The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-17
TENNESSEE REPUBLICANS.


PRESIDENTIAL AsPIRAHTs AND THEIR STANDING
WITH THE VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE PARTY
BLACKS FOR MORTON, WHITES FOR BRIsTow.
NASHVILLE, May IA, 1874
Present indications do not point to large attendance
OF delegates ut the meeting OF the State Republican
Convention 10 be held here on the 18th inst, and Il
will IN all probability be manipulated by Memphis and
Chattanooga and Knoxville and Nashville politicians.
Such division OF sentiment with regard 10 Preslden-
iial aspirans prevails that il is hardly probable the
Convention will instruct ts delegates TO vote for any
particular candidate To attempt TO do would have
tho OBJECT to stir up the muddy waters Of contention
and dcmoralize the Convention. Whatever may be
said regarding the wplng out OF the color ne s ghost
Is ever sure TO put an appearance when matters begin
TO approach a crisis And this is inside the republican
party, which In Tennessee has larger representation
OF blacks than OF whites. Tho negroes have already
begun burt their complaints against the whites
while the Caucasans are devisng ways and means to
AROUND NEGRO
because OF his lack of and judgment and gen.
eraI inability shape the Of the party The
blacks rampant Mortonites. and would rather 500
him in the Pres.e chair than any other that
could be started.
asked an influential coiored man yesterday why he
strongly in favor Of Morton. He responded
II am for Morton because he stood up for Pinchback
and spoke in his defence whom he needed friend and
advocate OF his cause bclieye him to be tho best
friend tho coored has and, bad Il not been for
the argument that the commentator OF tho Colored
National Convention which recently met at Nashville,
would endangered his prospects and have brought
out tho cry that he the negros candidate, !
would have urged upon il the necessity oil indorsing
him as the choice Of tho Convention But Colonel
Bob Harlan, Of Cincinnati. and o,hor big negroes
Rad hat ant caion Inch uaiu ha
taken looking TO unqualified Endorsement
Of Morton would have jeopardzed his chances ospe-
cialy with the Irish and Germans who have
,ertancd any very high regard for the blacks would
like TO Morton elected because he would not only
naunt that traditional bloody shirt but would play
hell down South. He would see 10 It that the negro
should be regarded as good as white man, and in
many respects damned sight better"
Il thought your race bad become tired Of seeing
Old Nck's fingers IN the Southern mince pie cond-
mcnt especially hard 20 digest by the negro stomach
Didn't Pnchback and H. NJ Smith, OF Georgia. tell you
u was time the coorod race was having resting spell
in this respect--were, fact. tired OF being made
martyrs for the uses OF tho republican party North"
ayes, admit that they did. But neither Pinchback
nor Smith Ii criterion Tor the blacks. Both would
gone square over TO the democracy had not Pro-
icssor Longston come down here from Washington
ana driven them to the wall through his republican
logic suspect Puchback made tho speeches b did
Tor their effect in Louisiana He knew the whites
me 81 ns
because he has coored blood coursng through hts
veins land the negro win always 30 Tor his own blood
torla char upon which he has fixed his covetous and
ambitious eye The negroes win be FESTIVE just long
always in the background. We think Morton is the
10 bring about this change because there
discount upon his rspublicaniSm You can never make
the coiorcd anything else but republican, unless
II DO through intimidation and tear"
do your white republican friends take tho same
"rney - not, and that's where they are pinching
us The white once holders are Brs,ow and viii
ecavor 70 manipulate the Convention in his interest
THEY ARE AFRAID or BaIsrow,
anyhow; fear their removal from the public pap
should they make any decided. move against his
nomination. ] have particular objection
Bristow for he has clean record with the neero
be nominated, but wo want Norton rst and last II We
get him"
situation in Tennessee rho white republicans with
but very lew exceptions, arc for Brisow talk with
leading white Republicans convinces me that
while tho State Conception will indorse
delegates sent 20 Cincinnati win be
Brstow has been Endorsed and their representatives
instructed 10 for Brstow delegates TO tho Cncin
Bris,ow would be in the south the most Formidable
candidate that would be selected. "Hc would, " say
thoy, gct that large conservative vote which dishonest
State governments have driven into tho democratic
BxLrrvx HIN TO BR HONEST
and that single fact carries with IL untold weight
They believe ne would have an honest administration
aud that there will be Tor honesty and
good government than on moro party eroundA
TIM CHANCE After BRIsTow.
Next TO Bristow Hayes has the call, Hartranft next
and Blaine last Blaine has had but low supporters
here because OF the impression that he vcs too far
east TO command the iul republican strength Of the
Northwest and South. Next TO Bristow Tennessee re-
publicans regard Hayes the strongest man in the
field There Will DO sculle in tho Convention next
Wednesday. over the selection OF delegates Tho
whites will play for III the twelve delegates
and the prospects are favorable to them.
letter from one OF the Republican Executive Com
mttec NJ New York has been received hero advising
republicans Of Tennessee their influence IN favor
OF Brstow tho strongest candidate and that In order
the the republican party the very
bost In II should be selected II they did do
this the democrats would come into the White House
"a length ahead. ,"