Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-05-12
CREETING!!

| am a Republican candidate
for Trustee OF Hardin county,
Tenn, ut the election August,
1892. | was not a candidate. be.
fore the late primary for the reas-
on that o very large majority of
the Republicans of the county ap.
pear to have become prejudiced
against primary elections, to such
an extent, that they will not, or do
not, vote at such elections, owing,
as is generally believed, to the
manner in which q number of
them have been conducted here
tOfore; candidates in several in.
stances, having been nominated
for the support Of the party,
which nominations did not reflect
the wishes Of any considerable
number of tho party, but Oh the
contrary, were simply the ex-
pressed sentiments or choice of a
few men, and without claiming
that the dissatisfaction referred
to, does, or does not apply to the
primary held on the 23rd day of
April last, yet the fact remains,
that but o small fraction Of the
full vote was polled at said elect.
ion, and in a number of the dis,
tricts, no election was held. The
9th district, in which | reside, be.
ing one of the number failing to
hold a primary, and..yet..what was
claimed to be the vote of this dis.
trict, was cast, land counted in
the convention..held at Savannah
April 25th for Messrs. Hardin,
Story and Patterson by Mr.. Joe
Allen, q delegate from the 10th
district, and whether or not the
vote of the 9th district for or
against any candidate before the
convention, changed the result as
regards the nomination Of the
candidates voted for, yet it is diff
ficult to understand by what pro.
cess Of reasoning, anyone, could,
under the circumstances, have
had authority to cast the vote OF
a district which as q matter OF
fact held no primary election
whatever, and Dir. Tom Weather
ford, the member of the Execu.
tive Committee, for the 9th dis.
trict, informs me that he gave Mr.
Allen no authority to cast the
vote of said district, in the con
ventiOn, and could not have done
so, as no primary was held
Whether votes for other districts
failing to hold primaries, were
cast and counted in the conven
ton, l do not know, but have
been so informed. Some may ques
ton my right to speak Of these
matters, as / was not q candidate
before the convention, but us
am a Republican Gn whom there
is no guile) / claim o perfect RICH
to refer to such irregularities.
lpresume as matter Of course
that will be denounced by SOM
persons for announcing my
self as a candidate for Trustee
which l first did, months past
and that vigorous though fulfil
efforts will be made to proven
me from taking the cake, 80 t,
tspeak, and my enemies may evel
Iendeavor to revive that old sian
der of the last campaign whicl
was in substance that some tire
years past, drove my father OH
of doors, freed him with q COO
dog, and compelled him at tn
point of shot gun TO remain i
the tree all night, thereby causin
him to contract disabilities froI
which he died, and oil simply fo
the reason that he preferred
eat his supper with his fingers, il
stead of using knife and forl
9 but when | state as a fact, whic
can be substantiated with ampl
j., proof, that my father has bee
dead some thirty years, it must b
evident that the charge is grOun'
less, and those who are persona
ly acquainted with Newell kno
8 that | would be the last man
: the world to submit parent
!. such harsh and cruel treatmen
1 no matter how great the prOvOc
G ton, and most certainly not fl
!, the slight offense mentioned. I
t all those who may see fit to d
8 nounce me, l have simply to sa
Gentlemen, look back into ii
gone but not forgotten past, tut
over the leaves of memory al
9 scan them well, read your ow
g political records as they are, al
v as others see them, and then col
|. pare them with mine, and 81
}. which has been the most consis
g ent. III health may prevent n
u from making thorough canva
" of the county, and if SO, | beg
thank you in advance for 20
support, and hope to meet you {
on my rounds collecting t
taxes. Yours Truly,
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