Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-07-15
The Jonesboro Democratic Convention.

The Jonesboro Democratic Convention.
The following letter, written by q dele
gate in the Democratic county convention
held at this place Saturday last, we pub
liSh at his request:
Mr.. EDITOR; Wishing to let the people
read the proceedings of the convention,
and fearing that the Comet will not pub
fish it, for reasons that I will not give, l
write you asking space in your paper,
that those outside of our county may hear
and not be deceived by any uncertain
sound.
The convention was called TO order by
the chairman, A. s. Deaderick.
On motion the chairman appointed a
committee of seven on credentials and he
got one Taylor man on the committee. |
don't want to tell how that committee
sought to change the district delegates
from johnson and did make a report to
change the same, but the fraud was so
plainly seen that they backed down in
part, but, in district No. 8, no convention
was held to appoint delegates. They
seated, by the aid OF the Allison men,
n Bridge Baxter, an Allison man, so as
to vote the district solid for Allison, and
refused to let James Patton, a man from
said district, an old and tried Democrat,
have a seat in the convention, with the
youth, Baxter, for they knew that Patton
would vote onchalf OF. the district fof
Taylor, as one.half the people Of Che dis
trict or more were for him. The district
being entitled to three votes, they stole
one and a half votes at least from Taylor
in this.
Next In order was the appointment by
the chair of a committee to appoint dele.
gates to the gubernatorial convention. A
solid Allison committee was selected.
They of course reported a solid Allison
delegation. This report was of course
adopted by the Allison men in the conven.
ton, whereupon the Taylor men asked
that the names Of s. ]. Kirkpatrick, Eb.
Reeves and q few others whose names
the writer does not call to mind, be put
on the list of delegates. This the Allison
men refused 10 do and voted it down. II
is due S. j. Kirkpatrick to here say that
he asked to have his name taken off Of
the list which the Taylor men presented
before IL was voted down as he saw thai
everything was cut and dried on the part
of the Allison men.
A resolution was then introduced by
Allison's men to instruct the delegates to
vote solidly for John Allison Al to which the
Taylor men offered an amendment in
structing the delegates to first divide the
vote between Allison and Taylor each to
have one-half and afterwards go to the
n who developed the most strength
outside this county. Here comes the tug
fraud aid first fair ballot, If any was ia.
ken. A motion was made by the Allison
men to table the amendment offered by
the Taylor men. The vote resulted in 36l
for and 27l against. Had the fraud in the
Third district been corrected and the vote
Of the Fifth district been voted as direct.
ed the result would have been "a for and
30 against. Lastly the Allison men sought
to make the original motion unanimous
for Allison which was carried by q large
majority, the Allison men Kissing those
who did not vote with them.
To the outside world of Democrats we
have to say: Prepare to meet this stub.
born delegation at Nashville on the 18th
prox. for, you bet there are some mad
people in this county. On the whole
there was not an unreasonable request
made in the convention by the Taylor
men, yet they were bluffed and ignored
on every side by the Allison men in con.
v%ention. | hope John Allison was not
responsible for this, but he was in town
and Taylor at Knoxville.
have this further to say before l close
that there were Allison men outside and
other men who took no part in the con.
vehtion who were disguised at the course
of the Allison delegates; but | will close
lest | tread on somebody's toes.
A DEMOCRAT.
my mother. in.law is a walking ad-
vertisement for DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup"