Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-02
Close Of the Contest between the Con-
g~ressiODal Asplrants.
A few Words rom the Legislative Can.
didates-QuestlOns Asked.
A Glorious Speech from Haynes, the
Democratic Candidate.
A Wind-up-The Balance Of the Work to
be Done by the Voters.
Colonel KeIlar Makes His Last Speech
The Contest Left to Colonel Haynes
and Barbour Lewis.

About oDe-fifth Of the audience were
colOred men. Nearly half those who
were present had to stand up, there not
being seats for the accommodation Of
the crowd. The non-appearance of
Colonel Lewis at the hour of eight ere
ated considerable anxiety among the
congregation.
Sam Smith, having Obtsined the ear
of the audience, said that it was report
ed that A. 7. Lacey was a candidate
against Mr.. King. If that was so, he
called on Mr.. Lacey TO come forward
and state his position, and Mr.. King
would reply TO him. Lacey did not APP
pear, w%hereupon Mr.. King stepped for
ward, and said that he had been in
formed that Lacey was a candidate. He
saw him in the hall and asked him if it
were true that he was a candidate, in re-
ply TO which he said that he did not re-
cognize his King's)authority to asksuch
a question. He now called on Lacey
to step forward and state his position.
Let it be publicly known whether he
was a candidate against him king for
the Senate.
Mr.. Lacey, If he was in the hall, made
no reply.
Captain Smith also called upon Lacey
TO step forward and speak if he had any
thing to say. There was no reply. He
then called on H. G. King to stand up
and make a speech, which that gentle
man did. He king recalled to the
memories of the people present the
events of the twentieth of July, when he
was made the candidate of the people of
| the county by an overwhelming vote,
beating both his competitors together by
| Eour hnndrad Nntna He N4vag NOT tho
nominee Of any party orcIique. He was
the chosen man of the people. He was
surprised to see the previous day a Re
publican ticket on which the name Of
A. I. Lacey appeared instead of his
own. He then gave an account of the
/ election on the twentieth of July, and
| the subsequent District Convention. La
cey was running in that convention for
Congress against Colonel Duff, Colonel
Iogwood and others. He was beat, and
Colonel Haynes chosen by a unanimous
vote. II Lacey intended to run for SEN
ator in this county why did he not run
for it againsthim king, and not for the
high and very honorable position Of
Congressman. He did not want the
| petty Office, but being entreated by the
members of the Supreme Court to run,
because very important judicial reforms
were needed, he consented TO 90 be-
fore the people. Having been thus
induced to run for the nomination, and
having got the nomination by a very
fiattering vote he would feel dishonored
in his person if he got beat before the
people. He expected to get the same
vote on Tuesday next, and that would
elect him. Who called on Lacey orun?
He did not see any call signed by any
respectable men of the county to run for
the office. He lacey simply expected
to get elected by negro votes. He again
called on Lacey to come forward and
state his position.
There was no response from Lacy and
Mr.. King sat down.
1t being now half-past eight O'Clock,
the crowd raised up a shout for Haynes.
Colonel Haynes stood up and explained
that there was a regular appointment by
which Colonel Lewis was to speak first,
Kellar second, and himself last. He
could not break through the arrange
ment. If Colonel Lewis was in the hall
he hoped he would come forward and
speak.
