The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-03
ON SCHEDULE TINE
COL. JOSIAH PATTERSON AN.
NOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY.
A Vigorous Canvass Of the County
TO Be Made-WOrk in the
Wards.

As the APPEAL predicted yesterday,
the Hon. Josiah Patterson is an an-
nounced candidate FIR Congress. He
published the following card yestsr-
day:
To the Democrats of the Tenth consrss-
sional District:
In reply to IN article which ap-
peared IN the Memphis Avalanche on
the Goth OF August, criticsing my at
titude ia respect to the Congressional
canvass, published a card in which l
substantially stated, in answer to the
solicitations OF friends, that l was not
a candidate for Congress, and that L
would not embarra.s my friends I OBJ
truds myself on the councils OF the
Democratic party, but would make the
canvass il l believed the wish Was
general for me to do so.
Since then | have been very gen.
erally requested from all parts OF the
, dietIirt to become q candidate, and l
therefore announce my candidacy, sub
iect 70 the sction of the Democratic
convention. j. sGAH PATTERSON.
REMINT y v, EIs YOUTH.
About 4 n'C pck yesterday evening
on A PpEAL reporter met Col. Pater-
son on the corner OF Main aud Mad.
iton streete. TIE Colonel locked
much m IA like himself than he nad
for several dtys, lie was rcseately
happy.
"Well, they will know where to
fluid me now" he remarked.
This affair reminds me OF the days
| of my boyhood, "'he continued--"cf
the great fuu we used TO have pokipg
s'raws with n little spit and mud OF
the end down ia HOES in the ground
and crying
Doodle bug, doodle bug, como cut of your
Ifyou dsn'tI'n beat you as black as coal"
81 am out now" concluded the Col-
onel, laughing, "end 10; them beat mo
II they can"
At wcRG IN THE WARDS.
The aging CT wires was &C lively 60
ing on ali day yes er1ay. They wee
not stnt,h-d on poles, but uudtr-
ground, 10 ME mret approved ideas.
In Il c Seventh Wad, whtrs Co, Pa
terson re,iiee, thu war will be espo-
GILL warm, and a fight will also be-
mads in PJelan's district, ire F.u.-
teenth Among o ler tJirgs, tie adj
Visibility of adopting The M jorI'y
rule was larg ly discussed, but ,h,ra
te,ms t) be general disposition to
wa until tie convention ASSEMBLED,
which will be- 10 about two weeks, Il
set 10 that important qnts ioo.
THE COUNTRY DISTRICTS.
Ctl. Patterson, it is said, Will make
a vigorous canvass OF HBrdemsn, I p
ton and Fay cite counties. linton hs,
already elected a Phe'an delegation
and IL il said that the appointment o
DR.. Yancey rs Unit I'd s ates Marshal
together with Mauson's withdrawal
will give Fayette to Patterson. Tit
Somervile Falcon and Reporter seeml
TO think otherwise, however. 1t hRS
the following in its last issue:
ITO the Congressman from this d s
trict is referred matters OF vital im
portancs affecting the welfare OF man.
, thousands living upon the banks @
the turbid "Father OF waters" Th
. Intelligence OF the district desires
man competent to represent the vas
complex and varied interests demand
I ing his attention, and the index finge
OF the public plainly points to Jane
Pbe'an, as the moot availabl
man OF those who have pronounce
themselves ss candidates. lie Is
, young man, vigorous, firm and tai
snted, and Il nominated would carr,
, the banner of victory nobly into tn
, ranks of the enemy, and plart
firmly upon their ramparts."