The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-03-04
OLD PETE.
''Put None but Democrats OH Guard"
the Refrain.

''Put None but Democrats OH Guard"
the Refrain.
The following letter to the Ameri-
can from it's Columbia correspondent,
will be Of interest to our readers:
COLUMBIA, Feb. 29.-Maury County
IL to have Democratic Primary cleo
ton next Saturday to choose nomi-
nees for county offices. To-day being
the last Monday before that moment-
Gus occasion all the candidates and a
great many OF their frIeDds were here.
There being prominent Democrats
here from all parts OF the county,
your correspondent took this occasion
To feel The public pulse as regards the
candidacy of the Hon. John Z.
buchanan and Judge Peter Turney
for Governor.
So far as this, the Columbia, dis
trict is concerned, there was never
more unanimous sentiment in favor
Of any man for Governor than to-day
exists for "OId Pete" In some in
stances it is because the people love
Judge Turney more; in many others
il is because they love Mr.. Buchanan
less. But regardless OF the causes the
effect is, that If the vote was taken ut
this box to. morrow, with no other
candidates in the field than the above
named, Turney would get live to
Buchauan's one. Your correspond
ent has heard All CXTrv~siUL from
more than half the bar, s;uu, with the
single exception Of the Hon. w. }.
WhItthOrne, the Democratic lawyers
OF Columbia are unanimous in their
support OF Judge lurney. Mr.. Whit
thOrue thinks buchanan II u good
Democrat and has made - g""'l Gov
ernor, aud he thinks, to, Ina; Judge
Turney's services CAuH"t % spared
from u e bench. Ou the other s!'ie, to
the credit OF the Turucy cniumn may
be placed the Nance OF ~ ii we'll
known Democrats aud leEAi lights as
Col. n. Il. Wilkes, MI eX-Repre-enta-
tive from this county, Figure and
Padgett, Suuthali ana SuI,ser, NOOr-
HES and Fowler, Hughes aud Hatch
er, Judge w. >. Fleming aud w. >.
Fleming, Jr., w. J Webster, Geo. 9.
Taylor aud w &. Taylor. Thesv gen
tlenen will not only support Judge
Turuey, but they indoTse the bold
manly uUterauces OF his card OF an
nouncement and favor the vigorous
campaign on principles suggested
therein.
The Judges popularity is not con-
fined to the legal fraternity by any
means, however. The merchants are
nearly rs unanimous, and the labOrers
are his friends. Your correspondent
happened into shop where there
were five IabOrers, aud found them
unanimous in favor OF Turney.
MIR. n. b. Cheairs, a former Sheriff
of the county and a Democrat with
large personal following, says he Will
support Judge TuTney; that the card
has the ring to it he likes, and that
he admires a leader who has the
courage to speak his convictions.
Gen. l.. +. Polk thinks the Democ-
racy could not hit upon stronger,
drawer, purer leader. He has known
Judge Turney for a great many years,
aud says no man can iud a flaw in
his private life or public record as a
soldier, citizen, jurist and Democrat.
Two or three years ago Gen. Polk
was President of the Alliance Of this
county.
MIR. Jonas T. Amos, OF the Bigby
willie district, is prominent Alliance
man as well AS a leading Democrat.
He indorses Turuey and his published
card; he thinks his candidacy is
opPOrtune and his platform well
drawn. He believes the Democrats OF
the State will and should hold up the
hands OF the priest who will boldly
proclaim the true doctrine, and that
there should be remuneration to
old principles. Mr.. Amos WAS Presi-
dent OF the Alliance in this county
last year, and is still a member of the
order. He has not heard general
expression of sentiment in his dis
trict, but rs far as he has heard it was
All for Turuey. Mr.. Amos is the
member OF the County Democratic
Executive Committee from his dis
trict.
Hon. John NJ. Grove, eX-member of
the Legislature aud present commit
tASmau from his district, will support
Turuey and thinks his district Will DO
the same.
John Z. Akin, the committeeman
from the Fifteenth District, says his
district will unquestionaOly go foI
Turney, and that Maury County will
do likewise.
Mr.. Sam Brown, who was -Presi.
dent Of the Alliance in the Tenth
District two or three years ago, says
there is no ALLIANCES there to be prcsi-
dent OF now. He is for Turney and
thinks he will carry that district foul
or five to one.
Mr.. Sims Latta, a former Sheriff OF
the county, thinks that Turuey will
carry at least twenty out OF the
Twenty-Five districts OF the county
Mr.. Mack Campbell, of the Spring
Hill neighborhOOd, says every body
out that way is for Old Pete. They
are not only for Old Pete, but they
are against Buck.
Mr.. H. H. Mooney, of the Fiftl
District, says Turney is as solid as
stone wall out his way.
Hon. G. V. Cyrus, member of tn
Legislature from this county, is 70
the pres Mt incumbent He did no
prOpEIesy results in this county, 'bu
said Buchanan would clean Up Tur
ney as easy as he did Baxter In tn