Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-29
NASHVILLE.
The Battle Over and all Is
Lovely in the Democrat
Ic Camp.
A Graphic Description Of Jack
sons Election.
The Killed and Wounded on the Re
publican Side,
a.
A Kindly Feeling Toward the
Taxing District.

NASHVILLE, January 27.-The
democratic party tonight is as har-
moDious as it has been in six years.
There were two alternatives presented
to affect this: Either take a low tag
senator from Middle Tennessee or a
state credit one from West Tennessee.
Middle Tennessee is the home of the
low tax element, and Colonel Savage
is willing to bide his time two years
hence.
After Jackson's election Childress,
Taliaferro, Bailey, Jackson, Savage,
Snodgrass aad Beasley harmonized
and fraternized in a spirit that would
have made a flock of doves ashamed.
Strange, but the low tax men do not
blame anybody but the republicans
for defeating them, and accept Mr..
Jackson's election as the victory of a
near k%insraan, and rejoice accordingly.
On the Other hand the republican
party is not happy. Butler is soundly
oussed by his friends and blamed for
defeating Mr.. Maynard. Mr.. Harri-
son is denounced as selfish and I'M
worthy of confidence, because he did
not withdraw in Mr.. Maynard's favor.
Accidents will happen in the best
regulated families, and the election of
Mr.. Jackson is no exception to the
rule. His party had surrendered to
the will of Mr.. Mathews Senator from
Giles and Lawrence), a mar whom
they had denounced and abused and
who was elected by republicans over a
STATE. credit-national democrat. They
re~solycd-both wings-and pledged
their sacred honor to vote for any man
for senator whom Mathews voted for.
This promise they kept. In a mo-
ment after this, however, Buchanan
took the lines and drove them about
as he pleased. He had cast his vote
for Maynard, but returned to Rose
when he found that flower about to
bloom. He elected bis uncle, with
two votes to spare, when Butler, the
red fox OF the mountains.
tore that Rose down with
his brush by voting for Jackson.
Buchanan saw the dodge, a d when
jackson was elected he changed back
to his newly found love, Maynard
This did not make it sure. 1t was a
tie, and may be jackson still elected.
Poston told him to make Matthews
change to Maynard. He shot oger to
the senator and told him what to do.
1t was done. There was no election.
The republicans left jackson and went
back to their only love, Maynard, who
was or would have received the neces-
sary number. A change was started
again for the uncle of his nephew and
again the Rose bloomed. 0nce more
the loving nephew retuaned to his
kinsman and once more his kinsman
was elected. There it IVES that Rode
rick led his twenty followers to Jack
son and kept them there until Howell
L Jackson was declared senator.
Where was Shelby county in this
struggle? Senator w. NJ. Smith
changed his vote from Maynard to
Jackson. Senator Zack Taylor fol-
lowed suit and changed from Maynard
to Jackson. Senator Ira NJ. Hill
alone remained true and stood fast to
Maynard all the time.
In the house we find Representative
IT. K. Cassells changed from Maynard
to jackson, l.. B. Eaton changed from
Maynard to Jackson, but before final
vote was announced changed back to
Maynard. Representative Robert
McKenna was paired with X. L.
Thompson, and did not vote. Repre-.
sentative J. +. Norris changed from
Maynard to Jackson. Representative
j. II. Smith had on the war paint and
stood by the great Narragansett chief
to the last. Representative Vernon
aud Speaker Ramsey changed from
Maynard to Jackson, thus showing
that only two Of the Shelby delegation
who were not run over, lost or wound
ed in the fight, Ira NJ. Hill and James
Il. Smith. We are proud that these
senatorial elections do not come often
they are too funny.
The bill Of cost Of the Memphis
criminal court has been audited by
the comptroller and warrant issued
for the amount. 1t is less than any
bill for any previous September term
Of the court.
There is kindly feeling here toward
the Taxing District, and [ think it
will get nearly oil the relief it asks.
SEEEx.
Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic assists digestion
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