The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
THE HAMBLEN COUNTY CONVEN-
TON

The returns are still coming in from the
Uamblen County Convention and are
likely TO continue to come in for some
days yet. The Nashville Banner which
viewed the scene from afar, calls attention
to one Of the most singular results Of the
hurry and eagcrncss that characterized
both sides in that maelsirom, TO count the
other out. II SAYS that
There seems to have been some wild counting Of
votes In the Morristown Convention. The Morris
form Donocrai, which supports Gov Taylor. says
a rising vote was taken for Chairman Of the Con.
yontion and that the vote for Mcfarland was, &C.
cotdng 10 Teller Helms count 1876, aud according
| 10 Teller Jones count, 40. The vote for Dcttis
was according To Helms. Dos and according TO
Jones. $50 II will be seen that there were re.
mnrknble discrepancies in the counts, but as Il
was evident Bctils was elected II was 10 declared.
The brwocrai ays that II was the Hon. VIM Nc.
Farlaud who led the antTaylor exodus. but that
journal does not give the substance Of the crti-
cisms made by Mr.. Mcfarland IN his prc.with.
dfnwnl speech. Judging from the curiously con
dieting counts Of the tcllcf- there must have been
some restless soycfcgns In the uproarous assem-
blagc who were like the little PIG we have all heard
o. that wouldn't keep still long enough TO be
| counted.
The IIai Tennessee Wig, much further
from the scene than The Bdm1, after a
careful review Of the reports OF the Con-
vention published by TnE APrEAL con-
cludes that
The neocsityior 2s7 men boiling from a 20 called
Taylor minority Of 80 Il mighty funny rcadln'"
To West Tennessee Democrats Il l. clear that the
Mcdonnell. lison Cain combine. on the nrSt Are
has been routed ''houc. foot aud dragoon." Good.
by. joint n,a, ~ Toms
Funny as this way Of putting the bolt is,
Il is funnier still TO read the comments Of
the Mcconnell papers on the whole affair.
Here Is The Chattanooga Sun, for instance,
which secs in the result an attempt by the
Taylor minority TO bulldoze the Mcconnell
Allison majority in every county. II de-
clarcs that
mats the settled Taylor policy 10 Try 10 bulldo1c
every County Convention held In East Tennessee.
Il 4 time tho people were knowing a. II would
nj least be the part Of wisdom Tor the Democracy
of each county ~ sc 10 II that their Convention
expressed the will Of the people Of the county
and not the will Of ofioial hirclngs aud imported
bulldoycn.
And here comes The KnorrHe Tribune
with this attempt at bulldoEing in view,
and fearing similar attempt by the lay
lor minority or the Mcconnell majority in
the Knox County Convention, aud warns
the personnel Of the latter that
Evcry Dob Taylor man In Knoxville and Knox
county will be Al the County Democratic Convcn.
ton called 10 meet In Knoxville on saturday. April
"a. They ac only small proportion Of the Demo
| cratic stNnEth Of the county, but every solitary
Taylor man has revived orders from hcadquartefs
10 he present. They will All come. and don't you
forget A.
Bob's minority evidently played hub"
with the Mcconnell majority In the Ham.
blcn County Convention Ms Il did yesicr.
day in the Cooke County and the Greene
County Conventions, and he is evidently q
terror. The hand that No deity tuned a
tune ON a famous fiddle, seems 10 have
weigh, for sturdy blows II Is the hand OF
a genuine hustler, OF a man who knowshis
business, knows what he wants, and Is go
ing by the shortest possible road TO attain
H.. II looks now like hob was the real
hustler, and was in a fair way 10 bag all
the delegates from East Tennessee. Could
green bairc bag be put TO better usc2