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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
FRoM CowELLs CHAPEL.

Regular correspondence
L. Jordan, of Garfield, visited
here Sunday.
Albert Stephens, Of near Morris
Chapel, visited here Sunday.
The farmers Of this locality are
busy this week sowing wheat.
j. d, Bridges, Of Alamo, is Wis
iting relatives and friends here.
Misses Ellen Bridges and Eva
Cowell visited in Carroll County
Sunday.
Mrs. Polly Cowell is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Stephens, on Cy-
press Greek.
Rev. L. M. Cooper will preach al
Barkers School-house next Sunday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
And Bryan is still marching on
He will carry Tennessee by 50,00l
majority, but Democrats should b,
beware of pitfalls laid by Repub
licans. Don't trade. The fight il
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23

Tennessee is Tor governor and the
Legislature Watch ID and don be
deceived.
Here is a the way the attempt Is
being made to influence" business
men We learn that two merchants
Of Carroll County John Spellings,
of Buena Vista, and Mr.. Penick, Of
Hollow Rock, have given their ex-
perience. When they purchased
their fall and winter goods recent
", payment of the same was de-
manded in gold. The goods were
returned. Good What next?
CoWELLs CHAPEL, October %.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23

Regular correspondence
Aaron Farrar is building a new
dwelling for G. II. Cuff.
4. H. Paiford, of Beayerdam, was
the guest Of John Palford Sunday.
sc. Wick and mother visited the
family Of Prof. G. G. Wick on Dry
Greek Sunday.
IL. X. Pafford returned home last
Saturday, having closed a success
ful school at the Wick school-house.
Prof a. a. Cole and wife have
returnedfrom attending conference
at Huntingdon Saturday and Sun
day.
I. w. Cuff and William PaGord
addressed the Free Silver League
at the meeting Saturday evening at
Farrars School-house, after which
large number of new members
were enrolled. We now have a
strong league Of active advocates
of equal coinage, and new converts
are joining the cause OF Bryan and
prosperity. The league viii meet
again Saturday before the election
FLATWooDs, October 20.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
A VAIN HOPE

THE THEPalmer-Buckperaggregation
say Tennessee is a doubtful State;
the Republicans loudly proclaim
that they are going to carry it-but
neither will give figures to back up
their assertions,
The Republicans have no hope
Of carrying Tennessee for McKin-
ley. They are merely keeping up
appearances to conceal the real de-
signs they have on this State.
Their hope is in the State cleo
ton; they have a sort Of faint idea
that by some fuke, or by a lucky
application Of "shin plasters" they
may elect Tillman governor and
control the next general assembly
hope born Of alleged dissatisfac-
ton of gold standard Democrats,
and the aid Minis will give them
by dividing the silver vote.
That this is the only hope they
have in this State is found in the
fact that everywhere they are try
ing to trade off Mckinley electors
and in this and other districts they
win trade theie Congressional can
didates for votes for Tillman and
assemblymen.
Butthe nope is vain. Tennessee
is going to give Bryan a majority.
Her choice for governor will be
RobertL. Taylor. Tennessee is go
ing Democratic. Democrats will
not trade their votes they will not
sell their birthright for pottage.
The Democratic county executive
committee is hereby called to meet
in Camden on the first Monday in
! November, 1896. The members Oh
the committee are urgently request
ed to meet me at the court-h house at
12 o'clock, to consider important
, business pertaining to the election
j M. HoLLADAY,
: L. WHY, Chairman
t Secretary.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23

IT was written by an Engiishpoet
and philosopher Chat "the common
people, like overloaded asses, some
times had sense enough 10 kick off
their burdens" meaning the So
called higher classes. Perhaps he
had in mind the campaign OF loaG.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23

The executive board Of Benton
County Central Free Silver League
and the president and secretary of
each district league are hereby no
titled to meet at Camden the first
Monday in November, 1896 You
are urgently requested to be pres
ent at said meeting, as matters Of
great Importance pertaining to the
election will be discussed.
ID. c.. HUDSON,
L. WYLY, Chairman
! Secretary,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
AooAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

