The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-10
THE TwENTY-EIaHTH SENATORIAL

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THE TwENTY-EIGHTH SENATORIAL.
The Political Troubles in That District
The Remedy Suggested.
Correspondence Of The Appeal
DYERsDUEG, Tenn, Sept 0.-There is
trouble and disorganzatiou brewing in the
Twenty.cighth Senatorial district, COM
posed Of the counties of 0bion, Lake and
Dyer, that may result, unless rcmedied, in
giving the district TO the enemy. The
same counties scnd iloatcr to the house,
and 80 We may lose two members Of the
Legislature.
by an accustomed courtesy existing TO
some extent among counties similarly sit
uated, the senator pro hac vice, belongs
TO Dyer and the iloater TO Lake. This
is but courtesy, and, Of course,
il Is expected that county so situated
will present unoxceptionablc men. Two
asprants for the scnatorship have represented
themselves from Dyer. John T.. McCorklc
ank John VI. Nichols, both good men; but
McCorklc IL for Atkins and Nichols is for
Harris for United States Senator, and that
Is the leading issue. Mr.. Nichols ia the
member Of the State executive committee
for the ninth Congressional district. How
can he favor Reorganization? But II he
does not his friends are doing 20 for him.
They are opposed 90 u senatorial and hote-
rial convention OF the three counties. His
friends are saying, "Lct them both run,
there is no danger OF Republican, while
at the same there is loud talk OF n third
senatorial aspinnt from Obon. McCorklc
and his friends arc in favor OF convcn-
ton rs YOU will learn from his card in
The Dyd' County 7imo OF the 9th instant
Now, what We want YOU, in your wis
dom, TO DO, is TO tell MS how we arc 10
get convention. You will reply. OF
course, let your executive committee OF the
senatorial and hoatcrial district call one.
| Ave, but there's the rub. suppose the
executive committee are numbered with
| the disorganzcn, are friends Of Nichols
and Harris, and don't want a convention,
what them Suppose the committee pos.
ilivcly refuse TO call u convention, what
them How are the people to help them.
/ selves?
But let MS reason a little about this posi-
ton OF Mr.. Nichols aud his friends. What
| do you reasonably imply from M Firt,
| do yon not, that Mr.. Nichols and his
| friends ere afraid 10 risk his chances iOI
the nomination. second, do you not, that
in free fight they hope TO win by the aid
| Of Republican votes? Now Is this mat.
ter that ought 20 he decided by Republi.
can or Democratic votes. Ought not the
majority Of the Democratic votes Of the
three counties 10 prevail, without Rcpubli.
cans being called upon 10 assist in the de.
csion2 Can Mr.. Atkins friends or Mr..
Harris friends afford 10 win, or even try
20 win by the aid Of the enemy? They
will both rcpudiatc any such course.
The executive committee u Dyer coun-
~, acting upon the presumption that the
senator would bc conceded to their coun.
~, called q convention Of the party OF the
county, 10 be held ON Monday, the 81
inst, the delegates 10 said convention IA
be- elected 10y primaries in the several civil
districts OF the county. Mr.. Nichols and
his friends refused TO submit his claims "a
said primaries or 10 the convention NJ
called, iint, Tor want Of authority on the
part Of the committee, and second, be-
cause by reason Oi the shorlncss Of time
given by the call Of the primaries time
had not been given for q proper canvass
before the people.
At the primary, Mr.. Nichols having re-
fused 10 submit TO II, his friends did not
vote for him, and the result was that Me.
| Corklc received the whole vote east, be-
tween GOO and 7OO. when the convention
met on the ID instant, with view Of pro-
noting harmony, aud by tho consent OF
| McC0rklc and Mr.. sam Young. who had
been chosen Ia said primaries as the
! choice for representative for Dyer county,
| the whole primary election was sct aside
and new convention called, primaries "a
select delegates TO bo again held
on tho 9th instant All parties
seem 10 DO agreed 10 this, and
express q Willingness 20 abide by II 10 this
extent, but 10 this extent only, that ~ far
as the scnatorship IL concerned, II IA 90 be
only an expression OF Dyer ~ TO her choice,
aud that Obion and Lake not being bound
| by II, that IL still leaves Mr.. Nichols In the
field. even u McCorklc bca,s him In Dyer.
Ohion and Lake claim this, aud rightiully,
too, II they arc not willing, through the
usual courtesy, 90 allow Dyer 90 present
her choice. This, then, will again leave
the whole thing In a muddlo, aud without
u senatorial and flotcfial convention VIC
will b. I'll NJ SEA.
The remedy Is plain, and TO man mp
q TREE" the duty Of the executive commit.
tee Is plain. Call q convention. Hut again
suppose the committee won't What them
The senatorial and folcral executive
committee consist Ut tie chairncn oi the
county committees, aud they have not,
aud the fear Il tina; they will not, call n
convention, II they will not, then what
Is the remedy " the parly9 Call upon
the state executive commitlcc2 II there
h remedy IN that We will call loud.
| Gail upon the prcssl We viii DO that, too,
| Tor We must have convention. True,
We arc IN the corner of the state, but We
are determined that this thing shall not
be- done lin o corner II necessary there
Will be- Mons ANoN.
lThc remedy Of tho Democrats lies In
themselves. They can call q convention
either mass convention or one made ~
ol delegates therein apply the
remedy TO right the wrongs complained
oL-ED. ArrrALl