New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-28

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adopted by all parties, should nc pse nroyisions OF
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These views believe to be explicitly or ine1p1city
Teanre distnct democratic enuncation TO elicit SUI
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would be glad combine for e PuDc gOG Sa Ho adj
ninistratiOns to the spirit and PraGiI1ccst there
demOGra,s repq H6SsH s@Rn organization
temper does permit them to recognize e1tlng daG s
for the 11 public nsS So TO-
leave the energies OF the people Tree 70 ac onon of
life and Sy esr ne recall
principles and indicate some OF the logical
to the future OF our country and the cause Use
Of free government must be my r S T"p Cordial
y and kindness communicating my nomination. Op at
begging through you, TO thank your 'oA "
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8ea g% )" the Hon j. Putnam the Hon Lewelyn
Baber, Committee, Columbus. ONO.
TENNEssEE--A REVIEW OF THE ELECTION
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Now that the Gubernatorial contest in
this state been decided in accordance with the wishes
Of the whole Democratic and large portion Of the Re-
publican press Of the Northern States and as this con-
test seems TO be in great misunderstood by the
press might not be amss for one who bore the burden
and heat OF day give his version OF the anar ana
for that purpose respectfully request tho use OF your
columns for this communication
We began TO be actively interested about who should
be our Republican, candidate for Governor about the
first OF April last for although 1t evident that Gen
Stokes was tho choice Of large majority Of the Republic
can party, still the Railroad Ring, and every other
political ring in the State, working actively TO
secure the appointment by county conventions OF dele
gates who would support Gov. Senter for the nomina
ILL. nttnna n
already appointed Stokes delegates To account for this
it is only necessary TO know that Gov. Senter
was President OF a railroad and had almost uni
formly voted for railroad appropriations whenever
since the war any have been asked OF the Leglsla
ture The School Fund Ring also rallied to the support
Of sener for that they can themselves best
explain The supporters Of Gen. Stokes were led by the
very men who in the Legislature, had been most active
In their opposition the encroachmens OF our railroad
system upon the Treasury, and in so modifying the
School Law as to break the SchoOlFund Ring as well as
the majority OF those members Of the Legislature who
during the last two years had most actively opposed
BrownlOws militia bills and called loudly for universal
suffrage. a., oo,, -, A.,
The State Convention assembled on the 2oth OF May
last but conducted itself so dlsgracefuy that nave not
the heart to speak further except 70 that the
STOKES refused TO indorse to the new administration
worthy Of appointment 10 Important POSITIONS anu oGefs
but without his active opposition presume that there
was not an At the Convention who Will deny
! iorty. On the morning OF May ii Committee Of
stokess friends waited upon Coy Se9ter ana PROPOSED
he refused to entertain ANY Preposon Of tnat OF
nounced themselves candidates Stokes claiming TO DO
nominee and Senter claiming that no nomination had
stokes had for the last two evidently been lean
ing toward more liberal Policy than b6It hitherto paT
many Of the q" Simon Pure" 10 rally TO the support OF
Senter as the especial friend Of Acknowledgement On the
night the 2st of May Gov Senter In announcing him
self candidate declared that TO repeal the FRANCHISE
70 perdtion BY the 9TH Of June following however he
(senter had entirely changed his opinion, and
ali potca dsabities enored on account Of
participation in the late Rebellion and his conversion
was Radts wSo nad @ deserted
on Of his leaning in the same direction The col
rings which are always composed OF extreme men. who
care nothing for principle but are always making the
ated. Every element in the State which opposed the
election Of Grant, making conglomsrate mass which
Senter and they were so numerous, that tho
small moiety of Republicans who supported senter
BY the provisions OF the Franchise Law, the Governor
had absolute power 70 appoint or remove
law make oath that they would faithfully carry out
ft ~ least co 900 adult this without voting
certificates But these Registers made ~ point to
a the State Of legal age who had asked t. and hundreds
who were under age armed with voting certificate.
certificates before senter's newly appointed Regis
tiers into office. With very few exceptions new
Register of voters was appointed III every county IN the
state the 5th Of June the former appOntees OF Gov
Brownog having been removed This wholesale disre'
gard violation of law that had been held by
preme Court 10 be CONSTITUTIONAL so astonshed and de-
moralized the Republican party that they
cred from its effects during the canvass One gentleman
writes from Carroll County that he thinks that
many as 1000 Republicans of that county failed to attend
the election they believed the whole proceeding
illegal, and thought that sener world be declared
elected whether he received majority OF votes not
have similar reports from many other counties Ia this
county the KuKlux were brought into action, and ON
number Of the solored Voters threatening them With
violence in case they should vote for Stokes have
never been ranked among those who continually
bowling about u.Kux and guerras, &c, in order to
have no material effect do assert that in S
election fraud and corruption where and threats
The recent decision OF the Supreme Court that the Gov
had no power to set aside the registration Of
have insured the election of Legislature that
would have taken the quickest legal steps TO
have elected Republican United States Senator In fact
the minds Of large proportion Of the Republicans
rapidly drifting the repeal of the Franchise law and
united Stokes against Senter, not opposed to
universal suffrage but as opposed to the fraud and
and hundred-fod more than regret our defeat do
unbushing corruption among high officials lie likely to
encourage.
ous consistent with public safety or legal forms
are longer respected for restoring to every man In
each county who preferred TO do without certificates
account The whole press North and South Republican
and Democratic with few exceptions among the latter
refuse 20 acknowledge the result OF recent election
Democratic victory. The Republicans refuse be-
cause "they don't like 10 give it up So" and the
Democrats don't claim 1t q victory because OF
stnctve feeling that II is best not boiler until they
get out OF the woods" But when the returns all In
and the table shows that thirds of the members
OF the are men who opposed the election Of
Grant, and who Will vote against the ratification OF the
Fifteenth Amendment suppose there will be no doubts
in the minds OF Republicans anywhere that it was
Democratic victory. The returns are not all In yet but
90 far heard from we have for the S,ate"surage"
Republicans lSener, Conservatives % Democrats Is;
full Senate u.s. House Of Re
pubheans lSenterl o Republicans tokesl g Conserya.