The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1912-10-17
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the Chicago convention, but you also
voted for the stealing of California
delegates when they had been elected
by primary by II, coo majority. Why
did you do that? You were not in
structed to vote against any such dele
gates were you? Explain Mr.. Sells,
all about your chanfie of heart.
Question ). Tell the voters OF
Washington county, and also the
stockholders of the Jonesboro Ad-
vance, what became of their money.
What became of many dollars your
Jonesboro Advance, your Tennessee
Equity, and East Tennessee Repub-
lican subscribers paid to you ana your
papers for which they received never
penny nor their yearly subscril =
tons?
Question 6. Mr.. Sells, did you not
say in your speeches two years ago
that you had Investigated Mr. Mas
eeys' record ON the temperance ques-
ton and it was 0 X, and urge your
friends to vote for him, and after the
election you expressed yourself by say
ing you were so glad about it. And is
it not fact that you tried in every
way possible to blacllen the reputation
of Hon. James r. Penland and Hon.
A. A. Taylor by calling each Of the m
the whiskey candidates, end last but
not least, is it not also a fact that W u
howled about over the country thu t
the late Sen. R0bt. l.. Taylor was a
candidate of the whisky ring when he
ran for governor? Be coed enough,
Mr.. Sells, to waste little of your val
ulble "lather" by answering this let
ter.
| see from the paper after you refus-
ed to answer my letter with your
'lather" that you have had your half
paid secretary answer it for you. Yet
he does not say he only received $50.
90 when the law allowed him $125. 90.
He also intimates that you did not
have free railroad pass. Now is il
not fact that you knew and knew
then that you did have free pass, and
that you are trying to deceive the peo-
pie, through Mr.. Barlow. | now re-
peat don't you have free pass, and
did you not get 20 cents per mile at
the time Off the tax payers? Answer
this yourself.
Now, Mr.. Sells, you are so good that
hate to write to you for fear it might
cause you to do wrong or tempt you
to ''cuSs" a little, but now won't yon
please be goody, goody, just long
enough to tell me what you have to
say. Can't Ipersuade you TO come
out of your hole and tell me something
about your great work in congress.
Suppose YOU go to Maj. Divine and
have him write you reply. He has
written so many for you in the past.
you certainly know his writing You
have signed so many that he wrote for
you during your last campaign. Now
because you have been ungratful tc
him as well as many others who sup
ported you, can't you at least give him
and others a kind word? Yes, and
there is Hon. Adam Bowman, upon
whom you aided the commission of ar
assault at the Greeneville convention,
he, too, has helped you in the past
Maybe, he will write you letter. II
not, perhaps you can find some other
man, formerly your friend, that will
help you out. Now, Mr.. Sells, let me
have an answer with some of your
"lather," for | insist that | am going
to smoke you out of your hole even il
| have TO burn asbestos to do it. Sc
come on my little boy and take your
medicine, and l will give you some
sugar to take the bad taste out of your
mouth. DO not get mad and cuss
around, but be good and DR.. Massey
might give you job in the elevator al
Washington, or introduce a bill and
have your charge of desertion removed
so you can get II pension.
Very Truly,
E. G.. WALLIN.