Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-09-16
S0MER RVlLLE.
Al interesting Triangular Discussion
wilson Again Carries a Big
Crowd.

SoMERvILLE, September Is, 1880.
The guber1atorial party, now con
sisting of three candidates, three
Newspaper men and one committee,
consisting of A. NJ. Lambeth, of Boil
var, on arriving last night at late
hour, quite crowd was found at the
depot. The Somerville cornet band,
an excellent and creditable local in
stitution, played an air that would
have delighted the queens own" A
scattering shout went up for Wilson
and Wright, with strong preponder-
Rnoe in favor of the gifted and elo-
1uent standard bearer Of the peoples
democratic party. If the greenback-
ers had known that Colonel Edwards,
the solid aud clever old speaker and
humorist. was in the crowd, he would
no doubt have been eheered as he de-
served. He is d man Who improves
upon acquaintance and adds much to
the interest of the canvass. We were
speedily whirled down the broad. solid
streets behind spanking fine team 20
theEagle hotel where wOwere comtorta-
bly slowed away for the night. Looking
around this morning we saw evidence
az improvement and progress
on every hand. The place is
looking up. A splendid court
house has been erected within the last
few wears which would be an Orna-
ment to any city; credit to any coun'
ty The female college, burned down
few years ago, has been rebuilt IN
handsome style, and bids tair to take
high rank again among the education,
al institutions Of West Tennessee.
Several new blocks and residences
have been built, and the town seems, to
share the general growth, de-
Velopment and coming prosperity
of the country. 1t has great
ly changed since three hun
dred Memphians we're called here
some six years ago, at time OF high
excitement, when serious disturb
ance was appre5ended. The occasion
Is we'll remembered by the people
here, and by those living who came at
their call Of distress. Crops are not
as good as expected in the country
around here, but the people aSe gener-
ally hopeful and in good cireum
stances. The evidences of this Is seen
in their cheerful faces, good dress, ine
stock and handsome equipages.
But now to politics. AS usual, IN
towns a portion, perhaps a majority OF
the lawyers and merchants are for
Wright, and take no pains to conceal
the TACT. In fact, they never lose an
opportunity to let it 20 known. The
town is divided, but in the country
the democrats are, il not solid tor
Wilson, overwhelmingly for him.. A
gentleman living here said last night
to a party Of Wright's friends, II vii
give you FIVE dollars for every Wright
vote in town if you will give me
nickle piece for every Wilson vote
in the county outside Of the corpora
tion Ine." No one took him up Of
denied the assertion he made. Th'
two papers here are for Wright, o.
STnrse, The press Of the state is tol
him BY majority Of ten to one. bu
may lave cause to change its MINI
and report q great mistake after tn
November election.
The speakipg was held in a beauti
full grove ia the bottom a mile east 0
,towu. The stand was erscted under
-wide-spreadiug elm on the banks OF
running stream. The day was Sell ght
fol. the occasion auspiclous ior
full and fair discussion Of the issue
involved. Mr.. G. A. Stainbaok, chair