Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-13
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Tennessee Shown to Have a-Natural
Republican Strength.
Democrats Ready to Elect a Repub
lican Senator if Pushed.

Democrats Ready to Elect Repub
lican Senator if Pushed.
OTHER MATTERS.
Correspondence Louisville Commercial.
A great many persons are surprised that
Tennessee should elect republican gov.
ernor and majority in the lower house.
I took occasion to-day to examine the
vote for several years back, and WIS
surprised to find that the democratic
party has not been able to control
majority of the votes in tweDty-one years
unless the secession vote of 1861 may be
credited to them.
The following table will prove this:
rive omit the table from 1860 to 1859,
for the reason that those who were en-
gagged in active rebellion against the govo
eminent were DISTINGUISHED from 1865 to
1869. The law was not rigidly enforced,
but accounts for the great falling off of the
yote.]
Vollng pOpulatlon........'. .....' ioO,ooo
Democratic yote.......... ..............Io.oo 4
1860.
Voting population......"....."....."l6Zo 4S
Democratic ................o4. GUY
1869.
Voting population..... .........2o4,O Oo
Democratic vote ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IZO,zo4
1870.
Voting population. ....263 7O2
Democratic ...."..'....Ho. 3'9
1872.
Voting popula ton ...".... ...... 270,7O2
Democratic ote..................-..-94,3 1886
1874.
Voting popula ion. ....."......279,2O 2
Democratic vOte.......... ..........loo,Uo
1876.
Voting population............ ......295, OoO
Democratic vOte..............." co.. Ia, TAU
1878.
Voting population....".... ..."......3O4 600
Democratic VOte.............. .........S5o Io
1880.
Voting population .................".34l,4 oO
Democratic vote'''''' ...... .........l Zo l9l
The vote in 1867 was: Democrats, 75,-
304; opposition, $500; total, l43. 1853 or
a fraction over IS per cent. OF the total.
Democratic vote fraction over 80 per
cent of total.
The vote in 1850 was Breckenridge,
81 Su9; Bell, 69,l76; Douglas, 1880;
total, l45 8 5, or SO per cent. of total, and
democratic vote SO per cent. and fraction
of the total.
Coming down to 1859, when the DEM
ocratic and opposition lines are again
drawn, we have in the governors race
two republicans running, one Stokes sup
ported by1 the extreme men OF his party,
and Senter, by the liberals or conserva-
tlves and democrats. Senter, l2O,234;
Stokes, 55,046. Total, l75 270, or sixty
nine per cent of the total.
In 1870 the conservatives abandoned
the democrats for reasons that are not en-
tirely conjectural, and we have fair
square fight between democrat and re-
publican. Brown, for governor, received
1879; Wisenor, Al 500; total l20,479;-
the total population voting, and the dem
ocrats only receiving twenty-nine per
cent, and small fraction of that total.
In 1872 the hero of Appomatox and
the author of "Go west" were candidates.
Greeley, "a, 1856; Grant, 81, 9O7; total. 49,
263-sixty-six per cent. OF the people
voting, and the democrats receiving only
thirty four per cent. OF the total vote.
In 1874, the democrats put forward an
old line whig as their standard-bearer-
man of fine ability, most engaging
manners, of division in the army, tn
most popular man in the state; and the
republicans presented the finest orator,
a gentleman of great ability and uneX-
ceptionable character. Porter secured
1O5 ,U6l; Maynard, SIS S47; Brooks, 222.
Total 16l,l30. This was over ffty-seyen
per cent. of the tot,l voting population,
while the democra attic vote was only
ir ction over thirty seven per cent. OF the
total.
The electi N of 1876 was free race for
all ages. Gov. Porter was candidate
for re election and the nominee of the
democratic party, Mr.: Thomas was an
old line wing union man who had es-
poused democracy, but in this instance ran
Independent. Gen. Nancy was repub
lican with brigadier general antecedents.
Yardley, was negro straight, and was
experimenting on his color. Result:
Porter, 1913 $40; Thomas, 73 .695; Nancy,
10 436; Yardley 2,l65. Total, 2lO ,O36-
II per cent. Of the voting population, and
the democrats received RI peE CehC' Vi
the same.
In 1878 the democrats adopted the
remarkable "submission" plank platform,
and from this they date the Iliad Of their
woes. Marks SO 01s; Wight, ~ s2s;
Edwards, Is, 1876. Total. 1852: This Is
4S per cent. of the total vote, while the
democrats only received fraction less
than 80 per cent. Of the total vote.
The year 1880 is a memorable one in
the annals of the republican party, they
elected their governor and the lower
branch ofthe Legislature. We give the
vote for president, but base our calcula-
tons on the vote for governor: Hancock
a2o l9l; Garfield, 07,677; Weaver, 500.
Total, 241,7 7s. r
-.-. FOR GOVERNOR.
Hawkins "......."."........".......100, 1863
Wright (Bourbon) ........................7 ,O91
Wilson (low tax .......................5 81, 424
Edwards (Greenback)......-.............3,641