Nashville Union and American, Oct. 10, 1874: Porter and Maynard spoke in turn in Chattanooga
From the archives: a special dispatch on a Chattanooga canvass event among the rolling mills
NASHVILLE - The Nashville Union and American of Saturday, Oct. 10, 1874, printed a special dispatch from Chattanooga, dated Oct. 9, under the heading "The Canvass Among the Rolling Mills." The dispatch said Porter and Maynard spoke to a large crowd in James Hall that day, beginning at 1 p.m.
According to the dispatch, Maynard opened and discussed the funding and assessment laws, the penitentiary lease, Civil Rights and the Porter resolutions. Porter replied, and the dispatch said his reply was well received and frequently interrupted by applause. It added that Porter made friends and would run ahead of his ticket in the county; its sub-deck said he was "in the lead."
Credit: Nashville Union and American, Oct. 10, 1874, p. 1, Chronicling America, Library of Congress. The page carries a no-known-copyright, public-domain statement.
Source: Nashville Union and American, Oct. 10, 1874, p. 1 - https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85033699/1874-10-10/ed-1/?sp=1