue. Mr.. Fay lor had no right to ob
jet to The Msjpr's denouncing tht
atement that BrownIoW did il 8 lie
M. TaylOT's action was boyisb, am
t -hOWed the white feather. He 10,
friends. % man who is afraid t
agOW that ne IS a democrat and 70
: Hancock, when he really is, need b.
feared. He is u t dangerous man
All Is q. K. in tie first dIs t let w,
Intend to succeed.