The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-05-08


Jere Baxter's boom grows bigge
and bigger as the days go BY. Uncl
JOsiah's boom is small affair compa
ed to Jere's.-B Bedford County Time
Farmer Jere" Baxter says he ha
entered the race for governor to wiz
il he can, and that he "has no secret
to conceal, no desires to suppress, n
war to wage on any brother demo
crat. Smith County Record
Giles county will instruct her dele
CATION, when the time comes, for Hon
Jere Baxter, Of Davidson, for the mex
governor Of Tennessee. Governo
Baxter. That sounds better thar
Governor Patterson Pulaski Citizen
Hon. Jere Baxter has been in Eas
Tennessee this week looking after hi
gubernatorial fences. Mr.. Baxter il
making friends wherever he goes, anc
his strength seems to be gradually in
creasing with every succeeding day
Cleveland Banner News.
The governorship is being freely
discussed by the press of the state
and from what we have observed Jere
Baxter Of Nashville and Col Josiah
Patterson Of West Tennessee seem to
be the strongest of no less than a doz-
en- tes-Greeneyille Demo.
crat
Farmer Jere Baxter is now in the
guberlatorial ring, and is close after
"Our Bob's" No. los. He says he ia
going to make thorough canvass for
the nomination. The man that gets
the nomination will find Jere hard
opponent-tbat is, if he don't get it
himself-Rogersville Review.
There are either seven hundred and
eleven, or eleven hundred and seven
good loyal democrats in Tennessee
who howl "Barkis is willing" when
asked if they are in the race for gov
ernor, but alter polling all their inter
eets Jere Baxter is in lhe lead and viii
come under the string an easy win
ner, without a break Dickson Demo
crat.
Speaker Clapp and Hon. Josiah be-
ing now the only pronounced candi-
dates fer the gubernatial nomination
from West Tennessee, will have to
pool their issues before the conven-
ton meets, or Jere Baxter will slip in
betwixt them with ease. And even
with West Tennessee's solid vote fol
either OF them, they will have to hus-
tie to beat m.-Tullahoma Guardi-
an.
Hon. Jere Baxter is several lengths
ahead in the race for gubernatorial
honors, with no apparent chance of
being headed off by any of the pres
.ent aspirants. It will not take the
people long to decide between Jere
and Josiah The simon pure progres.
sive democrats of the State form an
insurmonntable barrier which your
Uncle Josiah can never overcome
Pulaski Citizen.
Probably the paper that is causing
more comment and interest now than
anything Is the announcement of
Hon. Jere Baxter for governor. Mum.
bers OF the papers of the State have
copied and commented on it, and as
we have. had numerous requests for a
copy of it, and being unable to fur
nish it, we publish it in toto. While
it consumes considerable space our
readers will find it interestingly Tracy
City News.
We reproduce in another column
the excellent interview of the Nash
Vile Herald with Hon Jere Baxter, in
which he defines his position OH pub
lie matters, and personally announces
himself as candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor. Col.
Baxter is no politician, but is one of
the most progressive farmers in the
State, and as governor will be an hon
sor to our people.-Humboldt Leader.
Col. Jere Baxter of Nashville hav
ing announced that he is a candidate
for governor is receiving hearty en-
dersement from good many. He
says it is the glory of the Office that
attracts him, and that being the case
he would undoubtedly make the gen.
eral veal of The commonwealth his
first object-as that alone will yield
true glory to his administrator as
governor of Tennessee.-springheld
Record
There is no doubt at this time that
Jere Baxter of Nashville is the lead
ing candidate for the democratic
nomination for governor. He is a.
lawyer by profession, though be has
all his life taken a great interest in
farming, and now owns one Of the
finest farms in Davidson county
hence his title Farmer Jere." He is
fine business man ana would make
Tennessee business governor. De-