Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-02-25

As the chief interest in the convention
centered in the proceedings that led up TO
the withdrawal OF Mr.. Fults reporter for
Mrs. Grundy has asked Mr.. Thos. j. King
the leader Of the Woodlee forces and Mr..
j. B. Ferguson who headed Mr.. Fults'
supporters fer statement OF the proceedings
that led up to the withdrawal, both gentle
men kindly consented, Their statements
follow:
MR.. KING SAYS;
], B. Sewell was placed in nomina-
tion Tor Chairman Of the convention by the
friends and supporters Of l.. Y. Woodlee,
and Martin Marugg waa nominated by the
supporters OF JEFF y .,Ssts The court
house being so crowded by the friends OF
the candidates the Chairman considered
that fair vote could not be taken in
the room, ordered that the crowd retire to
the court house yard and that the support
ers OF Mr.. Sewell for Chairman collect on
the left side of The yard and the supporters
of Mr.. Msrugg on the right When this
was done it was evident from the size of
the crowds that the friends and supporters
of Mr.. Woodlee were largely in majority
and count was had which resulted in a
vote of 17s for Sewell for Chairman and
1870 for Marugg, The crowd then pro-
ceeded back to the court room.
The friends of Mr. Fuls recognized that
the election Of Chairman was the test of
the strength of the two candidates, AM
thereupon j. B. Ferguson annourecd in
open Convention tha. Mr.. Ful's WAS no
longer candidate fer the Senate ard
withdrew his nsmo frrm before the Con-
ventior. THos, J. KING.
MR.. FERGusoN's VIEW.
Another farce-comedy has been enacted.
Once more has the will OF an overwhelm-
ing majority of the people been defeated
by a so called mass convention of demo-
crats, though in reality combination Of
republicans, boys under twenty years Of
age, some good democrats, one ex-convict
not restored to citizenship, and the whole
| backed by chairman who did not know,
aud refused to rule as to whether or not
republicans should be allowed to vote in a
| democratic convention.
We are proud OF the fight we put up for
our candidate, jeff d. Fults. We are
proud of his conduct in the campaign f
| two weeks, and especially are we gratlfed
| by the fact so well known to every citizsn
Of the county who is capable of entertain
| ing an idea above that of coon hunt or
corn shuckng that more than two to one
of the real democrats OF the county were
for him and would have SO expressed them
selves in a primary election.
We won the fight, at least in this respect
Our candidate has his self-respect left him
for not one disreputable act has he been
guilty of to secure control OF the conven-
ton. He used neither booze nor Doodle
and not being plant tool of any candi-
date for the United States Senate, he did
not receive the influence or endorsement oi
either. Being an admirer Of both McMil-
lin and Bate he was willing to represent
the wishes of his constituents if elected
and vote for either as instructed.
Mr.. Fults has been censured by some o.
bis friends for having his name Withdrawn
at The time he did, without vote on tn,
main question. In this we think he wa
right. In the face Of the aforesaid comb
nation, and of the fact that republican
were being allowed to vote, and all tn,
facts and circumstances leading up to tina
point, as sef-respeciing democrat, tru,
to the principles and traditions of bis part,
he could not afford 10 do otherwise.
The funniest part Of the whole comed
was the acting, or speech (?) of Roberts
chief comedian. His allusion TO Benedic
Arnold, traitor, was especially rich Won
der il he imagines the democrats OF Grun
dy county have forgotten the Mcconnell.
Traynor campaign Of l902f Ever sine
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