Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-04-18
Letter from Judge Brown.
GREENRvILLE, TENN. Anril : ,ol

""" o"inoioho oVrouRth w triumph over
their combined forces" This is calcu.
lated to do both Judge Hacker and nv
self an injustice. If there was any
such conference had or conclusion
reached, / was not apprised of it-and
my course was not caused by any such
reasons.
In the primary district conventions
in Greene County on the 3rd of March
about four fifths of the people expressed
themselves for me, and sent delegates
herewith to the county convention
in Greeneville on the 1st Monday in
March, which appointed delegates to
the judicial convention at Jonesboro,
and instructed them to cast the vote
of Greene County solid for me for Cir
cult Judge. And, believing as l did,
that the delegation was composed of
honorable men who would faithfully
carry out the instructions given them
by the power that had appointed them,
did not have any of them removed
and Others substituted in their places,
which l could have done. But, soon
after the convention at Greeneville was
over, it was rumored that portion of
the delegates were going to violate
their instructions. l refused to believe
1T, from the confidence had in them,
for number of them had told me be-
fore they were appointed that they
were for me, and Others of them had
told me that they thought l ought to
have my county solid and were for me
having it that way. When we arrived
at Jonesboro, l arranged for the dele
CATION to meet on Thursday morning
which they did at 8 8o'clock. went
before them and stated to them that
they were instructed to cast Greene
County solid for me but that it was re-
ported that some of them were not go
ing to respect the instructions, and that
l hoped that they would deal honestly
and frankly with me and that they
would consult and determine what they
were going to do, and if they were not
going to abide by their instructions, and
stand by me, that they would have the
manhood to notify me, so that would
know what to rely on. They stated
thatthey would do so. About O clock
they notified me that they had decided
to cast eightvote against me and seven
for me. Thus satisfying me that eight
out of the fifteen delegates from my
own county were not willing to repre-
sent fairly the will of, the people nor
comply with the instructions of the
convention that had created them.
And in Unicoi County, where was
assured by almost every intelligent and
reliable man with whom l conversed
during my court there the week before
the county convention met, that very
large majority of the people of that
county were for, me, and meeting a
man of that county there during that
week who l felt that from every impulse
of manhood, gratitude and friendship
would be impelled to my support and
in whom had the uttermost conf
dence, yet being desirous of knowing
certainly how the matter was, | ap-
pealt d to him in the most solemn man
ner that one man could appeal to an
other to know what could depend on,
and he assured me that he was for me,
that the county was for me and that
he would do everything that he could
for me and even took a lot of my cir
culars to distribute, stating that he
would urge all my friends to be at the
convention 80 that justice might be
done me. And when my friends were
consulting with me, as to who would
be acceptable to me for delegates,
mentioned him as one that could be re-
lied on from his section of the county.
He was appointed, ana to my astonish-
ment, l learned that he was against
me, and when we met at Jonesboro
noticed that he avoided me. 1had him
interviewed and learned that he was
determined to have the county cast
solidly against me. And being salts
fed as was that without the perfidy
of the one and the treachery of the
other, could and would have been
nominated, but with them both COM
bined, felt confident that could not
be. and although l was satisfied that
large majority of the people of the Ju-
dicial Circuit were for me and in SYM
pathy with me, could not, therefore,
make myself party to what consid-
cred an outrage upon the people and
great injustice to myself. therefore,
as soon as learned these facts, deter
mined to decline to submit my claims
to the convention as thus constituted.
And the only statement | authorized
any one to make, was that II decline
to 20 before the convention" / made
no combinations, l made no PROPOSE
tions of any kind entertained none.
l treated all candidates fairly and hon.
orably. l sought nor took no unfair
advantage of any one. Throughout
the whole canvass have not done any
thing that was not in harmony with
the lonor and dignity of the high posi-
ton was seeking, or to. forfeit the es-
TEEN of the people. Nor have l done
anything to stain in the least the judi
cial ermine was wearing, and what
ever else have lost, have retained
my self respect. l have not even at
tempted to corrupt or debauch any one.
The methods that were employed and
the means used to accomplish the re-
suits Of which have spoken, do not
at this time, care to discuss, but this
much felt it was my duty to say in
order that my friends and the people