Bradley County Republicans
Cleveland, Tenn. June 20.
"To the Journal;" The republicans of Bradley county are well pleased with the national ticket, and never have we seen them so universally confident of success, and so enthusiastically supporting the nominees of the party from President down. On the other hand our democratic friends seem all broke up and hopelessly divided on every issue that presents itself. For years they have been running "independents" for county offices in this county, but this year they have thrown off the mask, held a convention and placed a full county ticket in the field. This, of course, is a challenge to the republicans for a straight party fight and will be carried out on that principle. This, we confidently believe will result in the election of the full republican ticket by majorities ranging from four hundred to five hundred. John P. Davis the democratic nominee for trustee never announced himself as a candidate until a few days ago, although the convention that nominated him was held several week's ago. This was evidently done in order to capture republican votes, by claiming that he did not accept the nomination of his party, but has decided to run on his own accord-rather as an "independent." Rather a nice trick, but it won't work. Republicans are too sharp to be hoodwinked in any such style. Mr. Davis is the regular nominee of the democratic party, who nominated him with Boyd for sheriff, and Helms for assessor, with Woolonback for representative in order, as was announced in their convention, to test the strength of the two parties in Bradley county. It was at this same convention that the chairman classed the republicans of East Tennessee as poor, worthless white trash and niggers.
The republicans of the seventh senatorial district will hold a convention in this city next Saturday, for the purpose of naming the next state senator. It is understood that Hon. W. F. McCarron will secure the nomination by acclamation.
The republicans of Bradley county are almost a unit for Hon. H. Clay Evans for congress. There is not a man that could possibly be mentioned that can arouse the enthusiasm of the republicans of Bradley county, or that could possibly carry this county by such an overwhelming majority over Snodgrass, or any other democrat, as can H. Clay Evans. He ahs that courtesy, zeal and energy that all admire. Bradley county gave him 682 majority two years ago, and we are confident that we can roll up seven hundred majority for him this year. The people are tired of such figure-heads as Snodgrass.
An effort was made by a few chronic kickers and mugwumps of Chattanooga to induce Col. T. L. Cate, of this city, to make the race for congress, which was intended to get up discord in the ranks, but Col. Cate very promptly nipped the little scheme in the bud. Upon being interviewed by a Times reporter in Chattanooga a few days ago, he stated emphatically that he was not a candidate and was for H. Clay Evans.
