Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-09-03
PKOM EX-GOVERNOR HARRIS.
Snsus so the Statements Of the Nash
vft.e Banner. IN Regard 20 HIS
NOnduet n the state
Convention.
r,rom me yasbyIlls Bpnner, Of Saturday,

From the Nashville BEnner, OF Saturday,
The following communication from
F,r-Cioverpor Isham @. Harris sufficiently ex-
l1Iafns itself. We the more cheerfu ly give
-,isce and sditarial prominence 10 IL, IN that
we are apprised that our information as 70 bis
choice In TIE nomination Nas lheoIieel, sng Z
dfm IL may have been The assumption OF our
lI1fOFmant thst Governor Harris was with the
ops5Oss ion as -rtsr, by reason OF ms mollon
- Eiugthe ballot al night 70 adjourn The
Eesr Work W0rlds report, for instance says:
,-fl-l, S.,1 Ts1IzS + Bailey Of Montgorns cry, and
uoon b Om the opPosiuoh 20 Ju9ge
Por.er en 1sEvOred 10 eonee3trate- But
ne eT5rt was N vain Porter grew
tFifb 800 n III. Then the Bailey nsu
Iusde desperHi. atg,e a. pts % 70 P.OoSte - - 4i "a
5ounmsnt. Thou. ion ysted no hold
M sFerISe III Tr=enth ballot Thomas and
Morgan Withdrew, ~ BsiI.y' RE fo5r- oI
iesnfh ballot stood Po -tsr 5ssi Bailey, 80;
necessary 70 q choice ~ ~ ~ = Z, % LLe
Bailey men tried again 70 an vas VOTED
down-6lO 10 30. Defeated on ~ @ POM; ,, VIII
q tlred out and sleepy cnowi IL tI,snl -. =
the Bailey men saw that ihe battl : 20. a. ~ -
We w,re not aware Of any preN 4oes ~ n.Ls-
understanding between the e1-.NCSsstSA III III
aud the nominee. and We share y IN the
themes of bOtn gentlemen the grauh Nauon
that that mlsuu erstanding was most eILL,- i
s-aoly a1justed-especislly 90 our eOrTespo,eIi- p,i
euts part, most gallauuy and graceitu-
y. The following IS mis- e9mmun1 .eailon'
MEMPHIS, August ., 1874.
IL. ne Editor OF the Banner:
IN vour paper OF the invent nith instant
- folio NiDg statement:
Uouymus correspondent the Chatta-
an a '31s5sieTe a salys: tsJudge Porter may be
- -. sver gentleman, but the people OF
- r,, essae don, q feel disposed u vote tor
fsTy-e-oor nam O. Harris through MT. FoT-
-, - - tlaf the conscupt law OF MS eX-
,...'ienry mig. II be enforced Ihe adversary
T. ss-Hst Le.iss - show his hand esrlg. He IS
-s,.ii,g ~ = ~, png suit this time, hoWeye
~ il57f,f- ne d. eire Is 20 handicap torter Win
Ha-rfs Fsntit lsi &pIsns .nst 6SIIis tsil ,1 -
- - p rre- IN the convention. his Whole
.i1.,-a' snd tir, tess energies were devoted
10 me I'd .rt % have Nf. ballsg @ -. ~,
rs,-f.- - = neither Esrrlss choice nor ths
l,ts 80, itnistrafion :. he ran upon his own
5tr,ol- sn5 uDon his oNvn merits, and y the
-,1sriroo u. cuoice OF tlAe LARGEST CONVENTION
held in a ie State capitol lof htlesn ~ A7'
..,-erv tuf stand uOon It's OEn boltolh., -
had rot supposed that ~ PS.sol.si - I Pef
80 yen .lemen who aspired 70 tne nOIlLla-
80, 7ort Governor was matter OF the sllgnt-
~ CONS quence 10 the public, or even % % ne I
s,-freDr. T. themselves But as my hcll N N
- : con, -eufiOn has become me s9DseSs ~, ~ u,
neA IA i : stated rather than allow the olscns-
eiloL ID proceed upon misrepresentaslo
son slt stopping 10 inquire whether Seage
" lLnt = 10 be benefited or Injured Dy a ifus
ottei =, 81 the facts, proceed 70 glNe ~. !
staieme n, time, directly OF indirectly, so
Lei q aH2 did siie@Pt 70 uss any iDllu
maA01 -" D., aiust any one OF the aNpirantsi
ence i5r Yf ", y appoint nsnt - dele sale
until nttef -. tio1; nor then IN any
tne 60 4hs u q answer frankly When
n-ttf AlittnA leu 70 vote IN tEle CON
asked how -, iIt.. rrOEsted, invariably an
rention- ,,.5e fot Judgs MOrgGn hr-t, and
sTe-ed- W - h auv .. .1Ospect o: his nomine-
ton. When a, e.. come ofsier Shelby county
t,on- N there -,cssnfable 10 ne, WI IA stgo1g
lr an entirely p.eis 7 gf1.ff vote for Judge
prospect OF no nlhss.on, lh,l. Il any hope for his
Porter - loni = -, 49, ana Il necessary 20
no Az lil, a. MS success. I shaii vote lor
aoanuoa H2pe. 7l-iS vas the course determined
Ju ge ~. -, ff home. and pursued ID cen
up y DEtolee DEe1 . lrtar was nominated % Tar
venton uhsiL : nnGeace and tireless ener-
f.om -! 49, -, ,fs.i 10 an effort 70 have Mr.
-lfS D-.ts 1000 ed i" I had never heafo lns
Bailey ngLu - 3aIfer me ~ ioued, nor had
name 81 Jane tconuestion with the nomi-
ttou@u ~ - - ., a. suggest a 10 me a. supper
uaiio ., u UNI Z. tns convention, and only g
on ne -,il 5sef1ret was put IN noinl nation.
hal--lio- s-,rgs ssfiou then Dy say ing, MhlLe
iise q - ~, ~ v,-n TenDeasee whose talsn,,
-oi worth and 5erilng VIZ 1. = u 53eiieS
ra1I3 ~ -ots shane ton Other gentlemen ol
VII III VINO j lGve brought theInstINts
-,T0n inentiy before It1e ~ Tbere wss no
IN, s,r ne nomiliafhsn u uogs 5 a. ~
35 f1r Judae POr eT. and eon .,s,e ~ s,e ne
-. ~ Porter TO the insf. oalioI r,eLto- y end
NOts ~ - 1,a-rov-ed 90 ~ 70 forteT anu anu
CO. v. Morgan ana foi' r 49, Dt..,,yz,enffon- I
Bail-- led for BY me IL me l5,s1t me 10 op-
Know ths. nOmiusliops Deeause = ~ ana
pose \ y ss-i ~ standing t3o.N t,,-,r = wear
s9l-l III ne trl.'t q 8 is's .-.-o M 10 The
ago, sftsf VIE ion iggt nase fsei-
I9e a@ed n nv Peonsl relations 1 a. seton' Having
iops 10 control rng Poli's- - s,1,gflT and wsH
rom 6S2Ss bis esy soyheoa 6DSRs srs42 instinct q
5Tee . pRSigIs or sRq an % s q edocsii.o1 ieS =;
cigairy sne Isa ousf 70 the hlgh Posltaon ~
Which Be aspifss yi1a .rpo1s 1Ss'ts'd 70 do Shat De
deuce and nrInness o. PsI aflv a nd ali cir
-'sness. 9esSsS ~ could well AFFORD 70 rs,aiions
nm Tesardiezs Of the ps5sJii posJ, a.
which eh&nee' ~ isIIAAi Z. HARRIS