The Republican journal., 1869-08-12
TENNESSEE ELECTION

NASHVILLE, Aug. >. The returns show
that Senter has carried Middle and Western
Tennessee by sweeping ma orilir>, and MAX
ing allowances for Stolcs'> probable ma or
tiles in Eastern Tennessee, the State BY D.
coo to 10000. The Conservative tickets for
the Legislature have been elected in all the
districts carried by >enter. and it i, probable
the Conservatives will have a ma ioritN in both
branches.
MEMPHIS, Aug. }. Madison county, Jack
son precinct, gives Stokes ~ and Scntel
795; ID. II. King, Conservative is elected
to the Legislature. Trenton gives Sentcr G76
and Stokes 49, Further returns from lIardc-
man county indicate that ScntcI'- majority
will reach 1000. The following is the official
vote Of this city:-Senter Jl:';', Stokes 3919 !:
Senter's majority PHI. The Democrats are
rejoicing over their victory III West Tennes-
see. The entire Democratic Legislative tick
ct is elected.
KNOXVILLE. Aug ). The election returns
received tonight show Il sweeping Democrat
c victory. Senter is elected by 10000 ma
jority, and the Legislature is Democratic by a
large majority, JohnSonS return to the Sch
ate is almost certain Stokes carries nearly
the full Republican vote OF East Tennessee
The blacks were much divided. and for some
IOCul olt'l tlN ttiit AHtN-
vile gives Scnter 1000 maioritv-a Democrat
ic gain of 1900 Knox county gives Scntcr
300 majority. Fleming, Cottrcl and McBath
are sent from Knox county to the Legislature :;
Col. Brownlow is defeated by a large ma
jority: his own precinct voted for loun~ the
colored people being nearly four to one
against him. Granger, McMinn. Anderson
Knox, Boone, Hamilton, Sullivan and Greene.
East Tennessee counties, send johnson men
to the Legislature. Stokes will 90 out of East
Tennessee with over 10000 majority. The
new registration leaves the State Democratic
by G0,oO0 The returns do not yet show the
election Of one Sentcr Republican to the Leg
islaturc; it is two-thir,is Democratic. The
vote is heavy. The feeling was bitter, but
the Stokes men have been overwhelmed by
the Sentcr registration, and many have not
voted. The election ended with a riot here
between white railroad men and blacks, in
which bullets and stones flew fast. Several
persons We're seriously injured
MEMPHIS, Aug 6, MIDNIGHT The official
vote of Shelby county, with one precinct to
her FROM gives Senter 1862 majority. There
is, with the exception of the disturbance at
Moscow, no account OF violence occurring at
the polls in Western Tennessee. The Demo-
cratic press here, in announcing the victory
achieved yesterday, calls upon the supporters
Of Sentcr to remember charity in their hour
Of triumph and forget the wrongs that have
been inflicted upon them.
! NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 6, MlpNMlIr. The
total vote of Nashville and Davidson county
| is, Sentcr J6j3, Stokes 1896. Stokes official
majority in Nashville is II. Information from
East Tennessee shows that Scntcr will carry
that section by Il small majority. In that case
Senter's majority in the State will not be less
than 10000
The latest returns make >entcr's majority
G4.O00, with heavy conservative malorties i'll
both branches of the Legislature.