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

committee make him the nominee
No, even the minded Mellow
ell men concede that this was an
unauthorized action of prejudice
rather than Democratic judgment.
What are the facts as to the dis
trict convention held in No. 1? II
is an undisputed fact that all dis,
trict conventions that have ever
been held in that district have been
held at Harris, and Of course we
all expected the district convention
in this race to be held there until a
day or two before the conventions it
was rumored that the committee.
man, Mr.. Harpole, was going to
hold the convention at Jordan. My
friends protested against this I'M
called for and unfair action and
tried to learn definitely if the ru-
NOR was true, but were only able
to learn the afternoon before the
convention that he did propose to
violate all precedent, and for un-
fair reasons, that are plain to all, to
hold the convention at Jordan in
stead of Harris, and the same was
50 held Twenty-Five men partici.
pated in this convention at Jordan,
selecting McDowelI's delegates.
AS a protest against this unfair ac-
tion "a Democrats met at Harris
and instructed for Fry. But as
Mr.. Mcdowell knows, the vote Of
No. / was never counted for me,
but for him, and therefore how can
he be heard to complain as to No.
Another example of his dema-
gogy and attempt to prejudice,
he says sent lawyer friend, but
refrains from calling his name,
knowing that his very name would
belle the insinuation of anything
improper or unfair. A. j. Har-
pole is the man to whom he refers.
Mr.. Harpole, while living in I'm
ion City, was born and raised in
No. /, and is well and favorably
known by all Democrats in the
district, and hearing my friends
making the complaint that they
could not even learn when the con-
vention would be held and where,
he, being my friend, volunteered
and went to see his kinsman, the
committeeman, in regard to the
matter.
What are the facts as to the 18th
district convention and are they as
stated by Mr.. McDowell9 As
committeeman for the district, FL. |
G. Alexander called the convention
to order and the Fry men nomi-
mated DR.. Rippy for chairman of
the convention, and w. H. Swig-
CART was placed in nomination by
the Mcdowell men. Before the
vote was taken Judge Swiggart
asked that some one else instead of
himself be placed in nomination by
the Mcdowell men, but did not
refuse to serve" as stated by Mr..
McDowelland, they did not have to
nominate a Mcdowell man" in his
stead, as Mr.. Mcdowell also claims.
The vote was taken by Mr.. Alex
ander, and mot DR.. Rippy) as be-
tween DR.. Rippy and Judge Swig-
CART, DR.. Rippy was declared to be
elected and the convention then, as
usual, proceeded with the duties of
the convention and adjourned.
The Mcdowell men remained in
the convention and after the adj
iournment few of them and Mr..
A. N. Moore called and held some
kind of meeting. take it that
Mcdowell is not the proper one to
fairly judge as to the regularity
md fairness of this convention or
whether a majority was for him or
ne, but he says Judge Stuttgart is
IN ''honest,p conscientious,
fair, square" man, and | refer
my one to him as to these matters.
Judge Swiggart tells me that
ny friends were clearly in the ma
GRITTY and that under this district ,
as we'll as the county !
convention, there was less grounds t
or the bolt than any that has oc- t
'urred under his observation. '
Also, Esq. w. j. Dickerson, Tom :
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