Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-04-29
For Congress-,

Dio"nio" WAS nominated lot Congress
by an overwhelming plurality. In the
primary election last Saturday the
necessary vote al polled which named
him as the nominee Of the Republican
party, which nomination is equal to
his subsequent election in November.
This is a great honor. 1t comes not
from a distorted and excited conven-
ton; not from INSCRIPTIONS and
scheming politicians, whose great am-
bition Is to control the nominating
power; not from unfailhful delegates.
1t comes not from the misrepresenta
ton of contested delegations, but it
comes directly from the hands Of the
sovereign voters. In Republican insti-
buttons this is the end of oil law, the
end of all question and all contest.
This is the form Of suffrage that has
made us n free people, has builded for
us q noble government, a great nation.
The contest has been an exciting and
heated m The three cornered race
made 1t more interesting and harder
to foresee the way things were shaping
for the ultimate result. Each aspirant
and his friends pressed their claims
with vigorous and steady hands. But
the people held in their power, appar
antly undisturbed. the decision which
has been made. The feeling seems to
have pervaded the minds of the people
everywhere that 1t was Mr.. Brownlow's
time to 60 to Congress. 1t is better to
have 1t so; 1t Gains the turbulent and
mad wav Of factional passion. And
while the other contestants must ex-
perience the sting Of defeat they have
been anchored in a peaceful harbor
where they can better rig their vessels
for other sailing.
w. T. Brownlow is in many respects
n of the most remarkable characters
in East Tennessee politics. His vibrant
nature makes him 90. Like the famous
William G.. Brownlow, he is warm to
his friends and frigid to his enemies in
q political contest. Few can be in.
different toward him; they must either
be closest in his heart or the most
averse to his methods. And yet, when
the contest ends there is no one, per-
haps, more ready to. forgive. In this
respect he is a born politician-never
looking backward, but always looking
to the front. And when there is no
Ok to grind he lie as free with his favors
to those who have opposed him as il
they had never figured in the problem
against him. In this way he has won
hundreds who formerly opposed him
to his side. His courage is absolute.
After being defeated in the nomination
for Congress In two other previous con
ventions. he still had confidence 10 his
claim before the denizens. His faith
in the people never wavered and for
this dauntless courage and unfaltering
perseverance, he has been rewarded
Like other human beings he has his
faults, but his generosity swells beside
them in proportion to the square of
the distance they are magniied.
During his career as door keeper OF
Congress he did many things for the
benefit Of his East Tennessee friends,
and his subsequent stay in Washing
ton was no less fraught with work
for the old soldiers and others who had
claims in the various departments. His
reputation In this line, with all who
applied to him for aid, has won him
distinction. Thus we have strong evi
dence that hs will make q faithful rep.
resentative. He is O fair speaker and
a man of exceptionally good business
judgment. As q Republican he Ia true,
magnanimous, radical.
This, in brief, is the character of the
man we present to you as your Repub-
lican nominee, and this is the gentle
man we urgently request you to sup
port as your next Congressman.-
johnson City Staff.