The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-14
THE STRUGGLE IN TENNESSEE.
and Personalities OF the
Canvas.

The Tennessee election takes place August
5th, and it is we'll that the day is 80 near at
hand, for the relations Of the eubernatorial
candidates have now got to the fighting point.
Itis evident that they will have to stop stump
ing the State. It was hard enough for each Of
them 10 tolerate the verbal onslaughts Of tbs
other; but when they tall to with fists and
bowie-knives, it will be impossible for the peo-
pie torstrain from joining in. The Knoxville
Press and Herald gives the following account
Of recent .1oint discussion" between the rival
candidates on the stump, ard their behavior
towards each other:
Durluc Governor Senter's closing remarks at
Clintoo. he was "a circumstances" more severe
and scatbpg in his denunciation Of Stokes
than ia any previous speech. The Generals"
military record was used pretty much in the
way that boys used bladder, which is puffed
ous and swelled by the wind IT confines within
itself. Governor Senter used is as football
threw It around among the bystanders. and
finally took It between his hands, and bringing
them sharply together, burst 1t.
When the "bald eagle" rose 10 reply, he fair
lytremb,ed with anger and shame. RAISING
his long finger and pointing it towards Gov
ernor Senter, he said:
"Felo,o o-ciiisens-I have wife aud children
whom I should greatly dislike to part from.
Yet Itell Governor Senter I will hold him per-
sonally responsible, amer the election, for what
he has said to-day. II ne connosis olmseIi
gentleman, ! challenge him to meet me after
theeleciion, as q gentleman. and we will then
see who is the coward and who the man. /
denoupca Senter aB liar, and am ready to
meet him any time after the election"
Governor Senter, who was sitting immediate
" in the rear Of Stokes, coolly arose and In
formed Stokes that he was ready 70 meet hlm
now. or at any time agreeable to him (Stokes)
nrevious to the election, but would prefer to
fore, invited Stokes to step out on the field In
the rear Of the stand and obtain satisfaction.
Stokes replied that he would settle the affair
Both speakers then minated that the dis
cussion was closed for the day. senter SLAP
ned Stokes on the shoulder and remarked,
quietly, that he preferred to give hum satisfac-
Stokes then replied that he did not mesn
ANYTHING serious, but desired Senter to under
stand his desire for aght as expressed in
The affair would doubtless have resulted We
riously il Stokes had not been destitute of
courage.
A correspondent thus describes the two can
didates for Governor Of Tennessee:
The contrast between the two is very
marked. Senter is young. between thirty.fve
and six. . little above medium height, broad.
and rather inclined to be portly; black hair and
beard. and full and ford face, which tells OF 3
love for the good things Of the world. No an'
chorite, evidently. Though comparatively .
Young maj. he has had much political expe-
riencs, having been in public life almost con-
sa1ty SINCE he was yesTs sna sge
shghs figure q little siooped, bald crown.
smooth and colorless face, beak-like nose, and
general contour both Of facs and figure, which
at times seems dec,dedly bird-like, and recalls
forclbly the familiar soubriqaet (the "bal1
eagle Of the mountains") by which he has been
40 widely known in this CANVASS.