The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-11-01
The Other Side.


A communication appears on the To-
ca page Of our paper to-day, written
by warm aud enthusiastic friend of cX.
President johnson. We publish it
first. because Mr.. Johnson has no paper
IN his interest IN this section; and. Sec
ondy, for the reason that in all the long
and ioilsomc years We have been cngag-
gagcd in publishing we have never
closed our columns against any one
friend or foc-who asked admission to
them in a respectful manner. The wri-
ter takes issue with our statement last
week in regard to the relative strength
Of Mcssrs. Cheatham and Johnson. lie
claims 10000 majority for johnson over
Chealham in Middle and Wcstrenncsscc
Just the majority claimed by rs last
week for Chcaiham over johnson in
those divisions of the State. lie bases
his figures upon the representations Of
The johnson Executive Committee at
Nashville, half dozen newspapers and
on private letters written by parli'ans
of his candidate. We base ours upon
the assurances of the Democratic Exc
cutivc Committee ut Nashville, upon
letters from friends that VIC are conf
dent would not Intentionally deceive us.
and on the daily and weekly testimony
Of four-tlilhs Of the press Of the State.
Surely, our authorities are entitled to as
much crcdibility as his. He says his
counties have been pollcd. That don't
amount to anything. They have been
pollcd as McMinn has been pollcd.-
We can count dozen men within two
miles Of Athens that are claimed by
Mr. JohnsOn's friends who never had
any intention of voting for him, stand.
ing in the attitude to the party that he
now does. Our correspondent says Mr.
johnson will beat Chcatham 5000 woes
in East Tennessee; we gave him 5000
which we thought was liberal count
for him. and will risk our Judgment
that he does not 20 above that figure
We are satisfied that Chcatham is gain
Ing in East Tennessee; that he is strong
cr to-day than he was last week; and
will be stronger next Tuesday than he
is to-day.
We might adj further reasons for the
faith that is in us. but it is hardly worth
while. as 4 few days will show who is
right and who wrong-whcthcr Cheat
ham, Maynard or johnson is elected.
Since the above was put in type we
have received another report from tho
Democratic Executive Committee, at
Nashville from which we extract as fol-
lows:
If the Democracy divide their votes
ON Chcallam aud johnson, as they now
seem disposed TO do, it would be idiocy
to deny that MAYNARD will be elected.
4 majority of the Democracy Of the
State will cast their votes for Gen.
Chcatham. the nominee Of the Convcn-
ton held after n two months notice pub.
licly given by tho State Executive
Committee. But that majority must be
sufficiently large to secure the defeat OF
Mr. Maynard. We will give il rs our
honest belief that Gen. Chcatham's ma
iority over Mr.. johnson in Middle and
West Tennessee will lie greater not on
~ than Mr.. JOnnSOn's majority over
him in East Tennessee, but will be grca-
ter than Mr.. JohnsOn's entire vote in
East Tennessee, even though he should
get every Democratic vote cast in that
division Of the State at the last election
I-l6 26l which is impossible. That we
do not speak at random we repeat. as
we have before stated, that we have en-
deavorcd to obtain from reliable sour
ces in every county Of the state approx
innate estimates of the vote that will he
received bv the various candidates now
before the people.
We have reports from sevcuty-twO
counties: twenty-five in East Tcnncs-
see, thirtv-one in Middle and nineteen
in West Tennessee. lcavin" twenty
counties TO be heard from, some OF
which we know TO be the largest Cheat.
ham counties in the State. The report,
which we have, gives Chcatham 1870 ;
Johnson 4O.620: Maynard 49,SOD. Sup
pose you take ten per cent. of this csti-
mate from Chcatham, 1851, it will then
stand 69,SlS for Chcatham. Then add
to Johnson's reported vote ten per cent.
which will give Mr.. Johnson 4l,GS2 or
more than 10000 less than Chcatcam.
Take twenty per cent. oil of Chcatham's
reported vote and YOU still have $1,000
for Chcaiham. Add to Johnson's vote
twenty per cert. making a difference OF
forty per cent. from our reports, and we
have a. the vote for Mr. Johnson 1914.
Thus giving as the aggregate vote of
Chcatham. after dcduciing twenty per
cent. G2,0GO, and the aggregate vote of
Johnson after adding twenty per cent.
1914; still leaving a ma jority for Cheat
ham over Johnson Of 1876, which cam
not be overcome.
With these remarks, gentlemen of the
jury, YOU can take the case. and render
II verdict in accordance with the weight
of testimony.
Judge Key.
A document is anoal charging that
Judge Key turned Union men out
of Office and appointed Rebel Clerks
and Masters in their stead. AS the best