Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-18
THE NEXT GOVERNOR.
He is Given a Grand Reception
by Clarksville Democrats.
Judge Peter Turney Met at the Depot
and Escorted to the City
In Grand Style.

No conquering Roman ever re-
ceived more hearty welcome than
was given to Judge Turney last night
upon his arrival in the city from
Cumberland City, where he spoke to
large crowd of citizens yesterday.
The people began gathering at DEM
ocratic headquarters before 6 6o'clock,
and by the time the hour of forming
the line of march had come the crowd
had swollen to enormous proportions.
The procession was formed as pub
Iished In the LEAF-CHRoNICLE yes
terday, and the march to the depot
was begun. By the time tnat point
had been reached the crowd had
greatly swollen in numbers, and be
fore the train arrived there were
fully fifteen hundred people waiting
to see the next governor of Tennes-
see and to give him hearty well
come to the city. They had crowded
every available place. Standing
room about the depot was all taken,
and the crowd then climbed to the
tops of the houses, and some took
positions ON the tops of the telephone
poles to see the distinguished guest
AS he passed by. When Judge Tur-
ney was seen on the platform of the
coach yell went up that fairly shook
the ground. 1t was repeated again
and again. Shout after shout went
up; hats were thrown into the air !;
sky. rockets were fired, and the whole
heavens seemed to thunder with the
reverberatiOns of cannon crackers
and torped0es, as they were fired by
the enthusiastic crowd. 1t was with
difficulty that the procession could be
swung into line for the return to the
city. AT last the torch light process
sion almost burned its way through
| the crowd and started to the city.
| Madison street Was chosen as the
route, and all along the way the
ladies and children were standing
in the windows and doors of the
residences looking at The great pa
| rade. 1t was grand sight. The flick
ering lights from two hundred torches
added a lustre TO the scene
| that made the spectators wild with
excitement. Occasionally a glimpse
of Judge Turney was caught as the
| hack passed,under an electric light.
This was.always signal for round
of hearty applause. The climax was
reached, however, when the carriage
containing Judge Turney and the
committee on reception drove to the
Franklin House and the guest was
helped to the ground. Cheer after
| cheer rent the air. Roman candles,
| sky rockets and fire crackers were
| burned until it looked like the whole
| town would be touched off. Judge
Turney was taken to the second
story portico, where he could see the
crowd and thank the citizens for the
demonstration. AS he arose from a
chair and faced the crowd men shout
ed themselves hoarse. When quiet
was restored Judge Turney said:
"Ladies and gentlemen: This
demonstration is exceedingly graft.
flying to me because it comes unex-
pectedly. | passed through your
pretty little city today en- route to
another county to fill an engagement.
| spoke to five hundred people and
ar hoarse from it. On my return |
find this grand demonstration await
ing me, and it gives me the greatest
pleasure. Again | say this demon
stration is grand one to be given to
"a walking corpse as my enemies
say, who is travelling around over
the State asking the people to elect it
Governor. / have made several
speeches during the campaign, and
/ judging from the receptions | am re-
ceiving at every point, those same
enemies will think | am the livest
corpse in Tennessee about the Sth
of November. / am, however, going
about more as an exhibit for the
Democratic platform than anything
else, for | tell you frankly | am ne
speaker. All sorts of things ha We
been said about me since / took the
stump. One fellow up at Knoxville
said / was Yankee and that / had
commanded Yankee regiment un.
til the Rebels caught me and put me
in prison, where they kept me until
the close of hostilities. Another one
said he would vote for no Republican
and that this d-n Pete Turney
was the worst one this side o.
hades. All this matters nothing
with me. am doing my part fol
the success of Democracy and ] tel
YOU we are going to win. The Dem
ocratic campfres are burning bright
ly. They are Illuminating the State
from one end to the other. They are
ablaze all over this land and l tel
you again we are going to win.