Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-03
THE STATE CANVASS
Senator's Harris and Jackson at Erin,
and Gen. Bate and Col. Savage
at Knoxville.
A Field Day for the Regular DemOc.
racy-The Sky-Blues Completely
Demolished.

Special 70 the Appeal
ERIN, Tenn, September 2.-FuIly 5O(
people turned out here to-day TO hear tbs
joint discussion between Senators Harris ard
jackson A large delegation came down
from GAINESVILLE TO hear the two recognized
leaders of the Two Democratic factions,
jackson presented his side and endeavored
to impress his hearers with the sacredaess Of
the recent settlement, and the thin cry of
'Do not Disgrace your State by repudiation''
was the burden Of his speech. The crowd
listened patiently TO him, but having heard
the same old thing 80 often before, the speech
excited no enthusiasm outside OF the CIarks-
vile delegation, who came prepared 10 yell
Tor the boiler platform.
SENATOR HARRIS
had the reioinder, and ali through his speech
ne was applssded by the yeomanry Of Hous-
ton county until he had 10 beg them to de-
set. Refutipg The arguments cf Jackson be
showed NOW sScfed SeDa tor J aeKson regarded
the sixiy-and-sIx settlement when he adyo-
Gated ffiy-and four before thu Committee
on Platform al Nashville in June. He asked
jackson whether he would support Bate or
Hawkins should the contest be narrowed
down to the two. jackson said Bate, and
then, amid the approving applause of the
tnrong, Harris told him TO come out for
Bate, for already the contest was between
HAWKINS AND BATE
Harris had picnic, and if the thing is
Kept up long Jackson will have to be taken |
TO Washington in special car for the sick, |
furnished by his railroad friends Harris's |
sPeech here did good work, and it may be |
said result that there won't be left |
twenty-five boilers in the county. Pot down
Houston solid for Bate.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Special to the Appeal
GUTHRIE. KY, September 2-Harris and
Jackson met at Erin to-day. Four hundred
people were present. Jackson opened in his
timid way, basing his entire argument on
.he faith of the Stale, and utterly ignoring
aer sovereignty or the right of the msiorify
o govern. He repudiated the action of the
harmony convention that his brother helped
o organize, and insisted that any settlement
sixty-snd-six was a forcible
adjustment. Harris answered in the best
fort OF his life, and fairly bristled with
loquence. His brain seemed en- Ere and his
ongue charged with electricity. He hurled
uto Jackson's face that, while he claimed to
e sky-blue State credit man, he had writ
en- Governor Hawkins a letter after his cell
brated message on the railroad debt APP |
cared indorsiDg his entire message, and
aging that Marks was the first governor
ince the war who had the moral courage 10
now the people the injustice done them. He
harged that Jackson had written the fifty l.c
nd-four minority report introduced in the a
une convention by w II Jackson. The charge
lat with all his boasting, Jackson could not
anne Democratic senator or congressman
/ Washington who was not in favor of
ate's election. Jackson failed to bring O
ngle charge. His friends were absolutely c
lmbfounded. The crowd, except a few b
ON GAINESVILLE, were wildly for Harris, and y
le FusselIites admit that their man is no 4
atch for the old war governor. The Marks n
tier utterly anDihilates jackson, and shows 0
ne as inconsistent as bushwhacker.