Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-30
TENNESSEE POLITICS.

| Colonel A F. Reid, OF Madison, is q
candidate for the State senate.
The Democrats OF the fecond senato-
risl district have nominated Mr.. Denny,
Of Sullivan county.
Knoxville Chronicle: The Conserva-
tives Of Washington county have nOmi-
nsted DR.. A. &. n. DobsOn fCr the legis-
| latUre.
Colonel George c. Porter, OF Browns
vile, Is candidate for fl JaLer, to repre-
gent the cOu 1ties Of Madison, Haywood
and Hardeman in the next legislature.
Joseph Witt, Of James county, has
been nominated by the Republican con-
vsu'ion at Smiths Y roads as a candi.
date for joint representative for CumbeI-
land, Rnes, Meigs and JANIS counties.
Greenville New Era (Rep): The
Democrats Of this congress ,ional district
| have finally COZ cIuded tn hold 8 conven-
ton to nominate Hon. VIM. M'Farland
for congress and some "dough-isce" for
elector.
Knoxville Tribune: Major H n To-
| gersoll, OF Greenville, is prominently
| spoken of for elector from the first con-
| gressionsl district. He is fine speak
er, true Democrat, and would add
| 5t' OJS III " VIC party bAOhcts
Sbelbyville Commercial: Governor
Port er's ms ority over Horace Maynard
in 1874 was forty-seven thousand; how
much it will be over the nominee of the
Radical party in 1876 is for the Democ-
rscy Of Tennessee to decide.
Here is how the Knoxville Tribune
puts it: Fcote and Etheridge may be
new regarded as the leaders of the Re.
publican patty in this State. They " i'll
no doubt be pleasantly remembered as
old fdUoTiteS Of the East Tennessee Re-
pubicans.
Chattanooga Times: Renegsdes who
conceal large amount Of lifelong Re-
publican principles about their persons
are at a premium in the Republican
market. They b ing batter figures than
disappointed Office seekers, so Foote
beats Etheridge.
Huntsville Sentinel: Hon. II. Y. Rid
die was in town yesterday, circulating
among his friends and the peonle gene
rally. He seems to have stood the hot
spell and hard work in Washington very
well, and is anxious and sanguine about
going back again.
Greenville Publ Opinion: Greenville
will be lively place for the ensuing
month. We are to have g congressional
convention, two county conventions, the
fair, tournament ball, Presbyterian
synod. II John Robinson will just come
along with his show now we shall be
happy. .-- --
Knoxv. lie Tribune: General William
Cutlom, OF Anderson county, in brief
speech at Wartburg, the other day, an
nounced himself as a candidate for con-
gress in this district. No action has yet
been taken by the Democratic party in
this district in regard to the congress
sional canvass.
Hartsville Sentinel: There seems to
be q perfect muddle in the Democratic
party IN Macon as to the primary cleo.
ton for Fl )ater. Stuffed ballot-boXes are
insir u ated on both sides a convention Is
talked CT, another candidate is expected
out, and confusion leetle worse con-
fouaded threatens.
Jackson Dispatch: The announcement
Of Mr.. Caleb Midnight, of Pinsop, as a
candidate to represent this county in the
lower house of the next general assem-
bly, appears in this issue OF the Dispatch.
On the question Of State finances he Is
in harmony with the people, favoring
lower rate OF taxation than at the pres
ent rate.
Ripley News: A response to call
made upon Captain w. ID. Wilkerson a
short time since to become candidate
for State senator is to be seen in this
issue Our sister counties, Haywood
ard Dyer, have both beea favored with
Candidates for this honorable position,
and we have no doubt they will cheer
fully accord to Lauder1sle the same
privilege tn year.
Greenville New Era (Rep.): From all
parts of the district we have the good
news, that Hon. James II. Randolph
will get q United vote in the Republican
party-this will elect him by large ma
j1rity, and the friends OF the Union can
once more ej0ice that the first district
which sent 20 many Union boys" to
Kentucky in 1913 to preserve this
country, has been redeemed from the
stigma Of electing Democrat to con-
gress. -
Chattanooga Times, 18th: Mr.. Glib
SOD, OF Campbell county, late member
OF the legislature OF this State, and
young man Of considerable mustache
and small brain, addressed the Hayes |
and Wheeler club, at City hall, last |
night, in very weak, very slangy, very |
dirty, and very ngentlemanly har-
angue. His Language in general, and |
his anecdotes in particular, were better
adapted to slum bAr-rOom crowd, or q
brothel, than suited to the ears of decent
people.
Brownsville States: While the con-
vention last Saturday instructed its del.
egates for Colonel Lea, it took no action /
whatever in regard to the ioatoriaI and
senatorial aspnants, but left the dele
gates free to exercise their own choice
Ia the matter, This was eminently
proper, as our county has true Demo-
Gratis in the field for fl Jater-Colouel
George G. Porter and Major Willo Hay.
woodland it would have caused serious
TO attempt an instIuc-
ton of delegates. We indorse the ac-
lion OF the convention in this particular
respect.
Chattanooga Commercial, (Rep):
There Ia chance yet for Republicans to
ave their honor and prove their eour.
'ge. Let some honest and capable man,
known to be q sincere r publican, an
leunce himself candidate for COVER
Tor, and go at once before the people
lie can keep the party together as a
state organization, and by thorough
ONT canvass he will get the ballots SO
veil divided that James D Porter, If
lected at all, will never cease wonder.
ng how in the world his majority came
o be so small.
The Jackson Dispatch, alIuding to
dsjor w. J. Sykes's speech in that
owo, says: Although our views are not
xactly in harmony with those of Mr.. {:
Is kss in reference to the rate Of taxation
which should be adopted in Tennessee,
Te are not iDsersible to the value of his
ublic services, especially in the great
ause of internal Improvement He is
n energetic and indefstigable advocate
railroads as the most certain means of
eveloping our wonderful resources as a
ale. He is one OF our best citjz ans,
nd we hope he will one day reap the
,ward of his untiring labors.
Chattanooga Commercial (Rep): We
D not like the failure of this body to
ominate candidate for governor. All
lat We knew of the political condition
Tennessee previous to the holding of ]
lie convention led to the conviction
lst it was the bOunden duty, as we'll as
le best policy Of the Republican party,
make nomination for governor, and
'ntest every inch Of ground with the .
emocrscy in the present canvass. We
,liaved than that O man cnIIal IN tho |