The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-05
THE FnWLKES BOLT.
The split in the Ranks Of the Dyer
Democracy.


Dyersburg Tenn J Gaqstte: The peo-
pie of Dyer county and the members
OF the present Legislature will learn
with sstonishment aud regret that the
Hon. II. L. Fowlbes las become an
indep 5ndent candidate for r present
ative against the regular nominee Of
his party, as pu' forth by du y &C.
credited convention, called in proper
manner by the Democratic Executive
Committee CT Dyer County. Last
Wednesday night, after this Demo.
cratic Convention had finished lis ID
boIs. small meeting was very infor'
mally called atIhs courthouse in the
interest OF Hon. II. l.. FOwlkes, who
had Tegulerly announced himself in
this paper IS candidate for Repre-
sentative, subject to the action
Of a Democratic Conv ntou." The
meeting, which didn't hall fill the court.
room, plac d DIR. T. j. Rice in the
char and asked Mr.. W. f. Bell to
eerve as secretary, but thai gentleman
declined, and the "mass meeting" just
logged along without any 81 cretaIy.
Lawyer T. E. Richardson was master
of ceremonies and made al the mo.
tons, while Capt. Bill Deb Try sec.
ended them all. Dr.. Rice participated
in the Democratic Convention all day,
voting his delegation for or against
every mau and MEASURE brought be-
fore it. By it be was appointed del
ega'- { the nominating Congress ional
Convention at Brownsville, and elected
member OF cur county Democratic
Executive Committee. As DR.. T. j.
Rice has b )lted that convention and
thereby repudiafed its at on, he has
no business on the Exc .ulive Com.
mit,ee, and Is not entitled to seat in
the Brownsville convention. His
place in b tn bodies should be imme-
distely filled, by the proper authority.
With loyal Democrat from bis dis
trict. Let ia tlce be done.
Col. Richardson is an experienced
and accomplished boiler. He bolted
from Gov. Bate and trained with the
Fuzz II men; end then he went down
to Memphis and bolted into the politi.
cal arena by running for the Legis'a-
ture on the sky blue ticket, while
citizen Of Dyer county.
Any man mey with prop iety vote
for Capt. Fowlkts on personal grounds,
for there Is not a better citizen nor a
mora kindly neighbor in the unity.
But as o Democrat no man, who hon
ors p r'y loyal y or cares for the sue
cess of bis party, can consistently vote
f1r him. The Dem cratic party of
Dyer county has been more than kind
to him. Twice have Democratic
Conventions nominated and elected
him to the legislature, in the most COM
plimen airy manner. They have made
him what rs is, but the creature csn
never become greater than the creator,
and no mau has g'eater cause to be
profoundly grateful 10 conventions
than has Cap. Doc Fowlkts. Is this
his return The Democrat party of
Dyer county is still boss and faais no
evil results of o handful of b),tsis,
however much it may regret their
I lily. Capt. Fowlkes i, no. bigger
man than his party, The Richal dson
and r ce combination, the funny play
thing OF the hour, il failure that can
w nv h0i III VI SO-N W db chSs N'~O
old Joe Matshews's postage stamp,
the blamed thirg won't stickp IL
put Capt. 7. @. Buchanan on lis Exec
uive Committee, AID he says no will
not have anything TO do with it-'and
the thip sailed Oh.
1t is hoped by his best friends that
Capt. Fowlkes will listen TO wiser
counsel and withdraw from q forlorn
race that can bring him nothing but
disaster ard humIitt'on in his old
age. Dyer county will go ri0ht along
and give the Democratic ticket, from
top TO b tom, a splendid Democratic
majority, and our friends throughout
the State can rest assured of it.
We have sid nothing of Col. Rich
ardson's speech in tho "mass meet
ing" or Senator McDowelPs reply, but
it Is generally preceded by ihote pres
ent that the Colonel was mashed rs
fiat as a founder.
Fellow Dtmoc at stand by your
patty, its nominees and its orgaDiza-
tion.