Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-09-01
AN LANATION,
FROM M. |. PEERY
Thinks County Committee
Should Settle Other Con-
troversies, too

with DR.. Greever to point me out
especially as regards what took place
in the committee meeting of August
] the Bird. therefore feel called on to
make statemnt of the facts. When
the committee was called to order Mr..
Spratt made statement as to the
object of tie meeting. Following
him stated to the committee my un-
derstanding of the duties of the COM
mittee, namely, to work and plan for
the good of the party and not in the
interest of any particular candidate |
further stated as a friend of DR..
Grever that all we asked was fair
play and square deal. When Mr.. j.
Sanders Gillespie offered resolution
for delegat ted convention selected
by these precinct meetings. l again
took the floor and called the attention
of the committee particularly to the
unfairnes of such a convention.
stated then and there, that we did
not charge MIR. Barns with using his
Office for unfair means, but pointed out
the fact that Mr.. Barns as chairman
was the only one who could call this
convention and therefore he had mad
nearly four months in which to see
every man and lay up every gap,
whilst DR.. Greever had been going on
not expecting or preparing for con-
ventlon. No doubt great many
voters have wondered why Mr.. Barns
did not resign as County Chairman as
soon as he had opposition and get
down along the side of his opponent
in this race. did suggest, not by
motion nor was / asked to make such
motion-that a mass meeting be
called instead of this delegated con-
vention, and further that n full ticket
be nominated. We pointed out to the
committee that the party had three
good, staunch republicans in the field
for Commissioner in this district, and
asked If it was not important that
this be settled also. Some one replied
1--WE are not looking for trouble. q"
Important to settle the clerkship but
not so with the commissioners. I'm
portant to throttle DR.. Greever, who
has been lifelong Republican and
yet save pet child of the ring, who
is a candidate for another important
office, who. as l understand it, will
not submit to Republican conven-
tion, and who has not, so far as the
Rpublicans of this county know, ever
cast republican ballot. Down DR..
Greever by any means or methods so
its done, but save. oh save, 1.-the sick
man of the East, " the man without
party, the man who has, so far as
the Republicans know, been voting
the Democratic ticket all these years.
Some one said Consistency is jew
ell But the Tazeweli Republicans
have added little to this saying and
is now reads, Inconsistency is the
brightest jewel. l wish 10 state fur
ther that some parties have been tell
ing the voters, that i am interested
in DR.. Greevers, ticket, in fact that
am to be the clerk or his deputy if
elected. This is absoluty false. am
interested only as a friend and kins-
man of DR.. Greever as Mr.. Barns
stated, believing the great majority
of the voters are for DIR. Greever. Be-
lieving the day is here when no m an
can say to the voters of this county
"you must vote for so and So. !" Day
of independence, of insurgency, if
you wish to call it that, but a dar k
day for bossism, for ring-rule or for
anything that threatens the rights and
wishes of the people. The kind of
days that will not strengthen Mr..
Barns in his so-called convention or
ratifiction melting. A convention
made up of delegates elected by 30
called precinct mass-meetiDg like the
one held at this precinct North Taze-
welD in which there were eleven men
present. so have been informed by
two parties present. Not all of these
were voters and four of the eleven
say they will vote for DIR. Greever. |
am for DR.. Greever because he was
helping to fight the battles of his
party when his opponents were in
their knee pants. He has spent near
ly forty years of his life riding over
the greater part of this county at all
hours of the night, visiting the sick
and especially the poorer classes of oui
people. He is now, by reason of his
years, facing the West, the evening
time of life, and he needs this office
We belive these same people want t,
aid him in getting it and will Civ,
him their hearty support. Perhap
his opponents with three as / under
stand it. interested in Mr.. Barns
ticket. cannot understand why on
man should go up against three, bu
certainly the three have no groun
for complaint. In closing wish t
say regret the necessity of bein,