The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-06-04
Politics and News from Nashville.
soss VERrREEs' OBJECT.
NASHVILLE, May &c, 1884.

y ASHNILLE- May 20, lSOf.
To The EGityror The NorristoWn Ga Eette:l
~ aATTRACTIoNS DEPARTEDy &
The New England Press Associa-
itiOn, The Dairymen's Convention,
the annual conclave of the Knights
Templur, the Prohibition COnvenh
ton and the great stock sales, which
have served 10 enliven the capitol
city during the two weeks just clos
ed, have all passed away and sum
mer dizziness reigns supreme.
ATTRACTION TO COME BosslsM' 10
THE FRONT. r.
The next occasion of general in
terest will be the State Democratic
Convention, to assemble on the 18th
of June, to nominate candidates for
Governor and Railroad Commission
ers, aud to choose delegates to the
Maternal Democratic Convention.
There is little interest manifested in
the coming assemblage outside OF
the few individuals who have come
to the surface i'm the last few years,
and arc new assuming to lead the
Democracy of the State deeper into
the paths OF reputation and free
trade, and demagogical attempts at
the regulation Of railroad charges
by a commission OF partisan law
yers utterly ignorant Of the matter
they have in charge. Many Of the
best men in the party have not only
become lukewarm in the cause, but
utterly indifferent, not TO say dis
gusted, on account Of the manner in
which affairs are being conducted,
and the indications Of "bossism' in
the management Of party matters
which constantly crop out. The OBJ
stinate determination Of the chair
man of the State executive commit
tee to run things his way, with the
ultimate purpose Of landing himself
in the United States Senate, and
the offensive tone of the Yer
trees Cherry newspaper towards all
whe dare to differ with it or It's owns
els upon State or National policy,
can have but one effect, and that is
to drive from the party very many
good men who have heretofore ad-
dod largely to its strength and in
fiuence. The silly agitation Of the
tariff question at this time, and the
vigorous insistance Oh free trade
policy for the party, and 4 demand
that only men holding extreme
views on this subject shall be sent
to Chicago, are driving off more per-
sons who have heretofore voted with
the Democrats than our new leaders
dream of.
TO MAKE BATE GOVERNOR AND ROss
VERTREEs ENATOR.
There is no doubt Of Gov. Bates
denomination by reclamation at the
coming convention. He has made
no deliverance Of his views on the
policy at present being pursued by
the party leaders, but it is fair to
presume that he is in full accord, on
all subjects, with them. His re-elec-
ton "a Governor will remove him
in 4 great measure, from the Sena-
terial contest, and leave the field to |
that extent in possession of the more
wiley but not less ambitious Yer |
trees. The latter is young enough |
to wait and let the Governor-pro-
vided the conditions remain favera-
ble-attain the darling dream of his
life. a seat i'm the United States Sen
ate. This, it is thought, the gallant
Field Marshal. who thinks he holds
the Democracy Of Tennessee IN the
hollow Of his hand, will hardly con
sent to, for no man is more in haste
to be great than he
THE CHICAGO DELEGATES DESIGNATED.
The delegates to the Chicago con-
ventien from the State at large have
not all been named yet, but two of
them have been distinctly designat-
ed by the " organ IS. A. Chgmpi-
on, of this city, and Albert McNeal, |
of Bolivar. They are both excellent
gentlemen, and sound to the core
upon all the new tenets, including
the tariff, State discredit and a rail
road commission. OF the remaining
two one will be assigned to East
Tennessee, and the honor, it is
thought. lies between Il. NJ McCon-
nell, OF Chattanooga, and Jim Wal
lace, Of the Knoxville Tribune, with
chances in favor Of the first named
gentleman.
THE RACE FOR CONGRESS
N this District is beginning to at
tract some attention on account of
The appearance in the field of Capt.
l.. Dodd, who is making a {
spirited preliminary canvass for the
nomination against the present in
Hon. (. J. Caldwell The :
after gentleman let his foot slip in j
roting for Randall for Speaker of
he House of Representatives, which
,ffcnse was not condoned by his sub /
eQuent vote on the Morrison bill. |
By his vote against Carlisle he fell !