vas ln town Saturday.
Mrs. w ?. Morris has returned
from o visit at Union City.
rAlessrs. ". Il. Morris and o. p.
Lashlee spent Sunday at Eva,
Mr. w. L. Harrison, of Poplar
Springs, was ia town Monday.
Postmaster b. L. Davidson, of
Way, was in town Wednesday.
Mr. win S. Corbitt, who had a
, relapse last week, is improving.
The mass-meeting Of silver men
will meet here again tomorrow.
Mrs q. w. Arnold and child re-
turned to Brownsville last Friday.
Mr.. }. J. Conrad has returned
from an extended visit in Indiana.
Mrs. Greene visited relatives at
dickson Saturday, returning here
Sunday.
j. M. Lashlee, esq, left Tuesday
for several weeks hunt in eastern
Arkansas.
Hon. r. X. Warren, Of Carroll
County, spoke at Pleasant Valley
last Friday.
\ Hon. i. w. Sims spoke to a large
land enthusiastic audience at Holla-
lday one day last week.
Mrs. Il, +. Cason and child re-
turned home yesterday from visit
OF several weeks in Kentucky.
Mr. Eugene Wyly has completed
a new residence IN the third dis
trict, and moved in this week.
Hon. d. G. Hudson will address
the Free Silver League at Lick
Greek Friday night, October 30
Deputy Sheriff A. j. Goodman,
of Pavatts Landing, visited rela-
tiyes on Rushings Creek Sunday.
& Misses Bette Darlington and
Bertha McElyea and Prof j. W..
Blair spent Sunday at Huntingdon.
j. A. Clement, esq, will speak at
Waverly tomorrow. Also at John
sonyille Monday and at Olydeton
Tuesday.
A good audience heard Rev. j.
+. Carl, Of Holladay, preach at the
Methodist Church Thursday even
5ng of last week.
Hon. Joseph e. Jones, of Dres-
den, will speak at Big Sandy on
Saturday, October 81 Everybody
90 and hear him.
Enthusiastic Free Silver Leagues
have been organized in the county
the past week at Lick Greek, Lib
erty, Crooked Greek.
\ S. Il. Peeler was elected grand
guardian Of the Knights of Honor
at the annual meeting of the Crane
lodge at Nashville last week.
Rev. T. +. Cason preached at The
Methodist Church Sunday forenoon
and Rev. A. g. McRae occupied tht
pulpit at the evening service.
A strong camp of Woodmen o
the World has been organized a
Wavarly, and the prospects ar,
most fattering for large member
ship at that place.
There will be speaking at Holla
day next Tuesday evening and a
Matlocks Chapel Wednesday even
inc. under the auspices of the Gen
tral Free Silver League.
We Join in extending a welcom
n to Mr.. j. L. Beaton and family VIII
have moved from Big Sandy to thi
place. They occupy the buildin
vacated by Capt r. W. Ayres.
Marriage licenses have been il
ued by County Clerk q. b. Gree
to Whitfield Townsend and Chef
aie Furr, J. "A. Davidson and Dow
carp and John w. Rowe and N
A. p. Hatley.
MFR. w. Il. McRae, the accomm'
dating cashier Of the Camden Ban
and Trust Co., has been wearing
nleaging smile since the arrival
3 new son at his home last Thur
day evening. He says the your
man is.a Democrat, and will be u
dar his special care until he is
years Of age.
Every Democrat in the coun
who possibly can, should 80 to B
sandy to the grand rally Saturda
October 81. Hon.Joseph d. Jon
and others will speak on that occ
- Thera will be the large
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
HONOR AND FREEDOM.
Let Every Democrat Show Ills Country's
Flag Saturday, October 81.

Last Monday Chairman James
K. Jones, of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, al Chicago, issu-
ed the following circular.
Democratic National Headquarters.
Chicago, October l9, lS96.-The Amer
lean flag has always been the emblem of
national honor, and it viii always remain
so. 1t is too sacred to be prostituted to
partisan purposes, as has been attempted
for the frst time in this campaign. It's
infuencehas always been for good to ali
mankind. Its display is always potent
for the advancement of all that Is best
in our Government, for it appeals TO ey-
cry sentiment of patriotism and nationa-
al pride.
/, therefore, suggest that on Saturday,
October 81, all those who desire to pre-
serve the country's honor and independ-
ence as it came to us from the fathers
who believe in the rights of every man,
rich or poor, TO cast free and untram.
meled ballot; who oppose Government
by corporations and the coercion of vot
ers and desire that real and genuine
prosperity may once again return to bless
our people, display the national colori
at their homes, their places Of business
and wherever else they may be seen il
order that voters whose hearts are Co
their country may be cheored and thei
purposes strengthened, and that thos
who are wavoring may take courage o
their patriotism to perform their dut
as citizens, to the end that government
of the people, by the people and for til
people shall not perish from the earth,
JAMES X JONES,
Chairman Democratic National Com
mittee.
Chairman Jones' idea has tn
hearty approval and endorsement
} Of Democrats in all parts Of tia
country. His suggestion should b
acted on by every true Democra
and there is little doubt it will b,
The Republicans have way {
trying to create the impression the
have a monopoly on the flag. The
prostitute the flag to the basest pc
litical uses. 1t remains for th
! Democrats to demonstrate the
love and respect for the stars an
stripes, and to indicate on the e1
Of the election that they will CO
. their ballots for a principle Tilt
will free America forever from Il
: domination of foreign powers ar
their Wall Street allies.
Z The executive board Of Bentc
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23
THERE will be no fusion in Ten

