Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-29
How Ezaynard's Defeat Was Accom-
pIfshed,

CLi1neI Baker, the w!de>swake aud
reliable clrresponde.t OF the Louis
vile Commercial, tlfgrsphed from
Eashvil.e, Weinesday night, t, his
paper as follows:
Ou the tweI: y-uin;a Ia ballet they
Gno Democracy scattered all over the
held. eycsrt The r Republicans, forty of
whom, voieA for Mr.. Msyuafd. On
the tEi:thieth and lat, NJ. Bac ansn
vot "a .er HIr. Maynard. When u at
teews' Ea-ne was called, he voted for
SCION A. Rose, Buchanau's uncle.
Tae Democrats drol ped il behind him
iii the call was CO ppiet9, when ihe
Others. including BUCHANAN, changed
to him, giving him two more thah he
needed, the.eupoa- sIr. Butler arose
and cbangs d his vctC1sCs Jacksan.
Hew was Iollo we'd by twenty Republi-
cans. Jackson's friend'P, seeing that
he had chance, changed from Rose to
him, and in moment he was ahead.
Before the roll could be called or the
vots announced Buchanan and Mat
thews changed their votes from Rose
to Maynard. Then most Of the Re>
pubIicans went back to Maynard. and
the Jackson men whipped around TO
Rose again. AS soon as they did this
BuG hanan and Matthews went back
to Rose, and again he had one more
| vote than was necessary to elect. The
Republicans. seeing this, drove around
to Jackson aud once again the state
credit Democrats came hack to jack
son. Buchanan and Matthews rallied
once more to Maynard. but the Re~
pubiicans saw the game, and knew
| that the next change would elect Rose.
At the dictation Of the !oW.t3x men,
and t. be CONSTANT
ON THE GREAT QUESTION
of this legislature, they voted for the
| best Democrat that was offered them.
CAUSE OF THE DEFEAT.
Mr.. Maynard was certainly defeated
through the selfshness of few men
of hia own party 10 the city of Nssh>
willie, who fear his Influence with the
incoming Administrator. This same
feeling prevailed among the Demo.
Gratis. who believed that, IL he was
elected, they 0uld not soon be able to
| displace him. Many examinations
have been made by Republicans In the
corridofs of the hotels this evening,
and 1t would seem to be true that there
was some smart work done, c0DjOintly
by some Democrats and Republicans,
to defeat Maynard, who was, in large
measure, the choice Of his party
for the place Of United States
Senator. Mr.. Maynard had many true
friends in aud out of thu legislature.
| who stood by him firmly tc the end of
the contest, aud who keenly regret his
defest, as much from tbs manner III
which he was defeated IS from any,
| thing else. They had hoped to elect
Maynard, and thereby enable General
Garfield 10 begin bis administration
! with the Senafe in entire harmony
with him politically. The Democra g
| eerenaded the ueWly-elected Senator st
the Maxwell House. and among the
speakers were Butler and Houk, Re
pUbIicaDs, who led the movement on
The part of those Republicans who
votes for Jackson on the first ballot.
ANOTHER oPISE IN.
| Hon. II. IT. Wiltse telegvaphed to
the Chattanooga Times as follows:
On the second ballot, the Democrat:
began changing to Rose, in order to
c4,ch the votes Of Buchanan and
Matthews, who would v5te for no
{ I Ter Democrat. hose, with come
Republican votes which he received
had votes enough to elecJ him, bot be-
fore the ballet was called. some Re
| publicans commenced changing their
V, IS to Judge Howell E. jackson, In
order to induce the Democrats to
| change Their votes to him, their tactics
being to beat Rose. The widest ex.
element prevailed for -fourths oil
an hour, changes OF all sorts being
made, and confusion Feigned supreme
there being such excitement that nc
one had an idea Of the result of the
ballot. It resulted in the election o.
Jackson, he having received seventy
votes, because the low. tax Democrats
had principles and some Republicans
had no sense. [ believe Maynard
would have been elected on the nexl
ballot.