The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-09-05
WANT TO BIZ GUY.
The Sage Of the Nashville American GiNS
His Views
AS to Who Will Come in When
the Bell Rings.

the Bell Rings.
Hear a heap OF talk these days about
who will be the next Democratic can
didate for governor next year. Don't
believe anybody knows who will get it
There are not a few people, some OF
them from up in his country, who say
Benton McMillin will be in the field.
Haven't seen the congressman and
can not say whether he will or not.
Looks very much from the size of his
footprints in some parts of the State
like he il ambling in that direction.
Can tell you this, however: II he tax es
notion to run it will take Hawkins
horse to beat him. You know Ben
ton. He is almost as good a mixer as
Joe Blackburn, and it takes mixers to
win these days. Then, again, Benton
is first class talker, on or off the
stump. Wien he gets up and begins
to swing those long arms OF his he can
make Republican Of the Clay Evans
type wish he had never been born.
Fellow from down the Nor'western
told me the other day that there was
lot of talk in that section about
Grigsby-Grigsby of Dickson-for
governor. Know Grigsby? He's as
fine fellow as you would meet in a
month of Sundays, and tip.top Judge,
too. He was up here not long ago,
sitting in place OF Judge Anderson.
Made fine impression, too. Hear the
Davidson county grand jury indorsed
his can-no, his idea OF sitting in the
chair now occupied by the Sage OF
VOLTS Crag. People down in his cir
cuit-by the way, one of the finest in
the State-think there's, nobody like
Grigsby, and if he comes out he will
make it interesting for the boys. Keep
your eye on Grigsby and those Dick
son countians. They mean business
this time.
Talking it round and about Chatta,
nooga that Chancellor Tom McCon.
nell has the gubernatorial bee. May
be true. Had it pow'ful bad once
May be have it again. Has made a
capital Judge, and lots of his constit'
uents would hate to see him leave the
bench for the chair OF state. Hamil
ton county would be solid for him, &C
It's said, and then he would most like
y secure the delegates from the other
counties in his division. This would
give him quite following in the con
vention. Hamilton county did mighty
bad last time, however, and she'll have
to show that she has reformed before
she comes asking the balance of the
party to turn down the other fellows
and take her favorite. Least, that'l
my opinion. If it does and nominate'
Mcconnell, he will not be beaten wher
the votes are counted.
Don't think East Tennessee, how
ever, will get the plum. Understand
that Bob Taylor has his heart set OF
making that new lecture OF his tn,
piece de resistance of the coming pa;
form season. Says he hasn't got tim
to run for governor just now ,althougl
he's willing to pull off his coat an,
say few words for the fellow tina
does get the hagbealing job. Wit
Bob out of the way don't think tn
party will go over the mountains thi
time. Ledgerwood would make a fin
. race. Indeed, he'd win, and San
Heiskell would set the woods afr
with his eloquence, but some how th
idea prevails that Middle or West Tel
nessee will furnish the man.
IF
Have heard some talk OF Senate
Whitthorne of Maury. Haven't hear
= anything from him on the subjec
He did some fine work on the pen
tentiary investigating committee la
F., winter, and held up his end in the sel
,e ate so we'll, that he naturally attreote
the attention OF thoughtful men q
IT over the State. Some of these peop
- say "Whit" would make a capital Ca
., didate, aud that coming as he do
from a section noted for its fastOhorst
IS he would make runaway OF it. L1
A. Of fellows ho wouldn't make hall
= good a governor as the natnr fro
~ Maury.
sc
r. Carmack. Aye, thore are some CT
n mack men in the highways and |
le ways; yes, indeed, there's sever
n thousands of them. Some of the
= swear by that red top-knot OF his, Al
IS IS some of them would vote for him
a. any Office from president down, We
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