The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-03-27


Evans reinforcements could get to
the assistance of their men. Newell
Sanders seemed to be the object of at
tack. 1t was anything to put him down.
With disheveled hair, face as pale
as death, his collar and tie torn and
his clothes generally disarranged, he
tried to fight them off, as did his lieu
tenants, but to no avail.
The Oliver men, who were also fight
ing like demons and whose watchword
had all along been, well hold the
hall against Evans, Hale and all hell"
renewed their rushes with redoubled |
fury They grabbed Deputy Marshal
McLain and rushed him off the plat |
form Others seized big Jim Duggan |
and pinioned his arms by sheer force |
of strength and number and Jim, too, |
went the way of McClain, off the plat |
form out into the surging masses.
Other men who were supporting Chair
man Sanders were disposed of like
wise. Sam Sells, Chairman of the Alf.
Taylor boiling delegation in East Ten
nessee, had been helping to hold up
Chairman Sanders. He was thrown
off and some one hit him with chair
and good many licks were passed at
him as he was down. Weisenberg, of
Memphis, who had Newell Sanders by
the feet helping to support him, was
also got out of the way and then it
came Mr.. Sanders turn The Oliver
men had been after him all the while
but his lieutenants up to this time had
succeeded in fighting them off. With
his reinforcements gone Mr.. Sanders
| fell a victim to the attacking army.
The cries of Thrown him off; throw
him Off that had resounded through
the hall and which emanated from
the throats of hundred of Oliver
Brownlow-Austin men, were followed
by physical "throwing-him-off."
H. M. Cox, of Morristown, made a
rush at Newell Sanders and got him
by the throat with both his brawny
hands. Then he bore the Evans lead
er down off the east side of the ros-
trum out into the surging mass. He
seemed to tighten his hold all the
while and it was seen that he was pun
ishing Mr.. Sanders severely. The lat
ter began to choke and turn paler still
and there were cries Of Don't kill
him, for Gods sake" from the Evans
men while the Oliver fighters as Justify
cried "Take the - out on the other
side" J. w. Brooks, another East
Tennessean, was helping H. M. Cox
in disposing of the Chairman. Mr..
Sanders was hustled out behind the
rostrum to fresh air and seemed to be
in bad way. He was exhausted from
the punishment he had received and
was pale and weak as we'll
About this time a squad of police
reached the scene, and they took
charge of the rostrum. Contrary tC
the expectations of the Evans men
the policemen did not attempt to de
eide which faction was entitled to pos
session of the rostrum, but announced
: that they had come to preserve order
e The Evans men earlier in the morninI
+ had confidently expected that the pc
+ lice would recognize them as the one
e to take charge and would clear tn
!, hall of the Oliver men.
n The meeting then seemed to resolv
r itself into a confused gathering wit
It two sides trying to hold convention
l. at the same time and in the sam
n place. Just as much confusion reigne
a as ever save for the fact that the cop
d had stopped the fighting, The Olive
s. men at this time seemed to have tn
y better of the situation and the Evan
h men were up in the air. The Olive
d peonle went on and transacted thei
"a business.
9r The first speech was made by Joh
le Peav of LaFollette and amid scene
lie of the widest enthusiasm.
Responding to the call for him, '
s, ]. Oliver ascended the platform an
s aroused the enthusiasm of the aud
al ence with a red-hot speech. He d
ed clared that any free man permittC
r. to stand before that audience ought
ne be proud of the honor, and proud tn
I'd that he is an American citizen F
at declared that he would not have al
nd office in the gift of the governme
ct, that paid a dollar He was fightil
nd for princinle and wore the collar of ]
ok nor Brownlow could boss him. T
at spoke of the decrease of the reDIblic;
no vote in Tennessee and declared that
RS was due to Federal officeholders W
cir boss. He declared that Hale Eva
lal wanted the vote smaller, becau
nd than 100000. He urged every man
MS. eighty votes were easier to cont
zen the hall to stand by his principles a
yer not to leave the hall eve are goi
M to stav here" he said, "like we did