Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-30
OVER THE RIVER.
Edgelield's SOTereignS Talked to by
the White Mems Candidates.
Their Opponents Treated Fairly and
Allowed a Chance to Speak.

The Democratic and Conservative candi-
dates for the county offices filed their sp-
poiniment last night at Williams X DAVIS
stor,, in North Edgefeld. The Se7ente' nh
district turned out very good c.Owd, " 40
listened with great interest 10 what the
candidates had TO say.
Mr.. W. 4. knight was the first called
upon. He appeared and said he would
simply announce himself as the regular
nominee for Trustee, not considering IL ne
cessary, under the circumstances, for him
TO make speech. And he was right. The
opposition amounts simply tO-nOthiDs.
Mr.. James L. Bell, the nominee for
County Court Clerk, responded to an EN-
thlsiastic call He referred, with aSsu-
rancps OF sincere gratitude, to the prefer
ment formerly bestowed upon him by the
people Of Edgefield-tO the time when the
voters Of North Edgefield came up IN solid
phalanx and made him their unanimous
choice. lie said he owed much of his pro-
greSs so far in the present race 10 Edgeileld,
and no act of his should ever prove him
unworthy Of the confidence reposed in him.
Sir. Hugh Heyerin, the nominee for
JailOT. was next called for. He responded
very briefly, referring to the majority re
| ceived 10y him in that district in his former
race. He solicited 4 repetition OF that
majority in the coming election, promising
to execute the office of JailOr, If elected,
with fidelity and energy. lie said that the
race was now narrowed down TO contest
/ between the whites and blacks.
Capt. sam DOneisOn was lOndly called
for, and in response made 4 speech Of some
/ length. not only presenting his own claims
! for the office of Criminal COugt Clerk, but
advocating the whole Democratic and Con-
| servatiye ticket. The Convention, he said,
! which made the nominations was
uuexceptionable, and he intended
/ to spare neither time nor
energy 10 have its action endorsed by the
| people. Politics. however Objectionable
| had been forced into the local election 10y
| the opposition. The negroes themselves
had taken the lead in making the race issue,
| when the OdiOus resolutions were passed
| in the colored convention in Nashville last
| spring.
MIR. James Patterson answered an eager
| call in a short speech, saying he was The
| candidate OF the great DemOcra ic and Con
| seTyaiiNe party for the office Of Revenue
Collector. lie hoped 10 get big majority
for that position ia the 18th district.
Mr. Nat. F. Dortch said, in response to
/ an invitation 10 speak, that he went over
simply to show that he was heart aud soul
| in the canvass. not to make a speech. lie
/ spoke of the modest success of his life
| attributing il to honesty, fidelity and pe-se-
yerance, and promised TO carry the ele-
menis of that success into the office d
! Circuit Court Jerk, If elected 10 that po-
sition.
\ call was made for Mai. Akers, who was
present. He assembled the rOStrun, and
after saying he highly appreciated his op-
| pnneni. proceeded TO set forth his claims fOi
ihe Circuit Court Clerkship. lie said hC
had tried 10 make 4 good clerk, and thert
was no one TO speak i'll of him, and nc
reason why he should not receive the sup
port Of his people in the approaching elec-
ton. He said he would have put his nam,
before the convention il he had thought il
necessary.
Robert s. Patterson accepted an invita-
tioa To speak. He said he was not ther,
for that purpose-he had only dropped
around TO see what was go NC on. III
wished. however, TO set himself light in re
gard to two or three things, and he theT
proceeded 10 give his explanation Of the
assault upon the City Editor of this paper
lie had committed the act In JUSTIFICATION
of his ''honor, integrity, and good name,
and felt that it was his duty TO do what h'
did. He had done nothing that he wOulC
not do again under the circumstances.
Capt. DonelsOn stated that Ed. Whit
worth, the regular candidate for Sheriff,wa.
unay Oidably absent.
Maj. J. d. Wade, being present, wa:
cal ed upon and made a strong speech il
support of the ticket. The convention haC
given nine good men, and all who mean
success against Radicalism and negr
rule should endorse its action by votin:
the ticket solid. The remarks of Maj
Wade were repleie with sound advice ant
evidently produced fine effect.
The meeting broke up in the utmOs
good humOr. No district in the count,
will make etter showing for the Whit
Mans ticket than the "Old Seventeenth.