The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-08-27
OUR NASHVILLE LETTER.

NASHVILLE, August %.
rs the Editor % The Morristown Gazette:
CLEVELAND AND HENDRICKS LETTERS.
The week has not been entirely
an uneventful one in the political
aspect The appearance of the long,
looked for letters Of acceptance of
Cleveland and Hendricks, the na-
tional standard bearers Of the dem
ocracy, Is enough to make it event.
full. In Nashville, the letters have
caused surprise to both parties. As
was to be expected from the past,
the machine republicans are eds
gusted with the purility" of the doc
uments, and surprised that the can
didates did not get somebody to
write their acceptance for them. The
shrewder men of the party, howev-
err, shake their heads ominously, and
say there is some meaning in letters
being short They fear a magazine
is held in reserve. The democrats
expected something lengthy to fol-
low Blaine's wearisome document.
But. now that they have read and
re-read Cleveland's acceptance, they
saw they like it better every day.
The great attractiveness in it to me
is that there Is nothing said that had
been better unsaid, and it is safe to
saw that ten men have read it to one
that read Blaine's.
MAKING HASTE SLOWLY.
Considerable surprise is express
ed that the presidential canvass is
not being pushed by the national
executive committee. The republi>
cans are already very actively en-
gagged in distributing campaign
matter Up to the present writing,
however. i understand that no dem
ocratic documents have been receiv-
ed in this State for distribution. But
IL need not be Inferred that the
printing press will not be freely used
b. the national committee Ii is
understood that when they do open
fire it will be with deadly aim and
countless batteries.
THE SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Ward and district primaries were
held in this county, Thursday, 10
name delegates to thelegislative con-
vention and to the sixth congress
ional. The result indicates that Hon.
\. J. Caldwell, the present incum~
bent, will be the unanimous choice
Of Davidson. The legislative deles
gates were elected in nearly every |
ward on printed tickets, without
much opposition, and it is
understood that the tickets were
furnished by anti-commission men.
Hon. 4. J. Caldwell will probably !
be opposed in the race for Congress
by Judge f. ii. East, as an Inde>
pendent. Judge East has never de-
clared his politics, but is regarded !
a a republican.
WARNER BOLTS IN THE FIFTH.
Hon. J. ID. Richardson, the dem
ocratic nominee in the fifth district,
will be opposed by Hon. Richard
Warner, the present incumbent. Mr..
Warner appeared before the con
vontion, on the night before a NOM
instion was effected, and pledged his
hearty support to the nominee, who
ever he might be. But now, / hear
from private sources, he has discov-
cred some alleged crookedness in
the nomination and has just an
nounced himself n candidate Two
cars Er Warmer was tNe cause
~ the convention failing TO make .
by keeping his follow
ing amounting to over third sol
id, and not allowing them to quit
him for anybody. Another conven-
ton was called, the same tactics
pursued and finally, unlike the one
juryman, his little crowd succeeded
in persuading the obstinate rest to
come over to their way of thinking.
Mr. Warner thought he had his del
egation just as solid this year and
that he was safe in promising to
the nominee, but he expect
ed il would be Hon. Richard War;
ner, and it were an easy matter to
that gentleman in a low-tax
district.
FEARS FOR THE TENTH.
The disaffection Of G.. p. NJ. Tur-
ner, of the Scimitdr, may lose the
democrats the tenth district as the
vote there is close and Turner, tho
a demague, has a considerable fol-
lowing.
FOUR CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTIONS
Will be held next Thursday and
Friday by the democrats of Ten
first, sixth, seventh and
tenth.
GEN. BATE AND JUDGE REID
will open the canvass ut Murfrees-
boro Monday. Special trains will
run on the Chattanooga road to &C
those who want to 90.
There will be a large attendance
from, Naahvflla II