Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-08-04
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Bristol, Tenn, Aug. 2.-All morn
ing on wheels through Russells green
+. paradise and Moccasin Caps lane of
Ioveliness; all afternoon in the lobbies
of the hotels mixing with politicians
who have wheels in their heads has
furnished in one day the rare en-
pericnce of having absorbed the pas
loral delights of John Fox novel
and Swifts voyage to the Isle of
Llliputia for this is to be q conven-
tion of little men who have tackled
Il big job, OF selecting n candidate of
such calibre as to give the Republi-
cans u fighting chance to win the
election.
BY the process of self elimination
apparently the small circle of choice
DHes which includes Slemp, Bowen,
Gillespie, Lincoln has been definitely
withdrawn from consideration and
the delegates find themselves in the
unpleasant dilemma of having to
choose from receptive batch of as
pirants who have nothing to recon-
mend but poverty and ambition. With
n weather eye on the signs of the
times the Ninth District Republican
leaders who have money to invest
and sufficient brains to guide their
footsteps into pleasant paths with
Bascom Slemp as pathfinder are fol-
lowing the pillar of cloud which
LEADS away from scenes OF political
conflict, and they arc hampered Meth
er with bind bride or hurdles in the
hurried journey to the seciusion of
the tail timber, and SO it has come
about that q bunch of Shetland
ponies face the barriers who were
born with blinkers and who trot in
light harness. Irving Cobb could find
material here for masterpiece of
humor with trimmings OF pathos, for
there Is both humor and pathos i'll
airs of the small fry who are hold
ing ringside seats at this show.
The Wepsterlan pose of the rustic
statesman where features suggest
an unsuccessful cross between a bull
pup and a Berkshire shoat stalking
apart Ill majestic isolation waiting
Tor the lightning to strike, would
SWING the hardest heart as pendu-
lum twixt smile and a tear with
no tall oak to attract its fire. the
lightning bolt must perforce strike
among Che blacks and jumpers and
lins evening candidates OF the va
riety are as thick as leaves in Valamb
rosa.
At this hour prediction of the
probable nominee would be indeed n
fools guess. The delegates are MS
confused and with cross current
purposes as q mountain stream in
phe June flood. Some of the irreco1,-
,cilables are still talking Slemp which
recalls the incident of the TazewelI
boys, who during the Slemp- Stuart
campaign, got on jamboree and took
the field for Stuart. They lost their
course, stumped through Tennessee
and We're still going strong when
npprehended on the edge of Georgia.
Just now Lou Summers seems to
pc the King pin of the two-by-fours.
IL Will be remembered that across the
mountains at. Norton the glad hand
was not extended to Lou. The North
ern tier Of counties passed the bowl
Oh good fellowship among themselves
ana Lou was left shivering on the
ragged edge of things. The hand out
stfetched to grasp Slemp's discarded
sceptre was ignored, therefore, Lou
held council with himself and som.
other we'll known Slemp fayorites.
among them being the sophomore
young Bristol postmaster and the
great scheme was hatched which
Drought sweet revenge to Lou and in
cidentally turned the Norton conven-
lion into debacle which promises
to become historical.
Ihis flash of genius together with
Inc change Of environment has re-
ylsed despite for the ability and re-
sourcefulness of the district attorney
1t is more than possible that the
convention will nominate him to eet
rid of him, also it is possible he will
be named in spite oftopposition. The
Clinch Valley delegation thorouohlv
demoralized are incomplete and dis
organized. While the main line dele.
gates are in tact and in good work
ing order. Summers played for time
at Norton and got it, and he has
lost no time in rounding up his forces,
So it is fight to control the two
sections of the district. With the odds
in favor of the clique of postmasters
revenue offices, ETC., who were road
ed into their jobs under civil service
rule as applied by the present ad.
ministration, but it is idol to anti.
cipate the name of the man who will
be selected tomorrow. He NAV come
from Knox Creek or may be the Alb.
ingdon nobility, meanwhile the on.
looking, Democrats are enjoying the
spectacle. The air is electrified with
the names of Peery, and Perry:
shadow hangs like palr over The
caueusing delegates which approach
their task with no perceptible show
of interest.
AN ELK HERD FOR TAZEWELI,
Rumor has it that small herd o.
elks will be released in this section