Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-07-22
visions, where the Democrats assume 10
be very virtuous and liberal.
Let Republicans stand by their nomi.
nees. just IS the Democrats do where
they have d .jorities.
CORRESPONDENCE
A DELEGATE

To the Jonesboro Convention States Some
Facts.
From a letterin the last number OF the
Rogersyille Heratf VIC take the following
extract. Iii is in answer to statements
which have recently appeared in the
Holstoa ResieW, a Democratic sheet pub
lished at RogcYyflIe.
find in theR eyietc of July list, LET US
have q chang Of county government, and
see II eur fp{ncial affairs will not be bet
ter managed. II is not well for n party
TO control too long at q time"
Mr.. Editor Why not apply the same
rule to otAr- State government, whose
financial management and other acts for
rascality cannot be equalled by any party?
II you would hoist the name of the Hon.
A. A. Taylor, for governor, we would be
persuaded to believe you mean what you
say. In place of that you urge the Dem
ocrats to select o man who al meet Mr..
Taylor on the stump, and urge them to
vote q solid ticket. Well, the Republicans
will not be gulled into the support of a
worse party than their own by such a
whine as that; your object Is party gain
or party success. Well, we have no nan
TO fight, no man to lose, so we will vote
for the party just like you urge the Dem
ocrats to vote for Mr.. Snodgrass.
You seem to be shedding a good many
tears over the Jonesboro fraud. Which
reminds me Of q man that wished to show
a great deal Of love for his friends, when
he was about to take his leave, he took
amber and rubbed. in his eyes to make
the tears roll In sorrow. Oh Lord! what
q fraud for q man to withdraw his name
from before the convention, and some
other nan be nominated, while at the
same time he would have been nominated
at least the facts point in that direction.
Judge Hacker was surely strong q man as
Mr.. Fain. If so, his vote would have
been 35, to Mr.. Browns 80. Mr.. Fain re.
ceived 80; Campbell SO; 8 of Campbell's
votes were for Hacker, 8 from 80 would
be Hacker 85; Brown 33. The above are
facts and the report will show it. You
further state that the Hawkins county
delegation was instructed for Mr.. Hacker.
Did they EDfos by the Instructions No.
Now If you will please examine the secre-
tary's report you will find you are not
correct. 1t will show that the delegation
was not instructed. A motion was made
TO instruct them, and the chairman said,
IF you instruct one set of delegates you
will have to instruct ALL" The record
will show the motion was withdrawn. A
motion was made by Mr.. Williams to as.
certain how the delegates of the county
stood between Hacker and Brown, which
was acted upon without a second, and as
all knew, only as a jest, by the members.
Now, MI. Editor, do you call that in
structing delegates how to cast their
votes2 That only showed the feelings of
the delegates asto how they stood between
the two men, which was not binding
upon the delegates, as they were left to
act according to the will expressed by the
delegates, OF otherwise. Well, who is to
blame, Mr.. Brown No. Mr.. Campbell?
No. Nobody but the delegates who re.
fused to obey the expressed will of the
county delegates. Therefore | am fixing
to shed q few tears in sympathy with the
Democrats Of East Tennessee over the
way they were treated in the nomination
of Mr.. Snodgrass. Yet you sing, vote q
solid ticket-against their will. You curse
the devil upon one side and bless him
upon the other, ] admit there are q few
Republicans who are standing OF your
back ready to wiEe q few sympathetic
and deceitf9ltcats from your eyes. l was
a delegate 10 the Jonesboro convention. !
was for Mr.. Hacker and voted for him. ]
was at the Rogersyille convention and /
know what | have said to be true.
Respectfully,
E. H. SMITH.
Snrgoinsviiie, July 10, 1885.