Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-02-23
should do so, as each of them ia ready

should do so, as each of them ia ready
to testify.
The attempt to make a response Of
mine to MIR. Baker, Then no Repub>
Iicsn will be elect d." as significant OF
my determination that the Un!teu
States Senator should be Mr.. Maynard
or Democrat, ls equatIy without
foundation My rrcoiiection IL that
upon ny taking my seat, after appeat-
ing in vain TO some Shei0y county
RsDublicans to zoe solidly for Mir.
Maypard, Mr.. Baker spoke to me COM
piainlDgly, as though [ was responsible
fer their scattering, and declaring that
unleee the VI te was concentrated no
Republican could be elected; and my
response to him simply meant that [
had done ali ia nay power, aud if none
Eefe elected It Wonld not be my fault.
I never entertained the sentiment at
tributed to me.
The truta is, tha'::from first to last !
urged that the R9pub lican vote should
be csst solidly. When It was agreed to
be cast so!idly for MIR. Harrison. did
all I could TO have it 80 cast. The ne
cessity ofuuit9d and Harmonious action
on the part of Republicans was contln-
uslIy pressed by me. The frat mo ion
| naGe after the organic alton OF the first
Republican caucus was that We pledge
| our honor as gentlemen to y0t9 soliGly,
aud iEat motion was inside by nee. MY
| prediction at she time OF disaster
| unless We began and continued IN that
| agreement aud 4 Determination, has
| only been verified.
The slateme, of the letter shat q
"mejori,y Of the Republicans" were
| f1r Mr.. Maynard does not in press one
with the whole truth. They were
erwbe'FniUgly for him as represent
stivaa Of the sentiments OF the Repub-
| Itcan nasses in toe State, and as uhan
| ,l0Haly so as 81 party cAu often be
found for any body. The minority of
! t2eDu lJ!iC. rs for all other aspigaut9 W as
81, sst.aai! that it had hean 10 strained
L siu upon ihaiF party fssity mad their
| Votes been always commanded by the
| p8rfy caucus for Mr.. May uarG. L re-
| sTet that every member Of the msj0ri-
| y was not uapnanimous enough to
| aee nat solid vote should nave been
cas. for al other candida e. voted for,
| tat such 4 vote, solid or Ctler* ise,
were only the Ia t 81 agnanim; ty,
| uDIeSs the pOssiNil ty Of the election
| ~ s2ch caudids t. Wsre demonstrated,
| VII Ch never was done, std tbs claim
| VI SfAGL Et505. Oa'kk. IL hc'tf-y 'tAS AEN'I
| liyneDt Of lho imagination. After
10: k,ny over the Whole contest, end
zDxions as | vas, nolWiths landing 10y
ezruestHe-s for Mr.. May Day;i, 10 sls Ct
any Republican If possible, [ am still
{ t1s OpinioG that If his high CT arAc-
| ter aud atiit'e3 as g statesrnau, bis
large experience 10 public sff.irs, aud
be respect and esteem If all parties
and secious enjoyed by him, reinforced
Big the zeal 81 mis- friends, could not
conciljat' Democratic VI, ts3. no csndi-
date could be named that could.
l regret 10 see the cfiuinat ors and
denominations among r pub!icane
over the SsBat0Eia! struggle. La uno
ieFtaking to IN Ike II Republican votes
ulaj0FitY over 50 Democ' attc aud one
Greeuhack vote we unde' took rather
j tficu t j 10, and it becomes US On all
hands t. forget our disapp0intments
aud Gloss up cur ranks for better
fight oZt time.
Very respectfully,
| L. 3. EATON.