Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-08
THE CoNeRESsrSSiL CANVASS.

gle has been conducted thus far with
extraordinary bitterness, and the blacks
as well as the white Radicals are disid.
ed, Col Geo. r. Mcclellan has re.
Gently appeared as Democratic can
didate, aud bis shaaces are worth work.
ing up if the two Radical aspirants
| fight it out.
&The Second District is similarly rent
In twain at present by the Struggle be-
tween Gel, ]. II. Thornburg and Judge
L. Z. Houk. A few months ago it was
thought this quarrel had been put up
for the special benefit of Horace May
nard, who was expected to step in at
the last moment, pour oil on the
troubled waters as a compromise can
didate, and bear off the prize. May
nard has not yet shown his hand. but
1t is understood now that Brownlow
would make it rather hot for him in
that district on his Civil Rights record.
Yet the Narragsnsett has friends and
he would not feel at home out Of Office.
It is limited that he win not make the
forlorn race for Governor, unless he
has assurance from Washington that
defeat will be solaced with a foreign
mission. If the latter be not forth
coming, he may confne himself to his
old stumping ground, and gain a signal
triumph over Brownlow and all his
clan. In some way, we suspect that
this triangular trouble will be smoothed
over, and though the Democrats should
be always on the alert, I'VE do not antici.
pate any golden opportunity for re
deeming the Knoxville District. But,
cOnceding the First and Second, we
ought to carry the rest of the State.
The names of Coils. T. B. Murray,
E. A. James and John H. Savage are
freely discussed in the Third District,
and few more may develop in the
counties east Of the mountains. Gen.
g. g. Dibbrell is also spoken of, but
will not push his claims in a partisan
way, though the gallant old soldier
would doubtless accept, if the candida
cy were rendered him.
We find in the Fourth District Col.
J. D. Goodpasture, Col J. W. Head,
Senator n. w. Mcconnell and Col. J.
c. Starke favorably mentioned. The
contest seems to be warmest between
Robertson and Sumner-Starke and
Head
Hon. Jno. N. Bright is a candidate
for reelection from the Fifth District,
and viii find active competitors in
Gen. ]. B. Palmer, endorsed by Bedford
county, and Col Matt Martin,
of Coffee. Col. W. f. Kercheval
and ex-senator W. T. Tolley, of Lin
coin, are also making a vigorous can
yass.
Col. Jno. F. House, of Montgomery,
has been endorsed by several counties
in the Nashville District. His only
rival, that we have heard of, is Col. |
Thos. Claiborne, of this county, whose |
political disabilities were recently re-
moved. Col. Claiborne is understood |
to represent the farming interest. Hon.
H. H. Harrison, who did not 90 so
much for our CustOm-house and the |
River, after all his liberal |
promises, will stand for reelection |
How he expects to humbug the negroes,
is one of the mysteries of Radical pol
ities. After voting for the Civil Rights
bill until he was afraid it would pass, he |
went back on the man and brother in
his dire extremity. PrOsser would like |
to run, but it is huckleberry above his
persimmOn.
Gen. VIM. G. Whitthorne is candi-
date for reelection from the Seventh |
District. Most prominent among his
are ex-Speaker William
O'Neil Perkins and Col. n. n. Cox, of
and Capt. Matthews, of
Giles. 7. H. Gibbs, Radical, Will make
the race again and get even worse
whipped than before.
The Eighth District will be the scene
Of a very interesting contest. Hon. J.
D. c. Adkins is running for reelection,
opposed by Col. D. IL Wisdom, editor
IF the Jackson Wing aud Tribune, and
Capt. Jno. NJ. Taylor, of Henderson coun-
y, Attorney General of the Eleventh
Judicial Circuit. Thos. c. Muse is the
candidate
In the Ninth District we find W. P.
Caldwell, Col. Robert w. Haywood,
,ditor Of the Brownsville States, and
Ieo. G. Porter of Haywood.
There are no developments in the
Memphis District yet, and the future
s altogether matter Of speculation.
Barbour Lewis, Radical, is the stand
ng candidate for reelection, and we
ire disposed to believe that a proper
fort will be made to lay him on the
helf for all time to come. He is the
Evil Rights standard bearer in the
Tenth District.
Conventions will be held in all the
districts, to select a Democratic and
candidate from among
he aspirants. The determination to
void the disaster of 1872 is universal,
nd we think it safe to figure the Ten
lessee delegation in the Forty Fourth
congress as eight Democrats to two
instead of seven Republi-
ans to three Democrats, as at present.
This, however. VIII require earnest
york done in the spirit of Cancellation
or the public good. There is no ex-
,ellence without labor.