New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-06
POLITICAL.
TENNESSEE ELECTION.

TENNESSEE ELECTION.
THE SUCCESS OF THE sENTER PARTY COMPLETE
his MAJORITY PROBABLY OVER THIRTY
THoUsAND-NO SERIOUS DISTURBANCES
CONSTRUCTION TO NEGRO VOTING IN
MEMPHIS.
JBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBUSEI
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 5.-The election
has been quiet senters vote in this city s43 Stokes
1855 Senter carries this county By about 1000 The State
goes for senter by 10000 maj Knox Co. Se maj for sents
Emerson Eherdge elected to the State Senate. The
next Legislature will be Conservative, but there will be
three parties-wblgs Democrats Radicals. People
are now discussing the election Of Andrew johnson 10
the United States Senate Etheridge will oppose him.
The Conservatives rejoicing and the streets
crowded. Dispatches from West Tennessee give Ben
ter q large majority In all the counties Tho
vote is increased largely. compared to the Presidential:
vote last Fall The liberal registration allowed almost
everybody TO vote. senter carries Shelby County
by 1000 majority In o vote Of 5000. He alss
carries Madison County by about the same
He probably carries West Tennessee by $4,000 All the
members of the Legislature elected in West Tennessee
are probably Democrats EXCEPT three or four All the
whites voted that wished to, every precaution being
taken to prevent coOred from voting The registers
directed that they vote at their own pre-
cincts, where they would vote the Republican
ticket only the peril Of their ves The Register Of this
county threatened 10 seize the railroad trains en-
poyed 10 bring negroes 10 vote. In Memphis fully 500
voters in the eastern part OF the county lest
their chance by the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad not allowing sthem 70 come in Con.
ductors we're instructed to past stations TO
prevent eolored people rO reaching the city COlored
voters were chaleng ed the most trivial preeIt Pts
tolls we're drawn in the country and their certh
Gates forced them. The city very quiet Most
of the stores were closed The Rebels exceedingly
jubilant
MEMPHIS, Aug. 5.-The following is the
senters majority. 1,l71
The Democrats are rejoicing over their victory in West
Tennessee The entire Democratic legislative ticket s
elected. . ....,,
MEMPHIS, Aug. 5.-The election passed off
unusually quiet all the saloons beng closed and bust
ness general suspended Some official reports place SEN
ters majority in this county at $780, and the Democratic
candidates for the Legislature higher
Germantown gives Senter 2A3; Stokes. 4. jackson
gives senter s5e majority out Of total vote Of 1870 The
returns come in slowly.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 5.-The election in this
city to-day passed of quietly disturbance Of any Kind
having occurred Business houses were generally suS
pended so as to give employees opportunity TO work
at the polls The vote was full, and the largest ever
given All Of the returns are not yet In.
The vote is elOse-probably 100 majority In ths
city for senter The county districts 20 almost unan
mousy for senter, and win swell his majority TO lSO
Washington gives Senter 900 majority; Bradley 500 fof
senter and $40 for Stokes Gibson, Humboldt Precinct
100 for Senter Maury, Spring Hill Precinct, 55 majority
for senter Obln Union City Precinct sos for Senter so
for Stokes; Hamilton, Chattanaga, 10 for senter
Coffee Tuahoma Precinct, l92 for senter S for Stokes
shelbyvle Bedford County, gives Stokes l92 majority
In Weakley County sener has Gil majority in three dis
trcts; his majority the county will be about 1000
Giles County gives 1900 majority for senter. d. c.
Slaughter Emerson Etheridge. Edmund Cooper, and
Baltic Peyton are elected the State Senate from their
respective districts
MEMPHIS, Aug. 5.-The election passed of
quietly no disturbances being reported SO far the nd
cations arc sener and the Democratic candidates to
the Legislature carry this county by 1900 majority.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. ga special dispatch
to The Ardlanehe gives the following returns;
Hartman County, 100 majority for senter Three dis
trcts in Carroll County give senter 67; Stokes Milan
$40 FOR senter 300 for Stokes Trezeva $50 for senteS,
1888 for Stokes Madison County gives senter 1909 ma
jorty. Trenton Giyes Stokes 49, and senter oi Union
Underwood, 25 weakey County gives 5000 majority for
senter Grand Junction gives Stokes i07 senter ia
County gives stokes a4s, sentsr Covington Town
senter and 5eS for stokes Haywood gives senter about
200 majority Slaughter and Clark, ooth Democrats are
elected the former to the Senate aud the latter TO toe
House.
LATER.-NAsHvILLE, Tenn, Aug. 5.-The
full vote OF Nashville is Senter I212 stokes, l,lo Ir
the county eight districts gave senter llI3 Stokes l
The remaining districts will increase Senters majority
1900.
Montgomery -senter's majority 1900 The Conserys
tive ticket Is elected to the Legislature.
Bedrord-senter's majority in districts Is s43. Hi
majority will reach 1000 in the whole County The Con
servatlve Legislative ticket is elected.
Madson-senter's majority, 2oOO Most OF the negroes
voted the Conservative ticket, which Is elected
KRor-Senters majority IN Knoxville is 800 In TIA
county. 900.
Wilianson-senter has $500 majority.
Gi6soH-Senters majority in two precincts, 9sl; TIA
county will go from $500 TO 1900 majority for senter
Suiran-Seven districts gave senter O69; Stokes los
senters majority in the county will be about 1900
RobsHson-Senter's majority. 1900.
haypood-senters majority, ZOO
SNR,ner-Senter's majority, 1850.
HeRry-Senter's majority. 500.
Httnphrey-Senter's majority in two precincts, 49,
McMaHn-Senter's majority, 100.
Hdmpton-Senter's majority, 277, with 10 precincts 70
hear from.
Marion-shell Mount, los for Senter; Stokes, none.
The returns show that Sener has carried Middle and
Western Tennessee by sweeping maoriies. aud making
allowances for stokess probable majority in Eastern
Tennessee, the State by 2sOOo 10 $1,000.
The Conservative tickets for the Legislature have been
elected in all the districts carried by Senter. and
probable the Conservatives will have majority IN both
branches
MEMPHIS, Aug. 5.-Madison County, jackson
Precinct gives Stokes 422; senter 795 d. H. King Con
servative) is elected to the Legislature.
Trenton gives seuter e7e Stokes SO.
Further from Henderson County indicate that
senter's majority will reach 1000.
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.
REPUBLICAN MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE
CHOSEN IN WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON, n. C., Aug. 5.-The election TO
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