The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-22
CREED I. BATES.
BE May Be Declared Elected Yet.
Ho Seems to Have Good Cause for
Making a Contest.
A Number OF His Friends Go to
Nashville to Canvass
The Returns From tho Count!es OF
the Third District.
Ii. Clay Evans Follows tho Friends OF
Bates to See that the Thing
Goes on squaroly-
Grounds.

Special Dispatch to The Appeal
NASHVILLE, Tom, Nov. 2l.-For
several days IL has been known in political
circles that much interest was ielt in tho
Congressional contest in the Third Dis
trict between Greed +. Bates, Democratic
candidate, aud H. Clay Evans Rcpub-
lican candidate. Tho district Ia composed
Of the sixteen counties OF Bledsoe, Brad
Icy, Cumberland, Grundy, Hamilton,
Jones, Marion, McMinn, Mcigs, Monroe,
Polk, Rhea, Scquatchie, NanBurcn, War
ron and White. The returns rs recorded
in the Office OF the Secretary Of State,
| give Mr. Bates 1883 votes and Mr..
Evans lS,6ll yotcs-a majority OF aSS in
favor Of the Republican candidate. Tho
Democrats Of Chattanooga have never en-
tirely given up the idea Of claim
ing the election and securing
the Governors certificate OF clcc-
tion for Bates, and Yesterday
morning u number Of prominent Chalta.
nooga Democrats arrived In the city and
registered at the Maxwell House. Among
tioso were Mcssrs. John Moore, W. n.
Nixon. II. w. Whitcsido and W. o.
PEBBLES Yesterday morning the Sccre-
tary received amended returns" from tho
Shcriils of Mcigs aud Rhea Counties. IL
WIS learned that contest was 10 be- made,
although the visiting Democrats would TO-
veal none Of their plans. They only said
they were on some private business aud
spent the afternoon with Gov Taylor,
who arrived from East Tennessee on tho
noon train. This morning the Governor
aud Secretary OF state, whoiurm the Board
of Election Supervisors, went into cNeru-
tive session 10 canvass the returns ir0ta
the Third District. Mr. Laps II. McCorl,
MIR. W. n. Nixon aud Mr. Il. NJ. llopl
were present After looking over aud
Comparing the returns from each oi tho
sixteen counties. there was a whispered
cpnsu.la ion. between Mr.. W. y.
Nixon and one ut the members
Of the board. Gov. TAYLOR and
Secretary Allison aud Mr.. McCOrd retired
to a private Office Co complete tile canvass,
| whcu u WIS Hugg, slcd that the law pro-
! yidcd that any voter who chose might bn
| present n such meeting. lie wis told
| that the members of the boari wished 10
discus, tho matter privately and that no
would bo informed Of their decision.
About the time the board went into pri-
yatc session the Hon. H. CLAY Evans. oi
Chattanooga, and the Hon. Lewis 4. Bax-
ter arrived nj the Capitol, but they Ncro
not invited 10 be- present NJ tho canvass 4
thc votes Whoa MIR Evans was spoken
Ia oi tho large and respectable delegation
present iiom Chattanooga, ho replied:
"Ncs, aud that, | admit has some-
thing 10 do with my bcing hero. undet-
stOod that there would probably be- somo
fun up here, aud | thought | would bc On
haud. Soon after this Adiulant Gem
cral McCord invited Mcssn. Baxter and
Evans into the private Office whore tho
Governor aud Secretary Of State were ia
consultation. hut this was said hy tho
Governor To be- n private meeting" at
which the reporters were invited Ia bo nb.
sent Mr.. Nixon said that there was q
vast amount Of fraud aud irrcgularity In
the election, and ~ the Republicans had
all the machinery Of elections, the Demo-
Gratis are trying 10 get things straight.
One Of the Chattanooga gentlemen said:
"lhc amended returns from Rhcn and
Mcip Counties show that In one district
oi each county there was much Illegal
voting, and q Is very plain that those two
districts should bc thrown cut In that
ease Bates would be elected, aud il seems
b. mr that the Governor can do nothing
but issue the certificate oi election upon
the face 0i the returns, ~ corrected by tho
Hhcriils.'
An ardent friend Of Mr.. Bates said, after
Mcssr, Baxter aud Evans had been called
into thc consultation. THAT Is big mis-
take Now These fellows will kick up
hell oi u row. II the Governor wns man
he would have issued the certificate Of
election 10 Bates and let Eyans contest II
hc wants 10 do 30.
II was said by one Of the gentlemen that
Speaker Carlisle says the complexion 0f
tbc next Congress IL still doubtful aud adj
yiscs the commissioning OF Bates, II thcrO
h any possible chance.
Judge ]. H. Dillon, chairman Of tho
State Republican Committee. ON whose
telegram Mr.. Evans came 10 Nashville this
morning. said. "ihp iucc oi the returns "a
nll the Governor can look NJ, and a5 10
amended returns there is no use, fur one
dui. Wnnt Mr.. Evans declared elected uu.
les hc was legally elected. But the only
amended returns that the Sheriff can mako
ts Ia simpl y correct amy clerical uuyr hS
NAV have discovered
The investigation will bC concluded anl
a decision reached tomorrow
Gang OF Couutcrfeitrrs Caught.