Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-20
MORE ROWS.
The Two Wings OF the Republican Party
Flapping Sayagely Against
Each Other.
Each Side Trying to Trick the Other
Breakup in Disgust Yester.
day Morning.

Yesterday morning arose misty and uncer-
tain. Every Republican politician felt IN
comfortable as the daylight dropped like a
snowflake on the earth. His sleep had been
disturbed by unpleasant dreams. In the first
place the combination didn't seem to COM
bine. Fred Hunt and Green Evans cousti-
tuted perpetual nightmare, while Pat Win
tAIs was to be heard in the distance dis
courslng sweet music on his lascivious flute
to the women and the babies Dreams are
wonderful things. No one yet has ever been
able to explain their mysterious origin. The
APPEAL hasn't the time to follow out the
vsgsries OF the Republican dreams, but will
scientifically devote itself to picturipg the
results.
DOG AND PARROT TIME.
When the morning came it found that the
two wings of the party were not working well
together. One wing seemed to have been
clipped and the flight of the bird was de-
cidedly uneven. There was a continu al ten
dency to flap downward. The events of the
previous night were like the bitter reminis-
cencies of a wild debsuch. For several DAYS
the party OF great ideas had been struggling
together TO effect a combination, but Hunt
and Evans were still obstinate. In order
that the matter may be thoroughly clear, it
should be stated that the High tax RepubIi-
Calls auu the LOw-rd4ers selected hfteen men
each to consult together and make ticket
which would have an equal representation
from each wing.
THE GREED OF THE Low-TAxERs
again came into play. They have been try
ing to work the whole combination. By
some very clever maneuvers they got the
Greenbackers and Workingmen out of the
way, thinking they would not kick against
the traces. Then they set the trap for their
HIgh-tax friends. Before the latter knew
it there were four Low-tax men on the
ticket, and still more were wanted The
tight between Hunt and Evans, both of
whom are well-educated, wide-awake colored
men, oocasioned the final split Yesterday
morning. Hunt has held the office during
the last term, and he feels naturalized to it.
Evans has never held il, but he would like
very much TO get naturalized to it. Hunt is
the representative of the office-holding wing
more especially, and Evans is backed by Ed
Shaw and his crowd.
THE HATRED
between these rival candidates is of the nost
implacsble descriptien.TThe two names were
paced before the conference. The fifteen
Low-taxers voted solidly for Evans and the
fifteen High-taxers for Hunt. Several bal
lots were taken and the vote always stood
fifteen 10 fifteen. Some of Hunts friends
then resolved to work on the Evans men in
more satisfactory manner. One man was
come over to Hunt. Another was offered $40.
and yet another was approached. The Hunt
men thought they had arranged everything
to their satisfaction, but their game was
sprung upon them and given away. A COM
promise became harder than ever to effect.
The exposure of the scheme, of course, pre-
vented any of the three men from going over
as they had contemplated.
AN ENTIRE sPLIT.UP.
The High-taxers, on the other hand, claim
that the Low-taxers had put up a job on
them. When things had come to such an |
lnharmonious pass, General Williamson |
moved that the conference adjourn and that |
no further attempt be made to compromise. |
The motion was passed amid the greatest up |
roar and confusion. The efforts at compro- |
mise having faile! utterly, the two wings are |
eft in exactly the same position before. |
L. is hardly necessary for the APPEAL to say |
hat the utmost disgust has settled upon the
Republican wings. Each wing has been
rying to out with the other, and each is mad
BECAUSE it has not succeeded. The Low
axers
HAVE THE NUMBERS
IN their side, and the High-taxers have the
,raius and money. Each is willing to COM
,ine il it can have its own way. In the
the Greenbackers, the Germans
md the Workingmen realize how narrowly
hey escaped playing into the hands of the
lnscrupulous office-seekers, and very prop
rly they are disguised with this rag-tsg-
nd-bobtail struggle for supremacy. They
Fill, in all probability, hold aloof entirely
rom so undignifed and disgraceful a grab
anne. There is some talk among the Re-
'ublicans of RENTING the whole matter
Jack to the primaries and having another
invention.
The Piebald Ticket.
The Low-tax Republicans who have been
0 anxious to effect 4 combination with the
Iigh-tax Republicans in such way that
hey could have all the places on the ticket,