The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-02-11
A NEW CORRESPONDENT

Congratulatory-The opinion OF an Es-Editer-
The Gubernatorial Canvass-The Old Committee
Expected to Resign-A Convention Of the Pesp!e
suggested-Hon. John L. I. sneed--sVhat East
Tennessee VIII Do II He is NOminated-etc-, etc.
MIDDLE Tenn, Feb. l, 1874.
DEAR GAZETTE ALLOW . regu-
lar reader to congratulate you on
getting out the most interesting pa
per in East Tennessee.
1 heard an executor of great abTl-
ity say-it was a sparkling, excellent
ly edited paper.
I'notice with pleasure you have
not dipped into the coming guber-
Material canvass to great extent.
You are sensible. 1t is too early
for papers too. take position. 1t
may do for correspondents to sug-
gest their favOrites and set the peo-
pie to thinking but it will be time
enough four months for action to be
taken by the people. 1 supposes
from what / hear, that the old COM
mittee will soon issue call for a
Convention. This is simply unfor-
tunate. People are tired of COM
mittees. and their dictation. / am
decidedly in favor of a Convention
to be called by the people, in which
all shades of political feeling oppos-
ed to the Radical party can unite,
without the revival of any of the
causes of bitterness and estrange-
ment that entered into the last can
vass.. The Conservative Democrat
ic party has no votes that it can af'
ford to part with in the next race.
So l say let the people call Con,
yention at the proper time, and
let our late Executive State Commit
tee rest from the labors incident to
their last campaign.
West Tennessee takes it for grant
ed that East and Middle Tennessee
will yield to her claims, and ratify
any nomination she may present. IT
is well to disabuse their minds OF
this idea. 1t will not be so.
When she presents an acceptable
and available man, this will be so
Int no selection can be made out oI
names-(with perhaps one excep
tion) now presented that will force
the assent Of East Tennessee. Wt
cannot afford to lose the State to EN-
able any West Tennessee gentleman
to air his Confederate record. W.
have only a small majority in TIT
State, and it will require pruden
management to elect cur NOMINEE
against the Radical candidate.
In my opinion the selection O
Judge Jno. L. T. Sneed. is the wiscs
and most proper thing to be done
He has more popular strength tina
any man l know of in the State.
propose that he be our leader in til
next campaign. know East Tel
nessee would most gladly unite
for his popularity in East Tennessee
is unbounded. Judge Sneed doe
, not want the race, but know hi
well enough to believe he could NJ
resist the unanimous call, which til
: mere suggestion of his name, ongl
e to arouse. Let West Tennesse
+ therefore select Judge Sneed, and
can assure her the East and MIDI
: Tennessee will ratify the nonin
}. ton, both in Convention and at Il
t ballot box. 49,. u
!. The movements Of aspirants f
Congressional honors in your fir
:, district are watched with intere
Il throughout the State.
If The contest for the party endors
e ment 10y a convention, betwe
. Judges GiIlenwaters and Butler, W
g be hotly contested one. r. r., W
- find it no easy task to get ahead
Judge Gillenwaters.
20 On with the dance -.a-.
II Yours, JONES.