Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-05-16
RALLY, DEMOCRATS A.!

| 80 N""o"s SiHaS MeetlllR mex
wednesday evening. 1t is II trick of our
WHY opponents-thc followers Of Boss
Mahone----to foist upon us a ticket for
town officers Of their own choosing.
They know they are In aninOrity In this
town--they are afraid to come out In
open opposition-and so they resort to
the method Of all weak parties, which Is
TO call their meetings IN the name of the
citizens without regard TO party. Their
cry Is no politics now. Oh, no; and vet
everybody knows that IL they had n ma
loriiy Of Votes IN this town., they would
hold their convention and dominate
their ticket without any regard to the
wishes or feeling of the other party.
Have they not done this wherever they
had the power? Have they not turned
out OF Office every Democrat they could,
from the highest Judge of the highest
court TO the lowest nurse IN a linatic
asylum Aud have they not declared Il
to DC they purpose to Use their power in
the Legislature to the utter eXtermina-
tloii OF the democratic partyg Are we
tamely to submit TO this state of things.
and say not word In oppositiong Nay,
more. Are we suffer ourselves to be
made the dupes Of political tricksters and
20 Into conference with them under the
spccious disguise of citizens meeting,
and the promise of u division Of the Of
Hoes, when we know they would never
say Office once to one of our men, if they
could elect their own without Democrat
IL help?
Then arouse, Democrats! Let us put
on the war, paint. Let us assert Our
manhood and vindlcte our freedom from
dictatiOn, whether Il comes from Big
Bosses ut Washington, or their minions
the little bosses of town cliaue.
Let, then, every Democrat be on hand
next Tuesday evening ut the Mayors Of
lice to organize for The coming conflict.
We have the power. Let us have the
courage to Use II.
Remember Tuesday evening the 25lh
inst. NJ y o'clock. All Democrats IN
Goo'lson young aud old ARE expected.
Notwithstanding this fire. brand, the
citizens meeting assembled and nom-
mated a ticket composed of a Mayor
and seven Councilmen, al of whom
were "Democrats"-- called. Only
the Recorder was taken from the Re-
adjuSter party. The next evening the
Bloody Democrats met and endors
cd the citizens ticket until they reach
cd the name of Hickman for Record
or. Eight Democrats" to one Re-
adjuster was too much for Funder en-.
durancc so they rcpudiated Hick
man and took Nine ef The Nine.
This was regarded as a little too
heavy. 10 beat the effort to slaugh.
ter Hickman required a degree and
cost of preparation that would smash
the whole bloody slate. twas resolv-
cd to smash the slate and sci an exam.
pie. The public peace required it and
selfrespect demanded it. When Tues
day the 9th day Of May came, the UNI
precidented vote of Us was polled.
Probably every qualified voter, who
was not absent from town, voted, -
The following is the result.
FOR MAYOR.
Col. Jno. +. Tery.---I6S.
FOR COUNClLMEN.
DR.. Bunting--I7o.
]. A. Buckner rI7--C. f. Finch 60
Il. II. Seneker ri6-.J. M. Trammell g
S. l.. Saul III A. S. Mcneil 90
W. W. James iir--J. W. Rogan 90
z. l.. Burson rio--J, W. Norvell So
G. II. Deyault IIo---V. Doriot s.
FOR RECORDER. |
G. G. Hickman II6-.L. NJ Bolton So |
Col. Terry and DR.. Bunting were
on both tickets.