The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-10-17
CAMPAIGN ITEMS


to which you have been elevated,
felt sure would not or should not bt
ashamed of his public record, but from
the fact you are ashamed of your rec
ord, both as congressman and a citi
zen, you try to ignore my communica.
tion and think the people will take
one of your pert and smart answers
for reply to letter regarding your
public record.
Your reply certainly demonstrates
one fact that you are a man of high
ideals and lit man to represent the
First district in congress. Imagine
for one moment the late w. p. Brown :
low answering questions in regard t.
his public r, cord rs you have attempt
cd to do, by calling one of your cor =
sutuents an ASS. Yes, Mr.. Sells, you
will answer my questions and you
will answer them with some of youl
''lather" at obout 10 cents per lire. S.,
now Sammy, be good for little while
and tell the people what you have
done rs member of congress, how
much "lather" have you to waste
that you have obtained by drawing 70
cents per mile from Johnson Cily to
Washington, and riding on railroad
pass all the time, Why did you ac
cept pass free from the railroads
when at the same time you claim 10
be standing on the Republicans S.aie
Platform, which opposes any public
official from riding on free pass? Do
you think You can now call me an ass
and the people will take thpt for al,
answer-to this question? Speak up,
Mr.. Sells, and tell me.
Question 2. Is it not fact that YOU
are claiming to be great advocate OF
a primary, and that you introduced a
bill in the Legislature or helped to do
it, and that you did so for no other
purpose but to help you and Newal
defeat the late w. p. Brown
low for congress in the district, and
that Geo. e. Burbage, who you claim
is now supporting you, voted against
that bill, and said in the legislature al
the time that he was against it because
he said it was for no other purpose eX-
cept 10 get some advantage of Mr..
and that your bill you got
through for that express purpose, you
were aided, thereby by Sanders and
hat the Supreme Court of the state
declared it unconstitutional because of
he unfairness of it. And is it not
also fact that you voted in congress
against a bill allowing the voters to
dominate United States Senators by
! primary?
Is it net also fact that you wanted {
o call Il primary Of your own kind to {
candidate for congress and
hat you told Hon. w. f. Carter that {
'ou would call one and call it so {
'd--m" quick that no one else would :
ave time TO get it but you. Now,
dr. Sells, tell us about this; tell us
whether or not Hon. w. f. Carter and
theirs lied about that? Be frank, 7
'ammy, and not get smart again, but a
ct us have the truth, the whole truth
nd nothing but the truth. Use a
title of your "lather" that every one
nows is costing you ten cents per
ne, I know it comes high, but you /
ught to waste little; as the voters n
hall have the truth.
Question 3. Tell what you used TO a
I'll about Hon. w. p. Brownlow and
is family, tell how you abused him
,r taking interest in state politics. u
'ou accused him of being candidate
the whiskey ring, did you not? Do v
ou say so now, or have you changed? n
Question 4. You claim to be regu-
II candinate. BY what authority?
" the same Committee that stole the ,
omination from Roosevelt? Tell
bout that also And is il not fact b
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