Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-10-07


constituted the larger portion OF the
audience. He was serenaded at the La
MAJ house, and much enthusiasm was
manifested. Brooks, who claims 10 he
the workingmen's candidate, induced
the executive committee Of the Knox
vile workingmen 10 engage the opera
house for a speech tonight. To-day
the workingmen dropped him and can
eelet the operahouse engagement.
Brooks then went 10 the courthouse
but he crowd indulging in chgh, be de-
clined speaking and the affair was fiz-
zle Exit Brooks.
JOHNSON Al CHATTANOOGA.
CHATTANOOGA, October 3.-Johnson
spoke to- might 10 a very large crowd in
Jsmes's hall. His speech wss, in most
respects, a repetition Of that at Gallatin,
and was frequently applauded. he ad-
voc Ated reputation Of the entire bonded
debt, State and Federal, on the ground
that the bondholdens had already re
eeived more in interest than they had
paid for the bonds. He favored the
sbolishing Of national banks and the
issuing OF greenbacks to replace the ma
tiORal bank currency, and also favored
the resumption of specie payment. He
said be would favor the Improvement of
rivers by either State or Federal govern
ment. He spoke FOR two hours, and was
followed by Hon. w. B. Stokes, who re-
gretted that he had not more time to
speak, and said that President Johnson
had substantially covered his ground.
He then defined his platform to be the
of the United States bonded
debt IN toto unless the United States
would agree to issue two
thousand millions in bonds to pay for
the slaves emancipated in the south.
He declared himself an independent
candidate for congress, and said he had
been refused division Of time by the
regular party nominees. Stokes is going
to make the canvass throughout the dis
trict. He Is running, ] think, TO beat
Nelson.
AN EPISODE.
An episode in the gubernatOrial tus-
sic at ROgersville: Magma attempted
20 show that q certain vote OF POTter's,
in the constitutional convention, was
to favor pOll-tsX qualification. Porter
insisted that Maynard should not do
him such injustice, and requested him
to read the published proceedings of the
against the measure. The Narragansett
became terribly excited, repeatedly
thTusting his lank finger almost into
POTter's face, until the judge told him,
with severe emphasis, not to do it again.
And Maynard did NOT do it again, but
be repeated the charge at Knoxville last
night.
A CHANGE.
The promised set-to at Winchester is
''off." We find the following announce
ment IN the Knoxville Press and Her
aid, of Thursday: among Mr.. John
sons list Of appointments for public
speaking next week is one FOR Winches-
ter, Franklin county, on Monday, the
fifth OF October. We are authorized to
state that the ex-President, learning
upon his arrival in this city, yesterday,
that appointments for public speaking at
Winchester on the same day had been
previously made by other parties, with.
draws his appointment and will arrange
for that place in a future list"
H6UCK wITHDRAws IN FAVOR OF MR.
BROwNLOw FOR CONGRESS.
NASHVILLE, October Especial dis
patches to the Nashville papers state
lnhl JuuSe hOuCh VIII puDilSu ca III
tO-mOuOW's Knoxville Press and Ter
sld, Withdrawing from the congressional
contest in favor Of BrownlOW, and
promising to stump the district for him.
Ieyere is not yet announced.
MAYNARD GOES BACK on TIE Niger.
a special to the Union and american
states that in the discussion between
Porter and Maynard, candidates for
governor, at Sweetwater, East Tennes-
see, Porter accused Maynard of being in
favor Of the civil rights bill, and May
nard declared himself not in favor of
the civil rights bill.