National Republican., 1880-08-12
EAST TESNESSEE.

Republican Gains In the Recent Election.
The elections for county officers in Ten.
ncsseo, which took place on Thursday last,
have attracted very little attention. The as
sociated press kilograms from that quarter
gave us few returns from the larger towns
aud then stopped. Mr.. Austin, secretary Of
the Knoxville Republican, has furnished MS
with returns from east Tennessee, which are
welcome as giving US assurance that The loyal
heart OF that section still marches to the music
of the union.
The officers voted for were sboriffs and
county trustees, aud as general thing st1ct
party lines were observed in the nominations
and in the canvass, The twelve counties
which compose tho second congressional dis
trict now rsprelcntcd by Mr.. IIouk, republl-
can, show very satisfactory gains over both
1876 aud 1873.
Anderson county gives now n republican
majority of 300; IL gave Mr.. IIouk in 1873
majority Of 2l2. Tilden's majority was only
130.
Blout county gives a republican majority of
5l2 this year against 155 in 1873 and 352 IN
1876
Loudon county gives 400 republican ma.
jority against 40l in 1s70and 2j6 in 1873.
Monroe county gives democratic majority
on only 32i against 567 for Tildcn in 1876 and
i26 for Watkins (dem.) in 1875 The republi'
can candidate for trustee was elected by III
majority. The republican gain in Monroe is
remarkable and encouraging.
In Sewer county only republicans ran, the
democrats not being numerous enough to
| make hght. Sewer will give Garfield not
less than 1900 majority.
The other counties of the district show n
steady republican vote, and the republican
majority may be set down at not less than
1000.
| In the first congressional district, now rep
resented by Taylor, democrat, who wits elected
over Pettebone, republican, in 1873, by 735
majority, tho republicans have made very
satisfactory gains which ought 10 insure re-
| publican member this fall.
Carter county brought out heavy republi-
can vote, there being no opposition to thclr
| candidate for sheriff. This county only gayo
majority OF 800 to Pottebone in 1873. 1t
promises not less than 1000 republican ma
jority this fall.
this year by 6i?. The democratic majority
was over 200
Hambln county, which gave 10l majority
| to the democrats in 1873 now elects ropub-
lican sheriff by 257 majority.
| Sullivan county, which gave 1,11i demo
cratic majority in 1878, now elects republi'
can sheriff by % majority, and gives the dem
cratic candidate for trustee only l5S majority.
Washington county gives republican ma
Ijority Of 256, against q demC cratic majorty
in 1878 of 23G
The gains made in the elections of last week
in this district are sufficient ii held TO insure
the election Of 3ir. Pcttubune (repubiican) by
from l,oUo to 1000 naajoriiy.
Ia tho third district, now represented by
Debbrell democrat, there have been republi
can gains some OF them remarkable as show
ing greater vitality than would have been
expected.
McMin county elects the republican county
ticket by 250 majority, a gain of 800 since
1873.
Hamilton county gives 1900 republican ma
i0rity on part Of her county ticket aud 6yl
Icy county also shows a republican gain o
l35 and Hamilton gain Of eli.
Taken altogether, these figures give us
positive assurance of the reelection Of Mr.
Houl aud the gain Of member in Mr.. Petite
bono.