The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-25
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-,s ideally that he would. lie
.ollow6d Inns by writing:
Il am sorry indeed, TO hear of any south
ern democrat going into the thIrd party,
for it means 10 my mind ruin TO the south.
trrning our southland again over to republi-
can rule and | hope before the final step
is taken our brethren will reconsider and
think what the result will be and where it
will eventually lead to-ruin, ruin, ruin.
4 few days afterwards lie said i'll an in
teryiew: AS a democrat / can bear no
relation to Il third party My name has
for some time been before the democratic
party for denomination and | have hereto
fore unequivocally expressed my purpose to
supper the nominee of the democratic con
VentlOn.
No true democrat can do less Whether as
the standard bearer of the democratic party
or a follower in its ranks | shall use all
honorable eXertion for its success"
In face of this when county after county
elected delegates to the state convention
and he saw defeat, he Withdrew from the
contest and announced himself as an in
dependent candidate for governor. The
third party then met in convention and
nominated him as their candidate His
acceptance of this nomination has driven
thousands of farmers from him who other
wise would have supported him.
As in other southern states the third
party and republicans have formed coali-
ton. though in Tennessee it is only for
congressman. MS. however, HAS uuu the
effect of driving the farmers back into
the democratic party.
All the candidates for governor are max
ing an active canvass of the state. though
there are no joint debates.
old Pete, the Farmer Judge.
Judge Turney, though he has been on
The supreme bench for twenty-five years
is farmer He has a magnificent old
typical southern home down in franklin
county. known as "Wolf's Crag" lie is
eiXtv-five years of age, six feet, four inches
tall with broad shoulders and weighs 260
pounds He wears a full but short, grey
heard and is q magnificent specimen of
manhood. With the exception of slight
rheumatic afictiOn he is vet hale and
hearty His rheumatism, however, has
caused him to abandon deer and fox hunt
ing, of which ne has been Il great lover. At
'WolfS Crag" he yet has his pack of dogs
and the horses which have carried him on
many fox race For years he has been
noted as the best deer shot in the state
Men who have been with him on the hunt
say that he can bring down n deer running
at full speed n hundred yards distant at
every shot. He is a democrat of the old
echool-one of the people All over the
state he is known as Old Pete Iurney. 1t
was his county, under his leadership, which
first seeded from the union. Before the
state of Tennessee had seeded he had OF
ganized the first Tennessee regiment and
gone to the front. Though many times
offered promotion he declined to leave his
regiment and went through the war as
colonel of the first Tennessee. At the bat
tie of Seven Pines he was shot through the
face.
Judge Turney tells q good story and has
keen appreciation of wit. Once while
his regiment was in winter quarters along
with Il Georgia regiment, a religious re-
vival was started in camp. An officer was
telling him of the converts one day and re-
marked that twelve of the Georgians had
been converted.
'How many Of our men protested Chris
tianity?" he asked.
+'None, sir"
what! whatw he said, none of my
men converted? 1t will never do for Geor.
gia to get ahead of Tennessee. Sergeant"
he called. detail eighteen of my men for
baptism at once.
twenty-five years ago when he came up
TO Nashville and was elected to the SUI
pre1ne court he returned home to find sew
eral hundred of his friends at the depot
to meet him rs he alighted from the tram
''Hurrah for Pete" they -yelisS. =,
Hold on boys" he cried. '.gs,at will
never do The dignity of my office must be