The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-04
A LAST GASP.
The Republicans Inclined to Kick.
The Election Did Not Result to
Their Satisfaction,
Consequently They Are Not Salts
fed With the Outcome,
But Their Doom is Sealed Just the
Same,
And the Triumph of Right is En-
tirely Secure.
interesting Aftermath of Thurs
days Battle of Ballots.
> The County Court. Democratic,
Thirty-one; Republican, Ten.
Full Returns from the Counties Of
Fayette and Upton.
Han Atlxfno for Sanatnr CnrriaG
Gen Atkins, for Senator, Carries
Henry and Weakley Coun ties.
fierce Wins a Congressional No.
mination In the Ninth.
Davidson County Democratic - The
Whole State Clearly Safe for Cleve-
land and Taylor In the No
vember Elections.

The Republicans are not satisfied with
lhe result of the election, and wildly
lhargc fraud in the Fist and Sixth wards.
irregularities are also charged in connec-
ion with the Elmwood precinct box. A
conference was held yesterday afternoon,
It which Zach Taylor, A. S. Meyers, T.
I. Brogan and other prominent Repub-
,ans were present, and the advisability OF
,ontesting the election was seriously dis
mssed No definite conclusion was ar
lived at, but il is more than likely that
legal proceedings will be instituted by the
Republicans, with the avowed purpose Of
obtaining possession Of the county offices.
A well known colored Republican poll
lician said 10 an APPEAL reporter yester-
iay that the Republicans had the dead
wood" 10 prove that 2j0 Democratic
ballots had been substituted in the
Sixth ward for the same number OF
Republican ballots, and that the name
OF the man who did the work is known
rnd will be proved on the trial. In the
First ward Zach Tayloa claims that he stood
Mt the ballot-box and saw every vote 20 In
and checked of the number, and that
when the polls closed 553 had, according
10 his count, been pollcd. The returns
,how ! ,07j votes pollcd, 522 more, accord
ing 10 Zach Taylor, than were polled. lie
also COMPLAINS that he was excluded from
the room where the votes were being
counted.
II is not likely that the Republican lead.
en- expect TO gain anything by the contest
nnlcss il be to inspire their ignorant fol.
Iowers with fresh courage and enthusiasm
'or the fall campaign. IL is a slick scheme
out will hardly work.
In the Collicryille precinct there will lie
Icontest between W. r. llarrell and 4.
T.. TAYLOR. Democratic candidates for mag.
strate. The latter was elected over the
ormcr by majority Of 2, Taylor nucciv.
ing 3l4 votes against Ilarrells 3l2. Har.
.cll claims that there were twenty-thrcC
more votes in the box than the poll book
ihowcd. and upon this will base his con
est.
AT Raleigh Squire Jim Coleman was re-
elected corporation magistrate by vote o
Atol. The recipient Of the latter yot,
Was Mr.. Z. +. Taylor. The squire ap
pears TO be very s,rong.in hisown bailiwick,
which Is not always the case in the polit'
cal world.
The county court stands, as viii be seer
below, thirty.onc Democrats and ten Rcpub
hcans. and an effort will doubtless be madI
70 defeat Chairman Slaughter for prcsidin,
officer. wire-pulling in that direction hm
already begun.
Andrew Jackson McIendon, shcrii
tlect, was confined 20 his room YESTERDAY
With q slight spell OF illness caused b.
oycrwork ON election day. lie is expected
out today.
The LOYALTY Of the Hebrews and Ger
mans Is abundantly demonstrated by III,
returns Had they, m some feared
scratched the Democratic ticket In favor q
MEYERS. Rcichmann and Buttenbcrg,
would have certainly elected those gentle
men. The result shows that there wer
not as many ~ 100 tickets changed. TIL
rombincd Hebrew and German vote !
about 1900, aud II thrown against th
Democratic party would inevitably hay
resulted In iis overthrow yesterday.
The country districts loomed up with hi
Republican gains as compared with 1885
The highest Republican majority in th
country In that year was 63s, while thi
year tis upward OF 1858. II is therefor
safe 10 assume that 600 will represent IN
Iull Republican strength In the coun,r
districts.
The figures are encouraging, ~ the
point 20 another sweeping Democratic vic
Tory in November No one will prctcn
that all the Democrats in the city went
The polls yesterday and voted, while Il
conceded that between 500 and 900 Den
, ocratic voters were absent from the cit!
With these all at home and voting an
working next November the Democrat
ticket ought 10 leave Memphis with $3.50
majority, and forever settle the politics
complexion Of Shelby county. TnI Al
rTAL IL confident u can and will I've don,
Henry Rcichmann.told an ArrrAL n
porter last night that one manufacture
establishment In the Sixth ward had give
him 20 Democratic votes. These, In add
ton to the regular 90 Republican votes
The box, make total Of 1872, instead
which he received but 81 votes In u
Sixth all told. This will doubtless be q
- fercd In evidence m tending 10 impcac
Tie fairness OF the count, aud not with al
hopc Of seating Rrichmann, ~ lac was d
ioaled Wy 2,i23 votes.