Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-03-21
What They Think OF 1t.

Morristown Gazette: Brownlow led
with the largest vote in the convention
during most of the prolonged struggle
and would probably have been nominal
ted early in the contest had not the COM
mittee on credentials cut him out of 9
votes in Claiborne, A in Granger, 8 in
Hawkins, and 81 in johnson Counties,
which sent up contrasting delegations
that, according to reliable information,
were for Brownlow. With these out,
he could not overcome the combination
of the field but it was a plain, patent
fact to all, that he named the nominee.
Bristol Courier: Peace reigns in
Warsaw; but Brownlow has a number
of scalps hanging in the loft; Milburn
has a few razors up his sleeves; Toncray
will know who his friends are the next
time, and Bowman is sad and thought
full.
Tomahawk: In its notes on the Nor
ristown convention the Bristol Courier
says: You can't keep Roderick Ran
dom Butler down, and it's folly to try
it. The "red fox" has a sly and grace
full move that brings him up to the
grapes just as naturally as though they
grew for his especial benefit.
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Tomahawk: The boiling delegation
which went down from Johnson County
with the determination of anything
to beat Brownlow,' stepped into the
trap set by the Brownlow men and as
sisted in the nomination of Anderson.
This is the richest thing of the season.
Tomahawk: Did the boiling delega-
ton from this county represent the
wishes of our people when they sat in
the Senatorial convention and cast half
the vote of johnson County against
Judge Butler, and for West, who was
then in the hall in a state of almost in
sensible overbejoyfulness? Are the
people of this county willing to be traf-
licked around in any such mannerp
Not if we know them.
Tomahawk: When the convention
met Hon. w. P. Brownlow had 57t
votes for him, which would have nomi-
mated him on the first ballot, with sew.
eral votes to spare. But the game of
organizing little bolts over the district,
which has been played in the past
against the strong man, had been played
again this time, and by keeping out
several of the counties which we're for
Mr.. Brownlow, succeeded in organizing
the co vention against him. A COM
mittee on credentials was appointed
which handed in a report. robbing Mr..
Brownlow of 1871 votes, and this the
convention adopted in a very arbitrary
manner
Comet: The recent Republican con
vention at Morristown presented some
very interesting features, even to a
Democrat of the First District, whose
only interest in the matter is like a
choice between two diseases. 1t proved
that Brownlow was and is today the
most popular man in the First District.
He went into the convention with more
votes than any other man, and would
have been nominated on the first ballot
if his strongest counties had been al
lowed a voice in the organization, 1t
took the ZELDA bitter, selfish, bigoted
feld-two days and 144 ballots to gain
a doubtful victory over one man, who
had nothing but the silent people in
the contesting counties back of him. 1t
was a hard fought battle and was de
clared a draw on the Hath round with
the opposition to Brownlow terribly
punished. But the opposition is as
%jubilant over the licking they gave
Brownlow as a boy who boosted that
he and his fl Their and two brothers
came very near whipping a drunken
man. Brownlow has not lost a friend
in this end of the district, and he has
gained a good many in the lower end