The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-01-13
NASHVILLE LETTER.
NASHVILLE, TENN. ,
january 10 1881.

Z
ital The houses are organized. anc
to-day Governor Marks sent in hi
message. 1t is a short but able doc
ument. lie makes many importau
recommendations, and it is. to bc
hoped that the legislators viii go t,
work and give the people some Prac
teal legislation.
Senator Barrett is in his scat, look
ing very healthy and wise, but Keith
We hear, is preparing to contest hi:
seat. | cannot say what will be the
result. Manson made a fine run fol
speaker of the House, but certain
com binations defeated him.
The most disgusting spectacle to be
seen is that of Simms, the drunken
negro assistant sergeant in the House.
A reproach, indeed, to the whole
State that such a creature should be
elevated to office, and some demo
Gratis, too, helped elect him. Shame
on them. 1t is believed that your
popular citizen, Col. NJ. T. Polk, will
be elected without opposition to his
seat IN the capitol. lie is a carable
and most worthy officer, and no one
o I'D fill his office more satisfactorily
to the public than he has done. Ike
has warm friends on both sides. May
nards Senatorial pot is boiling, and
so is Bailey's. DIaynard's friends have
rented three rooms at the Maxwell
House as their headquarters. These
rooms are the largest and most ele-
CANT in the hotel, and are visited
daily by large number of persons,
among them many officials who go
there to talk over the postmaster
generals chances for the United
States Senate. Several of these off
Gals are pOstoffice department agents
and comprise A. A. Freeman, assist
ant attorney-genenal for that depart
ment; John B. MINIS, special agent;
M. j. Waldron, special agent at Mem
phis; James Maynard, the postmaster
generals son and private secretery;
Capt. VIM. Rule, postmaster at Knox
vile, and others who occupy humber
places or would like to have positions
in the P. o. d. Senator Bailey is
prominently named among the demo-
Gratis, and it seems to be the wish of
all that he be elected, but there is such
a big barrel ready to be tapped in the
interest of Maynard or Key that the
chances of a democrat appear very
thin.
Through the unfortunate division in
the democratic party, the republicans
are carrying everything before them.
They are now in high frolic, bat the
day is coming when they will roost
much lower in this State. The re-
publicans have charge Of Barrett, and
he is expected TO vote aud act with
them. The lobby is here in force. 1t is
the third house, and powerful one it
is. The lobby is whole team in the
hotels, hash houses and bar-rooms.
Under the leadership of cid Squire
Buncombe it cracks its whip, lashing
the Gilt-edges and Homespuns into
the ring. The Gilt-edgcs, like old,
well-trained horses, run right in at the
first crack of the whip; but the Home
spuns, like circus mules, kick and
cavort q long time before they will al
low themselves to be bridled with curb
bits and saddled by the GiIt-edges.
But that thing will come to pass; and
in a few days the Homespuns will be
seen walking around the Legislative
circus ring, bridled, saddled and mar
tingaled, with some big Gilt-edges on
their backs digging their long spurs
into their TANKS. And won't the pc
litical small boys laugh, though?
How the Headers talk and gesture!
And how the new members and candi-
dates gather around these talking and
gesturing "lcaders," and keep time t.
the chin music by chewing tobacco
and making winks and mods; occa-
sionaIly denoting their approval by
taking fresh chaw," or denoting
their disapproval by q vigorous squirt
of saliva at anything that is not a
sPittoon.
Pass word to Lambeth, Wilson
chief West Tennessee Elk. Com.
Chairman, that old man Savage often
inquiries about him and wants him here
to see the fun Tell him to come and
join the boys in the third watch of the
night. May the BULLETIN long live
and wave as the uufinching cham
pion of State credit. VAN DoBE.