The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-08
SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS
GETTING In SHAPE FOR THE
CAMPAIGN IN 1888.
Increased Activity In Al the States
Neat Political Work in GeOI-
gia-Freeman's Rejection.
ESPECIAL TO TIE APPEAL.I


WASHINGTON, August 7.-"Some.
thing is s'irrir g the Southern Repub-
lican party up," remarked the United
States Marshal for one # the far
South States not long ago. "For
almost ten years it seemed to be dead,
but it has started this summer and is
growing vigorously in every State
South, where, except in Virgins, it
seemed to have ded br want Of
Official pap. What are they doing? l
will tell You, in my own State they
are active and will nominate a full
ticket. When they held heir State
convention in Arkansas last week
every county in the State was repre-.
eented. The significance of this is
that some uncommonly potent in
fluence is st work. Mel far away
from Little Rock wotld never
have taken the time and spent
the money necessary 10 attend
the convention unless there was
some exec llent reason for doing so. In
Missisippi they propose to contest
every nomination the Democrats make
for Congress or State offices. In Lou
isisna they NAV combine With one OF
the Democratic fictions AMI thus con-
troll certain portions of Tn. State. In
Georgia, il MI Bacon should run as
boiling candidate against Gen. Cor
don, the negro vote will be controlled
in his (Bacon's) favor"
"Well," inteIiected You're 1rrespond.
ont gstpb % 10 n I tbio fanJ,sc. 4 ,Ou
"The leaders ara DIR llirg the party
and getting it in hand for 1888. That's
what it means, and it becomes the
Democrats to bs exceedingly wary or
they will be beaten by over conf
dence," was the reply.
NEAT POLITICAL WORK IN aKosGIA.
"Some neat political work wa. done
at the Georeia Convention last week."
observed very level headed Con-
gressman from one OF the S ats ad-
joining the g'eat st of the Southern
commonwealth. 81 mean in the luan.
imous adoption of the canon of artso.
luton indo oeing President Clevehud's
policy, civil serviceand all, wittput
dissenting voice." Tee signifcaIce of
this action is greater than it would
seem to be at Fl st glance. The first
important State Convection thst hes
bsen held since Pr7tident ClevellnG's
policy has been fully defined and un-
derstood is that which nomi dated
Gen. Cord for governor of Georgia.
AS the preliminary canvass had bean
one OF unusual interest every couuty
in the State wss represented. If there
is any State in which the old Dsmo-
cratic idea Chat the work OF
carrying into effect the policy
OF tnat party can only
be intrusted with safety to those who
bslieve in thst party's creed) is very
much elive it ISL, the one am sneak
ing of. The un nlm0us passage of
the resolution indoisi1g the Presi-
dents policy IN the most influential
Southern State was as neat q proof OF
political management as | have ever
seen. 1t looks as if Gordou's friends
are working 10 secure for him tha
second place on ths Presidential
ticket in 1888. He reprt seutS in the
highest d. gree the energy and the
liberal views of the South, snd is
ST. ong with the soldier element at
home, and these things have given
him an exceptional popularity in the
West and North.
MARSHAL FREEMAN's REJECTION.
The rejection by the Senate Of j.
Fl. Freeman as Mar0hal of the West
ern District Of 1ennet see, is attriou-
able to his de ermi ed warfare upon
the moonsbiners of that 81 stction.
While he was doing his duty t. the
great satisf ,ction of The Dspa nmr mt
Of Justice, he was moItally offer ding
a certain class of cit zeI s, and they
would come to him aud ssy: "You
are Democrat, aren't you? w Il,
what do you m an by such p oCeed-
ipgs? We we're to d that watn the
Democrats came into pow,r thers
would be no more medding W tn a
man becsus he made a lit whisky
without paying tde tax on it, Mr..
Freeman would say that whoever
made such statement ed, and that
he law to prevent the nanufAc ure
of Illicit whisky was s il on tue
statute books and would BE- emf irCed
n his district as far as he was able to
snforce it. The infi1e ca which he
,huS antsgoniz9d was sufficient to se-
,ure his rejection by the Senate.
CoEGRE sMAN M'MILLIN
caves for Car hsge tomorrow after
loon, accompanied by Mr.. WEIGH,
me OF the committee reporters Of the |
House.
ZEN. ATKINS TO SPEND THE SUMMER AT |
PARIS, TENN.
Gen. j. d. Q. Atkins, Commissioner
u Indian Affairs, left Wa hington to.
light for m jnth's visit to his home
t Par's, Teun.