THERE will be no fusion in Ten
.nessee. Fusion would mean the
breaking up of all the schemes and
deals Of Populist leaders and the
Republicans. Mcdowell has no
doubt made fusion impossible by
his demands from the Democrats
that he be given an open field for
Congress in the Ninth district. If
Populists have any doubts Of the
knowing Of Mcdowell to the deals
with Republicans, the following is
a remark in effect that he made two
years ago to a leading Populist Of
Madison County: "The time will
be ripe two years hence, and I'm
going to have something out Of it. :
Johnny is after it, but the question
is, can he deliver the goods? Well
! ask the boys who furnish the votes
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-10-23

ttA" HHNttA HNNANNANs
Hon. Tom Q. Rye, of Washing
ton, and family are guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. j. ID McAuley. Mr.. Rye.
Joined his family at Brownsville
last week, and they arrived here
Friday 70 remain several weeks.
Much credit Is due the gentlemen
who made the arrangements TO re-
ceive and entertain Ex-Governor
Robert Il. Taylor here yesterday.
Everythingmoyed of smoothly and
the large crowd was handled adj
mirably
Rev I. f. Cason VIII preach at
Bethlehem next Sunday forenoon
at the usual hour, and at Morris
Chapel at 3 p. m. The above will
be the last services at these APP
pointments for the conference year.
Everybody invited.
TosTI has hitherto been known
only as the writer of some of the
most famous songs known to musi-
cal people. He has now written his
first purely instrumental compost
tion, a minuet for the piano, which
the Ladies Home Journal has Sc
cured and will publish in an early
issue.
Mr.. Wayne Rye had a family re-
union last Wednesday, there being
present Mr.. and Mrs. Tom G. Rye
and children, of Washington, ID. c.,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Rye and child,
of Mayfeld, KY, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
J. Rye and child, Of Paducah, KY,
Mrs j. i. Yarbrough and child, of
Nashville, and Miss Matte Rye.
Catherine, the little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Steele, died
at an early hour Tuesday morning
at the home of her grandfather, j,
Nj. Lashlee, esq, in the tenth dis
trict, with whom Mrs. eleresides
The bereaved relatives have the
sympathy Of host of friends. The
remains were inferred at Bethlehem
| Cemetery.
Mr.. John w. Rowe, of Carroll
County, and Mrs M. A. P. Hatley
were married at the residence o.
the bride in this city yesterday af.
ternoon, Rev. Joseph Allen officia
ting at the ceremony. The mar
riage was a very quiet affair, only
few relatives being present W.
join in extending congratulationr
and best wishes.
j. A. Clement, esq, who has beer
campaigning in Decatur and Har
din counties, spent Sunday will
his family. He left Monday 70
Humphreys County where he vii
; meet twenty-three appointments t.
speak. He is making a thorough
canvass, and is leaving nothing un
done to secure the success Of tn
cause he advocates.
) Only ten more days until you wi
have an opportunity to cast you
ballot for continuation of the gol
I standard or for equal coinage c
{ both gold and silver at the ratio {
9 16 to l. On that day you must de
: eide between the American and th
European plan Of a monetary syi
: tenn. If you are satisfied that tn
t present gold standard has mair
+ tained prices Of products, etc, thu
i are satisfactory to you, then yo
will vote for Mckinley and Hoba,
q electors If you are sincerely
q favor of more money and bette
! times, then you should cast yoI
o ballot for Bryan and Sewall ele
. tors. If you want to throw yol
ballot away, vote for Palmer al
$ Buckner electors or Bryan al
i Watson electors. Whatever yC
) devote and vote without prejudic
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-06-17

