The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-09
THE EIGHTH DISTRICT.
THE PROGRESS OF THE THREE
CORNERED CON FEST.
Surveyor Tobln to Take Charge 0c-
tOber LIST - Candidates for the
Legislature-Genefal News.

"How is the Congressional cont ,st
in the Eighth DISTRICT fsked an Ar
PEAL man yesterday of Mr.. Louis J,
B ooks, the editor OF the Jackson
(renn.) Wing.
at is &c ting pretty warm" Mr.,
Brooks replied. 1--WE nave three eau
ddates in the field, Gen. Campbell,
b. A. Enloe and the HIM ]. NJ. Tay-
lor, the present incumbent. Mr. Tsy-
lor has been a member of the House
for four years and has made o reputa-
ton which any man might be proud
OF. He has promptly answered all
letters addressed TO him by his
constituents, attended tssduously
to any affsi entrusted to him, has
fp'tlts IS character and is wthsl n
genial, whole souled fellow, an Cx-
celent mixer and thoroughly ia
sympathy with the mass eF. n body
has word to say agSins' him. Enloa
has friends, and Camp ell his. Each
hfs a personai fJllo wing, but IL would
be bard TO fad man who
can bring forward a single
val d objection to Tay or who ca es
to atlem to do so II he is for one
OF his opp lngnts, he does no he.i ate
n say it is simply because he knowe
him more intimstely, or something of
that kind TAYLOR is in a position to
be more useful now than he has ever
been before, and the majority OF the
people OF the district desire TO return
him"
How do you estimate the relative
streng h of the candidates
Campbell and Enloe, | think, have
about an equal following. There are
ten counties in the district, Madison,
Carryll, Benton, Perry, Decatur, Hen
der1on, Ha dtmsn, McNahy, Henry
and Chester, and the prob billy Is
that Taylor will cary all OF them.
Madison and Carroll are the two most
doubtful"
"Wiil you hsve a convention ?"
"No. Primaries will be held on the
2jth OF this month aud every ID mo.
era in the district Is then exl ected 10
express his choice. The man WI 10
gets le greatest number of votes will
be the standard bearer of the party"
"Does the Blair bill bother you
any ?"
"Not much. They are all pretty
much tf the same way of thinking.
Enloe charges Taylor with having
vot d to refer it from committee OPP
poted to one that was understood TO
be in favor of it, but TO tell you the
truth, l think If ! were a candidate for
Congress would little rather be mn.
derslo God as in favor Of the Blair bill
than az tpposed to IT, Such psi
ton might give candidate good
many vo es, but oppc sition would GER
tsinly lose him some"
"Tbe republicans will put a man ia
the field, l supposs?"
90, yes. The dis riCt is largely
Dsm ocratiC and has been increa d
C nsderably by Taylor, but the Re.
publicans are no. likely to let it go BY
d fault. They will hold a convent on
at Lexington shortly after the Demo
crat primaries are held and will nom
inate old man Smith, of Hardin, WHO
was in tia last Legislature or Sam
Hawkins, Of Hun inpdon. They don't
stand any showing, however"
"I4 mGcl interest taken in the cor-
les for stae in the next Leg slatnreY'
Eyes, ag Cd deal, Hendo,son a I'd
Mad sou have a Senator and flo ,ter
b tween them, and Madison is emf.
u,d to a Re resenta i've. John g.,
Keith is candi late for renominat on
to the Sepa'e and T. @. Long, who hes
been Clerk of the Senate for several
sessions, is also an asplaut The Hon.
d. l. Morrell is candidate FORE elec-
ion as aoatsr, end will be opposed by
Dldley Person and Justice Lorg
For Ranresenta i've Clpt. A. D. Hunt,
w. A, Perry AID Justice Phil pI are
aspirants."