Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-10
Notes OF Preparation from All Parts of
the State-The Candidates for
Governor and Senator,
Candidates for Congress and the Legis.
Iature-Primary Elections
The Liberals and the
Pure Democracy.
Suggestions fr q Union OF All the
Elements Of Opposition to
Radicalism What the
Press Has TO Say.
GENERAL REVIEW.


Although have written much for
the Commercial since the close Of the last
Presidential campaign, have had lit
tie or nothing to say of Tennessee poll
tics. When the campaign closed and
Greeley was found to have carried the
State by about a hundred thou
sand less majority than I expected,
L recorded that fact with due
solemnity. l also chronicled the retire
ment Of Andy Johnson to his rural
home at Greeneville, under the burden
of his first defeat before the people since
he began his illustriOus career as alder
man Of his native village. / also told
you how big-hearted and generous, but
not over intellectual, Frank Cheatham
sought the privacy of his farm in Coffee
county-his hopes for a seat in congress
forever blasted. Poor Frank, wish he
could get in somewhere, for the disap-
pointment was indeed great, and, as the
candid fellow often told his intellectual
audiences, "pm poor man, and need
the salary"
But Maynard got "the salary" and
voted to increase it fifty per cent.
for services already performed, thus
making big black spot on an other
wise fair character-a little transaction,
by the way, that he viii be called rigid
ly ID account for when he puts out his
head for office again, by such of his con-
sntuency as can read and know the diff
ference between five thousand and five
million, which is about half of them.
Time rolls on, and we approach an
other campaign, or rather another cam
paign approaches us. We see it loom
ing up in the distance with johnson,
Maynard, Ethridge, Brown and old Bill
Stokes in the foreground. 1t is, we are
told by the country press, a campaign
big with events. Members of the legis-
lature, congressman, q governor and a
senator are to be chosen. This last is,
may say, chiefly what is the matter.
There is hankering among our public
men to get into the senate that exceeds
their hankering for any other position.
Already they begin TO feel for Brown
lows place, although that great man
has full year to serve. But the sena-
tOrial campaign, the congressional cam
paign and the gubernstorial campaign
will all move along together, and the
sovereign voters will be well enlight-
ened about the issues of the day.
For governor there have been about
twenty-five candidates mentioned
among the conservatives, or Democrats,
or whatever they may call themselves,
for 1 don't know. They change names
here about every change of the moon,
and frequently leave a fellow on dry
land who is doing his best to keep up.
Sections Of the Independent Johnsoni-
ans, Conservatives, Bourbons, Demo-
Gratis and what-nOts (princlpally the
latter met at Bartlett, in Shelby county,
the other day, and went through the
forms of a lOve-feast. They came to-
gether, as one of the orators of the Occa-
sion said, feeling that the good of the
State demanded union of all conserv-
ative eelementiagainst Rsdicalism. Then
they adopted whereas, aud followed it
up with a set of eloquent resolutions.
The purport of it all was that the Radi-
Gals must be met, and the best way to
meet them was under the old Demo-
cratic banner.
But doubt the power of abstract reso-
lutions to bring into harmonious work
ing order the inharmonious elements
here. They may sail along peaceably
for while, but the first State conven-
ton will break the spell. There are
forty thousand voters in the State who
are johnson men, and who want the
sage of Greeneville either as their csndi-
date for governor or the senate. They
imagine there is a vast amount Of virtue
yet in A. J., and they propose that the
country have the benefit of it. On the
other hand, the BOurbons don't want
johnson, and swear they won't have
johnson, and before they will take him
they will break up the party, and all
that. So / see no chance for all the op-
ponents of Radicalism TO dwell together
in unity, unless A. J. will solemnly
declare that he don't want office, and
will not take it. That he will come out
with a manifesto of the sort there is no
immediate prospect.
But whether he can be elected either
to the gOvernorship or the senate, is a
matter of doubt The BouTbons are so
angry at him for running an independ-
ent line and thereby causing the defeat
of Cheatham that it is a question if
they could forgive, even to save the
party.
Among the Republicans Maynard is
the favoTite horse for the race. He can /
not be elected, but he can trot up and /
down the State and make some great /
speeches. He will not get as many |
votes as the last time he ran, owing to |
that back-psy steal, in which he par
ticipated. The more intelligent of the
Republican voters can't get over that,
and they will cut the back-payster
when they find his name on their tick
cts.
ELECTION AT MCKENZIE.
From the Mckenzie Times.l
Our municipal election last Saturday
was hotly eOntested-that is, so far as
the mayoralty was concerned. There
were two candidates, B. w. Moore,
ESQ.,, and Mr.. w. w. Austin. Mr..
Watts withdrew from the race before
the polls were opened. Moore was
elected, receiving sixty out of ninety-six
votes. Mr.. Austin's vote was thirty-siX.
The following gentlemen were elected
aldermen, rome of them being candi-
dates: w. w. Moore, DIR. J. 2. Mathew
son, ]. H. Coleman, DR.. ]. Y. Crawford,
w. J. Cannon, J. M. McClintock, and
C.. Hawkins The new board were in
stalled last Wednesday, and elected w.
J. Cannon recorder, and the election of
city marshal was postponed until to-
day.
From the Humboldt Journall
What we want and will have
in the coming contest is a united front
To .xpose to the enemy. The rights and
liberties of the people Of Tennessee must
NOT again be subjected TO the whitening
touch of Radicalism. The greatest dan
ger that menaces us now is the aspirants
in our ranks-they are legion. Even
now, at this early day, we find hosts OF
eager office seekers, anxious to secure
preferment, place, and power, ard dlli-
gently using every means wltnln reacn
to obtain nominations. This is not as
it should be; let the office seek the man,
and not the man the Office, AMI victory
is largely more certain.
HONORS DECLINED.
From the Nashville Union and American.l
Politics are very lively in the adjoin-
ing county of Rutherford just now.
And the best sign of a healthy reaction
is the number of gentlemen called out
by "Many Voters" who take occasion
to respectfully decline" We notice in
the MurfreesbOro NetOs that Hon. b. l..
Ridley has no aspirations, being desir-
Gus to devote himself TO his profession.
g. D. Bell hopes that one less retired
and more worthy will represent Ruther-
ford in the general assembly. DR..
Yearin thinks the calls on him are as