The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-11-26
OUR NASHVILLE LETTER.
NASHVILLE. Nov. %. 1884.

has OtNu III SSHciOn nCA z AhiS nNNA.
One of tho most important resolu-
tons adopted asks Congress to pro-
tect the public domain from passing
into the hands ofnon resident aliens
and foreign corporations. The an
nual address was delivered by Col.
]. III. Fields of Mississippi, who ar
gued for the seeking of new fields
for the sale of our national commo-
dities. The congress adjourned to
meet in New Orleans in February
next, when it will be addressed by
Col. n. n. Cox of Franklin. The
next annual meeting will be held in
indianapolis, Ind.
The legislature elect will meet
Jan. 6. Very important questions
will confront it. Probably the most
momentous of all is the commission
problem. The defeat of the Demo
cratic by the Republican candidates
for commissioners indicates, the
anti-commission men say, that a
majority Of the voters of Tennessee
are opposed to any commission at
all, if the Republican platform is an
honest expression of the sentiments
Of that party. 1t is the understand
ing however that there is a com
mission majority in each house of
the General Assembly. The fact
that $4,000 Democrats and 5000
Republicans refused to vote for any
commissioners, and that the ia, 900
Republicans who voted for their
candidates, in their convention de-
clared against a commission, will be
used to influence legislative action.
1 find by examination of the books
of the Secretary of State that Gov.
Bate received at this election the
largest vote ever cast for a candi-
date for governor in Tennessee.
His vote will approximate 131 800
and Judge Reds $4,000. Both
have reason to congratulate them
selves. for while Gov. Bate exceeds
the highest previous Democratic
vote, 123, 40, Gov. Porter's vote in
1876 by 5000, Judge Reid himself
beats it few votes, and runs 81 900
ahead of the highest previous Re
publican vote 1O2,969, Gov. Haw-
kins' vote in 1880. / have under
stood that some of Gen. Bates
friends feel hurt that he ran behind
the electoral ticket about 1000
votes. There is no occasion for
such feeling. The Tilden electors
obtained the highest vote ever given
any party candidates in Tennessee. |
Eb. James and Gen. Bate, who that
year led the electoral ticket, each !
received over $4,000 votes, which |
was nearly 10000 moro than Gov.
Porter received. 1t is very seldom
that n gubernatoriai candidate gets |
within a thousand votes of the elecs
toral ticket, as an examination of
returns will show. Frank
Reid has run ahead of Blaine, but
that is not surprising in view of
Rev. Burchard, and his "Rum, Re-
and Rebellion"
One of the best political guessers
Of the year is "Uncle Bob HIll' of
Columbia. On the day that Gov.
Bate was nominated, Uncle Bob said
be would beat Reid 1850, and put
the figures On the wall of q Cherry
street law office, where they stand
to-day. He has stuck to them ever
since. Now that the returns are all
about in, it is seen that Uncle Beb's
guess will not miss the actual plu-
rality more than 800 at the farthest.
COlumbians say Uncle Bob never
ost an election bet in his life, and
he is now about seventy. He bet
.hree months ago on Cleveland's
election and thereby inspired cent?
lence in the hearts of many of his
friends. lie is even a better better
han Capt Tom Ryman of this city.
Capt. Tom hardly ever misses it,
put be lost $4,000 on the October
election in Ohio. He won $4,000
IN Cleveland's election. Cab.
Mr.. BLATNE'S EXTRAORDINARY