Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-30
THE CANVASS.
Speaking at the Corner Of Knowles
and Cedar Streets Last Night.

VI. M. Brien, Jr., and Capt. Il. l. DOdd
Talk for the Straight Tieket-Judge
Lea and Other Candidates Heard
FrOm-An Decline to Commit Them
selves on the SenatOrshiP.
The Democratic appointment at the
corner Of Cedar and Knowles streets last
hight was well attended by both speakers
aud listeners. The crowd was composed
mainly Of mechanics, but there was an un-
usual number Of cOlored men present.
ssMr. NJ. NJ. Brien, Jr., and Col. Frank
| Williams were the regular appOnteeS, but
several Of the candidates were present and
took part in the speaking. tol. Williams
declined on account of indispOsitiOn, and
| Capt. Thomas l. DOdd filed his place.
Mr.. Brien alluded to the canvass for the
county offices, when he was an independ-
ent candidate for Chancellor, holding that
politics should not have entered into that
race, and defending his course ON that
ground. But the contest now in progress
turned on political issues, and he felt It his
duty as Democrat to support the straight
ticket without a scratch. He said he was
Democrat and always had been, having
voted with the Democracy before the war
and ever since.
Judge john NJ. Lea, candidate for the
House Of Representatives, followed Mr..
Brien in a speech Of about thirty minutes,
giving an outline Of the policy he intended
to pursue in case of his election. He speci-
fed in general way numerous reforms by
which he thought the State could be got
out of debt and put on the highway Of
prosperity. He said extravaganza, reach
ing back as far as 1885, had brought us to
our present straights; but it was chargeable
upon no particular party or administration,
the fault lying in the laws and organization
of the government.
Judge Lea touched upon the Senatorial
question and pronounced il the least I'M
portant of all the questions sprung in the
CANVASS. He would not go TO the Legisla-
1 ure committed to any man, and when the
time for the election OF Senator came he
he would endeayor only to please his sense
of duty to the whole people be represented.
But great many questions of State policy
were paramount to this.
Major 10. ID. Wade, candidate for the
Senate, Col. John II. Anderson, and Mr..
G.. G.. Giers, candidates for the House, fol-
lowed in succession, discussing the ways
and means of retrenchment and reform,
and declaring economy to be an important
factor in solving the problem Of the State
debt.
The speakers were questioned by me-
chanics present, concerning their opinion
of our penitentiary system. They all gave
satisfaction on this point, but when
strenuous effort was made by two or three
Of the soyei eigns to make them commit
themselves TO ex-President johnson they
didn We as nearly complete satisfaction
|. as they had on the penitentiary question.
/ They all wanted 10 60 to the capital un-
shackled about the SenatOrship.
Capt. Thomas l.. DOdd made the con-
Guiding speech. 1t was a lucid, fOreible
demonstration Of the citizens duty to vote
the straight ticket solid. The speaker, in
the course of his remarks, laid bare the
miserable attempt Of Radical candidates to
divide the Democratic ranks by taking An
drew johnson by the hand. He succeeded
in arousing a cordial contempt for the trick
of the tricksters.
The next speaking will be on the Public
Square Monday night.