Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-19
THE SENATORIAL ELECTION IN
KENTUCKY --UAGNANEMRTS GE
SENATOR MCCREERYs

SENATOR MCCRGEkHs
We spoke yesterday Of the commenda-
bic conduct of United States Senator Nc
Crccry in withdrawing from the Senatorial
contest in Kentucky after his principal
competitor, Gov. Stevenson, had received
amaiority fthepartyvote. Wepublished
the appropriate speech Of Representative
McCreery, Withdrawing Senator McCrcery'S
name 'in obedience to the time-honored
principle of the Democratic party, that
the majority shall control" Since
then we have received the Gin
cinnau and Louisville papers giving
further particulars of the incidents con
nected with the withdrawal Of Senator
McCrcery. They VIII be read with pecu-
liar interest by the people of Tennessee,
because Of the marked contrast be-
tween the incidents of the Sena-
tOrial contests in the sister States of
Kentucky and Tennessee. The cores
pendent of the Cincinnati Gazette, (Rad-
cal, detailing the particulars, after an
nouncing The Stevenson &C; Nc
Crccry 50; Finley Rad) 10; Beck L
proceeds:
A motion for a recess for five minutes
was made, il order to allow consultation
of the friends of Mr. Finley. 1t was evil
dent that one hundred and twenty-eight
| Democrats were at the mercy of ten Rad
icals. The motion was adopted, and at
| the end of the conference Mr.. Spalding,
a strong supporter Of McCrecry spoke as
| follows:
s'Mr. SpcaIler-This contest has reached
1 a point at which it is manifest to every
one. present that the opponents of the
| Democratic party have it in their power to
1 decide this election. While | have sup
| ported from the beginning to the present
time a distinguished gentleman whose
| name was put in nomination, do not de-
| sire to see him elected 10y Radical votes,
1 and | do not want to see any man de-
fcated by Radical votes. / therefore
move that we take a recess until 3 O'Clock
p. NJ, in order that the friends of Mr..
NcCrccry may have a consultation.
| Adopted.
The correspondent Of the Louisville
Courier thus tells the tale:
THE RADICALS DISAPPOINTED.
In the event of the friends of Stevenson
and McCrccry remaining firm for their Re.
| sDcCtive candidates, there could have been
4 E T.. ,r-,F1,ar,} t1,a I20lipgI
vote. 1t was natural that so insignificant
a minority should plume themselves upon
such a perch; but the action of McCree
rvs friends at the critical moment etfec.
| tually took the wind out of their sails.
more than once predicted MCCreery's cleo
ton, but the prediction was made upon
| the suppoSition that the distinguished Sen
| ator IN CsRc and his friends would not hes
itate to secure such a result by every acces
sion ofsupport they might be able to secure
| Dcmocra; rs ! am, and brought up as il
were at the feet of the' very Gamaliel OF
| Democracy, | confess | was not prepared
60 anticipate that noble sclf-abnegatiOr
and that proud and sclf-sacrifcing spirit
| which prompted McCreery and his friend,
not toayailthcmsclves of the Radical vote
| though certain the result would hay,
been to secure triumph. I speak by
the card when I say that the Radica
votes would have been eventually cast fol
McCrecry, thus securing his return with
ont doubt or pcradycnturc. And, as con
frmatory Of this assertion, the following
from the FrankfUT Commonwealth
) Oadical) of this morning, in an articl,
,,,,,,, tNn Senatorial election is con
elusive That paper, after rcGcTin.
to the five minutes recess given e
the Radicals for consultation gubsequen
{ to the first ballot Of yesterday, says O
Senator Spading's declaration that tn
, time had arrived when it was NANTES
+ that as things stood the Radicals held tn
balance Of power, and requesting time TO
! consultation on the part of McCreery
friends, as they were unwilling that