Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-06-12
THE NOMINEES.

NASHVILLE American,
JUDGE PETER TURNEY
was born in Marion county, at Jasper,
in 1926. He was a lawyer at the
breaking out of the war; raised a reg
iment, and was Colonel of the First
Tennessee Volunteers. He has al
ways suffered from a wound received
at Fredericksburg. He has been on
the Bench sixteen years, the only Of
flee he ever held, though an elector
in the Presidential election which
nominated Lincoln. He is an old
line Democrat. His father was in
Congress from the Fifth COngression-
al District before the war and after
ward served in the United States
Senate. He enjoyed always extreme
popularity and was leading lawyer
from the first in his section, practic-
ing in circuit including five or six
counties, where the people are will
ing to give him anything he wants,
He has risen by the native inherited
force of his characterand is self-made.
AS a judge he has enjoyed a singu-
lar and extreme popularity and has
borne the reputation of a constitu-
tional lawyer of rare ability, whose
decisions haverarely been questioned,
by the bar. Personally, also, enjoys
a high repute, owing to a genial ma
ture, pleasing address and even fas-
cinating manners, enjoying the social
features of life. He is not classically
educated, a strong mind being his
chief characteristic.
w. c. FOWLKES,
of Memphis, was born at Lynchburg,
Campbell county, Va, June s, 1884,
and was raised there. He was forty
two years old yesterday. He lost a
foot, between the knee and ankle OF
the right leg, at the battle of Malvern
Hill, in Virginia, in the last Of the
seven days fighting below Richmond
AT the close of the war he resumed
his studies at the University of Vir.
ginia, and graduated in the law
school in June, 1886, taking the de.
gree OIL. B. In November of the
same year he came to Tennessee and
began the practice of law at Mem
phis, where he has been in constant
practice since, forming partnership
with Judge Archibald Wright, il
1870, and is now of the firm of Wrigh
q FOwlkes. He was never before {
candidate for any office, and nevel
f held one until now. He is a gentle
man of suave manner and fine physi
cal make up, wears short cropped
sandy beard tinged with gray. HI
f is married to a daughter of Judg,
Archibald Wright. Judge Fowlke
is particularly gratified over thu
strong support in the convention a
, the hands of the Davidson count!
convention.
JUDGE w. c. CALDWELL
, was born thirty-seven years ago il
, Obion county, five miles west o
Union City. He is right up from tn
people, as his father was farmer ant
, the son worked on his farther's farm
till he was IS years old, studying dies
ultorily. From that time he mad
his own way, earning the none,
which enabled him to obtain an edu
9 cation. He is a graduate of tn
, Cumberland University, at Lei
anon, of the class of 1S7l-72
, Since then he has been a membe
7 of the bar at Trenton, in Gibson cour
= ty, and in May, 1888, he was appoint
I ed a Judge in the Court of Referee
for Middle Tennessee, remaining i
o this Court until its expiration las
q May. He enjoys the distinction {
having received on the first call {
the counties 100 more votes than tn
next candidate, though Mr.. Fowlkt
had the larger number when the ba
lot was finally announced.
: JUDGE HORACE IL. LURTON,
4 of GAINESVILLE, was one of the foU
/ nominees on the first ballot. He is
$ native Of Kentucky, born in CAM
e bell county in 1914, He came to Tel
e nessee in 1861 and settled in Clark
c vile. He entered the law in lSC