The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-06

from which II can never escape; tnat II
attempts to suit venom ana swear lts
slime upon the people OF leHiicSSsS, tlae
suCn lying, double dcailhb' summing, de-
ought To be- coIie~tcc and burned by the
public hangman in every town where tbey
appear etc. etc.
And all this delirium because lhe ,ou-
rier-Journai has condemned Tue gross
frauds which were committed against the
honest people of tennessee In the late
election
But If the Courler-Journal Is q political
Of Tennessee when u says there was
fraud In the state what must Enice HIM
SER be- Last summer Lnioe We a cti,l-
date for Congress. end, BENG beaten Tor
the nomination. was loud III MS chtih'H
Of fraud. Here Is low he 1nsulted the
people Of Tennessee" as recently az last
August.
FRAUD and forgery were resorted to TO
make pfima facic case on ~, FAC. oi
the returns and six members OF the COM
mittce determined iu advance 10 declare
MT. Sims the nominee on me lttulna;;
Wncn the committee met NaS litS'h.
with my attorney. with afidavits ana
with living witnesses TO point out Whetc
manufactured or forged returns were OF
fcred. ana with the most oFeiWhelnius
ana convincing proofs OF premtdlaleu
and prcarranecd corruption ana iiduu ia
the primary bon numerous instances.
was excluded from The committee ana uc-
MED the right which belonged 10 me *
Democrat and as candidate 10 witness
the proceedings OF the committee bhu 10
see the evidence by which u was pro-
posed 10 deprive me OF my rights. | was
tried by star chamber court. when as
sumed 10 adludicate my rights without
giving me a hearing. Three separate
times 7 appealed 300 writing TO the sense
Of Justice or fairness Of the committee 10
allow me or my attorney 10 appear ana
submit proofs Of fraud. forgery. ballot
M
box stuiing. corruniion ana stealihS, ana
was denied the privileges. ! tried IN every
possible way 90 get TO see the alleged re-
turns from Benton and Perry counties,
and my request was ccntemptuously re-
fused, and it was chiefly IN those counties
ana IN Madison ana henry that the
frauds We're committed. I'm the face Of
the charges and proofs OF fraud, forgery
and the thefts of ballots. the committee
made n "a matter OF trust. ignored the
rules which should have governed them,
and tfdmpled upon the party law, which
gave them authority "a canvass the re-
turns and declare the result. This action
was without authority. arbitrary and UNI
just, and if has uD more binding force
than the declaration Of any other six
men in the congressional district would
have. Tho committee allowed each mem
Der 10 claim as hi- personal property the
alleged returns of his county. which wero
never canvaseod. ard 10 take them back
home with him. This was done 10 conceal
fraud.
Yet this man wh1 was so free IN charg-
ing that there were fraud and forgery
i'm Tennessee in August can find no Ian
cuaco too foul % denounce those who
charge that there was fraud IN Tennessee
in November.
The Couricr-Iorrnal has I'm no way "in-
suited tho people Of Tennessee" The
great majority Of the people Of Tennessee
no more approve crimes against the ball
lot than DO the great majority Of tho
people = any other state. I'm denouncing