Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-11
SPIRIT OF THE CANVASS.

A Hardeman county correspondent of
the Memphis dDpedl suggests either Marsh
Polk, OF HardeInan; or Col. Tom. Avery,
/ OF Shell Y. as the Democratic candidate for
| Congress in the tenth district.
A Nashville correspondent Of the Louis
| r1ie Ledger expresses the opinion that
Hon. John 5. Kerr is the coming man for
| Governor.
The Memphis AraIGRche, referring to the
| fact that quite a number Of the journals of
| Tennessee have made complimentary men,
| ton of the name Of Gen. Marcus j. Wright
| i'm connection with the next GOvernorship,
| il saws: s.lIe is a gentleman Of great per-
sonal popularity, hot Onls with the press,
| bat the public at large, possessing good
| abilities, and if nominated will make a
strong canvass
w. I. Byars, of Haywood county, and
Joe Marley, of Lauderdale county, are can
didates for Senator in the twenty-second
district.
HE Demo ratio Convention in Crockett
county appointed delegates to the Congress
siOnal convention with instructions to cast
the vote of Crockett county in that cOnven-
ton for Hon. Vim L. Caldwell. Crockett
is the only county in the district that has
instructed its delegates.
The Democrats of Dyer county in their
contention recommended the fourth Mon
day in August as the time for holding the
Senatorial convention at Ripley. That dis
trict (the twenty-second) is composed Of
Haywood, Lauderdale and Dyer.
Capt. Daniel +. Parker has been nom
mated by the Democratic convention Of
Dyer as the candidate for Representative in
the Legislature from that county.
Gabe DefUrd is a candidate TO represent
Polk and Bradley counties in the lower
branch of the next Legislature.
The Brownsville States suggests that tie
Humboldt convention to nominate Dem
OcTatic candidate for Congressman in tie
ninth district, should be postponed until
the LIST Of September.
Mr.. G. Wheeler, one of the editors of the
JOResbOrO Herald and Tribune, who is a
candidate for Circuit Court Clerk in Wash
ingtOn county, publishes card in his pa
per in which lie denies that he is opposed
to a convention in which the colored people
would be allowed TO take part.
The Athens Post commends the sug-
gestiOn OF the Gdlldtin Examiner that none
but the best men should be selected to the
next Legislature.
w. T. Maiden, Of Benton, is a candidate
to represent Benton and Humphreys cOun-
ties in the next Legislature.
The following delegates lave been APP
pointed TO represent Benton county in the
Democratic State Convention: Hugh Les
lie, J. K. Wheatley, I. w. Jones, p. NJ.
Melton, w. p. Morris, Jas. W. Sanders.
Mont. ID. Smallman, of DeKalb, is a
candidate for Senator in the Eighth dis
trict, composed of the counties Of Warren,
Coffee, DcKalb and Cannon.
Franklin county claims the candidate for
Senator to be elected in the Thirteenth
District, composed of the counties Of Mar
shall, Franklin and Lincoln, subject TO the
will Of a convention Of these counties, if
such convention shall be held.
The ShelbyrIle Commercial seconds the !
Of the Gdlldtin Examiner, that |
our best men ought to be sent to the next |
Legislature.
Hon. John NJ. Bright made speech in |
last Monday, on the political /
questions Of the day and his course in Con- |
gess. The ShelJyrille Gazette SAYS: "He |
IS no candidate for reelection, neither does /
he know that he will be, but if lie should /
receive the nomination of the Democratic |
Conservative party, he would, of course, /
accept the nomination and serve his cOnSti- /
tUents another term
Col. Matt. Martin, candidate for Congress
in the Fifth district, made speechi in Shelby /
vile on the 9Th inst. The Gazette SAYS he 4
IS strong for a primary election, bub> will
submit to a convention if gotten up fair
and square. He don't like them ''cut-and-
dried
Gen. Joseph 3. Palmer formally an
nounces himself through the MUrtreeSboro
Nelrs as a candidate for Congress in the
Fifth district.
The Executive Committee of the Demo
cratic party Of ObiOn county have agreed to
submit the question of the nomination Of 4
,anGidate for State Senator to a primary
election. The candidates have agreed To
his arrangement. Henry county has
adopted this mode OF selecting 4 candidate