Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-25
CHICAGO TIE
Personal aad POlitlcal-views of a
MemphiaR from HOme-The
Radical Programme.

The following letter, although
private, is so very readable and in
t%eresting that we hope the writer
will pardon the use made of it. 1t
is unnecessary to say that he is well
posted and takes a lively interest in
current events:
CHICAGO, August q, 1876
DEAR CAPTAIN: / rather expect
ed to meet you somewhere in this
well-traveled year, anywhere be-
tween Memphis and New York
you know we have a sort of habit
of meeting when away from home.
| met many Memphians in New
York, Philadelphia and Washing
ton, and a number of them are up
in this region. Frank Davis and
wife are in the city. Mr.. Mckay
and sisters went up to Waukesha
yesterday, where Colonel N. Adams
and wife, H. R. James and wife,
Mr.. Goodwin and wife, and Miss
NJ. j. Waldron are spending the
summer. / had some business in
New York in the latter part Of
June; could not stay to transact
business on account of heat; went
to Centennial and remained two
days-to stay two more would have
killed me. From there to Wash
ington; the heat there was worse.
Left soon fo'this city, the coolest
summer place | know of. | went
East a second time and came back
here without transacting the bust
ness that took me there, on account
Of the heat. l will try the third
time about the first week in Sep
tember, when | hope it will be cool
enough to be pleasant.
From what | see and hear in
Chicago and learned in all these
Eastern trips, l am inclined to the
belief that we will have a hard con-
test this fall. Grants order about
troops in the South to insure a fair
election is yariously commented on
by the papers and people-the Re
publican press Of course sustain
ing it, while the Democratic press
condemn it. The Times, a strong
Tilden paper, SAYS of it this morn
ing: 1t weakens Tilden's chance
of success very much, as, if Grant
chooses, enough Southern States
may be made to vote for Hayes and
Wheeler to decide the contest" 1t
cannot be denied that it has damp
ened and covered many a man
with doubt of Tilden's election who
has heretofore been sanguine of his
success.
There are many old Republicans
in this city who have announced
themselves for Tilden. A story is
told by a friend who was present
that the day Frank Davis came
here he was at the Tivoli beer gar
den lunching, talking politics and
greeting old acquaintance as they
dropped in. TO the query, Crank,
how is politics in the South ?" he
made reply: Tennessee and
other Southern States will vote for
Hayes" Frank thought that the
old acquaintance he met, whom he
knew of old to be Republicans,
were Hayes men--some of them
very prominent in the ranks. He
was rather taken aback when they
announced themselves for Tilden,
and told Frank that it would be
nip and tuck between Tilden and
Hayes which would arr the State.
| am told Frank was terribly dis
gruntled, and has been about extern
sively inquiring into to the proba-
bic results.
Some letters that / receive from
Memphis indicate that an effort
would be made to defeat Casey
Young in the convention; other
letters intimate that it is probable
an Independent may run who will
be able to defeat him in the cleo
ton. This last is based, | think,
on the fact that Fayette went Re-
publican in the last election, and
that there is only a small margin
left in Hardeman; and that the
United States will have some super
vision in this, as it is a general
election, Shelby county would be
an independent county by getting
the Radical vote. There may be
some truth in this, but | hope it is
not so. / know there are many
Independents in Memphis and
around it, and | am sadly mistaken
in their judgment and temper il
f they would not vote for CASEY
Young against any and all men
. brought out against him. Young
has made the best representative
: we have had for many a day from
e our district-has done more fol
f Memphis than all Of them pu.
p together. There was no member
J from Tennessee in the House who
: had more influence among thu
Northern Democrats and Rebubli
: cans than Caseyj his Democratic
G national course won their respeo
and esteem, and anything he asked
was granted him, even though i