Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-24
TENNESSEE POLITICS.
The Outlook for this Summer.

4 AAO Vul1OOA tBlS 6Uui1ut1s
Nashville correspondence Courier-Journal.
The State-credit party cannot afford
to surrender its organization by re
fusing to place Gubernatorial can.
dldate IN the field and agreeing to
an out and>out coalition with the
Republicans. Such move would
| prove tie death of the party. TIE
Republicans cannot and will
not slacken their hold upon the
State without a struggle, and OF
course will support their own can
dldate. As to the low-taXers, it is
more than probable that they will
have two aspirants in the feld-the
regular nominee and an ''indepen-
dent " Pablo opinion has settled
upon Col. r. e. Thompson, as the
possible candidate upon the latter
platform. Who the Irregular
man will be, it is impossible
to conjecture. There is long list
of names to select from, aud among
them may be mentioned S. L. Vii
son, of Gallatin; Col. John Savage,
OF McMinnville; Judge J. j. Wis
liams, of Winchester; Daniels Of
Clarksville; Judge Sneed, of Mems
phis; G. l.. Snodgraas, of Sparta;
Supreme Judges Turner, Freeman
and Mcfarland; Col. Harvey Mathes,
editor of the Memphis Public Ledg>
er, and score of others. Col.
Thompson is regarded as the strong>
est man of the lot. He is not loaded
with wealth, but he possesse its
equivalent in pluck and lighting quail,
tiles. He has won more than one
fight on the latter qualifications.
It would be hard to guess who the
State-credit man will be. Senator
Bailey, of Clarksville; Maj. Thomas
O'Conner, of Nashville; Horace I'll.
Lurton, of Clarksville; Colonel Col
var, of Nashville Senator Ioham c.
Harris. of Memphis ex-senator
Clapp, of the same city, and nj.
Burns, of Nashville, have BEEN
iavorably mentioned in this conneco
ton Il is generally believed by the
Republicans and a certain class of
Democrats that the State credit
Democlatic banner VIII be
placed in the hands Of
either Major O'Conner, Senator
Baly or Mr. Burns. Ex-Governor
Porter would be acceptable to every
| debt paying Democrat in the State,
| but 1, is doubtful whether he would
accept tbs nomination, having served
two terms as Governor already
There would be no objection to Mr..
| Burns, tor whlIe ne makes 10 pre-
tensions to craftsmanship, he Is prac-
| tIcaliy sensible aud one OF tue best
| hnaucI.rs III tue State. Besides this,
1t Is b,leved he cou.d Drlug a con
siderable number Of Republican
voters, and no small part
of the conservative low >tax
element to his support. Maj
OConner would be acceptable 10
| both the S ate-credit Democrats and
conservative State credit Republl
ems, but it is doubtful whether he
would be able to rally any of tie
! low-taxers 10 his standard. The eX-
ireme Sjate-credit Democrats and
possibly few Republicans would
support Senator Bailey, but that
would be all. Judge Lurton is one
of the best political wire pullers in
the State, and would make good
race.
1t is evident that no compromise
between the two elements of the
Democratic party of this State can
be effected. This being true, it is
the duty of the State credit wing to
waste no further time, but at once
resolve upon carrying out in the
most effective manner their original
purpose of settling the debt. Ten
nessee must be saved, and by the
ballots OF her people. They are ex-
pected to wrest their beloved State
from the clutches of communism.
Patriotism will render the task a
pleasing one. There must be no
halting between TIVE opinions.
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