The Green Forest tribune., 1900-05-31
< COL. FANCHER,s REPLY.
Defends Action of Democratic
 Committee and Convention.

Committee and Convention.
 # BERRYvILLE, Ark, May 21. s EDITOR TRIBUNE:--I ask space in the columns of your paper, on behalf of myself, the County Democratic Central Committee and majority of the Democratic voters of this county, which ma- jority is more than ten times 109, to answer the erroneous, disor- ganizing article of Prof. Burney in your issue of the 17th inst.
 On account of the manifest in tent of the writer of that article, from the tone thereof, and from his position as teacher, his past course in previous Primary elec- tions and General elections, to create disorganization and dis satisfaction with Democrats and in the Democratic ranks, and lend aid to the opposition in their eff forts to defeat some, ifnot all, of the county Democratic nominees, and his unworthy, selfish, incor- rect and false statement of facts, and his attack upon the Central Committe and the Judges of elec- ton and myself, makes it neces- sary for me to briefly answer and correct the erroneous and false statements made by him; and shall do so deprecatingly because no disorganizing controversy or dispute, tending to disorganiza- ton, should arise between Demo- crats when such controversy can do no good towards bringing about any reforms, or correct any wrong methods in the party, or any errors that may have been committed. There were errors, but not so grievous and egregious asS Prof. Burney would make them appear or have the people believe.
 shall not vent any vitupera- .t;Qn, or manifest any prejudice, NHNharbor a spirit of retaliation Rewards any Democrat or man 1who took part and voted in the Demo ocratic Primary election,
 April 21st, in this county, or for anything he may have written or sssp0ken concerning me, since am notso constituted and do not feel that tway, l shall write this article in Self defense and state the truth and all the truth, so far as the saction of the Democratic Cen = tralCommittee and the County ConYention, and the Judges of ele16on have been called in ques-
 i0 and their motives impugned an8 raud alleged against them. Eare nothing for Prof. Bur- n25s feeble efforts to belittle me byhis personal reflections. The pQo6le of this county have known m6 n ger and better than he, and W3t}lA few exceptions of enemies, ldI t3&k God there are not many Wh06e hearts and minds are not
 bfoad enough to do me justice) l re llling to submit my actions, ts t plQt1Mes and case to any or all of isn That I commit errors I do ESS s 1t Rny, but the success of the a ratic party and Democratic d S all ples are paramount with me, 'sas sai |x0 little county primary elec- asu laall come in the way of the gn sd ce8ss of that party and those MHTl M K1n3lples and no effort at disor- 'n o"el ix&6on and aid to the opposi- - 0n shall succeed if I can help it, !e. rtkdNg h few errors and mis- PsTsTG PsrsT may have been made 7 sds here are others that did not sS souri st thelman for whom they voted. n t,.s tsf eaxne as Prof. Burney. Il mirg aekhat his first grievance and o,n%T ocf f% is that MT. F. O. Butt did SE eeaive the number of votes to i car hfm the nomination. If he s .ssshtsss ot $ s !5 EAe<ived the required number 'a sd, ssee1r. M what would Prof. Bur- dn,rt t",rt e cared for illegal o1 ius; .s s ht votes ? The facts are, said te the truth to be, that :. yhss Ut received at Eureka J ,ots m md throughout the coun :
 krd more of the Republi f >cfsS, that were cast than MT, the thsscs eceived, and by throw ip%sFitcxx, those votes that MT. Eqsealf ]; qeel fould have his majority stsfse' d more than 100 more. fn.tsnl. 'ffartsnl.e, prove this statement ]