, 1879-03-12

eou.l, Gnrolina, expresses Ills preference fnr Mr..
Thurman, at,sf doc. not think Mr. I!h!o,, could
geta Democratic yotc, ns lie did not tlRht lur s
right tD the pretflcntini chair lie dues mt be-
!icyc ,lm Republicans viii non'snats Grant. NJ
islc ,nnsscn do not wnnt hin. Mr.. Aiken ircirra
Mr.. Thurman to Mr.. Hnyard Oh tEhanclhl Hlts-
t!0ns, a,n!, t,lUrcoyer, lie as moro backbone than
Bafnrd. ..,-..
ST.. John II. Eyins. Fourth District, says Mr..
Thurman has thG tcEt rhancB, hctnlise liz Ia moro
accct'tahc 10 .hn Democrats Of tie South owint:
10 the position ha Inns lnkcn OF, thn tiiln,lcInl
question. The Dgulncratc nominee wiil III
lolbt l,u npposeti by urant. III t,aterrnt Ifa1l.
ctHi viii be Il EtHtt cn,Idttlato to opp0tu ttrHnt.
antl ny doubt lianH,ek would nrccpt. iIrwou'h
gl.ost VI clln'1cc f1s tho .lDt1,lnatlDn,
frHNEssEH.
Mr. j. II. bright. oi slc Fifth District, snys:
"!i wG Che Democracy nominate Tiftien. vi.
Will he beaten, anil All not for m The pcu-
p]e OF my section prefer Hchtc.n inuu."
Mr.. John 4. li0uHe, Of tl,r sixth Dstrict,
saya: ",fttdsn's nomination IN altogether In.
practtrable; t'lrrn are u good many Western
MsHl Suntlltrn 3tateA We could not carry for
him., Our people prefer q Western man. is 10
fhc !'rce1!baCk movement In Tennessee, II d.
!%,c9!ls % Eontl deal on ,ha nomination We make
nof,n
+. Mr. W. t. Whtthornc, Seventh Tennessee
District, says; 'thc Demncruev: OF ms district
accord with iI1s t;rccubnek uaiiorn, 'T'' Of lie he
Southern Democracy. Pera0nafv hare Mt NIL
times preferred Il Western mnn because hc
would rcnscteut the interests ef tho urut'uccr
as agniust the tnilsllcman ind consumer.
think, flNWGves, thtre iR Il growing. sentiment
aToE the masses III favor Of tllc denomination
ot Mr. Filacn. ton. Crant would, IN my o,il-
Ion, Mt ono and iI.e sa1nu time be .hr strongest
aud weakest candidate thc Republicans colstd
nominate, nm Tits IL also true Of Ar. Thicn.n
Mr.. Casev Young. Tenth District: u TO mt
know inucI, abnut The sentiment OF pcoplo at
ho'1Ir. U',loAs there llas hcgn recent change
sl,rrc mrs very few for rIldcn. The Honih will.
party noniinn,cs. II ! Ind tho non'!'ln,iun Of
thu t!clet J would place either Thurn,an or
1sayatl at the hcnl Of It. md give Di1l tlulnun,
of IndAlla, second place. ! consider judge
woulu propose him ior the head of t!le ticket,
but there is no possibility VI this nomination.
Atr. J. II. Reagan, nf The First District Of
Texas, says: .Our pc0plo tlo not want Mr..
T!ltlen ngnin. They bcl,pvn he belongs to The
tisccnback party still Keeps lip It's organization
III Texas, nlrtt last ycur, aftcr vigorous mil
yass q, .n s1r part, they reduced our najority
Mr. D. d. Culbcrson. Second Texas District.
T favors Mr: Tturmnn's nomination. liz thinks
the Dhtn Senator would make Il Goou rllt1 IN
Texas on account ot his money record. Ben
Dutler Inns better show IN Texas than Tl1Gcll,
r. eonscgutnee Of butlcr's position oil the
Mr. X. q. Mills, Of tho Fourth Texas district,
says: "1f Tlldcn is. nominated, It will ,o disns-
trous; the party Will not unite on him. 'hc
Republicans nrc irving to force him On lis be-
CAUSE they KNOW lfs nomination will split our
purity to p!eccs. Our pcnple have no confidence
IN him, nnd they believe ta, II elected agnlr,
llo wonltl now tile Ra1nc old crowd to scarc hin,
from taking Its seat. If We nominate Thurman,
VIC can elect him. lie is our choice, AMI ho cat,-
mt I'm hrntrn.H