Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-31

are down with it. Nearly all the street cars
and stage lines have suspended business.
HUNK1DoRI.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
ANDY JOHNsON's CAMPAIGN.
NASHVILLE, Oct. 25, 1872
All interest here is centered in the Johnson
Cheatham contest. One hears nothing else
on streets, in stores, hotels and places where
men most do congregate. 1t is the theme Of
the hour, the issue that is alone above all
others. By the side of the uproar about this
campaign, the case of Greeley us Grant, has
well nigh disappeared from the docket 1t
has left little behind in its flight save the
Electors" many of whom are more deeply
interested in the success of their respective fa-
vorites for Congress, than in the Presidential
race. Our friend Quarles, for instance, Elec-
tor for the State at large on the Greeley ticket,
is going about damning johnson with ten
words, and praising Greeley with one. In
West Tennessee he is known as Cheatham's
elector and Greeley's advocate.
There is very decided reaction going on
among the masses but it happens to be in
Johnson's favor. The Cheatham reaction that
followed his nomination has spent itself, and
the tide has set in towards Andy johnson,
with no prospect Of a counter-reaction between
now and the election, The flow Of the tide
has taken Mr.. johnson up at the right time
to carry him triumphantly through. In this
city the johnson reaction set in in good earnest
Immediately after the attempt of the Cheat
ham party to get up demonstration. Their
very decided failure to make show on the
occasion, set apart for their monster meeting,
did more than any one thing to impress peo-
pie with the hollowness of their cause, and
emptiness of their pretensions Their "demon-
stration" gotten up at heavy expense, and after
elaborate preparation extending through six
weeks, was the most miserable failure in the
shape of popular demonstration ever seen
south of the Ohio. The only impression the
drill sergeants on horse back, and the little
niggers on foot, made on that occasion on the
solid johnson ranks, was to add to the strength
of those ranks, and inspire them with the con-
fdence of victory. 1t is the estimate here
and give the lowest-that johnson made five
hundred votes by the signal and complete fail
ure of the Cheatham demonstration. Before
the attempted demonstration, they had their
weakness covered up with brag but now, no
amount of Dragging will suffice to convince
the people that they have any show of strength
or hope of success.
FEELING IN THE CITY.
In this city, after careful estimate, based
on all the lights at hand, I believe johnson
will get one hundred votes to Cheatham's
twenty-five. All the foreign element is for
him, with less than dozen exceptions. Nine
out Of ten of the mechanics of the city are
for him. In one tin shop where twenty-seven
timers are employed, twenty-five are openly
for johnson, and the other two, are not openly
for Cheatham. At the Nashville and Chat
tanooga railroad shops, seven out of eight of
the employees are for johnson. A vote taken
the other day among the printers in the Ban-
ner Office, showed thirteen for johnson and
three for Cheatham. A careful canvass of
college street merchants, and their white en-
ployes, between Union street and Broad,
showed one hundred and sixteen for johnson
and forty-six for Cheatbam. A canvass Of
the tenth ward, indicates that johnson will
get not less than five hundred votes, and Cheat
ham less than seventy. In addition to the
mechanics the bulk of the wealthy men of
the city, are for johnson, including several
upon whom he levied contributions when Mil
itary Governor. They go for Johnson, not
because they endorse all his past acts Gar
from IT'D but because his honesty has never
been impeached, and his ability is unques-
toned. They feel that Tennessee needs some
body at Washington, whose weight will be felt
in the National Councils. 1t is not so much
a question of politics as policy; not so much a
matter of record as asrespectability. The think
ing men of the country had rather have
brains in Congress than brass buttons.
INTHE COUNTRY.
The Cheatham party have given up David
son county, None Of them now claim it. The
best that they now claim is, that Davidson
and the nine populous counties surrounding it,
will be an off:set-that is to say, that johnson
and Cheatham will equally divide the vote.
On the other hand, in the same territory, the
johnson men claim five thousand ma ajority.
Maury county is claimed by the Cheatham
party by decided majority but they will
not be apt to get it. If they carry the coun-
ty at all, they may be thankful. In the upper
part of it, where they claim overwhelming
strength, crowd of men recently collected to
help neighbor raise house. Politics COM
ing up-for little else is talked about-a vote
was taken, which resulted in tie between
johnson and Cheatham.
The special train which was run In the
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