The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-10-22
POLITICAL NEWS.
Blount County VIII poll the biggest
vote In her history.

Blount County VIII poll the biggest
vote In her history
Twelve IN me days until election.
Hon. TIL It. N. Brown will speak at
the Davis Sc hool house in the 9TH dis
trict Friday nsght.
d. L. Bryan is to expound the doc
trim of free silver at the Davis school
house Saturday night.
Edwin S. Cunningham and F. H.
Lamon, will address the voters at
Forest Hill Saturday night.
Josephus Hopwood, prohibition
candidate for governor, will speak at
Court House Saturday at 10 clock.
Saturday night Edwin S. Cunning
ham and John l.. Goddard, addressed
good number of the voters at
Miser's.
Messrs Elmer Goddard and ]. C..
Crawford, will address the republican
club at the Mcconnell school house
next Monday night October 26.
DR.. Bartlett accompanied by Mr..
Carnahan went to Forest Hill Friday
night where the doctor addressed a
large number Of the voters Of the 9Th
district on behalf of honest money.
Thursday nightaS, C, .JRuble and
Leonard S. GraddaF aides >ssed the
voters of the snd dsyiiet, .(G the Nc
Ccnnell school house ana assisted in
organizing Mckinley and Hobart
club. This IS small district but in
tensely republican and will not give
over ten democratic votes.
w. C. Ruble and Leonard S.
Goddard addressed the republican
club at the Davis school house Friday
night. One Of the largest crowds Of
the campaign was present and all the
republicans of that neighborhood
seem to be enthusiastic and every re-
publican vote will be cast for an
honest currency and a protective tariff.
w. Culton is making the mos
vigorous campaign for democracy
ever made IN this county He is
speaking several times each week anl
has a string band to sccompang him
He is the best chairman democracy
ever had in the county and on person
al grounds, many republicans 60 ou
to hear him as he is a. genial good
fellow and an entertaining speaker
but the issues of this campaign are
too important for the voters to be lee
off on pesonal grounds and Bloun
win givesssound money and protection
majority Of at leas 1900.
Hon. w. D. Wright and Hon
Harvey II. Hannah, the republican
and democratic electors for the IN,
district, spoke to large crowd in thu
court house Saturday. Both ar
young men and are making nam
for themselves this campaignfor cleal
and able canvass they are making
Mr.. Hannah opened in an hours
speech full of fine diction and elo
quent and we'll rounded sentences
His speech was by far the best tina
has been made on that side of tn
question in this county. He was ia
better than Bob Taylor both in argr
ment and eloquence and the republl
cans and democrats alike acknowl
edge him to be the ablest man on tn
stump in Tennessee for free silver
Mr.. Wright followed and in his clear
logical and eloquent manner pre-
coded to badly mangle the pretty
speech made by his opponent. Mr.
Wright is one of the best posted an,
and soundest men in Tennessee an
being on the RICH. side of the ques
ton with the facts and figures to bac
him he applied the cold steel of logl
to Mr.. Hannah's elequence and lie
the free silverites small ground
stand upon. Both had a1reply afts
which both were present I'd with flow
y ers on behalf of the democrat ladie
and the republican ladies. Mr.
RCulton presented the former an'
Miss Beulah RowaI N the latter In
neat speech. Both tyoung men etc
quenty responded. : The cheer
showed conclusively THAT over tire
fourths Of the crowd twas for SCUM
money aud if our demoi3ratic friend
have thought they were milking gain