Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-10
The Legislature Gone to the Glarks-
w. Vile Fair.
Louisville COnVsntlOn---The Trade
r I- of Nashville.
The Senatorial Candidates johnson
atr. Stock improving.
Our Special Correspondent on the
o-ia sli Senatorial Situst
Why ths Consideration Of the XVIII
u Amendment was Postponed.
special .s sIsmphi. Appeal


vioas dispatches, has gone on tare Il
clarksville, where, by special invitation
they attend the fair of Montgomery cOun
~. They viii no doubt enjoy the trip and
return in time for business on Monday.
am pretty well satisfied that Trousdal'
will be elected State Librarian.
% Nany Of the delegates appointed by the
eity government of Nashville and by thJ
Chamber Of Commerce, leave to-day fol
louisville 10 attend the Commercial Con,
.venti0n, which promises to be the -" big
gest thing JET" .....a..
The wholesale trade OF Nashville
hourishes 10 an unprecedented eXteRt
Neither before nor since the war has there
rbeen SO many demands upon the whole
sale dealers in every department Of bnsi-
ness.
SK-GOvernor Harris is here and has
been cordially received.
Milton Brown j. making inrOsds upon
Etheridge's COtes.
Johnson's strength is steadily on the in
crease. l.. J. ID.
FRoM oUR SPECIAL CoRRRsPONDESr.
NASHVILLE, Frid0y niyh.-The sena-
te1fsI struggle constantly assumes new
aspesss, Jordan Stokes, an elegant gen
flemsn Rnd tasteful scholar, loiters about
the capitol. He and Etheridge, Baillie
Peyton, NeIll y. Brown and II. 8. PoOte
are supposed to have organized a new
combination against johnson. Etheridge
cannot, It IL thought, control the floating
vote, and still less the former sdherents
ofSenter. When q man wss sought for
to cripple johnson, Mr.. Cooper, Senator
fkom this county, q brother Of Andrew
y5ohe4On's stsunchest friend, was selected.
Il Is taopght that he can gather about
him the whole force Of Johnson's enemies,
and perhaps few of his friends. In any
event, the story was current this after
noon that Etheridge would yield 10 Coop
er and that johnson would surely be
overwhelmed. On the contrary, John
son s friends say that the Withdrawal of
Rtherl,ige will give the ex-Presideut ad-
ditionaI strength in Western TenRessss,
that EthartdEe's strength arises from
local sectional considerations, and that
those who have not stFsnuously supported
Etheridge will at once become Johnson's
sdhersnts. Meanwhile there is another
element Of force injected into the contest.
Gov. Jones is the only West Tennesseesn
who has oeeapied a seat in the Senate.
when he was chosen Milton Brown re-
.csiyed nearly every vote of the Western
District.
Whenever Etheridge stands slOof, / am
very sure that Milton Brown will CON-
mand large share of Etheridge's local
strength. Mr.. Etheridge cannot transfer
his forces at will to Mr.. Cooper. Those
members of the General Assembly who
are bitterly hostile to johnson may be
turned over TO Cooper, but the great
mass Of West Tennesseeaus, now IR this
city, will go 10 the support Of Mr.. Brown. |
The members of this Legislature cannot
be yiciimiEed by prejudice or made sub
seFp !ent to pariiEan trieksters. l aln in /
,elsns4 81 believe that il the Cooper dodge |
result "a Johnson's defeat Il will also
result In tLS election Of Milton Brown or
Tom Nelson. Johnson's and Sen
ser's friends, 10th like Nelson,
and OF both these factions, he is
East Tennesseeans mainly. But IL is true |
fhst the whole people say that the next |
Senator should come from the Western !
District. Etheridge's strength consists in |
This concession, sud from this admission |
arises the force that drives Milton Brown |
forward. l 'fnterviewed" Judge Brown |
to-day. He SAYS that he will serve his |
State without local prejudice, and that % |
he built two great interior railways, he |
would now devote MS whole intellect and
energy 70 the immediate eoasiruction OF
the Paeihe Road. He denies thsI be |
has ever entertained the slightest enmity |
10 Memphis and asserts his fidelity 10
trusts reposed, which compelled him TO
promote the interests OF his company aud |
those OF Mobile. can only say, while !
giving facts as ses them, and divestimg
myself, as far Hs possible, OF prejudices,
personal and political, that Just now John
sons chances are decidedly best. He was
always winner-ths timid and doubtful
gin bet on him. II Johnson be dofaated,
no man can tell who will triumph. West
Tennessee will certainly effect such a
combination that 81 neither Johnson nor
Etheridge be chosen that West TeRnes-
sean may MI the high position.
The Legislature is mainly engaged in
repes,ing measures OF folly, passion, pre-
iudice and malice that deface every page
Of recent Tennessee legislation. Perso-
nal considerations affecting Gov. Senter's |
Dosition and share OF gratitude for his
recent liberal conduct caused the PROPOSE !
tlon 70 defeat the fifteenth amendment to |
he withheld. II may not now be pre- |
scented till Monday or Tuesday. 1t was |
purposed to be introduced, as tele-
Eraphed you.
The stacy House is tho resort OF many !,
West Tennesssoans. The institution is /
popuIarized by Matt Brown, who reigned |
several years In this city. John Overton,
ST., wanders about the corridors and gal
Ieries of the Maxwell House, whose finan-
cial management he conducts. Col. NJ.
w. Clusky must undergo another surgi-
cal operation. His strength is greatly /
impaired. Most of the outsiders from /
ssernphIs leave tomorrow.
The Senate goes in the morning TO the
,~larksvills Fair. The House, behind in |
f,s work, must attend TO business.
The stack upon Mr.. johnson by Mr..
Lamar W. be answered, as | am told, !
very effectively when the necessity arises,
ky.
The Brownsville zee, in lengthy arti- '
Gle upon the Senatorial contest, says: ,
Prominent among the a. sHirants We mud 4
The name of Andrew Johnson. During |
our short day in this country Andrews
name has RlWays been prominen. before
the people. Andrew Is not a favorise Of
-ouns, 1t Is veil known. He Is shrewd 9
and powerful politician as we all know,
and rs we are likely 70 see next week. D.
He has usually carried bis points In life so
sls To ride all waves Of opposition. This,
al itself, clearly demonstrates that be Is
No .cOmnon man." for ooElISon fellows
usually get themseIves beaten w Esn
aike Andrew. II sent TO the senets bs