The Pennsylvania delegation met in
their headquarters last evening and
had a harmonious session. Senator
Quay nominated Gov Hastings for
chairman. He was elected. w. w.
Geist and j. n Dreisbachwere elected
secretaries. II. II. Bingham was named
for the committee on rules; w. II. An
drews for that on credentials; Charles
II. Mullin fer permanent organization
and Smedley Darlington for committee
on resolutions
NJ, S. Quay was reelected national
committeeman unanimously. The fol-
lowing resolution was adopted and
will be presented to the committee on
resolutions of the convention:
"We favor the maintenance of the
existing gold standard and are opposed
to the free coinage of silver except by
an international agreement for bi-
metallism with the leading commercial
nations of the world"
There will be no dramatic exit from
the convention, nor will there be held
any separate convention by the free
silver republicans. The western men
foresee defeat and will accept it as
philosophically as possible, although
not without vigorous protests both
here and at home. No formal confer
ence of this faction of the party was
held Monday, but Mr.. Teller wherever
he happened to be was the magnet
that attracted every silver man in st.
Louis. The private talks he has had
with those who believe with him has
convinced him that the silver element
of the party is in deadly earnest and
will not accept anything short of
clear cut declaration for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
of 10 to 1.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-06-17
A. p. A.,s DON'T Love Kerens.

ST.. LOUIS, June ga mass meeting
of six councils of the A. P. A. was
held last night in a hall in North ST.
Louis. Among the speakers were Con-
gresham Linton, State President Ste
vens and Mayor Davis, of Kansas City.
The object of the meeting was to ex-
press dissent at the action OF the re-
publican national COMMITTEES in sup.
porting Kerens as against Filley in the
contest for seats in the national con-
vention. All the speeches were vehe-
ment against the committee. A reso-
luton condemning the national COM
mittee for seating the Kerens dele
gates was carried. Fully 5000 people
were in attendance.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-06-17

ST. LOUIS, June 16.-Gold has carried
the day. This assertion made by Sen
ator Lodge, of Massachusetts,, Monday
afternoon put new phase on the
financial situation and overturned sew
eral of the plans which had been
formed by those who had expected a
different result. Mr.. Lodge figured
that 20 out of the 45 states now form
ing the Union had each selected a mem
ber of the committee on resolutions,
favorable to the gold standard and that
two or three western states were like
ly to follow suit, thus ensuring clear
majority. The Ohio men somewhat re-
luctantly recognize that Mr.. Lodge
was speaking by the card.
1t is somewhat singular that Illinois,
which turned the scale in favor of
Mckinley by instructing for him in
stead of for Cullom, took leading part
in shaping the course of the middle
western states by adopting gold
plank by the decisive vote of AZ to G..
In the selection of national commit
teemen, however, many men OF ma
tional repute were turned down. Will
liam M. Hahn, so long u potent factor
in Ohio politics, disappears from the
list, as does also the equally well
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-06-17
A CRANK'C CRIME.
New York Bank President Shot
in His Office.
A DEMAND TO PAY $4,000
Was Refused and the Stranger
Blazed Away With a Revolver.
After Shooting the Banker the Assassin
Shot Himself and VIII Probably
Die-A Sensational Piece
of Devlltry.

New YORK, June 16-Monday after
noon stranger who gave his name as
Charles Clark, 80 years Of age, went
into the New Amsterdam bank, at
Broadway and Thirty-ninth street,
and, asking for President George II.
Wyckoff, was admitted to his office.
Soon after entering the stranger fired
q shot at Mr.. Wyckoff and then at
tempted to kill himself by putting
bullet in his head. Mr.. Wyckoff was
shot in the abdomen. Clark presented
letter to Wyckoff, written on letter
head of the Hotel Marlborough. 1t
contained demand for $4,000 and
threatened Wycl1off with death unless
he furnished the money. The letter
also stated that the bearer had part
ner outside the bank who had Mr..
Wyckoff covered" and that if ne made
any alarm and refused to give the
money, stick of dynamite would be
thrown into the bank that would blow
up the building.
Wyckoff. after reading the letter, re-
fused Clark the money and the latter
then shot him. The police believe that
Clark is insane.
The man who shot Mr.. Wyclsoff was
an entire stranger to all those in the
bank and is supposed to have been q
crank after the pattern of the man
Norcross, who tried to blow Russell
Sage up with dynamite on the latter's
refusing to give him 100000.
At the hospital the assailant, after
admitting that Clark was not his prop
er name, stated to the coroner that he
had no particular motive for killing
Mr.. Wycl1off, other than that of get
ting money for the support of his wife
and children. He said he had been out
of work for some time. He also said
that he did not mean to harm Mr..
Wyckoff, but had intended to commit
suicide if his demand was refused. At
4 late hour last night the bullet was
removed from Mr. Wyckotf's intestines
and according to the physicians who
performed the operation the patient
now has Il fair chance of recovery.
Doctors also say that ClarlS's chances
Of recovery are good.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-06-17
Everything Ready for the Great Con
vention in St. Louis.
The Republican National Committee Holds a
Stormy Session and Refuses to SanC-
ton Change in Representation.
Efforts of Adoption of Gold
Standard Platform Seem Certain to be Crowned
With Success---Senator Foraker's
Statement.

