Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-23
THE ELECTION.
The Returns so far as Heard FROM
SpeCulatians.

Returns from Knox county confirm
the election of John Baxter to th'
Convention, and Gen. Mabry, from
the flOterial district Of Knox and Sc
vier.
Sample, the Radical candidate, hat
been elected in Jefferson county
beating Wood, his Conservative com
petitor, over one hundred votes
Gillenwater, Radical, is elected from
the foterial district by 200 votes over
his competitor Kyle.
Blount county gives F9ley, Radi.
cal, small majority over Cunning
ham, Conservative, so far as heard
from. 1t is barely possible the latter
is elected.
In Hamilton county Henderson,
Conservative, will be elected by d
small majority over Woods, Radi-
cal.
1t is not certain, but it is thought
that Gaut, Conservative, is elected in
Bradley county.
In Monroe county Coffin, Conserya-
tive, is elected without opposition.
MeMinn, by a small majority, elect
ed BLIZZARD, Conservative.
In Roane, W. B. Stalley, moderate
Republican, is elected over Julian,
Conservative, by about 2jO majority.
In Washington most OF the Radi-
Gals supported kirkpatrick, the Con-
servative candidate. He is elected by
a majority of 25 over Maxwell, his
opponent.
Sewer elects Caldwell by small
majority over Hall.
The official vote of Giles county is;
For Brown, floterial district, 1856; for
Jones, from the county, 1903.
In Henry county Porter was elected,
and Brown from the foterial district.
D. W. Key has been elected from
the foaterial district composed of
Rhea, 2.edsoe, Hamilton and Sequa-
tchee.
A. T. Fielder is elected from Lau-
derdale and Dyer.
A. o. P. Nicholson and Vance
Thompson, both Conservatives, have
been elected from Maury.
J. J. Turner, Conservative, is prob
ably elected from Sumner by hand
some majority.
Warren Cummins, Conservative, is
probably elected from Cannon county
by a fair majority.
Marion county elects Mr.. Byrne,
Conservative.
Lincoln elects George w. Jones,
Conservative.
J. w. Benton, Conservative, is
elected from Rutherford.
Ii. L. w. Hill is elected from War
ren. He is a Conservative.
Wilson county elects S. G. Shepherd
and w. H. Williamson, both CoD5er-
vatives.
Hickman county elects Major B.
Gordon, a Conservative. Major Cor
don was a member of the Convention
in 1894, and will be one of the best in
this.
Coffee sends Major Matt. Martin,
Conservative, by a handsome major
ity.
Richard Warren, junior, Is elected
from Marshall county. He is for uni
versal suffrage.
John E. Garner is elected by a small
majority from Robertson county.
SIS. House, as previously announced,
will represent Williamson.
Lawrence elects T. D. Davenport by
a handsome majority.
A special dispatch of the 10th, from
Nashville to the Louisville Courier
Journal says:
Fuller election returns from throughout
AAN A9tt%tG Af-4AaEA IL GEa AdAil LAlAk AnE AOAl-
vention has carried by at least thirty
thousand majority. The tact Of pretty
general apathy IN the voting business,
with the additional fact that CongIession-
al Interference in certain contingencies is
not among the mpossi biilies, viii, not
to mention other means, probably have
the effect of making the Convention eau
.iOus and guarded Ia its action. II it a.
Jempts TO revoiutiOnize the judiciary and
Hfaa a fsff frHf
lion would be ratified by the people. So
here are numerous reasons why Lne Con-
vention viii be likely 10 act with discretion
and keep its action WITHIN reasonable aud
healthy limits. The character OF the del
agates elected. however, is such as to quiet
any misgiving5 at the course of action
they will take. Everything looks favora-
ble for wholesome aud judicioug meas
ures. Repudiatiouowill have no better
show than il has in Congress, and the ne
gro will have his political rights guaran-
teed.
The above must be taken for what
it IS worth-just nothing. The Con-
vention will act as becomes a sover-
eign body, without reference to any
Congressional possibilities or proba-
bilities. 1t will revolutionlze the iu-
dietary or anything else that needs
revolutionizing, and will no doubt be
discreet. With repudiation it will not
have anything to do. 1t is not the
province Of the Convention to deal in
nearly or remotely. The negro
will have his rights. Suffrage is not
them.