The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1904-09-23
LETTER FROM Mr.. FRY.

through Tie press VI ODlOu county
a proposition to Mr.. Mcdowell
that we submit our claims to the
State Committee and let them set
tie the matter as they saw proper,
or say how it shodld be settled,
stating therein that ! preferred and
wanted a primary. Instead of ac-
cepting the proposition, Mr.. Nc
Dowell comes out in a very lengthy
publication in which his venom and
spleen displayed therein is only
exceeded by the errors and mis-
statements made in the publication.
/ challenge a comparison of the
two publications as to which one
shows a spirit of fairness and
which one is calculated to widen,
rather than heal, the unfortunate
breach in our party and increase
rather than diminish the back-bit-
ing and chickering's that have al
ready been carried too far.
Mr.. Mcdowell starts out by cast
ing insinuations and reflections on
the State Committee to the effect
that they are not unprecedented in
the matter and would not do the
fair thing. Comparing the COM
mlttee to the spider and himself to
the poor, innocent fly that the
committee is anxious to destroy.
He makes the committee a party
to trap set to kick him out, and
the ringand clique have fixed them.
Why this reflection on our State
Committee composed Of some Of
the best citizens and Democrats in
the Statee Why was ii an UMPIRE
JUDGED and fair committee when
appealed to by Mr.. Mcdowell in
the Mcdowell. Gordon matter, but
SO different nowg All the men,
bers of this committee are removed
from all local prejudice and infu-
ence and could have but one motive
and that to do what is fair and
right and to the best interests of
the Democratic party, and no one
can complain at that.
| say to you and defy successful
contradiction, that no member of
the State Committee knew, or had
any reason to believe or expect,
that | would make the proposition
| did. Neither |, nor any Of my
friends, SO far as know, have
ever talked to any of the commit
tee about the matter, and | have
no information whatever as to
what action the committee would
have taken had Mr.. Mcdowell seen
proper to accept same.
Mr.. Mcdowell says one of the
leading ringsters, Mr.. Whipple,
said that the State Committee
would decide in my favor. 1t is
not claimed that Mr.. Whipple
claimed to have any information
whatever, or that he gave more
than his opinion as to what the
committee would do. Mr.. Whip |
pie tells me that he does not even
know bat one member of the COM
mittee and has not seen nor heard
from him since our controversy
arose, and that he has no informa.
ton whatever as to what the COM
mittee would have done and only
expressed his opinion as to what
the committee should do.
By way Of parenthesis, ! might
here say that in the Gordon Nc
Dowell fight Mr.. Whipple was for
Mcdowell and A. N. Moore for
Gordon, and then Moore was the
ringster and Whipple the fair man.
Now the tables are turned and
is the ringster and Moore
The goody- goody man.
Again, Mr.. Mcdowell quotes a
resolution passed by the county
committee, declaring him to be a
nominee, and says for that reason
| should withdraw. What are the
facts about this resolutions The
county committee met for oroani-
zation and no one knew or had any
reason to believe that any action
whatever would be taken in the
Legislative race. Mr.. A. N.
not member of the com
nittee, saw proper to write and
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