Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-06-18
APPEAL SPECIALS.
Interest Increasing Over the Convention
ai NashTille-Erery Incoming
Train Filled with Visitors.
Senator Harris at the Capital Iiis
Speech in the Hall Of the House
Of Representatives.
His Choice for the Presidency-Thr
Party Nus; be United to Win
G.P. N. Turner's Talk.


NASHVILLE, June l7.-But few delegates
arrived up 10 O'Clock this evening, and
only fragments Of representations ffom
counties in various remote sections OF the
SiHte, and il is impossible at this time TO
get what can be relied on as 20 what will
be tlse sense oj the convention on the live
ISSUES that viii be called up. As the
straNs lean now it appears that Bate will
20 IN Tor Governor either on first ballet or
by acclamsfiOa. SoyBe with whom he is
not fsrsa choice have no one in their mind's
eye 10 oppose him with, and are willing to
cODcede him second term on the merite
OF hIs mild administration Of the first, as
vel as upon the Grm conviction that ne
VIII achieve victory over Reid, the Repub-
lczR nominee, greater than he did over
Hawkins The honors are easy as to which
vii be the most absorbing question before
the convention, the tariff or the railroad
commission Opponents OF both are
already 10 he zsoh in the rotundas
cf IiIo hotels buttonholing the incom.
Ing delegations and pouring into
N--A-- AA-AeA- CtNAC INT NOAuA tdfs ~
shattered commonwealth ii one or bota of
these schemes are defeated. And thev
are working apparently favorable results
IN some instances-at least, to the extent
Oi getting up confusion that will retard
progress in the adoption of platform.
TINS Is patent in the fact that the ArPEAI
commissioner has failed in every instance
70 pump from the rural delegate what the
city fellow had been siuffing him with.
They ali talk freely before the buttonhole
process There is a pretty fair unanimitv
Of sentiment on tse tsIif question as
expressed Il The Ohio platform, some
accepting II but Preferring little more of
the Tree trade business. Others argue
that tariff Tor revenue only is a misnomer,
being capable of too broad interysreta-
ton, and therefore VIII no. settle the
question 4 --liFscidence is seen in the
fact thai those favoring the Ohio tariff
ints1 probation also favor the railway com
mission, the opponents Of the latter being
also high protective tariff advocates. The
usost dllIgent search among the delegates
already arrived fails 10 discover how the
question wi3l be settled The wind bloWe
from TOO many directions. These here are
IN the majority fsvcrirg a commission.
but the majority oi the delegates to the
convention are not here. They say thew
have been instructed by their conventions,
but the railway monOp0lies WELD a POW
,sriul influence that can be easily T,,a;ie TO
halter down the wall bHih OF such frail
iahric as instructions. saVaue is here and
loudly adveestes q railway commission
tt1st WI benefit the psoPle, encourage the
building oi new railroads, and opposed TO
'aarlE tnT f-s-.s~tsr-~ -s..iz p Sir II n
Hanks, delegate irom l-auderllale, very
Intelligent and practical in his ideas.
thinks he speaks the sentiment of large
majority al hls colleagues. rs well rs of all
tile counties IN The Western District, eE-
cePting Shelby, about which he knows
nothing, when he ssVs that the Ohio plat-
form S interpretation of the tariff
question vii be accepted, but a little
lnore Tree trade vii scit better.
Be does not believe an the doctrine o,
evolution rs taught by the scientists but
has e practical demonstration of political
evolution ia the present demand for low
tarlf by ths IAeiaocTatic party. Capt. A.
7. McNess, OF Ha=demsn. IS here. and
most prominently Spoken OF for delegate
70 the Chicago Convention. CAPT. McNeal
speaks the VII OF the Hsndeman Democ-
racy n expressed in instructions 10 their
dslegatiOn 10 go for Bate all the time
state Senator Watkins, from DYER
uOEnty, Is here and saws his county con-
pentiOn instructed for Bate, tariff reform,
and railway commission. Also favored
Iliden and Hendricks as first choice for
the Presidency. Since then Mr. Tildens
letter mas appeared and he is not advised
who L next choice, but suppose Thurman
would suit them. Dn the question of [ G
tariff, he does not believe the Ohio plat
form would cause q rupture in his county
nor IN his district, bat knows that a goodly
number OF his constituency woald be
better pleased with a little more free trade
expression There are very few protective
tariff Democrats IN his county or in liS
Congressional the Ninth district
klr. T. NJ. Mcconnell, better known as
ION Mcconnell is here from Chatta-
nooga- His county nominated about fifty
fire delegates, Of which bat about fifteen
or twenty viii se in attendance. There
WIS considerable ruction in the Chatta-
nooE2 convention, divided upon ihe three
leading issues. but good sense prevailed,
concessions were made satisfactorily, and
tine delegates come instructed for Bate, a
tariff ~ presented IN the OHIO platform,
and railway commission. They viii go
everything Tor the ticket that is nominated
by the convention Another issue viii!
pfoilahly he revived in framing the plat
iarm- Il II aimed that the recent act
providing dor the funding OF the State
deil. ilRs not settled the question, because
tiIe hGndhoiders are not funding, and will
moi until the States obligations as defined
uy the act are changed. But about one
nth ai tine debt has been funded vet. For
tine Pre- ideBcy nobody Is talked of but
IIlaen and fiendricks- In case Tilden
adhcrss % ms determination not 10 ac-
ceat, T1Iura1an would be acceptable with
Cleveland second on ihe ticket A strong
ie,elinE exists insisting upon Tilden' 5
running ans isOw. CT, As Col. saw
HEe puts H. 1T is pity that
the l,emscrziic pSriy has but one
man Irving III 10 be President, and he
should ise l0rced 10 accept. ID he does not
survive Aiis Ger - Hendricks viii ne a
sFonily snrcezsor, and We viii give Tilden
snch fuDerzl ~ VIII wake up old We
suEins- Il a. great reliel 10 iind osc Cato
~ lan6 where exist 81 rssny Nenoes,
Iiiseriuses- etc
Ire efor1 % see GOV. Bate to-day failed
because oi his being confined 10 his resi-
dsnoe lsy illness. and which vii prevent
iIis attendinC the cspitol during the con
V.IIil0n.
] met Czpd. George Darden, chairman
ei the Democratic Executive Committee
and member a. the Basrs of Public Works
oi tins city, TODAY lie favors Bayand as
Tiiden : Successor beieTe the Chicago Con
s-sntian.
Gen QusTlss Is here, snd il is rumored
fisai senator Harris and Congressman
Casey oung Uiu arrive IN time to attend
fiis convention
fE4ser Porter J. IN fnun