The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-10
TENNESSEE.
RndfcnI Charges of Fraud-JOhnsOn's Hopei
and PrOspects-StOkes Threatens.

and PrOspects-StOkes Threatens.
The Cincinnati Gazette has the following from
Nashville, August 6-
The figures given as Senter's majority repre-
sent simply the number of illegal votes put IN
the ballot-boX. 1t is estimated that nearly Tour
thousand illegal votes were cast in this county
alone though the election was more fairly con-
Quoted here, perhaps, than in any other portion
of the State. From present indications the
straight-Out Democrats have made clean sweep
of the Legislature. The few dupes who here and
there consented to run as Scnter RepuhllcanS
have been utterly ignored by the Sentcr De-
mocracy. The only Republicans in the Assembly
will be a few from East Tennessee. The indig-
nation and gloom among the Republicans Is very
great. The Democratic newspapers can scarcely
conceal their bitter hatred to the colored men on
account of their fidelity to the Republican cause
A number of the old Rebel and Copperhead
leaders, who it was hoped were buried for ever
will be in the Legislature. Among them are
such men as Emerson Etheridge, Ed. Cooper
Balie Pcyton, and John Fleming. Etheridge
and PeytOn will both be candidates for the
United States Senate.
EX-PREsIDENT doHNsoN's CHANCES.
A correspondent the Cincinnati Commercial
wrtes:-
The numerous personal and political friends
of a. johnson. such as Wendell Phillips and j
NJ. Ashley, will he glad to learn that the
brOthcry muss which is now making things
delightful i'm this State will probably terminate
in the election of their bosom friend to the
Senate of the United States, where his great
mental and moral culture will have a wider
range of usefulness than is accorded to those
brilliant characteristics while the pOssessor
thereof is cOOpcd up in the mountains of Tennes-
see. The conservatives, finding themselves strong
enough to stand alone, became as independent
MS n Kentucky Democrat who has never heard
of the fifteenth amendment, and set about no.
minating men for Office whose views accorded
with their own upon more subjects than that of
suffrage. This change of tactics will materially
alter the political complexion of the next Legis-
lature. Instead Of a conservative Republican, it
will undoubtedly be a conservative Democratic
assemblagc. This will give johnson an advan-
tage over Senter, and one that will probably
elect him. 1t will be happy day for Tennessee
when she can proudly point to Brownlow and
johnson sitting side by side in the Senate of the
United States, and representing her interests in
the councils OF the nation. 1t will be a pleasure
reserved to Tennessee alone, for where is the
State that can point to two such men as Johnson
and BrOwnlOw!
STOKES THREATENS.
Stokes thrcatenS-VcS SWCarS-that as soon as
Congress meets he will have the act removing
Senter's disabilities repealed, and thereby place
that distinguished gentleman right back among
the unpardOned Rebels, where he was when
this cruel war was over. 1t might be well enough
for the gifted Stokes to pause in his mad deter
mination, and see what such a proceeding will
lead TO. If Senter is disqualified, another Gov
ernor must be forthcoming. Who will that be?
Inc speaker OF Jne senate, OF course. VINO VIII
the Speaker of the Senate be? Democrat for
the next Senate will be of the Democratic per-
suason, and very likely Emerson Etheridge may
be the man on whose shoulders the mantle of
the present incumbent will fall providing Stokes
insists on placing the Government in Democratic
hands
The SCnatOrship.
Adyices from trustworthy source in Tennes-
see state that the Legislature elect has been care
fully canvassed with n view to obtaining infor-
nation regarding the election of a United States
Senator. The result shows that eX-President
johnson will receive the support of all the old
line Democrats, while the Old-line Wings will
support Bailic Peyton. and the Republicans will
nominate Stokes, or some other man of similar
political kin. The balance of power will doubt
less be held by the Wings, but few of whom will.
under any circumstances, be willing to vote for
their old antagonist, Andy johnson. 1t is there
FORE not improbable that a Republican of the
conservative stripe will be eected.-Cor. ~ Y
TriJ1ne