The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-27
TENNESSEE RESPONDS
Will GiYs Democracy the Majority in
the November Election.
BRYAN AND SEWAll LIKED
Situation as to State Politics and the
Condition of Both Parties
at Present.

Knoxville, Tenn, July 25.-(Special)-
Now that the national convention Is over
the democrats of Tennessee have gone 10
work. They are working TO give the NOM
inee of the Chicago convention the largest
vote ever polled for national ticket IN
the old Volunteer State.
Tennessee is for the free and unlimited
coinage of the white metal at the ratio
of 10 to l. Four years ago Cleveland car
ried Tennessee by a plurality of 3S,aS; this
year the hoy orator from the Platte
will carry the state by a plurality nearly
doubling these figures. The populist vote
for the national ticket four years ago was
23447
The ticket and the platform adopted by
the national democratic convention III
session at Chicago last week have been in
dorsed by the leading populists of Ten
nessee. and the result viii be that the en-
tire vote which that party has heretofore
controlled in this state will be given to
Bryan. The democracy of almost the en-
tire state finds itself in harmony with both
the state and national platforms
When the state convention met In Nash
vide i'm May, the committee having decid-
ed 10 have but one state convention in
Tennessee this year. and an out and out
free silver platform adopted. IL was feared
by a handful of gold men who were in
attendance and few weak free silver ad-
itfdntS lhdl tennessee democracy hau
made a mistake, and that perhaps the
national convention would not subscribe
To free silver platform. The die had. how
ever. long before been east. Tennesseeans
wanted free silver, and they let the world
know IL through their state convention
which met fully two months before the
national convention was to be called to
order.
The result of the Chicago convention
is applauded, and il Is the opinion of the
party leaders all over the state that no
better candidates than William Jennings
Bryan. OF Nebraska. and Arthur Sewall of
Maine. could have been placed before the
convention.
As to the congressional nominees. the
democrats Of the first second and third
congressional districts, which compose East
Tennessee. have not done much, although
the republicans have had THEN candidates
ia the field several weeks. in all but the
last named district.
In the first district W. Il. BrownlOw. of
Jouesboro. a distant relative of the famous
old parson. Is the republican nominee for
congress. having won the nomination in
"A primary election over Hon. W. e. II.
Aliburn. of Greenevihe. and Congressman
Anderson. Of Newport In this primary
much bitter feeling was engendered against
BrownloW. and il is like pulling eye-teeth
FOR some Of tho republicans to lend him
lHfti support " itu THESE fuctS IN front
OF them the democrats of the district have
taken courage and will soon nominate a
loyal son TO make the race. which 1t Is
believed viii he a winning one. The men
who are most prominently mentioned in
connection with the nomination are Colo
mel George l.. zoe. of Morrstown. a prom
inent lawyer and lifelong democrat.
Major r. .. Jones, also of Morristo and
Charles Slack. OF Bristol, editor of The
Bristol Courier. one Of the brightest hltle
d.tt'y papers 80 las-i Tenf'.sa,A 1ho nom
mating convention VIII be called soon and
it's Il ten 90 one shot that one or the other
of these gentlemen viii receive the nomina-
uon.
The democrats OF this the second con
grcssioual district. find themselves very
much split up iust al this time. owing 10
the fact that two congressional executive
committees exist here and each committee
has called "a convention TO place demo
cratic nominee ia the field. for congress,
TO oppose Judge Henry n. Gibson. who
Won such memorable victory over Con
srvssmau John G.. liouk TWO years ago,
anu is again tie Iaince of his party. when
the Houk-GibSou night was ou, the demo
Gratis kept aloof and decided that II would
Doe better not TO make nomination.
This action wa taken by the congress
sioual executive committee. of which Mayer
samuel G.. lieisNen. OF Knoxville, is the
the committee continued itself III power
for two years longer. At the state couXen-
lion held ~ Nashville IN May the second
district delegation got together ana elect
ed lion. joan N. Davis chairman OF the
delegation, with the unuerstandin. that no
was 90 appoint new congressional COM
nIttec. Alter me returned home he con
suited with the leading democrats of the
eleven counties which form Tire district
ANA named the committee. This committee
met here "a rev days ago aud called II
convention 10 meet in Knoxville on th,
iath ol August to name a dcuoc ratio can
a. uate Tor congress
The old committee. OF which Mayor I}eis-
authority OF the ncW committee. and at a
meeting held here this week, a conVen-
ton was called 10 meet on the SIN OF Au-
gus 10 nominate Il congressional eaudi-
date. Thus the matter stands at present
An effort Will he made 10 adjust the affair.
ami 10 not, "A spit IN the ranks of dcmocra-
IS rs imminent. The populistS have placed
IA nomination William oliver. but at a
meeting OF the executive committee held
TINS week, u was decided 10 withdraw the
nominee IL the democrats would agree TO
nominate "A free coinage democrat
In the Chattanooga district neither the
democrats nor the republicans have made
a nomination. Hon. Foster Y. Brown. the
present representative Of the district, has
announced that he will In no sense of the
word be a candidate for reelection and
the republicans are beginning to east
about for q suitable man to make the
race. Thomas l.. cate, Of Cleveland the
man with the fog-hurn voice. is most prom
iEently mention IN this connection and
ire may receive the nomination.
Among the democrats the prevailing i'm
preston Is that Judge John \. Moon will
DE given the race.
TAYLOR OPENED THE CAMPAIGN