Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-17
TENNESSEE.
WsII-earnsd Words Of Praise for
the Men Who Directed ihs
Late Campaign.
How They Planned to Meet the
Enemy, to Flank Him, and at
Last Crush the Allied Forces.
Kind Words for the UnIueky
Slain.
c. f. NJ. Coz. oourisr-Journal.

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NASHVILLE, November 12.-Di,
nd heaven ever before so smile upOl
State? With crops nearly 100 pc
: cent in excess of 1881; with a Demo
cratic victory almost doubling tn
highest expectations Of the Demoe
raoy, with not a single bolter in tn
Legislature, where at least thirty-on,
were conceded before the election-ni
wonder John j Vertrees walks abou
with an air which seems to inquire
"DO you know anybody else that need
dressing down."
Its a victory to be proud Of. for il
was fought from the first against whst
seemed to be fearful odds. For the
first time the people made the plat
form, gathering about the capital in
their red russets and nominating the
man Of all others whom the people Of
Tennessee love; their hero 10 military,
political and social life.
State Executive Committees have in
many instances contributed but little
to political success. The Chairman
has often been considered a mere
figure head" who resped the glory
won BY others. In this case the bsst
and most vigorous men in the State
we're selected, with a special
view to their Organizing and
working capacity. Among these thir
teen the good judgment prevailed first
and foremost IN selecting Colonel
VertTees as Chairman, and Msjlr
j. T. Hillsman, OF Memphis, Score
tAry. For TOUR months the full meas
ure Of their time has been devoted,
day AID night. to the cause Of De
moeracy. In every civil district
there are short 20O0) they appointed
The NEST reliable Democrats, requir.
ing Of these : bi monthly report IL
answer TO printed questions, as to hos
many Bate men, Hawkins, Russell,
Bsasley, ere. have you IN your civil
district Are there any changes since
your last report Ii 80, from which
candidate 10 which candidate? What
s5Tt ~ arguments are being ass1s
etc, etc.
1t Is remarkable TO 20 over the
ground AZ headquarters; TO revieH the
estimates Of each neighborhOod,
county and district In several cases
the estimates came within three OF
four Of the actual vote. No wonder
certain gentlemen, who for weeks
have been snesring at these published
estimates, look completely daEed.
The day your correspondent FIRST
got here, June 80, be
CALLED on BROTHER DOAK,
aud, after a short visit vas asked:
How long will you remain in Ten
nessee?',
"Unhl General Bate is elected
Governor" | replied.
Well" replied my friend, with a
hearty laugh, If you do that you viii
be with US until Gabriel blows bis
trumpet"
tie must have meant the Demo.
cratic Gabriel gwen in Puck OF Thu
week He did blow a wonderful.
blast last Tuesday, and no mistake.
Election day. even, the same gen,
tlemsn assured me of his homes.
opinion that Hawkins would &c
10000 votes and Bate 10000 to 5000
1t is almost exactly reversed.
WORTHY AND WELL QUALIFIED.
To awarding the honOrs to the splen
did Democratic workers at h%eadquar
ters, | cannot omit the name Of m
young friend, w. o. Vertrees, clerl
to the committee, and the yOunges
brother of the chairman. He is
lightning calculator" and it ha
been remarked Of him that he can ii
more work than any tT nty-two yea
old man in the State, Few men hav,
contributed more to the Democrat,
triumph. Indeed. the committee
work has been enormous. To place
at the proper time and points, here
there aud everywhere throughout thu
State, where each. at the time, coulC
WELD more influence, a hundred
speakers; to follow the opposition il
one section Of the State On the canvass
and to go before and cut them of il
'aaother section, was a ceaseless menta
and physical strain on the committee
which, to appreciate, one must have
partially witnessed. For, be it known
the Democracy of Tennessee, until itl
tull and final uni6cation last Tuesday
was Of protean shapes and s%ensibilities
Colonel Savage or Colonel Edwards
Colonel Wilson or General Turner
as an illustration, might work TO great
good In n county at one time, Will,
at another a slight geographical
change or season would re
sui in labor lost. So Will
Senator Harris, Colonel House Genera
Q1arles and others. And yet, 10 ID,
grand harmony Of this magniGcenr
music, there was not a single discord
ant note. The labor has been uuhearC
Of; the triumph overwhelming.
only note these few instances to show
that whatever Of commentator ]
might bestOE on the chairman of III,
COMMITTEES, and the others of his co
laborers, it would be even less thar
merited praiss.
DAVIDSON COUNTY,
by the way, was never better organized
for Colonel George w. Darden dis
played the genius of a general. anC
was backed by Major Dibbrell. BoI
Cantrell Polk Brown, Louis McWhir
ter. w. 4. Smith, Percy Kinnaird
Walter Bransford; but, ss the lis
would almost exhaust the directory,