The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-09-14
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uD4AC ii proven ems are DTlskeI
han usual Quite number of fine
building are going up, and every
thing tokens a growing and pros
porous city. The Midland COM
pany is building magnificent de-
pot at the foot of Royal street
near the water works The build
ing will be completed in ten days.
and passengers fer that road Will
take the trains there. The Mid
land road bed is graded to Lex ing~
ton in Henderson, county. and the
track is laid two miles east of this
city.
New street lAIlways are being
la id, and new cars put en-. The
city has the finest street cars I ever
saw
There is considerable political ak
element here to, day Groups OF
men can be seen at corners, at the
foot of stairways, here an there
discussing the political I stu
alton. 1 have been an attentive
listener. The immediate cause for
this keen interest Is the result of
a convention at Henderson yester-
day to nominate a senator and
| Floater for Madison and Hender,
con counties The convention
nominated Hon. Tom Long, of
Madison Co, for Senator without
any Ferieus opposition, but when it
came to the FlOater trouble bre W.
ed Madison county had inslructs
ed for J. D. Pearson, Of Madison,
and Henderson had Instructed for
g, w. Jones; Of Hen derson. When
, the ballot was called for tloater,
, the Chester county fractions cast
their SIX votes for Pearson. and
Madison had 20 instructed votes
for Pearson. Of course uender-
f son county knew this would aomi.
nate Pearson. SO the Henderson
delegates rose up, announced that
they could see nothing for Hender-
Hon county in thut convention, anc
D that they proposed to leave 1t, and
{ started out for a bolt. WhereupOr
the Madison delegates told them tC
r hold awhile. Then the Madison
delegates retired and held caucas
5 In the caucas 1t was ascertaineC
e thai a part of the Madison deleRa
ton would not support Pearson
that they proposed to bolt instruc
tious With this state of .alFair
. staring them In the face, Mr.. Pear
sou arose and withdrew his name il
: the interest of harmony in his owl
: and Henderson county. The Mad
u ison delegates then returned, an
; the convention nominated Jones Q
'e Henderson county. THIS is IT,
cause of the heated street talks her
, to-day The people are mad abou
. it. Pearson was extremely popu
j lar with the masses iG this county
heard a number of democrats
say to day that they will vote &c
- Jones. Itappears that the "RiDg
:, here had something to do with de
: feating Person. Matters are dark
!, but will perhaps clear up by NJ
vember
4. LHrs, tie LtunIte for Senator
:, claimed &, both the Harris and Al
~ kins faction: A strong Atkin,
~ however, told nue. to-day that Tor
Long will certainly vote tor At
~ kius. Jones, the .ominee for Float
al er, 5 an outspoken Atkins man
a This county is in a serious mud
N die just now about w. F. Mex nigh
j, the nominee tor county representa-
-. I've 1t Is currently reported tina
Re Mcknight has pledged himself t
~ Hauis friends TO vote for Harri
INF and TO Atkins felends to vote 70
N. n tkms. 1t also charge that Nc
NmgEt as been very bad mau
4, and has done a great deal Of dir
- during his lie. These things ar
- beng $, hurd pressed against No
kmgnt. that it rs said he has place
'lu his resignation Into the hands O
It the chairman Of the Democratic
to County Executive committee. HIS
resignation will be accepted. aud
-. Pearson, the recent candidat
- Tor fi1atvr will be nominated
) Pearson - a good farmer aud
kc worthy dstuosrRI. de is for AtEln
Al Col. J.J Worrel of the Dis.
~ patch has set ON fcot a movement
=. 10 ave Gov. Taylor the srandes
ovation IA the 9th OF October tha
any canu,d date ever received at th
IN place. IRe rural democrats Al
OF rlth ham, and they Will ali come
-, mounted on the 9Th, anu lar tn
ue,.vens with their welcO miu
iu sno9ts. ruey say that few sor
M t,,. iti,..aus hsre are saying thg
Ay Gov. 1aylol viii meet wiki a col
or reception q, acksOn; but the truS
blue Democrats are going 10 shO'
these musHuWps that GOvernG
90 rsyio nvUs IA the hearts Of the pee
De- ir Bu. notwithstanding al hays
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