Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-07
Gov. SENFER AND MS RADICAL
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The Jonesboro Flag, which has
heretofore supported Thomas a.
Hamilton for the Radical nominal
ton for Governor, has come out
for Col. W. B. Stokes, the hero Of
the Calf Killer, for that position.
In its issue of the 9TH inst. that
paper says
This week we hoist the name of Hon.
W. b. Stokes as the. Republican candi-
date for Governor Of Tennessee. Wash
ington county has declared for him, and
1t is our duty to obey the voice Of the
people at all times. In letter from
Col Thomas A Hamilton, just received.
he comes out decidedly and emphatical-
" for Stokes, and says he viii not be an
obstacle in the way of his nomination
under any circumstances. The public
expressions already made indicate most
strongly that the people are Of one mind
and Gen. Stokes their choice"
In another article, the Flag says !:
"0ur contemporary, the Knoxville
Press and Herald, strongly intimates
that the County Republican Conventions,
which have been held in the district and
declared for Gen. Stokes, were nanipu-
lated by our Congressman, Hon. r. r.
Butler, to injure Gov. Senter. This is
certainly mistake and as far as we are
concerned in this county, we know it to
be so. Our convention was held in pur-
suance of a call in the Fog, and the pub
lished proceedings are the first informa-
ton to Mr.. Butler of such convention
Mr.. Butler, like every ether Republican,
no doubt has his choice as the candidate
for Governor and that choice may not be
Mr.. Senter, but he has no disposition TO
arrogantly dictate to the people, nor will
he resort to any trickery to effect his
wishes"
Gov Senter will see from these
extracts that a determined effort is
being made to lay him upon the
shelf. Here is the leading Radical
paper in the first congressional dis
trict, which is edited by the princi-
pal clerk of the late House of Repre-
sentatives, wheeling into line to sup
port Stokes for the nomination, and
the futter caused by the shot fred
by the Knoxville Press and Herald
indicates quite conclusively that
Mr.. r. R. Butler is a party to the
movement to place Stokes on the
track over Senter. The fact that
this movement in favor Of Stokes
is confined mainly to East Tennes-
see is conclusive as to the purpose.
Since the election of Gov. Browlow
to the Senate of the United States,
it has been supposed that Senter,
upon whom, as Speaker of the Sens
ate, the discharge of the duties OF
the Office Of Governor would de-
volve for the brief unexpired period
of Brownlow's term, would desire
to be q candidate for the succession.
Stokes has understood this and has
acted upon it He has been work
ing like a beaver to make capital for
himself and against Senter. This
he did before Senter could have an
opportunity to make capital for
himself by his administration of
the State government. Before Mr..
Senter had entered upon his new
duties, Stokes had managed to set
the ball in motion in his favor in
the extreme eastern counties of
East Tennessee; and now the Jones
boro Flag, edited by the principal
Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, takes up and echoes the re-
frain for Stokes. The Greeneville
Net0 Era and Chattanooga Repubi-
can had already espoused the Stokes
cause. The work Of manufactur-
ing a Stokes sentiment in East
Tennessee has progressed pretty
rapidly, while Senter has been quiz
city taking his ease here at the cap
iJal. If Gov. Senter has any aspi~
rations beyond his present brief
pro TEN. term of service, he must
bestir himself and set to work to
counteracI the sentiment that
has been created in be-
half Of Stokes. 1t is pref
ty well decided, indeed, we may
say it is the determination of the
Democrats, as decided by the voice
of those who have been heard from
upon the subject, not to have can
didate for Governor in the approach
ing election. So far then as that
party is concerned, there will be an
open field for every Radical who
may aspire to rule this State. The
registration Of the voters of the
State has been so manipulated as te
give the Radicals complete control
Of the ballot-box. All appeals to
the sense of justice of Radicals con-
trolling this political machine have
failed, and now the Democratic
party, as party organisation, re-
tires from the field and leaves it to
be contested by the men who have
by such desperate resorts made
themselves, or rather the party to
which they profess to owe fealty,
masters Of the situation.
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TO FARMERS!