Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-03
POLITICAL NEWS.

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VIII. WEENER is the choice of the
republicans of Marshall sor Senator,
as declared by a convention held last
week at Palmetto, in that county.
Hon. W. T. ELLIOTT has been re-
quested to accept the Republican nom
nation for the State Senate, from
Williamson county. He is for univer-
sal suffrage.
The Knoxville Wing says Capt. S.
C. MORLEY, the very able Chief Of
Police of that city, is being perse-
cuted by the STOKES city authorities
because he is for SENTER.
ARNELL, ofrebelleatheT nOtoriety, is
a supporter of STOKES. He was also
a supporter of the Southern Con-
federacy, and is now said to be sup
porting himself on the interest arising
rom his share of the Tennessee School
Fund.
The Nashville Banner, of Thursday,
says: a private note to the editor
announces that a letter has been re-
ceived in Columbia from ex-President
johnson, expressing his willingness to
speak at Columbia, Thursday, the
18th inst.
a number of citizens of Dekaib
county, irrespective of party or past
political association, acting in their
own interest and in the interest of
their fellOw-citizens, and repOsing the
utmost confidence in ". A. DUNLAP,
Esq, have requested that gentleman
to declare himself as the peoples can
didate to represent DeKalb county in
the lower branch of the next Legisla-
ture.
The Chattanooga Republican con-
fesses that " the affairs of the State
have been recklessly managed during
the past two years." and that "cor-
ruption has existed in high places to
an alarming extent" TO which the
Union and american responds: Had
4 this confession come sooner, and the
Republican turned its batteries upon
the BROwNLOw administration, it
might have done some good"
The STATE Journal, STOKES princi-
pal organ agrees point blank that the
Legislature. Immediately afterit Is meet
ing in October, pass an act submitting
to the r0te Of the people the question Of
calling a conventiOn-the voter to cast
his ballot for a "coareHtiOR" or "RO
~coRuenti0R," rs he may select. This
election 10 take place in November or
the early part of Dcccmbernext. The
act to order, at the SAM time, the elec-
ton Of delegates to the contention. If
the majority vote for 4 convention,
then the delegates shall assemble at
the capitol in this city on the 18th Of
December, the usual time for the
Legislature to take q recess
Adispatch ofthe 1st inst. from Nash
vile to q Louisville paper says a COM
mittee left Nashville this morning to
hunt up Gen. STOKES, and try 10 in
duce him to get OFF the track ia favor
Of a. J. FLETCHER, present Secretary
of State. This is caused by the alarm
created by the continued detection of
STOKES Supporters. FLETCHER has
not vet declared for either SENTER or
STOKES, although it is understood
that he haze privately supported the
latter. STOKES managers think they
can run him in on SENTER's platform.
STOKES will not probably withdraw,
and if he does, l believe he viii he
beaten before race begins.
The Bristol Neecs says ANDY JOHN
son went to register as a voter in
Greenville last week, and had to
" prOre his ioyuity," which put ANDY
to his trumps-inasmuch as he had
stolen nothing-always kept white
company-a clean face and whole
breeches-could read and write, never
stoned his mother or kicked his wife
out Of doors. The Commissioner
of Registration decided that i" the
fax was agin him." and it took all of
| JoHNsoNs tactics and stubbornneSs to
work through. But he did it, and is
now recognized as a legal voter in
East Tennessee.
The Knoxville Wig says Of dis
reimbursement: Our position on this
subject is easily defined. Public ne
cessity does not longer require dis
franchisement, either for the welfare
of the State or the protection Of the
rights of loyal men. 1t did nee. 1t
does not now. We are in favor of
cOlOred men voting. We prefer an
amendment TO the Constitution and
the adoption of the Fifteenth Amend
ment, that their right to vote may
not, by any possibility, be subject to
the whim Of a Legislature that might
happen to be ~unfriendly. But are are
also IN JGCOr Of their paying a poll
tar. Is there anything wrong in that?
IF so, what? Ought colored men to