The New York herald., 1872-10-04
CAEATHAA, THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.

KEOxvILLE Tenn, Sept. 20, 1872
cannot just now lay my hand on the military
record Of General Frank Cheatham, but colonels
and generals make such a plentiful and perennial
crop down here that to single out one man for bio
graphical notice where whole army might ask pro
rata for a similar recognition would be running too
great peril Enough to know that old Cheatham
fought in the Mexican war with that galaxy OF
splendid soldiers that eliminated in Robert E. Lee.
He was all through the late war; distinguishing
himself particularly at Chickamauga and II you
can call to mind the most genial SIM
ple-hearted, honest-looking, kindly-tempered
officer that ever held command In our
Army OF the Potomac you are not far from
having his rebel counterpart In Frank Cheatham.
The very reverse of the soldier In all but his face
and mustache, speaking the fun pat0s OF the South,
saying "fo for four and befo for before, ''clar"
and "thar' and 'nar;" as innocent as child
about the devious ways and double-dealng
lodges of the world. spending one-half his lie in
the army and the other on a farm
FRANK CuEATHAM IS AN ANOMALY
to me as an asprant for political h0nOrs. can
fancy him thrown into the vortex Of New York
politics and running against two such merciless
antagonists as Cox and Tremain. l can fancy
him perched on the stage OF Tammany Hall, with
profane roughs of Tweed's district waiting
me that the overnowng humanity Of
his blufr, handsome, military face would win him a
hearing and three times three even from the black
guards of the Sixth ward. cannot give you much
of talk with Cneatham-not but that he talks
but 1t Is all In a circle, and after the first round
nothing new s left. The first speech he ever made
in his life was on this campaign and lasted exactly
fifteen minutes so you see the other two BUFFERS
who have couple of hours to speak, have him at
IH nhn {a t1nn ;s1a
sandwich, and poor Cheatham is the thin cut Of
bread In the middle. Talking to him the other
day about the ~ Of his views to the
"All can say is, am the regular nominee Of the
the democratic party OF the State. II the people
won't elect me, no harm done. Johnson has no
right to come into this fight. He held Office for
twenty-seven years, and l never held any in my
life.
FEEL SURE OF BEING ELECTED
and my record is without a blot. No man can
point to single thing In Frank Cheatham'R record
OF which he need feel ashamed shall go to Con-
gress to represent the people OF my State without
speeches to deliver. You see Just what I
ceai MY Character is known. My fate fs in the
hands OF my friends. II Johnson keeps on he will
lose every day. The people OF the state Will be
dlSgusted with him but as Tor me, feel sure OF
being elected.n
AS the prospect Of this canvass comes nearer
see that Johnson must win. Frank Cheatham had
no equal In popularity In the rebel Southwestern
army except, perhaps, that tall, audacious rebel
Irishman Pat Cleburne, who, wading to his
waist in mud, led the last charge Of
Hoods army at Nashville. Cheatham will
have the vote OF the old secessiOnists,
the bitter ones who meier forgive nor forget John
SON viii get host OF Confederate soldiers who
ther west have little doubt Of finding the conser-
vative or the former Union element also In his
favor. Maynard, OF course, has no chance, how
ever much they may talk him up In East Tennessee.
The truth Is there Is as much difficulty In discover
ing the strength OF the candidates in any one OF
the three divisions OF the State in finding whether
the State Is whole or c0nfederacy Of three States
distinct In political feeling, manners, customs and
appearance.