The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-15
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
The Senatorial Tronbie In Dyer


To the Editor OF The Appeal
Your correspondent from this place in his
letter Of the 9th inst, which appears in your
issue Of the 10th inst grossly misrepresents
Mr.. Nichols position In the present campaign
or race for State senator Not only does lac
misrcprcscnt Mr.. Nichols, but he goes farther
aud assigns to the friends OF Senator I. @.
Harris position which no candid man, in
the face Of the facts as they really exist in
this county, rs well rs Lake and Obion,
would. ON reflection, assert.
lie charges Mr.. Nichols and his friends Of
being disorganilcrs, and even goes 80 far a,
10 in,inuatc and cast reflection upon the
senatorial executive committee by the sup.
position that they are numbered with the
observation-disclosures Of Nichols aud Scna-
tor Harris.
We would like 10 know why this nsnua.
ton at the executive committee ms well %,
Nichols and his friends when no evidence
In fact, exists 10 warrant such. IL Is moth
ing more than an Imagination or suspicion
existing in the minds Of Gen. Atkins
friends who In this section Of country are
with but rare exception the movers and
leaders Of the prohibition cause, aud who
hope Ia promote the cause ~ prohibition, II
possible by the election of representatives
10 the next Legislature who are avowcd pro-
hibitiuni,ts, aud by the same mean, advance
the interest of the r great sympaihizrr, Cen.
J, ID. &. Atkins. have no doubt but that
they have continually before their minds
the generals letter OF last year 20 GOV.
llaWkin, aud others In which lac ~ strongly
declared his sympathy aud interest la behalf
OF the success, ui theirCau,c.
MI. Nichols, IA the convention which met
here on the 81 instant and which more
Anon rricr- Ia, when called upon hy one
oi Gen. Atkins most ardent friends stated
to the convention that lac would most Ger.
tainly abide the action of the Democratic
party NJ Lake, obiun aud Dyer. Can DEM
uCsit do more Certainly, hc can not
We presume. from more Anon's" com.
muncitiun, that hr II Crrdtnbly informed
that the senatorial executive committee Of
this district Is Ia thc hands u Mr. Nichols,
for certainly De- would not make insinua.
tiuns Ia this effect without some reliable in.
formation They are representative men ~
their counties aud Of the party In their re-
spcctiyc counties The insinuation Is a
grave one, AMI unbccoming a Democrat AL
yocaiing harmony aud organization w loud
~ More Anon II h one that we, iu be-
half at the executive committee. deny. We
know two out of the three men composing
the committee, and eau safely -ay that they
suhsrrvc the interest Of no man In political
prcfcrmcnt where party principles are at
stake.
Why change the committee with personal
motives IN Nichols hchilR They are TO
meet ON the i2th in Union city for the pur.
pose ut drciding whether or not there shall
be a convention for this senatorial district
Docs "Mor Anon" by his insiuuatiuns hope
a. influence them tp call a convention when
the people Of this district 10 not want onc5
Say that they do not call one. will More
Anon" abide thciructiuu9 Nichols and his
| friends viii. whether q convention b called
or not Hut We conclude that more Anon"
/ Mrrnrklc aud his frirn i will not should
the committee. looking a. the interests 81
the ID 'mncritic party w the district, decide
not "a call the cunycntiun-and such il the
advice u TuE ArrE,i- Ak. docs this smack
oi disprFanizition and spirit Of rebellion
rule or ruin--Jn the part Of the MCCorklc.
Atkins mrn2
Whoisto decide the question of convention
or uu convention u not the executive com.
mittrc ~ the senatorial district And are they
not 10 be governed In their action by the
| wishes ~ their respective countless Obion
| county, through her executive committee
instructed the chairman ~ her executive
committee, who by virtue IT his Office Is one
of the senatorial committeeman, o. vote
| against calling q convention lr the senate
| Illl NlHlllils FNIIHisN lIiNi lAkN COUNTY
| through her committeeman. should vote
With ubion' Now lhcn shalt the wishes of
Dyer alone control the Democracy II Lake
ani OhiOn' According 10 MON Anon.
Mcrorklc and Atkins friends have the sole
and only prcrugntiyc or right 60 settle the
question. and they must dictate the duty ~
the executive committee, aud " they refuse
20 obey or net In accordance with their die.
tations aud do not call a convention fOr
them. they, McCorklo aud Atkins friends.
will have one anyway and at al hazards
such sounds Of harmony and OrginiEa.
ton with q Vengeance, doesn't ~ Yet
More Anon" would have you ~
believe that only Nchols-iIarfis men
ar disposed a. diynrraniSc and Dis.
upi The party IN this l.sirlct-and nj the
same iimc 10 argues di,,rniion aud threat
Gus the executive committee that II they do
not call MCIurklc's convention for him
they Mcuorklus friends. will ask the inter.
position n the State executive committee In
bis behalf Well We suppose that the exec
utivc committee will net vs. they deem best
IN the promises. and that the Democracy Of
this senatorial district Il ihlo to take care of
Itself without the aid " the State executive
committee ono would naturally conclude
irnm' More Anon's' letter that tho McCorklc-
Atkins mpuarr utr Democratic party w this
district llut, 'pN man up tree, tie
siat' ni affair h1v t. Just the inverse, nnd the
M,t"fkir Atkins men are not the old hour
bon Democrats but The slo issue men
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