The daily gazette., 1875-01-27
strange Scenes in the Tennessee
Legislature.

AcShNA"toHes
The excitement over the Senatorial
election in Nashville, Tenn, was
greatly intensified on Saturday, when
Brown and Bates again started for
priority. The first ballot showed II
for the former and 16 for the latter,
while johnson stood 81, and Stephens
1S. During the calling of the roll for
this ballot Brown arose and said he
had done his duty to portion of his
constituents, and the time had now ar
rived for the settling of this question,
and the way to settle it was to vote for
the candidate receiving the highest
number of votes now cast, which was
johnson. At this the House seemed
to shake with applause, followed by
prolonged cheering for Andy. The
speaker vainly endeavorcd to check
the understandable outburst, breaking
the gavel in his excitement. Up to
the fourth ballot q sort of interchange
balloting between Brown, Bates and
Stephens; on the fifth ballot johnson
rose to his former highest vote (34)
amid the enthusiasm, which had
weaker response when Brown ran up
to 81, while Bates went down to 10
and Stephens 1t was confidently
thought that Brown was the coming
man. Johnson's friends growing un-
easy, but this feeling was dissipated
by Representative Adams withdraw
ing the name of Brown, explaining
that he did 80 to secure harmony. The
sensation was tremendous, an out
burst..of applause following the an
nouncement of reading a letter from
Brown, which assigned the securing
of harmony in the ranks of the Demo
cratic Conservative party as para
mount to all individual considerations,
and his object in withdrawal was
heartily applauded. On withdrawal
of Brown, Bates shot up to 90; Steph-
ems, 20; Quarles, II; johnson contin-
ued improving reaching 80, the high
est vote yet received. Amid this en-
thusiasm motion to adjourn was put
to the house and calls for the "yeas"
and mays" made from all over the
floor. They finally agreed to take a
recess until 3 o'clock, p. IN. During
| the interregnum it was decided that
the programme arranged by candi.
dates, who opposed johnson should be
| carried into effcct-that each man,
Brown, Quarles. Bates, Stephens and
| Ewing should be given an opportunity
to try their strength and let the strong,
est hold the field; in other words, II
was proposed to whip johnson In de.
tail.
On reassembling the House was
densely packed. The audience was
startled into uproarious applause on
Quarles' withdrawal. The excite
ment was greatly increased ON the an
noUncement of the twelfth ballot oi
the day, which stood-Johnson, 80
Bates, 80; Stephens, 23, provoking
tremendous yells from the galleries
with cries of johnson" johnson,
Bates" Bates" Stephens wa.
withdrawn amid perfect storm of en-
thusiasm and the utmost confusion
The thirteenth ballot stood: johnson
AZ; Bates, 46; Ewing, 8. Cheers wert
alternately given for johnson ant
Bates and the House again thrown int
uproar, but nothing could exceed thu
wild excitement which prevailed OF
the fourteenth ballot, when johnson
received 43 and Bates 48 votes
Necessary to u choice 40. he ex
citement had grown more intens'
during the calling of the ballot, tn,
clerk being constantly interrupted
ISmallwood, Bates man, became 81
Iexcited that he was prostrated will
lpalpitation OF the heart, before hi
name was called TO vote, and had I,
be carried into the ante-room, this &C
cident preventing Bates election
Speaker Bond, who had been q strenu
Gus opponent Of Johnson, before We
! ting on this ballot explained that hi
personal choice WAS Colonel Stephens
, The next he chose was Governo
Brown. Failing in Brown, and actu
ated by desire to vote for the goo
of the country, he now voted for Ar
drew Johnson. There were storms G
applause on the announcement of III
ballot The whsle audience rose t
their feet. There were cries for Bate
and johnson, and prolonged applaus
and intense excitement. The peopl
seemed now to be in a terrible 50
Ipense, and it was an impossibility fe
any one to keep still. The fifteent
ballot stood johnson, 43; Bates, A
On the sixteenth the motion that I'll
y convention rise was promptly vote
Idown. The seventeenth ballot wa
johnson, A; Bates, As. On I'll
Eighteenth ballot Johnson had A
Bates, 45; Ewing,..7; scattering,
necessary to choice, 40. The col
vention then arose by vote of
yeas to 90 nays. This action was fo
}, lowed by prolonged cheering, yellinl
groaning, howling from both visito
and members Of the conventio
whose nervous systems had bee
v wrought up to the highest tenison
- all moved out of the capitol and dow