The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-09
NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS
With Prominent Political Mind-Readcr
What They Think.

What They Think.
Special Dispatch to The Appeal.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May S.-The delega-
ton to the Democratic State convention
are arriving on every train and the crowd
is constantly enlarging. Many Of the
delegates now in the city are busy button
holing Others and feeling OF the pulse Of
the delegation. The Hon. w. p. Cald-
well arrived this evening, and occupies
rooms Nos. 23 and 20 at the Maxwell
house. W. Ii. Griffin OF the Obion Demo
crdt, says that seven counties with 1928
votes have instructed for Mr.. Caldwell,
and he expects nearly double this number
on the first ballot. Mr. Julius A. Tous-
dale reached the city this evening, and
will be found in room No. at the Max
well house.
Your correspondent had an interview
with several prominent politicians and
delegates today.
Said A.V. Goodpasture, OF Montgomery:
"Every man here from Montgomery
county is the personal friend OF Hon. W..
NJ. Daniel and we are here TO work for
him. He has the counties OF Montgomery,
% votes; Chatham, 10; Henry, 10; llick-
man, IL; Houston, 6; Marshall, 81; Robert
son, 20; Stewart, 49, Williamson, 20 out OF
90 Wilson IL out of % instructed for him.
Besides these 1872 votes we know that he
has friends in many other delegations that
are instructed 30 that We believe he will
get 800 votes on the first ballot.
Col. John II. Savage said: al have moth
ing TO say whatever in the gubernatorial
fight and do not wish 10 be interviewed.
] merely came 10 town this morning on
private business and do not intend TO take
hand in the matter will vote for the
man the convention dominates. do not
care who he is so ho Is sound Democrat.
| The delegation from Warren county IL un-
instructed, and have heard they were
about evenly divided between Mcconnell
and Taylor"
Said Jas. G.. Aydellotte, OF Tullahoma:
"ColIee county Is divided in It's prefer
enccs for Governor, one-half Of the delegn-
ton being in favor OF Taylor, and the
| other half, with the exception Of possibly
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or three will vote for any good Democrat.
II matters not TO me who is the nominee.
| shall chceriully support him at the polls
like Bob Taylor for the enemies he hai
made"
Col. II. b. Yearwood, Of Monroe-You
will not hear anything in four month";
from now Of Taylor. We arc solid fol
| Mcconnell.
III. II. lngersoll, Of Knox-Let me writ,
the resolutions adopted by political con
ventions and they may elect whom thel
please for chairman.
X. NJ. Rcams, OF Warrcn-A large ma
joyity Of our county nre for TAYLOR, but h,
has only eight Of the thirty delegates here
w. II. Dance, Of Moorc-Mooic IL in
striicted for Mcconnell, but all the dele
cation are not for him"
The Monroe delegation IL at the BailoS
house, ~ are the most of the delegate,
from McMinn and White.
Col. Thos. Boyers, Of Gallatin-Wc are
going 20 pull Trousdale through, sure
While he Is not n candidate before th,
convention, his friends, when they find
that East Tennessee can't unite on u can
didatc, will bring his name before Il, ant
then Il will bc seen who IL the best man
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the best man Of all.
Gen. Lucius T.. Polk, Of Maury county
The delegation from Maury county h
considerably divided, but ! am Statistic,
Daniels has majority.
All Of the ayowed candidates have SOM
friends in the delegation. We are maxim
no quarrel with any one.
Capt. w. A. Collier IN promincntl
mentioned for n delegate FROM the stat
ut large 10 the 81. Louis convention.
Ex.Goy. Marks, Col. Josiah Patterson
Col. X. T.. Cole aud Thomas l.. William
are also candidates for clcctoR
The friends Of Mcconnell claim that Of
the first ballot tomorrow that gcntlcma
will get $50 or 40 votes. From 500 1
200 are claimed for Taylor; $50 for Cald
well; 700 for Daniel, aud from 80 30 -
for Trousdale. This makes a total OF irOr
1900 10 1900 votes that will be- cast on ia
first ballot
Capt Harvey Mathes. editor Of the Mra
pLs Loigr. sail: 81 am fresh from Men
I phis, and have not had an opportunity {
mix with the delegates yet Later ON
may have something Of interest 10 relate
I am no delegate. hut n lookcr.On. tn
Shelby delegation il instructed ior Taylor
but n majority Of tho delegation ma
change this order Of things ut any tim
I they see ~, and there Is q certain clcmcf
In the delegation that will break 10 som
other candidate the first chance they gc
| think the delegation II composed ,
about forty Taylor men, and the 9th,
thiny.six have no particular candidni,
The entire delegation will vote for Tayl,