Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-10-20
To the Voters of the fifth Pictorial
District.

am a candidate for floater of
this district. 1t is well known
that according to q custom of
years this was Sequachee coun-
ty's time and I was Sequachee
county's choice for floater. No
other candidate was openly in
the field.
There are 20 votes in this dis
trict, according to the Bryan
vote of 1900, which is the basis of
representation adopted by all
democratic conventions. The
vote by counties by this basis is:
Grundy, 8; Sequachee, 4; Bled-
soc 5; Cumberland Al; Van Bu-
rem, 4. All these counties had
instructed for me, except Gum
berland. This was the basis of
representation adopted the day
before by the senatorial conven-
tion composed Of the same coun-
ties and same delegates, with
the exception ofGrundy. Thatday
it was openly talked that there
would be another candidate and
that some of the counties would
break instructions and vote
against me. On the next day
when the so-called flotorial con-
vention was called to order the
chairman read an alleged recon-
mendation from the executive
committee fixing the basis of
representation on the Cooper
vote of 1902. Mr.. Cooper had
no opposition. It was an off
year and a small vote was polled,
The basis Of representation ac-
cording to the Cooper vote was:
Grundy county, a; Sequachie, 3;
Van Buren,, 3; Bledsoe, 4; Gum
berland, 8. Sequaehie nor
Grundy counties were neither
notified of the meeting of the
executive committee nor con-
suited about the matter, This
report when submitted was ruled
carried by the chairman, al.
though Grundy county with BOO
democrats, Sequachie county
| with 400 democrats and one
third of the Van Buren delega-
CATION protested, but their pro-
tests were in vain and the Coop
er vote was adopted as basis of
representation
By this means minority, or
! IL 2-3 votes controlled ID Ia
votes, whereas the real vote by
fair basis would have been the
Bryan vote of 1900, and | would
after Bledsoe and twb-thirds Of
Van Buren, county had broker
instructions, still have Grundy''
0 votes, Sequachie's 4 and ! Ii
votes from Van Buren,, making
IA 1-3 votes out of 26, which
would have insured my nomina
tion.
NV friend have advised mi
not to submit to such an outrage
but to 60 before the people fo
redress. | insist that am TIL
rightful nominee, having had 2.
out of 26 votes instructed for me
| charge that the alleged am
so-called convention violated tn
first principle Of democracy b
corruptly and fraudently con
triving to destroy the rule of tn
majority, and submit that
, few half-constituted leaders hav
no right to throttle and defea
the expressed viii of 22O0voters
/ hold that the party is no
, bound by the action of any sue
r so-called conven tion, whose de
legates violated their solemn il
structions.
A man who is afraid to subm
: his claims for Office to the peopl
! would not make q safe represen
ative. The 2200 voters in til
various counties who have e:
pressed themselves for me al
: higher authority than a few d,
q legates.
To all those who believe
# fair dealing among men; all wi
believe conventions should e.
: press the wishes of the peop
and not assume to master then
who are unwilling to be disfra
"a chised, as large number we
q by this so-called convention al
who are unwilling to submit
fraud and corruption ! appeal f
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