The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-09-03
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CANVASS OPENED!
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GOV. BATE AND JUDGE REID
MEET AT
Murfreesb oro.
Nashville American, Aug 20.


ed out in full force to hear the great
political discussion between the
champions of Democracy and Re-
! publicanism-Gov VIM. b. Bate
and Judge Frank Il. Reid A large
number of Nashville's leading poll
ticians went down on the 8 o'clock
train, followed by many more on
the special train that left at 9:30
On this latter train conversations
and minor discussions of the issues
of politics were the leading features.
A vote was taken as to the State
and Presidential candidates, which
resulted as follows: Cleveland and
Hendricks, 40; Blaine and Logan,
Is; st. John, 3 Butler, VIM. b.
Bate, IS; Frank L. Reid, 20; Buch-
anan, /. This vote was construed
by the sympathizers of the different
candidates to mean different things.
The Reid men avowed that it was
such straws that indicated their
champions increasing strength,
leading the Presidential ticket in
the State. The Democratic leaders
said that such would not be the case
outside of Nashville, which was
more nearly cosmopolitan than any
city in the South, and that even that
result indicated sure majority over
the opposition.
7 The car steamed into the Muir
freesboro depot at 1870, only few
minutes behind the regular train,
and were met by a large cencourse
of people, with open carriages,
mounted horses, transparencies and
bands of music. s...
Gov. Bate was seated in an open
carriage drawn by six fine and well
matched bay horses, and escorted
from the depot to his hotel IN the
city.
Gov. Bate was escorted by the
committee appointed by the Chairs
man of the Cleveland, Hendricks,
Bate and Richardson Club of Muir
freesboro, Messrs. G. S. Quarles, W.
! H. Kerr, r. NJ Rucker, n. c.. COl-
lier and J. d. Richardson.
Judge Reid was driven up in good
style by his friends to another hotel.
The Public Square WAS crowded
with people from the country and
the rural districts generally, and
was q fine representative gathering
of the sentiment, the culture, as well
as the ignorance of the whole cOHn-
try. Different politicians of estab-
lished State reputation were stand>
ing around the hotels and court
yatd, the centers Of interested
groups Of men VINO were anxious to
listen aud DO informed concerning
the political queS....Ans ana PfoDapi-
tiles of the campaign. 1t wa; truly
day for politics in Murfreesboro
At y o'clock, Judge Reid, accom-
panied by Samuel Watson, Chair
man of the State Republican Execu-
tive Committee, G.. n. Tillman, e
$. Marshal and editor of the Ten
neSSedn, and John ID. Wilson, Post
master at Murfreesboro, appeared
upon the stand and were shortly
followed by Gov. Bate, accompanied
by Gen. J. b. Palmer, Judge Bur-
rus and Maj. j. ID. Richardson, Capt
G. A. Sheafe of Murfreesboro, Col.
A. S. Colyar of Nashville, Hen. John
IL. Savage, Judge Matt w. Allen
and others.
Gen. Palmer called to order the
large crowd of people who had filled
tho court yard and court house gal
leries and windows and introduced
the two speakers, saying that Gov
Bate would lead off in the discus
sions, which opened the great cam
paign of 1884.
GOV. BATE S SPEECH.
Gov. Bate then arose and spoke
as follows:
ny FeIlolc- CitiyenS-I am OK
tremely gratifed to see so many of
you present to hear the issues in
this campaign discussed. This place
and this occasion recall many pleas
ant and interesting recellections in
this States history [ am glad to
take part in this discussion as a can
didate for Governar. / am assigned
the part of opening this discussion
and in this great campaign | trust
| can perform this pleasing task in
the short space of time allotted me-
You all know / was here two years
ago speaking to you when ] was
making the race for Governor as the
nominee of the Democracy of this
State, and since you elected me it is
only meet and just that / should give
an account of my stewardship. Let
me stop by the way, however, to re-
turn thanks to you, gentlemen, the
voters of Rutherford county, for the
very large vote you gave me, and
let me say | hope you will increase
it in November. When | was here
before a Republican sat in the Gu>
bernatorial chair by a plurality
vote. This, too; although the Demo
Gratis have large majority in the
State. And how came this? 1t was
brought about by dissension in our
great party, which was split into
two factions by reason of differences
OF opinion on the State debt ques- |
ton.
As first it appeared on the hori-
zon of the history of our party as a
cloud does in the heavens, no larger
than a mans hand. 1t grew darker
and darker, and doomed higher and
higher, however, until the skies
were wholly overcast. Soon every
man felt a deep interest in this
State debt question, and it becawe a
source of contention among DemeS
Gratis and caused family feud to
arise among US, causing the disaf-
lection of so many Democrats that
it brought about the election of
Hawkins. / say when this feud
arose brother was pitted against
brother, old Democrats who had al
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