Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-10-27
GRAND JUNCTION, TENN.
Young and Randolph Continue their
Joint Discussion, and before
Large Audience of Both Par
ties and COIOFs.
The Ex-COnfederate eAttOrney.GeneraI
ExcOrIateL Once MOre-He AVOWs
himself for Thomas, and
Young Will Vote for
Porter.
Special to the Appeal. I

Special to the Appeal
GRAND JUNCTION, October 26.-Tae
congressional candidates met here to-day in
joint discussion, and tpoke In the Methodist
church 70 some two hundred and fifty people,
about one-fourth of Wnom were colored. EX-
Confederate States District-Attorney Ran.
dolph, the Republican candidate, led of in
q speech of one hour, in which he rehashed
in q blundering way his usual pletitudes
about the great crime of secession and the
wonderful achievements Of the Republican
party in suppressing the rebellion, freeing
the colored people, and shaping the future
policy and destiny OF the country. Said ne
had gone with the war party In 1851 be-
cause OF secession, but that he had repented
OF that sin and been forgiven. He had Just
come into the Republican party, but he loved
closely as Barbour Lewis; tnat he
was no office seeker, and was only
people wanted hun to be their leaJer, He be-
neved the Republican party had administered
the government with purity and economy.
The state tax was depressing the people. Col
oneI Jesse r. Brown, distinguished Demo
cratic statesma an, had recently shown that the
expenses of the State under the Democrats
was vastly more than under Republican rule.
His opponent had been using his influence ali
over the district for Porter, but had never said
he was for him. He wanted to know now
who he was going to vote for for governor.
COLONEL YOUNG,
on taking the stand, was greeted with the
most enthusiastic applause. He had delivered
a funeral grafton at the Greenlsw Operahouse,
IN m6IpulSy Ou 1uoSudy, WHICH ne naQ
portrayed some of the virtues Of the deceased
Republican statesman, Hon. Barbour Lewis,
and had also given short biographical sketch
of his opponent; but as the Memphis APPEAL
in which it was published, had, perhaps, not
yet reached all or his audience, he would re-
hearse part of 1t. He then alluded, in a hu-
morOus and sarcastic strain, to Randolph's
advocacy OF secession; his fierce appetite for
Yankee meat; his prosecution OF Union men,
and efforts to sequester their property; his
desertton of the southern cause when IL got
desperate, and then turning accGser agLinst
the southern people. AS Colonel Ioung pic
tured kandolph's wonderful transit on from
q Confederate districts 4sLorney and ID .mo-
craJlc office-holder TO a jealous Il "a -lican,
both the black and white people join IN vo-
ciferous applause. A number OF ladies were
present, who looked with angry glances upon
publican leader. Colonel Young said: a.
have no objection to telling the gentleman
who 1 am for governor. l have only been
waiting to get his views on the same subject.
have no quarrel with my Democratic friends
who support Colonel Thomas for governor;
but as for myself, my honor as q politician
and fealty to my party require me
to support Governor Porter. Now who
are you for? Speak out. You need
have no embarrassment upon the subj ject.
The Democrats who supporG Thomas are my
friends and won't vote for you. think you
had better go for Esquire Yardley. ColoneI
randolph, after some dodging said that he
should go for Thomas.
Poor Randolph, how he is getting heartily
sick, If not ashamed, of the role he is playing
either whites or blacks.