The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-25

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ty of my Office he continued. Call me
| Peter now"
A Great Campnigncr.
! Though advanced in years Judge Turncys
speeches are strong and full of anecdotes,
He wears IN old blue, swallowtail Dan
lei Webster coat and u black sombrero In
| every speech he makes votes and to all
| appearances is sweeping the state at the
| gait of u cyclone.
Chairman Carroll and Secretary Pearcy
of the state committee predict that he will
| carry the state by a majority over the com
| bined vote of all the other candidates Their
estimate of the vote now is Turney 49,
OOO, Winston 10000, buchanan 10000,
and East 5000.
| In 1883 the democratic vote for governor
was 156,SO3; the republican vote 139,023.
| In 1890 the democratic vote was 13,431;
| republican 1902, In 1892 Buchanan the
| democratic candidate was unpopular, which
caused the decline The republican de-
| cline was due to the poll tax law. The
negro would not pay the tax to vote. In
the November election the poll taw law
and the Australian ballot system in the
counties of Shelby, Davidson, Knox and
Hamilton in which are located the cities of
Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville and Ham
least 10000 negroes, while the republican
national committee have furnished some
money to the state, the leaders have dlvld-
ed it among themselves and declare they
taxes of the negroes. The negroes are APP
parently Indifferent as to the result and
many of them will be voted for the straight
democratic ticket. 1t is estimated by the
democrats that not over 10000 negroes
will vote the straight republican ticket
The remaining 10000 conceded to them
will he the white republican vote of the
state.
Governor Buchanan has no idea of being
elected He is indignant because the dem
ocrats turned him down and is reilly max
ing the race in the interest of the republi-
can candidate.
George H. Winston. the republican can
didate. who s q popular young lawyer and
native of Tennessee, claims that he will
poll Il full republican vote and be elected.
But neither he nor any of the republican
managers make any claims of carrying
the state for Harrison. Indeed everybody
of all parties admit that Cleveland will
carry the state by from 10000 to 10000
majority.
The state alone will elect eight ont Of
ton democratic congressman. John Hank
and Alf TAYLOR, the two republicans in
the present congressional delegation, will
he returned. The third party has candi-
dates in all the other districts They are
endorsed by the republicans. Though
in two districts the contest may
be close there is no real danger to the
democracy.
An Interesting Fight.
The most interesting congressional con-
test in the state is that in
the ninth district. The dem
representative. who with Bland, led the
contest for free coinage in The house of
representatives last spring. They nOml-
mated T. g. McDearman Pierce declined
to abide the action of the convention and as
an independent candidate with the endorse
ment of the third party. lie says he is for
Cleveland and Buchanan. Pierce is very
strong with the farmers and may be
elected.
The legislature will undoubtedly be over
whelmngy democratic. 1t is TO elect a
successor to Senator Bate. He is a candi-
date for reelection, and will be-opposed by
Ex-Governor Bob TaylOg and John H. Say
age. The contest Is, however. between
Senator Bate and Bob Taylor. Right now
Senator Bate seems to have the advantage.
but Taylor's friends say he will get there III
his usual good style on the home stretch
Mr. Walter Cain. editor of The Ameri-
can, in discussing the situation with me to-
day said
THE democratic outlook is most prop
touS. Our people are great admirers of
Grover Cleveland and want HIM for their
president. Peter Turner is the democratic
,-y so, '.,r 400 MS ..f,,ic i ia pr
vate record is that of the ideal citizen. For
oil public places in Tennessee only the most
worthy aspirants have been named. Con
fronting these is the republican party WIN
its force bill threat, its robher tarlf Jus
continuous and menacing utterances or ma
fred towards everything southern. IS
abctt0r and most malignant aide Is the thlId
nartv, made up of the ragtag and bohtnl,
the ignorant and the o,ltcaSts from ctner
norties. AGAINST such it is not surprising
that Intelligence. correct political IDEAS. tile
determination to retain home rule, courage
and patriotism will win. Democracy III
Tennessee is n compact organization -IiuIe
go than il has been for many years; since
1914. perhaps. In the present campaign
democrats have tonight well. They were
aided by the visit of General Weaver
whose military career to our people Is Il
,nnmorv haloed with stencil and referred TO
with cQntemptuous but righteous lnulgna
ti0n The results, too, OF the elecuohS ID
Georgia Arkansas and FLORIDA nave proven
of powerful assistance to tennessee dello
Gratis l predict that Cleveland ana lurheF
will carry this state unless unforeseen GA
l9mitv comes during the next few weeks
nv n plurality of $4,000 votes. Certain Il
il that so far as Tennessee Is concerned
the sodity of the south Will remain u'i-
broken"
buchanan Has No Following
Nnmnhis Tenn, October 21.-(SpeciaL)-
The republicans expected Buchahah 70
draw forty or fifty thouSand VoleS from , ne
democrats and thus give them II pI3lraiit!
bnt buchanan has practically no following
"Buchanan will not poll 10000 votes,
said Chairman Carroll today. Il have no
Doubt but that Judge Turney Will get more
votes than both Buchanan and Winston,
and Cleveland will carry the state by any
where from 10000 to 10000 majority. Our
committee has made two polls OF every
county in the state and will make. third
one this week A conservative estimate IS
a plurality of $4,000 over the republicans.
it having become so apparent that GOV
ernor Buchanan has no following, rumor
has had it for week that he will retire
from the contest He, however, denies this,
and saws he will continue the fight Buch-
anan is endeayoring to retaGate upon the
democratic party, because they refused to
nominate him, by turning the state over TO
the republicans. But his object is SO pal
| pable that his friends have deserted him.
| Though yet governor he is perhaps the most
! despised man in the state.
A queer thing about Buchanan is that he
| will tell no one who he expects to vote for
| for president But it is not believed he
will cast his vote for Weaver for the pop
| ulite candidate for president has no strength
in Tennessee.
The Woman Couldn't Agree.
| BY the way, there is quite a lot of gossip
| INDUCED i'll here about the disbandlng
| of the Weaver-Lcase show. 1t
| will be remembered that Weaver and Mrs.
! Lease dissolved copartnershiP after the Pu-