Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-31
What Is Expected from the Legislature
which Meets TO-Morrow-The
Senatorial Question and
Senatorial Aspirants.
Ex-Governor isham G.. Harris Certain of
Election, Notwithstanding the
Opposition Of Radicals and
Radical Independents.
List Of the Candidates for Secretary OF
St}ia, Treasurer and C0mptroi-
ler-euestiOns OF Absorb
ing Interest TO all
Taxpayers.


The Senatorial caszaiaatcs.
Senator Key, Judge 7. w. Brown, Ex-Gov-
ernor Harris, Judge Peter Fumey, Judge
Bailey, Hon. John NJ Bright. General Bate,
General Whitthorne. Colonel Savage. Colonel
John A. Gardner, General Campbell, Judge
Arch. Wright. Colonel J. D. C. Atkins, and
any number of silent aspirants, constitute a
very sufficient supply of material out Of which
to make two good selections for senator.
Harris Certain 90 be Elected.
''The time is drawing near, says the Knox
vile Age, when it viii become necessary to
elect two United States senator's, one for the
long and the other for the short term. The
election takes place on the second Tuesday
after the assembling of the Legislature. Who
shall they be? One Of them, we have no
doubt, will be Hon. Isham g. Harris. We
shall not be surprised if he is elected on the
first ballot. He is very strong in the western
and middle portions of the State, and will
doubtless receive a scattering vote from East
Tennessee, though we are Of the opinion he
can be elected without single vote from this
section. Of course the Radical element will
steer aloof from him and do what they can to
defeat him. Don't they hate him? Tins is
the desperate and malicious assaults made on
him when in East Tennessee will unite the
Democratic party upon him to man. We
would ike to get few issues Of the ChTOni-
Gle of that date to distribute among the
Democratic members of the legislature. 1t
would make an excellent elechoneerIng doc
ument. There Is not s.n Intelligent Demo
crat IN Tennessee bat what ardently
desires the services of Mr.. Harris in
the senate of the United States on ac-
count of his transceIldent abilities and
his emineutly conservative views and feel
ings. He has no superio as statesman III
the south, and will take high rank with the
ablest men in the Union. With mind thor
oughly matured, with views tested and
strengthened by the severe processes of
thought and investigator; and with courage
and determination embol dened and intensi-
fed by the political ads ersites of the last
several years, he Is Just the man to intrust
with the senatorship of Tennessee. We are
not prepared to say Who will be the next
probable successful csndid date. There are any
number who would like to serve the fdear
people in this capacity. General Bate is
obviously looming up In Middle Tennessee,
and is backed by host sof earnest and devoted
friends who will tand by him to the last
He made a gallant f, ght for the Democracy
during the late political struggle, and won
golden opinions wherever he moved. This
will be remembered, as it ought to be. and
will enhance his CHARGES for the senatorship.
Senator D. M. Key and Hon. John NJ. Gro
zIer will be candidates from East Tennessee.
Both OF them are able men and stand fair
with our people. From all we can learn,
Senator Key will get the entire strength of
the Radlcal vote tllroue eiislzt the State not
@fakan -1-x-d
him as more conservative than any other can
didate."
The Principal o,,,'adi Facilitates for state
There are thirteen candidates before the
Legislature for the office of secretary of state,
as follows: c. N. Gibbs, present incumbent:
Thomas II. PaiEe, speaker of the last senate:
James NJ. Quaries and w. c. Ewin, Of
Nashville; J. ID. Iillman, of Fayetteville; w.
ID. Lumpkin and Joseph Barbierre, Of Mem
phis; Thomas Il. Butler, of Gainsboro; E. Y.
Salmon, OF Lynchbrrg; James White, Of
Rogersvlle; Thomas Boyers, editor of the
Gallatin Examiner; Adjutant- General Ham
by, of Governor Porter staff, and John S.
Wilkes, late private secretary to Governor
Brown. The following are the candidates
for comptroller: Hon. James L. Gaines,
present incumbent; d. F. Cooke, of Frank
I'm; J. L. Dunlap, of Nashville, and Samuel
K. Watkins, of Columbia. For treasurer we
have Marsh I. Polk, of Bolivar; John ALI
son, OF Jonesboro, and N. p Haight, Of
Sweetwater. The names of candidates for
other offices to be filled by the legi Sature are
legion.
Short Sketches of the Candidates for
secre tary of state.
For secretary of state, says the Knoxville
Tf-sb,f l..
Is up for reelection. He is
gentleman of the first water and has DIS
charged his duty so acceptably that it viii re-
qulre very strong man to dislodge him.
Among his opponents, we have the veteran
and successful editor Of the Gallatin Erdm-
iHer, who, for thirty years, has done yeoman
service without asking any official favor In re-
turn, and who would make a fine secretary
Colonel Jim White, of Hawkins, the ininita-
BILE, whose many speeches during the cam
paign will not be forgotten during the gene
ration, and who now thinks he sees the open
ZIG where White ought to come 1u. ]. S.
Wilkes, the well-known efficient secretary to-
Governor Brown during his two administra-
tons, who has no superior in the State for the
position to which he aspires. w. g. Ewin,
the late model clerk of Davidson county,
whose qualifications are of the highest order.
OF Nashville, who Is entirely conversant with
the demands of executive offices. Colonel Jo.
Barbiere, formerly commissioner from Ten
nessee to the Paris exposition, and more re-
Gently to the Centennial II Philadelphia.
General Handy, the gallant and accom-
phshed acknowledgement Of the State, and
private secretary to Governor Porter. All
these and perhaps others, whose names do
not Just now occur to u.s. are rendering their
services to the commonwealth, In the capac-
ity of secretary of state. Certainly the legis-
lature Will be very blind to make a serious
mistake.
Shall there be Caucus?
This question, says the Ledger of last even
ing, has been discussed with some warmth
by portion of the State press for some time
past. The legislature meets Monday, and
the members will be called upon to decide, at
an early day In the session. Without going
into history of the caucus system, its uses
and abuses, we have this to say: The session
is limited, the members are mostly new to
the practical work of the legislature, and
when they get through VIII necessarily find
that they have left much undone that they
desired to have done. Until the senatorial
election is over, ID vi ,E3sas Elections, no
HEc.h bsy0lit the ilitf1G% .c'.aL D; Ills can be
'ssc9inp6 sheG, 4 majority CT tise votes cast.
st tn7tun beng present, eGeets. There are
aWe,ity one Republieans in t..e legislature
Without caucus the Republicans have it in
their power 10 elect a man who is not the
choice of a majority Of the seventy-nine |
Democrats. A Democrat Is to 6e elected
for each position. If a caucus is held
the choice of majority of the Democrats will
be elected; if not, a Democrat receiving twen-
ty-one Republican and only thirty-one Demo-
cratic votes may be elected United States SEN
ator. The party has to take its chances. but
we have an Indifferent opinion of the Demo-
crat who Is afraid TO trust his own party.
Primarily there is no party necessity for
caucus, for Democrat will be elected at all
events. The Republicans viii probably have;
no candidate Of their own, unless they vote as
a mere compliment to some man. A caucus
wlll ssve a great deal of precious time, and
avoid the hubbub and excitement arising on
such occasions, 1t will secure the ehoice of
the Democratic majority, and while it is pop
ular at times to decry against caucuses, we
can see no serious objection to one in the
present instance.
The Legislature and Legislation.
The advance guard of the Legislature. SAYS
the Nashville Banner, Of Friday, have put in (
an appearance, and from now until next
Monday members will be arriving daily.
There is every reason TO belieyea quorum viii I
be present on Monday. This is one of the I