The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-30
DYERSBURG, TENN.
"Rhinoceros" Answered by Harris
Men Who Repudiates the Election.

Answered by O Harris
Men Who Repudiates the Election.
To the Editor Of The Appeal
DYERsBURG, Tenn, Aug. 2s.-The citi-
zens OF our town were considerably amused
on reading the communication in THE APP
PEAL of the 2Sth inst. from this place
signed "Rhinoceros." Clearlyyour CORE
spondent was not informed as to the facts
concerning the primary election held in
this county on the Goth inst. or he would
not have so misreprcsented the facts.
That there was primary election held
in this county on the day mentioned is
true, but that there was two candidates
before the people in that election running
for the State Senate is utterly untrue, nor
can the vote cast in that election be taken
as a test OF the relative strength of Atkins
and Harris. Ii test at all we would say
that it shows Harris to be in a majority in
this county instead of Atkins, us "Rhi-
noceros" has figured il.
The executive committee OF this county
met and called a primary election for the
purpose OF deciding which Of Dycr's two
candidates for senator she would prefer TO
represent her in the next General Assem-
bly,, giving only eleven days time from
date OF their call till the election. Mr..
Nichols, the Harris candidate for the State
senate, was at the time at Nashville attend
ing the session OF the State executive COM
mittee, of which he is member. On his
return, in view Of the shortness of time al
lowed him in which TO canvass the county
and believing, also, that Lake and Obion
counties, while they conCede TO Dyer the
right of the senatorship should be allowed
a voice in saying what Dyer county man
| they would confer the honor upon, he To-
| fused to 90 before the people in the pri-
maries and gave notice OF this TACT in .ouI
| county papers, at the same time advising
| his friends to remain at home and take nc
| part in the election, which notice was
| widely circulated throughout the county
His friends took no part in the election
| In some districts OF the county no election
was held ut all.
McCorkle, the Atkins candidate, made
a vigorous canvass OF the county and in
sisted upon his friends turning out and
voting for him on that day, rs he had
great confidence in the action OF the
executive committee as being right anC
the proper thing, and we Judge they did
so for out OF a Democratic vote in the
county Of from 800 10 1000, only 60
votes were polled at the primaries Take
this, the Fourth civil district, which en-
braces Dyersburg, out OF u Democrat,
vote OF from 800 to 400 votes, only l0l
were cast at the primaries. And out o
that numbcr only twenty-iour were cast b,
pcrsuns living in tho corporation, which
has Democratic vote OF at least 80.
In view Of the fact that Nichols or tht
Harris man, as "RhnoceroJ" is pleased {,
call him, was not before the people ant
that his friends 50 understood and did no
take part IN the primaries, aud from thu
returns in the elections rs giycnalOyc an,
from the Democratic vote OF the county ",
would conclude that Harris WIS largely il
the majority OF Atkins and would ask b,
what process OF reasoning did "Rhnocc
ros' conclude that Atkins men were large
~ in majority OF Harris men. The tfuil
is Dyer Is for Harris. There is great dissat
isiaction to the action OF the cXccutiv,
committee in calling the primaries AN,
they have asked in view Of this dis-atis
faction the convention which meets her
on next Monday TO throw the matter bacl
again TO the people and let them expires
themselves IN convention as TO whether q
not primaries shall be held in the county
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