Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-22
TOTAL ECLIPSE
or the Republican Chances for Win
ming the Prizes in tine Coming
August Election.
The Democratic Astronomers Carefully
Watching the Phases Of the Po-
litical Heavens.

The politicians continue TO move the
checkers on the political checker board. The
Democratic kinga cannot be overcome now.
In square fight, with no favors, the Demo-
Gratis would most likely have come in first,
but as N alters now stand there is absolutely
no doubt of it. Thanks TO Ed. Shaw, Jen-
niDgs, Fred. Hunt and Green Evans, the Re-
publican party has been smashed to smith
Greens. The discovery OF gunpowder was
not attended with more disastrous results
than was this little experiment made by
Hunt and Evans. These rivals have been
very severe on each other. Hunt says Evans
is not well enough educated fer the position
of register; and Evans retorts by saying that
all the work of Hunts Office has been done
by Mr.. Broughton, his deputy. Their fight
is too disgraceful to get any sort of public
recognition, and the people will
QUIETLY REGULATE THEM BOTH.
Shaw's view of the High-tax ticket is
worth remembering, and considering the
fact that there was an effort made by the
two wings TO combine peacefully, il is curl
GUS how be could ever have consulted for
moment with men whom he calls the most
abandoned imaginable.
For instance, be says one of the High
takers is a contemplate little fish.
He says one is political charlatan.
Another is accused of drunkenness.
The next is ugly and dishonest.
The last is a thief.
THIS Is sHAw's ESTIMATE
OF the High.tax wing. The High-tsx men
have quite interesting opinion of Shaw
he has for them. There is but little doubt
that the High-tax men will make a much
stronger race than Shaw imagines. Indeed,
it looks very much as if they would have a
larger following than the Low-taxers The
meeting of the latter on the bluff night before
last was so thorough fizzle that the High
tax men are confident Of being able to poll
more votes. As for the Democrats, they are
greatly jubilanI. Ii anything were wanted
to make the success of their ticket
surety, it was the placing of Mr..
Hugh Cullen upon the High-tax ticket
Yesterday for County Court clerk. Mr..
Cullen has been the chief deputy in this
office for years, and he, SO far as years and
experience go, is more entitled to a recogui-
ton than Mr.. Shea. He and the latter will
pretty
EVENLY DIVIDE
the Republican vote. Ii anything were
needed 10 make sure the election of Pat
Winters it was this. The APPEAL will not
admit, however, that the fulist was a weak
part Of the ticket. That idea has been in
dustriously circulated by his political enc
mics until it gained the color of truth. Ii
there was ever any dissatisfaction with the
Judge, it has now entirely disappeared. The
country people have been introduced to him
and they have found him big-souled, good
fellow after their own heart.
ANDREW HAIRLESS TOUR.
An APPEAL reporter met Mr.. Andrew J.
Harris, Democratic candidate for county
trustee, yesterday, just as he had returned
from trip 10 the country. He has been
constantly on the go, ever since his nomina-
ton.
"What has been The result OF your observa-
tion?" asked the reporter.
81 have been from one end OF the county
to the other, and i find everything solid. l
have been pleasantly disappointed. None of
the opposition 1 anticipated has come up
at ALL"
How is Admiral Pat Winters impressing
the country peoplew
That's Just what l wanted to tell you
about. The country people are not against
him. found few at first who said they
would not vote for him, but all of them have
come around row, and they frankly scknowl-
edge it would be a political mistake TO
scratch him. He has won friends wherever
he has been, and he will carry the country
largely over both the other nominees for the
office combined"
CULLEN BEATS SHEA.
Meeting a gentleman who keeps the run
of politics pretty we'll, the reporter asked him
what he thought of Mr.. Cullen's acceptance
of the nomination.
"Mr Cullen" said he, "is a popular young
man. His peraonal friends, and ne has
good many of them, will vote for him, but he
can only reduce Sbea's strength. Pat Win
tiers is Just as good as elected next County
Court clerk"
General Vaughan returned night before
last from Egypt. In answer TO a question
from the APPEALS local statesman, he said
that the goose hung high in Alexandria and
prospects were very fatteriug. He thinks
the day has already been won.