The New York herald., 1872-11-02
A i a , A M A.
An Exciting Party Struggle in the
Land Of Cotton.
Efforts Of the Yancey- -Toembs Element to Carry
the State for the Democracy Gubsrnato-
rial and Congressional Nominations
Republicans Claim the State for Grant
by Over Five Thousand Majority.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Oct. 2s, 1872.
/ The canvass in Alabama has become exciting
both parties claiming the State by decided MAORI
ties and each confident or success The election OF
senator to succeed Hon. George E. Spencer Is in
volved In the contest whicn increases the ardor OF
| the politicians particularly among the democracy,
who have candidates almost without number for
| this coveted post SO much ambition exists among
democratic aspirants that they are already az
each others throats, canyassing bygones
resurrecting ancient claims and endeavor-
ing to settle old scores existing in ante
bellum times and covering all the old
complications OF secession. Careful and impartial
inquiry into the pes'sonae, OF the rival candidates
for State offlcers shows that, In the Convention
which put forth the democratic ticket, the seces-
sion Yancey-Toombs element predomlnated, ostra-
cising and driving to the wall such members OF
that party who, sympathizing with ana supporting
Stephen A. Douglas for the Presidency in 1850, op-
posed secession in every available manner The
tOuchstone ana tests for nomination ON the demo-
cratic ticket at that Convention were services
originally and uniformly rendered the cause OF Sc
cession under what was known as the Yancey
plan OF precipitation OF the cotton States into
revolution and separation from the Union. As
consequence
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES FOR STATE OFFICERS
and two congressman ut Largo were all original
StCcSSkOulSts
sentatives Of that element which inaugurated the
late rebellion. They arc generally men OF fair ab:l-
ty ana OF high social standing and representa-
tlyes OF the arstOcratc element OF the South Mr.
Herndon, the nominee for Governor, is q resident
OF Mobile ana has been an Old time leader
In the democratic politics In that section OF
the State. Tie present Governor Robert Burns
Lindsay, Is q Scotchman by birth and, al
though resident in America from boyl ood, still
retains the broadness OF his accent He lives In the
northern part OF the State, is lawyer OF ability
and very fluent speaker. lie was not o candidate
for denomination. Indeed, he does not appear to
be in accord with his party, il not In a political
certainly IN local sense. He has given his kindred
politicians great offence by many OF his official acts
particularly in regard TO the seizure and sale Of the
Alabama ana Chattanooga Railroad. Governor
Lindsay was concerned In the rebellion, but.
after the war, took open and active part in
the endeav0r to reconstruct the State, approving
the Congressional policy which brought Alabama
back into the Union. Indeed he was counted upon
Mt that time as good republican, but afterwards
recanted when a candidate for Gubernatorial
h0nors at the last election. detection in the re-
publican ranks in opposition to the reelection OF
Governor W. ii. Smith placed him in the Chair OF
State by small majority, which seems to have
closed his POLITICAL career, at least for time to
come. 1t Is asserted, however, that, had the de-
mocracy been certain OF success, Governor Lind
say would not have received the nomination His
action favoring reconstruction wonld have ex-
cluded him; for matter how honest he may
have been in that regard, 1t is considered politically
fatal to any Confederate who '.g0es backn on his
original attitude and position.
THE REPUBLICAN, NOMINEES.
| so much las been said and written In denuncia-
ton OF "carpetbag government that the carpet
| baggers determined In this contest to take back
| seats and not press their claims for any State
nominations. As consequence all the republican
nominees for State officers and Congressman at
Large arc 'natve and to the manner born.r Judge
David r. Lewis, che nominee for Governor is a
lawyer OF large practice, resident at Huntsville.
He was an ardent supporter OF Stephen A. Douglass
In the campaign OF 1860, and was recognized as a
leading Unionist In the secession and separation.
canvass. He was elected to the State Convention
and voted against the ordinance OF secession; but
subsequently, protestingly signed it under
compulson and threats. Several other prot
estants were similarly compelled to sign
the secession ordinance. When Alabama had
seeded the Unonists insisted that Lewis
should become a candidate for the Confederate
Congress, and accordingly ho was elected az repre-
sentative In the Confederate Congress by the votes
o! Unionists, who preponderated IN the section of
the State where he resided. 1t appears to be fully
authenticated that Lewis became candidate Tor
the Confederate Congress, with the avowed pur-
pose OF aiding the Unionlsts in that body to the
| extent oi his ability, 1t being known that he was
| an opponent OF the doctrine OF secession and an
| enemy 20 the fancey scheme OF precipitation.
Efforts were made to induce him to enter the Con-
| federate army, and he was elected to a co.onelcy
! without his knowledge or consent But he stead
lastly refused to enter the army, and persisted In
/ denouncing the efforts made to recruit and con-
script men Into the Confederate service. Since the
war Lewis has been republican, but has been
I quiet and undemonstratyc, seeking to recuperate
i his loss s by close attention TO his law practice.
/ CONGRESSMAN AT LARGE.
i The republican nominees for congressman at
| large are Alexander White and christopher &.
Sheats Mr.. White, lawyer OF large practice, is
| Congress before the war. He was an ardent sup
| porter OF Seymour and Blair in the campaign OF
He too, was concerned in the secession me yement
OF 1s60-61 but has since been prominent as an ad-
ton ton he is one q the "dowery orators'' oi the
South and fair representative OF the ideal South
Mr.. shcats is now Consul OF the United states at
Elsinore Denmark native mountaineer ana
Unonist. lie Is par excellence reprcsen tative Of
what is known as the ''pOor white Union men OF
| the South.D or humble origin, with few or no ad-
vantages OF education, Mr.. Sheats has ba tied into
prominence by steada asst devotion to Union sentl-
| ments He was elected to the Secession Conven-
tion as special representative OF the poor
secession. and when iSwas passed, REUSED to and
did not sign 1t. Accordingly, he was cast into
prison and passed eleven months in durance.
| loaded with chains. This act made him hero
with his mountain constituents, who look upon
Chris sheats, /" as he Is known far and wide, as
1 bHciI luOl Inc ueHVcTHtC HoHhtltcS dlc Wtucfdl
Alphcus Baker and j. J. Jolly, both leading seces-
| siUuisS.
THE NOMINEES FOR CONGRESS-
The democrats have nominated +. q. Br0nbcrg,
late Postmaster ut Mobile, for Representative from
| the First district. Mr.. Bromberg has heretofore
been republican, but detected for MIR. Greeley in
connection with ex-senator Warner lie Is opposed
by Ben Turner tcolored) the present incumbent,
| with Philip Joseph (als0 colored, running inde-
pendently in the hope OF electing Br0mberg by
| dividing the republican vote. Turner's majority
was over 5000 at the last election ana IL is thought
| that II cannot be overcome by the detection or
| Joseph. Ben Turner IL person oil some
! force and possessed OF considerable sub
/ stance. lie II the individual who, testify
| ing on behalf OF his claim against the
| government was asked chow long he had been
| loyain and replied, ever since the adoption of
| tho Thirteenth amendment. which made me reefs