Colonel Lewis appeared with his over
coat on his arm, and escorted by a bat
talon Of very black ~suffragans who
cheered him as he stepped along. His
Apollo-like face was suffUsed with smiles
and bushes. He was like a dimfnutive
Bacchus, except that his brow was not
wreathed in vine leaves. and instead of
grapes, the honorable hoary locks of age
and thought oyerspread his JOve-like
brow. He accOsted every one about the
reporters table in the most urbane man
ner, and in reply TO a question put by
Colonel Haynes, said he would speak an
hour and a quarter. This, if carried out
by the three speakers, would carry the
meeting on to the "wee sma' hours
ayant the twal." He commenced his
speech by saying that Governor Bing-
ham, Of Ohio, and Judge Hall, of Maine,
the celebrated Radical speakers would
talk in that hall next night. He then
smacked his lips together comfortably
and said sweetly he was glad to meet so
many of his fellOw-citiZens present. He
never felt the full power of the institu-
tons of the country except when he
could look into the intelligent faces Of
his fellow-citizens gathered together TO
consult on politics. 1t was an ancient
and pious practice to so meet and so con-
suit. 1t was a thing that could not be
found anywhere else in the world. They
were all sovereigns, not subjects. He
then touched feelingly on the great sor-
row that visited the house at Chappa-
qua, and said that it would i'll become
him to say n unkind or hard word of
that man, loaded down now
as he vas with such a sor-
row. Having thus smoothed the
way he pitched into Greeley. He said
the great question Of the hour was who
should be President. It was that ques-
ton which they had come to discuss,
and, having come TO discuss that, he
pitched into Greeley in his usual style,
and went e his stereotyped speech
about Horace's record, the Baltimore
Convention, Grant, and all that. He
confined himself entirely to that, and
only said a few words at the end of his
speech about his W candidacy. He
created infinite fun among the colored
people during his hsrangue.
MR.. HAYNEs's SPEECH.
Mr.. Haynes said he was a candidate
for Congress from the Ninth district of
Tennessee, composed of the counties of
Shelby, Fayette, Hardeman and Upton.
1t is not only a district of equal dignity
with any in Tennessee, but in CONNER
eial importance the first in the State. Il
elected to Congress, Mr.. HAYNES said, il
would not be his purpose TO spend his
exertions in merely partizan politics,
but he should sedulously and indus
triously endeavor to promote the local
and material interests of his district.
He said whether Mr.. Greeley or General
Grant shall be elected President of the
United States, whatever measure of the
incoming administration which has for
its end the public welfare and is within
the constitutional grants of power to the
Federal government, he should give his
hearty support.
But Nj. Lewis sometimes asks, if / was
elected, what could / do with General
Grant and his administration in favorof
the interests of this district? Mr.. |
Haynes said he answered by saying,
that if General Grant is a soldier, q mar
of honesty and honor, of truth and pa
triotism, when he, the member from the
Ninth district of Tennessee presented TO
him an honest measure in favor of his
constituents, his oath, honor and duty
would bind him to give to it a favorable
response. Mr.. Haynes said he thought
he could effect much more in favor OF
his constituents with General Grant
and Congress than any carpetbagger
like bis competitor, MI. Lewis.
If 1t has come to this that in order to
propitiate the general government, the
President of the United States, the noble
people Of the Ninth Congressional dis
trict must send a c~arpetbagger to Con-
gress like Mr.. Lewis, then we must all
that the government has reached
already damnsticn so deep that no hand
Of resurrection shall ever reach it; and
any honorable man would turn away
from it with lOathing and contempt.
But. such is not the case. General
Grant and the Congress will regard
with far more favor, n he should
be elected, the wishes Of a true,
and honest Southern gem
in Congress, than those Of the
carpe6baggefs whose lives constitute a
.plague-spot in the history Of the Repub-
lican party Of the Union. He would
away from a e~arpetbagger like q
around a lanyard, and give audi
ence to those true conservative mel
who with honest Independence and
proud honor uttered the wants Of theird
constituents through the breath of life
could Mr.. Lewis do for the people
OF this noble district? II General Grant
and the Congress shall learn that Mr..
came down to Tennessee as a car
Detbagger, confederated with the Radi-
calls here In 1865, to disfrsnohise ninety
thousand white people in Tennessee
for i've years, united with them
in repeating the County Court OF
SheibyI assisted them in driving the
Justices from the County Court bench;
seized on the revenues and finances OF
the county fortwo years and six months
and unconstit1tionallyi and
appropriated TO his own use seUefteen
hopsapd nine hundred and Hfnety-S1