The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-19
MEMPHIS DAILY APpEAI---sUNDAY, DECEMBER 49, 1885,

showing, Of 1874. Thus II appears
that l0,O6 Of yosr census supporters
failed to vote for you, notwithstand-
ing the close count Of Republican
canvassers.
But, as Col. Manning In this contest
only received 8749 OF the l5,4l8 votes
allowed by your census" plan OF o.
certaining who your supporters are,
the result feems TO have been 80 en-
tirely satisfactory TO you shat Ii never
appeared TO you that your l0,005 Sup.
porters" were "disheartened and de-
tered from coming to the polls by the
various methods Of fraud and iRtimi-
dation practced by your (my) friends"
In the election just el sed everything
was changed. The Republican ad-
ministration OF President Arthur had
been succeeded by the Democratic
administration Of President Cleveland.
Your friends In all the departments at
Washington, where public patronage
was distributed 90 freely at your )m.
maud, had retired, and those depart
ments had passed into hands that h3d
no sympathy with you. Your yiGor-
Gus friends, District Attorney Chand-
Ter, Marshal Morphis and Revenue
Agent Wimberly, had retired to pr-
Vate life. Mr.. Hubbell had settled his
'bank account and his books" were
closed. The same election that had
retired the Republican patty from
power had also retired you, and
demonstrate 10 the party that you
wFe worthless to it. This Yves the
political situation and condition when,
in the spring of 1885, you again de.
clared yourself to the voters of the
district an Independent candidate for
Congress. This time the Republican
party declined to hold any communi-
cation with you, or In any manner
whatever to express preference for
you, or to intimate to any Of its mem.
beTs that you had any claim or 1t for
support; on tho contrary, you were
left severely alone, 20 bsirg the
candidate Of no party, and
representing nothing but yourself
There was not q eingle Republican
leader in the district, white or black,
who ever made speech for You, or
put himself to the trouble to solicit
vote for you during the whole canvass,
that ever came TO my knowlt dge. On
the other hand, in the late election,
l, ss the nominee OF the Democratic
party by an unanimous vote of its
convention, had the cordial and act
i've support OF all Of its lea5ers.
Flushed with recent Presidential
victory, the party was thoroughly or.
gauiged In every county Ia the district.
1t had an able Executive Committee
for the district, composed II nine rep
resentatve men, one IN each county.
Zach county had County Executive
COMMITTEES, making in all over 100
intelligent, active workingmen, dis
tributed IN every Justices beat in the
district. Sixteen newspapers, d stnb-
uted In the several counties, gave me
their active support; and you stood
without the active support OF single
one. There WAS no Republican can
didate in the fl Id and no issue be.
tween the Republican and Democratic
parties 10 excite interest. You had
neither assistance nor sympathy from
either. The only apprehension the
Democrats ever felt about the matter
WAS that the Democratic voters emed
to think your candidacy did not
amount TO the dignity of opposition,
and that they, ia consequence, feeling
no uneasinegs about The result, would |
neglect to turn out and vote, and that |
O few men In each county, suffering |
from the sting OF disappointment, |
might, by preconcsrted movement, |
get up few votes that would add up |
a majority for you, To preveat this
alone, the Democratic party, through
its organized committees, It's sixteen |
newspapers and its public speakers,
directed its efforts. To this end,
such distinguished speakers IS
Senators George and Walthall and
Lieutenant Governor Stands were
invited to speak, and did make
three speeches each, covering the
nine counties composing the district.
The Hon. J. w. O. Watson, Gen. A.
NJ. West, the Hon. S. L. FAINT and Q.
L. Bates, divided their attention be-
tween Marshal and Benton counties,
and other distinguished gentlemen
made speeches in their home counties
lot tue aame purpose. lue le6llnX Oh
security on the part Of the Democratic
voter was such, that after all our
efforts we only succeeded in getting
to the polls 1858 of the l5,4l8 voters
to us by your CENSUS method
OF asceriSiuing the politics Of gentle.
men, and fielding cut who are a candi-
date's supporter, giving me a ma
iority, however, Of 3068 votes over
you. This majority / stand ready to
verify before the House of Repre-
sentatives rs correct
And now, denying each and every
charge in your entire specifications
hat either directly or indirectly,
nearly or remotely, affects the right l
nave TO q scat in the FitIieth CONGRESS
II tho United States, IS the represent.
alive OF the people If the Second Dis.
riotoL Mississippi, l submit the issues
oined between us to tie House Of
Respectfully.
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