Stickley Esq

March 11, 1894

Madisonville Tenn

Dear Sir,

I see that the Ex. Com. have [affronted?] to take the vote of the County in Cong. Matter. How did this come about? Looks like a trick to cheat me out of the County. Let me know about it and when [those?] it is late .

What about the P. M. ? Write ruefully about matters.

Yours truly,

J. B. Frazier



Hon. J. B. Frazier

Chattanooga

Dear Sir I've been out of court find your letter and in reply will say that is all our understand that the Ex Committees could see or go & see the Democratic Voters and ask who they are for, the Post Office Snitch [Smith?] & his wife left with 2 large trunks yesterday for Knoxville he has given up the Post Office and Snodgrass has had S. D. Reynolds appointed leaving Deputy Griffith our in the cold. Reynolds has been a strong Frazier man. On my return from Knoxville I saw Reynolds & the race saying to him he must not go back on you that he had so often expressed himself. His reply was to . I wish you would write to Mr. S. Griffith Esq he is sore and being a Justice in the 12th Dist he could do you some good if he would try. Anything I can do for you command me Ill always [sic] do my best.

Yours respectfully

Stickley