Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-09
NASHVILLE.
The Senatorial Race and Rush
for Other Positions.
Cor. courler.JourDal

I .NNoSf ASSh ANOs ~ lluu. lhudm "
Harris has established his beadquar
ters, and gathered about him are hi
tried and trusted lieutenants from
Memphis--llOn. Casey Young, Genera
w. Ii. Carroll, Colonel j. Il. Hills
man, Colonel R X. Looney, Hon
Josiah Patterson (of the Housed, anC
other distinguished West Tennessee
ans; Quiet, digni6ed sedate, self
poised and self assured, Senator Harris
bides the day like one who knew thai
there was no other obstruction in bis
way to success save counting the
votes. His friends claim that or the
first ballot he will receive somewhere
between seventy five and ninety votes
CAUCUS or no caucus. He and bis
friends favor caucus
Colonel John II. Savage is fortified
on the same floor, in room No. a.
the old headquarters OF the Demo-
cratic ( (Bate) Executive Committee.
They oppose caucus and 60 in for a
free, open fight from the ground up
Under Colonel Savage 5 feet no grass
is permitted to grow. lie is not so
self composed as the senior Senator
from Memphis. He works the organ
Of combinations for all it is worth
open, lmpulsiye, anxious, he goes out
to meet and seize every possible Occa-
aion by the hand, and every now and
then shakes a member. You must
be for or against the active, energetic
"Old Man Of the Mountains" There
are 30 halt way measures with him.
II you don't shake straight out from
the shoulder he'll undertake the lob
on his own account, and shake you.
He is terribly in earnest, alert, posi-
Tive and awake to every opportunity.
In addition to the two prominent
candidates it is whispered that several
dark horses have their lightning
rods out, or at least their friends are
looking to see whether bolt may not
strike their beavers, when the time
comes, if the balloting should be pro.
tracted. m aift Tw..
There is much speculation about
GENERAL W. b. BATE,
the Governor elect. Many OF his
nearest friends urge that he ought at
once to publish card declaring that
under no circumstances would he ae
cept the Senatorship il elected, 9th
ers, equally intimate, say he should do
nothing OF the kind; that to attain the
honor Of seat in the United States
Senate has been the ambition of his
life, and that if it is rendered him he
should not put ii aside. Said friend
OF General Bates this morning:
WHY, in the devils name, should
he refuse the honor2 He has stepped
aside Tor fifteen years to serve others
who cared only to serve themselves
They have knitted him time and
again, taking advantage of his patriot
ism and generosity. He has been sac
riiced to selfish aspirants long enough.
What have they ever done for HIM?
My advice TO him has been to come
out at once and declare himself a
candidate. But he is generous and
unsuspicious TO such degree that he
fails to realize the situation" 1li l
Thus, between the two, General
Bate must be somewhat annoyed, as
those who present either view are
equally his friends. And what can he
do better than the course he is adopt
ing? He does not think proper to
publish a card refusing what he has
not been rendered, nor does be init
mate even a desire 10 exchange his
present high Office for seat 10 the
United States Senate. FlH1
AsPfRANTs FOR oFFfCE.
For the COmptrollership there are
over thirty candidates BY actual count.
Il will be a fat Office for the next two
or three years, worth about $4,000 a
year Judge j. @. Vertrees, of Sum.
ner, father of the Chairman of the
Democratic Executive COMMITTEES,
was among the first in the Geld
Major George @. Hunt, Of the World
. Toung horse OF fine metal, also
trained early in the race. Msilr
j. W. Sparks, of Ruth.
erford, one Of the old Texas
Rangers Colonel J. M. Coulter, of
West Tennessee, for several terms
since the war vigorous and efficient
member of the Senate; Judge 10 c.
Guild, Of blessed memory; General
+. NJ, Thatpe, Of Henry county, a
Democratic leader in the recent can.
yass; John. r. Sloan, editor Of the
Weekly Call, OF CoviIgton, Tenn are
few whose names occur at this
writing. I rU
For State Treasury, another host Of
good men and true are pressing for
ward TO the sacrifice. Captain John
I. Hillsman, Secretary Of the Execu-
tive Committee, having served the
State so we'll finds it difficult to lay
the burden down all at once, without
doing something more for his coun-
try. His many friends think he de-.
serves the place. He was born in
Hast, educated in Middle and married
in West Tennessee, and is only sorry
tneIe IL not cue Otner SUBDIVISION Of
the State whore he could 60 to bt
baptized. A man with constitueno,
like that will be hard TO beat.
For State Librarian there are tw,
or three ladies smiling sWeetly upor
| the gallant members Of the Forty. .thir,
/ General Assembly. Mrs. Hatton
widow Of the brave and gifted Genera
| Bob Hatton, who fell on the field o
battle in the prime Of a glorious man
hood is the pTeseut incumbent. Loui
McWhirter saws Htho State Of Tennes
see owes Bob Hatton's widow a hand
some competency as long as sh lives
and should secure il to her and he
children after her, s''l a. fr.l
a SENATOR'S KIND DEED.
Dr, Porter, Senator from Memphis
first pledged his vote to young Wil
Hams for Assistant Sergeant .at-arm
{ who received bare majority Of on,
/ Pending the ballot little Charlie NJ
Lin, OF West Tennessee, went TO III
Doctor, with tears In his eyes,
solicit his vote. and when told that