Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-18
SPIRIT OF THE CAMPAIGN,

The hROrUH'e Grange OWlDlk expresSe,
the hope that Dorsey Il. Thomas will bC
pat upon the track for Governor by the
farmers.
The Democrats of Haywood county an
10 hoid a mesting on the Sth of August tC
appoint delegates 10 the Democratic STATE
Convention.
Col. j.. Z. WaGgoner, Democrat, Of Per
~, is candidate to represent Hickman
Perry and Lewes counties in the next lie,
,iElstUre.
The Paris IRiclliqencer states that all OF
the white candidates for the Legislature il
this county, except DR.. SmallwoOd and Mr.
Cooper, have withdrawn from the canvass
an ths interest of harmony.
The Executive Committee Of the Re
publican party for the Third DisisiS,, have
called convention TO meet at Chatta-
nOoga, on Thursday, Sept 3, 1874, to nom
mate candidate for Congress.
The Democratic Executive Committed
Of Madison county, have called cpnven-
ton 10 meet on the 9th inst, 10 n0minat6
candidates for every county Office TO be
filled at the August election.
The Brownsville States publishes a let
ter from Col. Il. w. Haywood, candidate
for Congress In the Ninth district, taking
strong ground against the present financial
policy of the Government.
In answer TO a call upon the candidates
for office in ROane county to define their
position on the civil rights question, seven
teen reply through the Kingston EGSi Ten
nesSeeda that they are opposed TO the Civil
Rights bill.
The Brownsville States says: The papers
Of the State continue to speak of Michael
Burns for Governor, in the highest terms,
and if we are 10 take a Governor from Mid
die Tennessee, We do not see how we could
do better.
Messrs. Cayitt and Alden, candidates fOr
senator IL the twentieth district, made
speeches in Paris a rev Lays ago. Mr..
Cavitt advocated very low taxes, ana in
view of the probable failure by crops,
thought that necessity might arise for a
partial suspension of the payment of inter
est Ga the Stafe debt for time, but i'm no
event would he advocate repudiatiol.
The negroes Of Henry county held a
convention at Paris ON the 14th inst, and
nominated Bill Haynes, cOlOred, to repre-
sent that county in the Legislature. The
Paris Hltelligencer says Haynes made a
speech, end goes in for civil rights up 10
the hub, advocates .epEdiatiOn, and relies
on the help of such white men a. are in
political accord with him, 10 elect him to
the next Legislature.
W. ii. Phillips CcOlored), a delegate to
lie Radical Convention in Shelby county,
wanted L. IL. Eldyidga nominated clerk of
the Bartlett Court because ne CEldridge}
was 'the only man who had ever come out
fair and square for the Civil Rights bill.
being far in advance in point of nerve of
any Of the leading white Republicans"
The Memphis Ledger states that =. J.
Nulvihill, who was nominated by the
Biack-and-Ia an Convention of Shelby coun-
ty for County Court CLERK, vas : candidate
before the Bartlett Convention, pledged
himself TO support the nominees, and was
beaten. Now lie appears as the nominee
Of the negro party.
"AfteT looking over the political field i'm
Bedford, observing tie T.ce between the
Democratic nominees and their lndepend-
ent-Radical opponents" says the HelbyUWe
Commercial, I'VE can eXclaim with me
Waterman On his beat at the dead hour Of
might, al is WE'LL and that there is not a
man on the ticket Cit yi.ai will he elected
The Columbia Herald and Nail states
that Hon. w. ON. Perkins, Col. y. \.
Cox and Hon. w. &. WhitthUrne, Demo
cratic candidates for Congress I'm the Sew
enth Dis,IiCt. have agreed on a plan for
ramvaSsing the district Uu,il the 18th Of
September, when the convention will be
held. Their appointments will commence
about the first of August, and thorough
OF the district will he made.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Beckerdite, who is a candidate
for Senator in the Nineteeuth district Glib
son and CaToll), made speech at Trenton
a week or two ago, i'm which he was re-
ported to have come out in favor of repudi-
alton. lie denies this report, and in anote
TO the Milan Exchange sass me is in favor
Of the State ''psying every dollar she Justly
owes" He further states that he is not for
a lax of more than thirty cents.
Robert a. McGill, who is a candidate 10
represent Coffee and Cannon counties i'm
the next Legislature, publishes a card i'm
the Manchester DemOcrUr, ia which he
SAYS he is opposed to convention and i'm
favor Of a primary election to make choice
of Democratic candidate, but adds that
he is in the hands OF his friends, and he
will abide their decision, and cheerfuIly
support the nominee.
The yUgJTtcSbOFO AcIry has this para
graph: The NASHVILLE UNION AND
AMERICAN says: a million oailis, sworn
upon a stack of Bibles as high as Ossa
piled on PeliOn, could not convince the
white men of Davidson county that every
candidate on the Black-and-Tan ticket is
not committed 10 the Civil Rights infamy.'
And yet some men say that the Radical
candidates in this county are opposed to
he Civil Rights bill. Did yOu ever hear
IF a greater fraud or a bigger piece of hum
lnggeTy?"
The Paris IRtciijgeRcCr has been shown
/ communication addressed to Gen. Atkins.
Capt. Taylor and Col. Wisdom, candidates
or Congress in the Eighth district, which
,Omes from number Of best men IN the
part Of Madison county re-
IueSting these candidates TO submit their
'laims to the people directly i'm q primary
election on August 6, as the fairest and
most desirable mode of determining the
natter. The InteligeRcer states that Gen.
Atkins accepts the proposition.