Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-14
POLITICAL NEWS.
TENEESAEE.

| TEN NESAEE.
Crockett county goes Democratic by three
| hundred majority.
Marshall county instructs for Hon. John "
| Wright for governor.
Brownsville Bee, 9th: ''Hon. John A.
Gardner, of Weakley, seems to be the favorite
| candidate offered by this end of the State. "
The Gibson County Mirror (Trenton) is
glad to see the press of West Tennessee so out
spoken IN its advocacy of Colonel John A.
Gardner.
Captain r.. w. Haywood, of Brownsville,
made speeches at Humboldt and Milan last
week, IN which he advocated the claims of
Michael Burns for governor.
Fayetteville Express, Sth. ''The result of
the elections in this county, while not entirely
satisfactory so some individuals, creates no
serious dIsseusions among the mass of peo-
pie. They are satisfied; so are we."
Trenton Herald, 9Th: The candidates for
congress, seven IN number, spoke here Mon
day. There were so many of them that they
could not have out thirty minutes in which to
express their views upon the various ques-
tons of interest which are agItatIng the
country"
Bolivar Bulletin, 8th: General Nicely
moved that any Democratic citizen of Harde
man county, who may be IN Nashville at the
time OF the gubernatoriaI convention, be
authorized and empowered to act as delegate
to said convention, which motion was
adopted"
1t is the general remark of the press
Throughout the State, how quietly the cleo
ton on Thursday passed off. Nashville.
however, was the scene of q severe riot and
stabbing affray and cold-blooded murder
Ditto Memphis, as far as the cold blooded
murder Is concerned.
Messrs. w. Z. Lynn and w. D. Wilker-
son, or Lauderda.le county, are announced as
candidates for the State senate in the Ripley
Netos. The -NefCs insists that Lauderdale is
entitled to the nomination, and hopes sit will
be conferred upon one or the other of these
excellent gentlemen"
The Huntingdon Vimdicatoy- says: Hon
William P. Caldwell has declared himself
candidate for reelection to congress from the
ninth district. There are ten others who
want The same place. Mr.. Caldwell made
good representative, but the indications are
that Vaughan will beat him.
The Morgan county, East Tennessee, Demo
cratic convention, called to appoint delegates
to the guberatorial convention at Nashville
on the fifteenth instant, selected S. II. Sta
pies to represent the Democratic voters of
that county. He was instructed to cast the
vote of Morgan county for Hon. John NJ.
Fleming for governor.
Knoxville Tribune, 9th: The Democratic
convention in M'Minn, last Monday, in
u. y,
for governor. The Athens Post says Colo
mel Blizzard Is opposed to Reputation, and In
favor of an adjustment of the State debt in
a spirit OF compromise, and upon reasona.
bic and equitable basis. ="
The Democratic convention of Lincoln
county recently resolved That we are opposed
to the Reputation by the State of any of her
obligations entered INTO in good faith, and for
which the honor and credit of the State has
been pledged. The convention also ap-
pointed a full and strong State delegation,
and refused to pass a resolution indorsing
Colonel Savage and his doctrines.
Knoxville Tribune, 8th: "Slnce our last re-
port Morgan and Scott counties have been
heard from in the congressional contest, each
of which is entitled to two votes in the con-
vention which meets here on the fifteenth in
slant. Morgan instructs for Houk, while the
two votes IN structed-are claimed
by Colonel Rouk; Messrs. J. NJ. Cordell and
Harrison Reed having been appointed"
A correspondent of the Knoxville Tribune,
of the eighth, writes from Chattanooga:
"Our amia6le representative in congress, Gen
eral Dibrell, has been In our city for several
days glanclng over the prospects in Hamil
ton. slight embarrassment Is visible In
his interviews with his friends, growing, not
out of any loss of regard for him 10y his
friends, but out of the consciousness that
they think it is the turn OF Ed James next.
Jackson Tribune and Sun, 9th: "One of
the curious freaks of the ballot was noted in
the returns for the August election in this
county. Il. A. Sneed and E. L. Bullock,
Democrats, received exactly the same num-
Der of votes. Judge H. w. MCorry and |
Major h. A. Clark, Democrats, also received |
exactly the same number. In vote of over |
forty-eight hundred this is a little remarka- |
BILE, considering the amount of scratching |
DONE"
Trenton Herald: ''We hope that at the |
coming meeting of our State Democratic con-
vention on the fifteenth instant, the greenback
plank of the OHIO Democracys platform will
be adopted. The south and west must unite
upon this policy; it is our only hope for re-
lief. The money power of the east has long
enough held undisputed sway-the green
back policy is our agent to displace it. We
must have more money, and our people are
satisfied with greenbacks."
The Chattanooga Times suggests that sin
asmuch as the Republicans of the second
district are In an 1rrec0ncilable row, which
promises a healthy split, it would seem to be
good time for a bold boy Of the conserya-
tive camp to amble over the track and show
the field a clean pair of heels down the home
stretch. Suppose w. A. Henderson and G.
Washington should be given chance to
draw straws and determine which of them
shall teach Rule and Houk what running is
this of year.
Bolivar Bulletin, 8th: Colonel Casey
Young delivered an address at Bolivar last
Monday, and his friends were pleased with
his remarks. He has made an able repre-
sentative, and In preferring General Luke E.
Wright as his successor In congress, we be-
heve that at this time the success of the
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