The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-10-21
DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK.

The Memphis AppeaI-Avalanche pub
fishes an interview with Chairman Car.
roll. of the State Executive Committee
as follows:
"The present canvass" said the chair.
man, "has been one in which the demo-
Gratis have put forth their best efforts, re-
sulting from realization on their part Of
the necessity Of active m ensures to insure
their success in the November elections;
but the republicans, on the contrary,
have not figured in the fight to the extent
that they have in previous contests. This
is due largely to the fact that they have
fused with the peoples party in various
congressional districts. This fusion, re-
Gently admitted publicly by John III. Nc
Dowell, has been known 10 the demo-
Gratis for months, and has done much
toward making them work az they never
worked before.
ain the campaign of 1888 Cleveland
carried Tennessee, it will be RENE mbered
by vote approximating $4,000, against
Harrison's 81, 900. In the coming fight
Cleveland will again carry the state and
Turney will be elected, in my opinion, by
majority over Winstead of from 10000
to 10000"
"On what do you base this assertion?'
was asked.
"On the best possible grounds" was the
reply; ian individual poll of the entire
state.
"You see,n said the chairman, lit was
deemed advisable that the committee be
informed definitely with regard to the ex-
act political complexion of the state that
an Intelligent report might be made tC
the national committee. With this in
view, Judge McCorrv, charm an OF the
campaign committee, wrote to three re-
liable democrats in each civil district
directing them TO make personal can
vass OF their territory 10 ascertain the
vote of the district in November. Thi:
was done twice and the result of the two
polls varied only slightly in the sum
| total.
"By this means we secured figure:
upon the strength of Turney, Buchanan
Winste2d and Fast that gave Turney a
majority over WInstead OF from 10000 tC
1000. The cities of Nashville, Mem
phis, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Jack
son, where the D0rtch law operates, were
not included in this poll, but we have
good reason to believe that they will re-
turn majorities for Turney of upward OF
10000 in the aggregate. making his cleo
ton assured by about 10000.
ain Davidson and Shelby counties
alone Turney ought to receive a majority
Of from 1000 to 5000 each.
81 think the republicans will be greatly
surprised at the way the negroes will vote
in the coming contest. In Nashville and
all through Middle Tennessee the negroes
are going over to democracy. In Nash
Vile there are two or three colored Cleva-
land clubs, and recently Bishop Brown, OF
the colored Methodist Episcopal Church.
has come out openly for Mr.. Cleveland
This condition OF affairs may be attrib-
uted mainly 10 the fact that the cosored
man has been ignored by the Harrison
administration in the south, and espe-
cially is this true in Tennessee. Again,
the negroes have lived through one dem
ocratic administration, and have found
that the return TO slavery predicted by
the republican leaders, If the democrats
should come in power, and swung over
their heads as a party lash, was simply
campaign talk. They also know that cot
ton is cheaper than ever under a republi-
can government, and they are beginning
to realize that tax on cheap cotton
goods Affects the price Of the raw mate
rial"
Chairman Carroll docs not think Blu
chanan will poll large vote.
"rhere are upward of 10000 voters, y
said he, speaking Of Buchanan's chances,
scattered over the stale, upon whom we
have learned from past experience we
cannot depend. so in ali our calculations
allowances were made for their presence
as a possible opposing faction. This els-
ment represents the old greenbaek party
and other uncertain classes OF voters who