Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-28
CHEATHAM WILL CEHrAINLr BEAr
IOHNNoN

JOHNSON
The Union and american Of Saturday
says: "The gallant standArd-bearer Of the
Democracy in the canvass for Oongress
for the State at Large returned yesterday
from a thorough canvass Of West Tennes-
see. He is in thesbest Ofsplrits, and con-
siders his election as certain. He has
been in every division Of the State; he
has been in every county Of West Ten
nessee but four, and found his strength
greater and his friends more enthusiastic
even than the already fisttering accounts
had assured him. He believes that he
viii beat Mr.. johnson thirty Thousand
votes, and Mr.. Maynard ten thousand.
Keep the ball rolling"
The same trustworthy organ Of De-
mocracy publishes the following cheer
ing extracts from letters written by re-
liable correspondents:
"A letter just received, written by 8
gentleman at Dyersburg on the twenty
second instant, says: Our county fair
has just closed, and I have taken con-
siderable pains to ascertain how the vote
would be in this county between the
candidates for Congressman at Large,
and, 50 near as can estimste the vote
Of this county, it viii be as follows:
Cheatham, from fifteen to eighteen hun
dred; johnson, from one hundred and
fifty to two hundred; Maynard, from
three TO five hundred. We know Cheat
ham IS the only man with whom we can
beat Maynard
"A well informed gentleman writing
from Sparta, White county, twenty
second instant says: Yesterday Col
onel Savage made a good speech here,
and made several converts to Cheat
ham. General Cheatham is gaining
ground in the mountain counties, and
viii carry White by four to one; Over
ton and Clay by three to one; Smith,
jackson, Putnam and Van Buren 10y
two to one. Having taken pains to as
certain, do not think that can be
mistaken in this
g A correspondent, at Trenton, Gibson
county, writing the twenty-fifth instant,
saws: 'JOhnsonis speech at Humboldt
last Wednesday did not come up toour
expectation, and made him no votes.
Cneathsm viii carry Gibson by fifteen
hundred majority
From Maury county we have the fol-
lowing under date Of twenty-second in
slant: We poll a vote Of not generally
exceeding six thousand, and viii not do
more than that in the election for dis
trict Congressman and President, and
the vote for Congressman at Large viii
fall even behind this. The Republican
vote is about two thousand five hundred,
and they viii poll two thousand two
hundred for Maynard, who viii run be
hind the Grant ticket, leaving three
thousand five hundred Democratic votes. I
johnson viii get about five hundred 4.
votes and Cheatham three thousand
'From one Of the county officers Of
Putnam county, writing from Cooks
Vile, we have the following: / have
taken some interest in the matter, and
uink am tolerably well posted as to
the vote Of our county. We viii poll
abSut one thousand four hundred votes, F,
and out Of that number think Cheat
ham viii get eight hundred, johnson |
three hundred, and Maynard three hun /
dned. i think have probably put
johnson and Maynard down more votes /
than they viii get
"a gentleman writing from Hardin 1
county, under date Of twenty-second /
instant says: The Democrats in this /
county are uniting on Cheatham as the |
only means Of beating Maynard. John
son win not get more than one hundred |
and fifty votes in this county. General /
Cheatham viii get between seven and /
eight hundred. The Radical vote win 1
be given solid for Maynard. The RAIDS
are attempting 10 create the impression
that johnson is strong In East Tennes-
see in. order 10 induce Democrats to vote
for him, and thereby give strength 10
Maynard. This trick viii not win
From Wayne county, twenty-third
instant, we have a correspondent who
says there are very few Democrats in
Wayne county who viii vote for John
son. The vote in this county win be di-
vided between Cheatham and Maynard.
Disorganizers meet with bpt little en-
couragemeut amongth the sterling Democ-
ncy Of Wayne. Look for solid DEM
ocratic vote for Cheatham."