Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-20
WILSON AT SPARTA.
A Spontaneous 0utpOuring of the
Mountain People.
The County solid for the Next
Governor.
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Correspondence Nashville SUM-
SPARTA, TENN October ID was
unable to send you a report OF Mr.
Wilson's reception and speech at Nc
Minnville on Thursday, because l
arrived there after they were through,
and had, in order. to be with him to-
day. to leave for Sparta Immediately
Twelve miles from McMiunVille ]
overlook the two candidates, Mr.. VII
son and Colonel Edwards, ensconced
at Mr.. G. H. Hash's residence for the
night.
Spending a pleasant night there,
the party rolled on towards the m0un
tain town. All along the line the
people we're expecting him, and at
almost every house the men, women
and children we're standing at their
gate smiling and greeting Mr.. Wilson.
Now and then a greenbacker would
show his political sympathy by asking
for and greeting Colonel Edwards.
Six miles from town, at Young's mill
or near it, Major STAFFORD, at the head
Of four hundred horsemen and flying
banners, met the gallant Wilson and
accompanied him to the place o.
speaking. So much enthusiasm pre-
vailed that they forced Mr.. Wilson
out of his carriage aud mounted him
on a fiery gray, and took him to the
head Of the column, in which order
they moved to town. On the square
were assembled four or five hundred
more s~overeigns, who Immediately fell
into line, and the whole procession
moved up to Noresse seminary, the
usual ground for speaking. nu
Mr.. II. &. Snodgrass tlok the stand
and introduced Mr.. Wilson as the
man who was slandered from one end
of town to the other by the small poll
ticians and press. The man who had
fought one hundred battles for his
country the next governor Of Ten
nessee.'
Of course whatever l state in my
reports of these meetings will be but
the echo Of persons entitled to ere
dence on all sides. and want to say
right here that "McGregors foot is
on his native health In all Of these
mountain counties Wilson will get
two-thirds Of the votes. In this one
(White) | am positively assured he
will get 1900 out of 1890. | never
saw men press closer to a speakers
stand to hear, and never saw a crowd
receive a speech with more earnest
enthusiasm. They were hungry as it.
we're for more, even at the end of a
two hours speech.
Colonel Edwards followed and re
tanned the crowd pretty we'll until
about $3.50. He said a great many
things that the Wilson men thought
was pretty good low tax doctrine
Colonel Edwards spoke about two
hours, and the indications are that
be will get a few votes in White.
People generally say heis too late with.
his greenback policy in the form pre-
sente1.i
Mr.. Wilson's sIeech was received
with the widest enthusiasm, aud he
often had to wait for the outbursts to
subside. By the time be was half.
through the crowd had augmented to
1900 men besides many ladies.
In order to fairness, | got the opin-
ion of some Wright men who were in
the crowd as to how it stood Some
thought there were one hundred
Wright men there, but nearly every
body else said it was almost a solid
Wilson crowd, and that is exactly my
opinion.
The speakers did not remain in
Sparta oyer four hours. but long
enough to see that Wilson had the
bulge. The boom to-day was spon-
taneous. Had no advertising. 1t
was an outpouriug Of the people.