get the carrying trade back again. We pay
nearly 100000, 900 in gold annually to foreign
ship owners for freight transportation, every
dollar of which we ought to pay at home and
keep at home. This is enough OF itself to cure
all this money question.
JOSEPH 3. FORAKER.
A debate that for heat and vigor OF
language rivaled that of some OF the
stormy sessions of last week was pre-
cipitated in yesterdays meeting of the
national committee upon the motion Of
Mr. Payne, of Wisconsin, changing
the basis of representation in the next
national convention in such manner as
to increase the delegations from the
north and decrease those from the
south.
Mr.. Quincy, of Texas. declared that
under the change proposed the states
of Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, In
diana and Illinois would have almost
absolute control of the party nomina-
tions and he urged that ample protec'
tion be given the small states, as the
constitution provided. Mr.. Fessenden
offered resolution declaring it to be
the sense of the committee that it was
not cxpedient to make any recon-
mendation to the national convention
on the subject of change OF repre-
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-06-17

sentation. This was carried by a vote
of 81 to delaware, West Virginia,
Wisconsin and District of Columbia
voting in the negative. Chairman Car
ter was requested to present to the
committee on rules of the national con-
vention the sense of the national COM
mittee that the time between the call
and the meeting of the convention
should be limited to go days. Thanks
were voted to Chairman Carter and
Secretary Manley and other officers.
1t was not at all necessary, but ex-
Gov. Foraker could not resist the temp
tation at the ohio meeting Monday
afternoon to introduce resolution in
structing the delegates to vote for
Mckinley. The resolution was re-
ceived with three cheers and tiger
and went through with whirl. The
financial plank was not referred to.
The convention committeeman selected
were: Chairman, Gov. Bushnell; res
olutions, ex-Gov. Foraker; credentials,
Judge A. C. Thompson; permanent or
ganization, Gen. Grosvenor; rules, Con-
gresham George w. Wilson; to notify
the president, NJ. A. Hanna. The Sc
| lection of representative to notify
the vice president was postponed.
Charles L. Kurtz, of Columbus, one of
the most ardent of the Foraker follow
ers, was elected member of the ma
tional committee to succeed William
NJ. Hahn.
There was a wholesale washing of
soiled linen at the meeting Monday
afternoon of the New York delegation
Chauncey M. Depew raped the meet
ing to order. Mr.. Lauterbach declared
that while the contestants who were
seated by the national committee on
Saturday should be permitted to re-
main in the hall and vote, it should
not be construed as an Endorsement by
the delegation of the national COM
mittees action, but, on the contrary,
they should be regarded merely as
temporary delegates. Mr.. Depew said
that owing to the differences in the
delegation he would not be a candidate
for the post of chairman. Warner
Miller explained the circumstances nm
der which he had asked Mr. Depew to
permit the use of his name as candi-
date for the Craftsmanship. He went
on to say that the question of person
ality was not involved in this matter.
1t made no difference whether Depew,
Platt or some one else was selected.
There were other considerations. A
man (Mr. Platt) whose name had been
proposed for the Craftsmanship had de.
scribed one of the candidates for the
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-06-17

presidency CMcKinley) as incompetent
and unfit for the office. He inquired
dramatically if the New York delega-
tion indorsed that statement. If they
did, they could make that man their
chairman.
Thurlow w. Barnes replied for Mr.
Platt. He inquired who was entitled
to the great honor, the man who came
out squarely and made his fight, or
Mr.. Miller, who sneaked into the dele
CATION with his knife in his sleeve. At
this point the Platt men arose and APP
plauded the speaker. State Senator
Raines turned to Mr.. Miller and, shall-
ing his finger almost in the latter's
face, characterized the ex-senator as
the representative of the kicker ele-
ment of New York; as a man who
sought the place of delegate-at-large
to oppose Gov. Morton.