The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-08-20
PUBLIC OPINION.
OUR NASHVILLE LETTER.
Cooler Weather-Haj. Richardson Nomin-
atSd-Tte NGShCiUe DGStrict-Both Conn
mittees Hard at Work-The Murdered
Mormon Elders, etc.. etc. ~, a..

GtSd-Tie NGShCiHe DGstrict-Both Conn
mittees Hard at Work-The Murdered
Mormon Elders, etc.. etc. r- IL
NASHVILLE, August Is.
TIE the Editor of The MOrristown Gazette
Cooler weather has come, though
it is only the middle of August, and
people are beginning to return to
the city from the summer resorts.
During this week will come the adj.
vance lines of the great army of
students both male and female that
annually arrive at this season to en-
ter the various educational institu-
tons of this Athens of the South.
Three days this week your corr
respondent was at Tullahoma at
tending the Democratic convention
of the Fifth Congressional district.
There was a deadlock after a few
ballots among Hon. Richard Wars
ner, the present incumbent, Maj. L.
B. Ivie of State debt settlement
fame and Mai. ]. D. Richardson,
Hon. w. P. Talley also showing
SEINE strength. Every one of the
candidates was successfully with
drawn, for a considerable time only
two names being before the conven-
ton at time. The two-tbirds rule
adopted required 1853 votes to elect
and Warner, Ivie and Richardson
attained within three votes of that
number successfully Wednesday,
only to fall back. The first name
was at one time elected Thursday,
but before the result was announc-
cd some of the Bedford delegates,
who were merely giving him a COM
plimentary vote, were informed and
quickly changed their vote. Maj.
Richardson was nominated on the
18th ballot, after serious motionstO
adjourn sine die had almost carried.
Maj. Richardson is a splehdid par
Humanitarian, having earned repQr
tation as Speaker of the Lower
House In the Legislature. Those
who know him best say he will yet
occupy Carlisle's chair. The same
convention nominated Hon. Eugene
Pillow for District Elector, m ha
The Congressional fight in this
district wakes warm. State Senator
Thos. l.. Dodd and Hon. Jos. 4.
Washington are opposing the press
ent incumbent, Hon. A. j. Ca.ds
well, for the nomination. .r
Both of the State Executive COM
mittees arc hard at work. / was in
the rooms of the Republican COM
mittee Tuesday and found clerks
making out long lists Of names from
a gazetteer, Documents will be
sent out without regard to the psli-
tics of the ones sent to, SO if your
county and district chairmen get
Republican documents they may
know that they. are not omitted
from the general plan of political
salvation inaugnrated by Judge
Frank 7. Reid was in the rooms
of the Democratic committee Satuf-
day and found prevailing spirit of
hopefulness. They say Tennessee
will do her full duty by the various
nominees of the party. The CONS
mittee will work systematically, as
it did two years ago, when Chair
man Vertrees announced month
before the election a wonderfully
correct estimate of the vote of the
candidates in. the then ensuing
election. Col. Vertrses is not now
a member OF the committee, but bis
co laborer in the hard work of that |
campaign, Capt. J.. Il, Hillsman, is,
and is again secretary. Chairman
Trousdale is an able organizer him
self, and good work may beexpected.
The killing of Mormon elders in
Lewis county last Sunday night is
still the general topic. Few but
say the murderers should be Sc
verely dealt With, though Mormon
ism is not by any means popular |
here 800
Nashville il to have q gay theat-
rical season. The season will open
sth with :: KantAck, a |
new play on the scenic order with |
dramatic situations. = A whole host |
Of attractions follow, Aimee, Hotta,
Raylnond,F Mccullough, Abbott,
Bishop, ,Kcene, Bowers, Carrie
Swain and other favorites being
among those booked. .s..nss ss
Nashville had more than ons fire
Friday night, the largest being the
Nashville hHqooRaregs aanPanF'g |