Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-05
Lend a Hand.

The primaries are over and the del
egates from Montgomery county will
vote for Peter Turney in the next
gubernatorial convention. This
would have been the case no matter
how warmly the friends of Governor
Buchanan had contested the matter,
for majority of the Democrats of
the county are certainly for Judge
Turney. AS the governors friends,
or many of them, remained away
from the polls it was Of course fore
gone conclusion that Turney would
carry the county.
What is the next step to be taken
in this county by those who say they
are Jeffersonian Democrats and who
styled themselves in their late call
"the friends of the Governor ?"
Through their committee, which
has already been appointed, they
will call convention or primary and
send del, gates to the next regular
State Democratic convention.
These delegates, as they we'll know,
will not be received. They will then
join in the bolt, which has already
been arranged for, and Mr.. Buchan-
an, if he will consent, will be brought
out as an independent or "Jeffer-
sonian Democrat" and induced to
make the race for Governor.
The Peoples party convention,
which will meet soon after, will en-
dorse Mr.. Buchanan's candidacy and
put no nominee of its own in the
field.
Thus we will have four full tickets
out this year. The Republicans,
the Democrats, the Prohibitionists,
the Peoples party will all have cam
didates before the people.
What will be the probable outcome
of the confusion which these four
parties all in the field at once will
produce?
Mr.. Harrison received four years
ago for president nearly one hundred
and forty thousand votes in the State.
Mr.. Buchanan received two years
ago less than one hundred and fifteen
thousand votes for Governor.
The Peoples party or" Jetfersonian
Democrats may poll votes enough
to cut down the vote of the regular
Democratic nominee for Governor as
low as that of Buchanan two years
ago. The Republicans, encouraged
by the situation, will most certainly
poll as many votes as they did four
years ago. Thus we shall have Re
publican Governor, elected by TWEEN
ty-fve thousand majority.
, Mr.. Harrison for President will
get about as many votes as the Re-
publican nominee for Governor, and
Mr.. Cleveland for President will get
about AS many votes as the Demo
cratic nominee for Governor. The
vote of Tennessee may be decisive OF
the contest. Thus we may have q
Republican President for the next
four years, made SO by the electors
from our own State.
In many counties like Montgom.
cry "Jeflersonian Democrats" will
run for the Legislature. Their
names will be on the Republican
ticket, and they will expect to be
elected by aid of the solid Republi
can vote. These "Jeflersonian Dem
ocrats" and the straight Republicans
together may control the next Legis
lature. Thus we will have John ii
Mcdowell representing us DIT Wash
ington as our United States Senator
for the next six years.
The latter result is OF course the
one most industriously aimed at. AL
steps that have been taken or may bt
taken hereafter tending to disrup
the Democratic party are expected tC
lead to this desired end.
Those "Jeffersonian Democrats
who favor Republican president, {
Republican governor, and John IL
Mcdowell for the United States Sen
ate are requested to aid in carrying
out the plan.