, 1869-01-16
The Municipal Hlec ,io0 nnd H7W It
Was sAft1ad-au7prnveun a18 Of tha
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Chxtt4nooxH RxtlfsAds

Tl.s Murictpal Rlec Ion And H'W It
Was sarrfad-auaprnseunaa Of ths
1snnesseo as1vtr-s he aIRb&mA &hd
CHATTANOOGA Railroad.
Froza Our 6pecal Colresponcsnt
ChAr7AaooaA, Ttnn Jan. l.
Tho nunictpal election for this city Was
held last Saturday. az d Vas Of very little po-
li,ica1 Significance, the lssuea being originally
entirely OF local chAsactcr, \ &lsnny eifa1t,
having been made to. th1osf The control Of tho
city government INTO shfhsuds Of respectable
ciitzeus, who had the best Interests Of tho city
at heart. A. tho result OF tlis election has
been trumpcted abrEAd bY the Democratic,
press a. great Confederate victory, We will
c1plaln the affair more 1t length. md to fallF
understand It NC must first rrfer 10 shn tran-
chfse law of Tennessee. This law excludes
alt who participated IN or aided tha rebellion
from the right Of suffrage. Those
entitled to vote are classed
and must hare certificate from the Commit
f,oness OF Registration IL snch county before
they can vote, and before their ballat Is do.
posted the certificate must be produce d and
pronounced genuine by the Assistant Con-
tnisaioners appointed to bold the elcctiou-
By fault ot the Law, which ID considered =
part al the State c. Institution, the Commis
aloner Of Registration can only be removed
Oh conviction Of actual CRIME, and arc there
foye as absolute IN thetr sphere ~ crowned
despot, and their certificate gives the undIs-
pntahle right Of sudtsse. In the hands of
corrupt men, therefore the Acknowledgement
of rebels would be 4 mere nu1ltty, as the
| Comm IsfIopers could issue Certificates to Ary
! orc who Vac vouched Tor by two loyal men
and b. fer9ett1g tie nanaes Of tA< tseo loyal men
f,A3Yr
| lec1l procedure.
Before the late election the Republican
| party met in convention md nominated q
| Straight Republican ticket, a majority OF
which comprised a. good men a. .hess are
In the city and every man Gu thr ticket,
| With one exception, IS property-holder h
The citY. The character Of the ticket mar
be inferred from the txct that GeaetAl T. E
stAnltT, one Of the most gallant and caPable
otaceEs IN tha rnaon army during tne war.
now Ylee President ot this Fttst National
kank OF thi4 city, Was noualnated ~ Alder
man for the Secoud Ward. It could. hardly
be expected. hoaerer. that IN pa1ts having
majority Of 4e0 per cent, the nominations
| on tniA ticket, tour ex Foderal soldiers. three
| disappointed aspirsot for tho position
of Mayor boiled tie, convention and
cooked up the tol loving ticket :: Three ex-
Two colored, and eave three piaee. 70 Demo-
Gratis, eslurF ths whole / "Republlcau
Union Ticket" Beside thls. be succeeded ia
getting the Commissioners Of Registration to
act with Kim; and appoint tbs right sort of
Een' to run tho electlous AZ renels Vho
were enhsnchised, but as the dafkies went
almost unAnlmously against the oolters'
ticket, the Republican ticket 1rcetFed rna-
fority Of IRON fny to seFeuty-hyn Fo:es !;
but, II 10 election Is uerer oTer LII the votes
! 4a1 al he 0f4 al bA
"Hsnt stripe," on the cloeln9 Of the pills the
I uphlic were excluded from the. voting place,
| blankets placed ovcr The windows and keJ.
holes, and the votes counted. At 8 o'clock
ou d.y nofn'ng saoqg1, ~ vo,ss tss eaa oesa
. lleau un,on Ticket" had BEEN counted N 81
maIoriues ranging from 100 to Dd.
The question which now suggested Itself was
| whether theae parties should ty- allowed to
aszuma contsolof the clty government with.
fore tie courA; but hero, again. apPelred
a defect IN the laW. for thert Is not single
| p1ogta,an Ia tho ktatutea of Tennessee Under
, | which pssH.iefp&l election mar Be contested.
. Adding to this the considerations that the
; board eoHa&ed ID Is rasl improvement .ou
: the one row iu- Office. there Is no disposition
10 skick aK1iHss the britks'' III the Lex. .1ta
, ture meets. and changes The law. The rebel
: were entrarehised VIII tbs hope thst theii
6 rntes would secure the ei-ction Of the - BE
i sujG was found doubtful, the Com Missioner
: Of Regishatou yuy kindly stepped to aut
gave tho " Republican Un!on'' uaeo the bene
:. fit Of the doubt By MAKING their elecsIot
+ have the effect Of calling the attention Of Gu
LesEslators very forcibly to the detecA Of th
Registration ssstem and election Laws, an
: Wlu undoubtedly receive attention eArly il
January. -
fT,AF "a MY ~ .$ts