Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-27
The Mountain at Nashville Finally
Brings Forth,
And Judge Howell &. Jackson,
State Credit Democrat,
Named as Tennessee's Representa-
tive in the U. S. Seante.
The Result Accomplished Solely
Through Republican Votes.
Mr.. Maynard Slain in the House Of
His Political Friends,
And His Defeat Due to Republican
Obstinacy and Treachery.
Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.

| Special Dispatch to the Cnronlcle.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 26.
The defeat of Hon. Horace May nard
and the election Of Judge Howell E.
Jackson as United S.atss Senator to-
day was accomplished as the result of
obstinacy on the part of some and the
treachery of a few others who pref and
ed to favor the election of a republican
Senator. If Mr.. Maynard had have
received the solid support OF the Re-
on the first ballot to-day his election
would have been certain. But few
friends of Hon. Horace Fl. Harrison.
who have labored zsalously to defeat
Mr.: Maynard, were too obstinate to
participate In any thing that would se-
cure his election, preferring d mo.
cratic Senator II they could not sue.
ceed with their own favorite.
SLAIN IN THE HOUSE OF HIS FRIENDS.
Mr.. Maynard was slain in tue house
OF his political friends. The final re-
suit was brought about by stampede,
when five Republicans voted for
Judge Jackson, to prevent the election
of Mr.. Rose. The vote on the last
ballot was changed several times, and
publicans were found to have voted
for Jackson.
The closing scene was most exciting
and men seemed IT, lose their heads.
There was little time for reflection
and many would have voted different
Iy had they had more time to ref sct.
The bulk Of the Republican mem
bers remained true to MayGard
to the last, and nearly all of them are
indignant at the tresehery and OBJ
stinacy of the few who are responsible
for his defeat. Among those on the
floor who contributed to the success g of
Judge Jackson was Major Thomas
O'Conner, who is always dangerous to
his opponents on such occasions.
Judge Jackson is a fine lawyer, and
personally an excellent gentleman,
but an unfi finching Democrat. w.R.
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
Special dispatch to the Chronicle.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 26.
The greste.t excitement prevailed to.
day in the joint legislative convention
after the assembling to procsed with
the election of United States Senator.
THE TWENTY NINTH BALLOT
resulted as follows: Maynard 40, Bat
43, g. w. Jones 2, James 1, Muse
Harrison 5, Rose l. Smith 8. John P.
Murray l, Luke E. Wright l, D. B.
Thomas1. l..
At the close of the calling of the
roll on the
THIRTIETH BALLOT,
Mr.. Houston changed his vote from
Bate to Rose, and then followed gen.
eral stampede of the Democrats in that
direction.
BUTLER LEADS THE BREAK.
When it was thought Rose would be
elected IL the vote was announced,
Hon. R. R. Butler changed his vote
from Maynard to Judge Howell E.
Jackson, Democratic member of the
legislature from Madison county
Then followed changes and counter
changes
AMIDST GREAT EXCITEMENT.
Every memebr had risen to his feet,
the crowd in the galleries bent for.
ward, and everything seemed to be In
A GENERAL UPRuAR.
The following was the vote in the
senate on tie last ballot:
For Mr.. Jaekson-Alexander Ba Z
ret. B Ill, Blob, Carter, Casor, Cole.
m an, Daniel, Mccullough, Perkins,
Rankin, Ragland, Smsllmsn, Smith
of Fentress, Smith of shelby, Taylor,
Tillmau, Morgan, IS.
For M. Maynard-Brown, Duggan,
oaston, Hiu, Huddleston and Mat
thews, 6.
The vote in the houss wss as fol,
lows:
For Mr.. Jackson-Agee, Allen.
Bagswell, Baker. Beasley, Brooks,
Buchanan, Buquo. Butler, Cassells
Cochran, Cole, Cooper, Coulter. Davis
Driver, DuIaney, Ezell, Gass. Girls.
ham, Harrison, Hash, Haynes, Hay-
ME, Head, Higgins, HoHst n, james,
JONES', Lester, Lewis, Manson, Mar.
tin, Means, McAnally, McLemore,
McTeer, Norris, Owings, Pillow, Plum.
mer, Rhodes, Rogers, Stewart, Steele,
Sykes. Vernon, Watkins, Wilkes,
Wilson, Wood, Ward, Ramsey, 81.
For Mr.. Maynard-Anderson, Aus
tin, Boyd of Upton, Boyd of Lauder