The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-11-19
OUR NASHVILLE LETTER.


OUR NASHVILLE LETTER.
1t is Irue-7He Nashville Fost-
Office Result an the State Why
East Tennessee is not Represented
at the Capitol-The Grand Dem
onstration Saturday Night
NASHVILLE, New. 10, 1884.
To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
is it true?" is a question that
has been asked not less than a hun
dred times day for the past week
at each of the newspaper offaees in
this city. Democrats have become
so accustomed to taking their presi-
dental yelling like the taurine-
riding Irishman his laugh, and the
sore disappointment afterward, that
they were not disposed to yield
their faith until assurance was made
doubly sure. The conclusion of the
official canvass of the vote of New
York State to-day, with the am
nouncement that Cleveland's plu-
rality is 1241, will cause many to
breathe easier. But with the ex-
perience of '76 fresh ia memory, it
is impossible for the majority to be-
lieve Cleveland will be seated until
they see it in print on the 9Th of
March next, though the departure
of Blaine for foreign lands will
strengthen their faith materially.
AS wrote you last week, Demo
Gratis are looking around trying to
pick their offices under the new ad-
ministration. hear of many aspi-
rants for smaller positions, but the
larger offices will not go begging.
For the Nashville post-Office two
very prominent names are already
mentioned, Gen. B. F. Cheatham
and Judge J. NJ. .Quarles. "Old
Frank" is too we'll known to need
more than mention. Since the war
he has been quietly farming in
Coffee county, having turned his
sword into a plowshare. Judge
Quarles is an old lawyer and Dem.
ocrat, and was the predecessor of
Judge Matt w. Allen as Criminal
Judge of this circuit. He resigned
to become one of Treasurer Folks
counsel. Judge Aliens name ia
prominently mentioned for the U.
S. district attorneyship, butt would
be loss to Davidson and Ruther-
ford to have him leave his present
position.
In the next Congress Tennessee
will probably have three chairman
ships, for J. r. Neal, Benton Nc
Millin and Jas. d. Richardson. All
certainly deserve them.
The returns from the State cleo,
ton are not all in yet. With doz-
ca counties to hear from Bates vote
has passed $4,000 and Reds 49,
900. Cleveland leads Bate by about
/ 900, while Reid leads Blaine by
about 1000. Bates falling behind
Cleveland is generally attributed to
the fact that anti commission men
him on account Of his
strong advocacy of the commission
plank. He was unable to save his
commissioners, they being beaten
by about 1000 votes. There were
many Democrats that stayed at |
bone, yet the increased vote in
East Tennessee and some other por-
tons of the State more than offset
this, and, as I predicted, the largest
vote fer many years was that cast
On the 4th. v1
Candidates for State offices are
not very numerous. I have heard
IF only eleven applicants for Secre-
.ary of State, tive from East Tens
nessee. Your section is clearly enA
;itled to the Office, as it has NJ reps
In the capitol. I'll
Topr representatives would unite
upon one man of q good Democratic
'eeord, and push him vigorously for
he position, it might not be UNI
svailingly. That is the only way
East Tennessee can obtain recegniS
ion. Hhave heard of no candidates
or Treasurer and Comptroller, and
hink ne serious opposition will be
made to Thomas and Packard,
Tonight | witnessed the grand.
st procession ever seen in Nash
lille. 1t was not less than five
niles long and took over TIVE hours
o pass q given point. When l ass
ert there were FIVE thousand horEe-
nen in line / understate the num-
Ter. Every ward and district In
be county and all the surrounding
owns, not only in Tennessee but in
Alabama and Kentucky. were rep
escnted. Every trade and pursuit
7As in line, the bankers, merchants,