Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25
way THEY TURN 0 HIM DOWN.


Nashville, Tenn Nov, Eff the
iinal canvass OF the returns shows that
Henry Clay Evans Of Chattanooga has
bcaien Turney 1t will be the first time
in twelve years and the second time In
twen'y-elBht years Tennessee has elect
ed Republican governor. Democrats
are sun hoping, but 1t is very much
like hoping against hope.
Two years ago the Democratic vote
for governor In Tennessee was iO7 900.
This year the vote shows that 1900
Democrats remained away from the
polls. The Times correspondent has
Investigated and finds that the maIorl-
" OF the Democrats who did not vote
We're young men between the ages o.
u and 30
potential cause OF defeat Is that
two years ago Bob Taylor the Idol OF
Tennessee, spoke night and day FOR
three month"; in the big cities. at the
crossroads stores. In country school
houses ~ county fairs, ANA people rode
through the county for forty miles to
hear him. VIM. h, Bate made about
half dozen speeches in his own inter
est as candidate for United states
senator, while Taylor was losing 500 a
day las a lecturer) to elect Peter Tur-
neg,
In the selection OF United States sem
ator Taylor was unmercltully butch
cred. It's friends over the state felt
the injustice of the blow, and this year
tie Buurbons run her--and they have
run the suite campaign In way most
beautiful to behold, Not speech ala
Bob Taylor make, the only man whom
the farmers. Populists aud Republicans
VIII 90 to hear. For twelve years only
Taylor could draw them out. They
'ost simply won't so to hear any one
And that night In the Tennessee
capital when Taylor's giant services
Were fu1.otten and his hopes crushed.
HUNDREDS OF men cried and swore un-
der their breath that his tnemies should
fecl the same steel they had touched
him with
Another reason Ia that two years
ago Judge Henry W. McCorry OF Jack
SON who was state campaign chair
man, was IN active charge OF the
work, MtCnrry Is the great Warwick
the most thorough organizers In the
United states. MIR. Cleveland ignored
the meritorious claims OF McCorry for
the United states district attorney
ship and Instead gave II to @ man
who did not turn his hand one way
or the other for Democratic success.
THIS year, like Taylor McCory STAY
ed at home. and the executive COM
mittee was without rudder and a
strong hand to guide.
McCorry knew how 20 bring men
out to vote. knew how 10 Inspire thom
to work, and imhued them with his
own tireless energy and magnetism.
The judge wrote personal letters Ia
every district committeeman and mag
istrate, every Democrat he could hear
Of and told each plainly that the fnte
OF Democracy hung on his own hum
Die shoulders, and the committee ex-
peeted him to do his duty. Such a
letter as this tlclSled the recipient i'm
the dca.
II Evans is really elected word
about him is necessary. He Is a typl.
e4l Yankee, prlding himself upon "A
glorious eh'n-wh skier. and his voice
reminds you OF the despairlng cry OF
a jaybird soaked In the rain, but per-
sennlly he Is kind, genial gentleman.
rs business man he is a success.
ttaNing come 10 Tennessee a pennless
BOY he Is now millionaire Evans
y = native OF Ohio, but Is SOutherner
m business nr aciples. FOR he has done
much for the industrial development
VI Ienncssec. He voted for the "force
bhI In congress because he Is a Ma.
puol csn, and as one proposes 10 70
NE whole hog Though abused and
malisned POL ticaliy. he is emlnentiy
respe ted and Is probably the best.
llk Republican IN the state
II installed ln;o ofite Evans can