Sharp County record., 1890-06-26
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We clip the following editorial froS
the Batesyille Daily Progress of June
the day prior to the meeting of the lndels
pendenCe county conventions; 4
The contest for the democratic nomination tat
States Attorney, IN this, the Sd judicial clrSulh
assumes an interesting status, as the instructors
have 1t. Joe Stayton has received the Instructors
of this, Jackson and Stone counties, which siytf
him - votes, exactly half the vote. Col Abe'f
nethey has Lawrence and sharp counties, glylnh
him l3 votes, and Crenshaw has his own tiial
dOlphl county, yo!es Stay ION mas the secols
choice of Lawrence, hence it will require To
casting of second choice to make nomination
The understanding is that the Lawrence deleSatei
are friendly to StaytOn So on their action de-
pends in Il large measure the final result.
This publication was certainly untlme{
ly. But what does it mean' The infenl
ence is that the Lawrence delegates SiSa
desert Abernethy and 60 for Stayton tha
first opportunity. We have heard that Z
private letter was received 10 this county
some eight days before the meeting OF thy
primaries in Lawrence county saying
that the understanding" was that Aber,s
nethy would get first choice in Lawrene1
and Stayton second choice, with the {,g:rra1
mate design to give the county inFNsf
Walnut Ridge convention to Stayton; also
that wild-eyed drummer passing thro9
this town from Batesville to Hardy, about
the time of holding the county convention
here stated that Stayton had captured h
Stone county, would get Independence
and jackson and would get necessary
vote or more from-somewhere. Now we
have this to say and that most emphatic-s
ally: These understandings are all
bosh and nonsense and grew out of the.
idle vap rings OF over jealous persons,
and we repel them as falsehoCdS. The
democracy is not built that way. A fair
and honorable convention will be held,
and candidate nominated who will re-.
ceive the hearty and jealous support of
every true democrat in the district. Mr.
Stayton, as we hear it, is young gentle-
man of good sense and attainments, al
lawyer OF rising reputation with bright
future before him, and we presume he
would scorn a nomination not honorable
and properly secured. No; the Lawrence
delegation will stand true to Abernethy
to the last. There are no truor demo-
Gratis on earth than can be found in Laws
renee county, and the insiDuations that
anything wrongful has been or will be
done is simply slander on the democ-
racy of that county. There are the
Soaas, the Cotfins, the Babers, Macks.
9helpses, Childresses, Ponders, Cofmans
and a host of others, true and tried DEM
ocrats; and however the delegation may
be. doubtless they are friends TO Mr.,
Svayton) they will see that nv ''undU.'
standings" of any kind will even be at.
tempted in the convention, and we only
refer to the matter to refute the same and
10 vindicate the democracy of Lawrence
county. Abermethy and his friends
haye no fears of the fidelity of the Law
renee delegation, but know they will be
faithful to the county's instructions to the
last chance. But if such Understand
ings" could possibly be true-the very
idea of which we resent with the con-
tempt it deserves--it would not necessa-
rily accomplish the nomination of Stay
ton as suggested by the Progress. The
rebuke would right there be given.
Where would be the delegates from the
other counties, including Independence.
and jackson. all democrats and honora'
Bile men? Would they, although friend.
ly to Stayton, and some of them instruct
ed for him, stand idly by, participate in
or submit to such an undemocratic deed,
all for the sake Of Mr.. Stayton holding
the Office of prosecuting attorney for two
short yearsY No, never A candidate
will be nominated and rightfully and
triumphantly elected by the democratic
party of the Sd judicial district.
A DEM0CRAT