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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1886
Page
2
The Comer's roving Hawkins county pages recount Republican and Democratic convention antics, judge and attorney general race jockeying, and allegations of fraud and wire pulling. Col A J Brown opposes politicized judiciary while Col Chas R Vince and Robert Burrow seek legal office, with coverage of Roger ville hints and Jonesboro convention fraud exposes.
The Morristown Gazette reports Hon A A Taylor defending protective tariffs against Democratic principles harming industry and agriculture. Nashville Arrival notes Hubert Burrow withdrawing as editor to seek Attorney General in the first Judicial District, pledging independent service and public protection.
Jonesboro Tenn June 22 1886 members of the Democratic Ex Committee for Washington county are called to meet in session at Jonesboro on Monday June 28 1886. A B Depraniex chairman J T Savona secretary Important party business demands presence of every member. Benton County Democracy delegates to gubernatorial convention instructed to vote solid for H o u r Taylor for Governor as long as he is before the convention.
Fragmentary notice from Moore County Tennessee dated June 8 1886 describes a county meeting to select delegates for the Jonesboro convention for judicial and attorney general candidates. It references Campbell Brown Horwitz and Hacker with factions forming around Campbell and Crown and mentions tensions and alleged improprieties.
A detailed account accuses Hawkins county Republicans of rigging a delegate selection for the Jonesboro convention to favor Judge Hacker and oppose Judge Wacker and Honest John Fain. The piece argues that Campbell’s brother in law and a biased chair manipulated the list, leaving many Republicans without a voice and alleging brazen rascalities.
The State normal school will convene at Jonesboro for one week beginning August 2. The program lists State superintendent, county superintendent, Capt W R Garrett as principal, Prof T C Karns for primary methods, Miss Julia A Donk on arithmetic, with local teachers to finish the curriculum. Garrett to lecture. tuition minimal, board moderate. Washington county normal will follow for two or more weeks.
Reports from a late Cocke county Democratic meeting show solid support for Hon. R. L. Taylor as Governor. Other items note tobacco manufacture machinery arriving for Smoky Mountain plant, and several local education changes including Mims Lou Goulling named lady principal at Sweetwater Female Institute.
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