Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-10-31

skeleton clutch upon the throat of the
State. Let us see how that party
stands, as shown IN the figures of the
election two years ago. Here are the
figures in round numbers: Turney,
Democrat, 10000; Winstead, Republi
can, 100000; Buchanan, Alliance, 49,
900; East, Prohibition, 5000.
From these figures it will be seen that
Gov. Turney represents a minority of
the aggregate vote by $4,000, notwith-
standing the vast number of Republi-
can voters who were turned away from
the polls by law that represents "the
eliminating atrocity" of Democratic
outrages upon the freedom of elections
in the South. While Gcv. Turney was
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court he
rendered decision sustaining the con-
stitutionality of that law, and such a
brazen travesty upon justice and COM
mon sense was that decision that it ex-
cited ridicule and contempt of even his
own partisans.
There are $4,000 votes represented by
Buchanan and East, which must be
accounted for this year, since there is
neither an Alliance nor Prohibition
candidate in the field. Where will that
vote go? The Democrats would give a
good deal for satisfactory answer to
that question just now, for the result
of the election depends on it, AS indi
Gated at the outset, there is no definite
and satisfactory way to answer the
question at this time. The Populist
candidate, A. L. Minis, is relying on
getting the major portion of the Buch-
anan vote, especially in Middle and
West Tennessee. In East Tennessee it
is very generally conceded that the
Buchanan vote, having come from the
Republicans in the first place, will go
to FL. Clay Evans, the Republican can
didate, this year. 1t ascertain that not
a solitary Buchanan vote will ever go
to Turney under any circumstances,
for the saints never despised original
sin with more intensity than the old
Alliance element in this State hates
Peter Turney. Then the question arises,
in what proportion will Minis and
Evans divide the Buchanan vote?
There s the rub. If we only knew that,
We could tell now how the election will
result. The Prohibition contingent
will go almost solidly for Evans, for
the Republican party in this State has
always been friendly to temperance,
while the Democrats have been the
loyal allies of the liquor element. But
the Buchanan vote-there comes the
rub again. 1t would require prophet
to tell how that vote will go. The
strongest sort of pressure is being
brought to bear on Minis to induce him
to withdraw from the race, and if he
should do 80, then it is all over but the
shouting. The Populist leaders are
strongly in favor of it, but Minis him
self is disposed to be little obstinate.
Those in position to know say that
he will certainly withdraw in due time,
but that is as yet problematical to a
degree.
AS to Turney, there is no we'll in
formed Democrat who claims that Tur-
n3y will get his own vote of two years
ago. The reasons for this have already
been set out in this letter, and need not
be repeated.
There is an imminent and most graft
flying probability that the Republicans
will have four members in the Tennes-
see delegation to the Fifty Fourth Con-
gress. In the First and Second Districts
the Democrats are putting up no fight
at all, while in the Third and Eighth
the contest is exceedingly close, with
the chances largely in favor of the Re-
| Puphooho' III VIC lulCu DlbLlCb, OuOuT
grass, the present Democratic member,
is an Ignorant and undisciplined man,
who has incurred the disgust and con-
tempt of the educated classes of his
own party. He is opposed by Hon.
Foster V. Brown, and eminent lawyer
of Chattanooga, who, besides polling
his full party strength, will receive q
large element of the more advanced
Democratic vote. In the Eighth Dis
trict, Enloe was most ingloriously de.
feated two years ago, but was seated
by a Democratic House in contemptuous
defiance of all law, and the facts OF
the case. He is opposed this year by
Hon. John L. Mccall, of Lexington
and, as there will be no Democratic
House to reverse the returns of the
elections, Mr.. Enloe's career as states
man will be hipped in the bud on the
9th of November.
The next Legislature will elect SIC
cessor to Isham G. Harris in the U. s
Senate, and from the way King Isham
} is securing the State it would seem tina,
he considers his throne in danger
Harris has no home in this State, and
has not had for years. He only come,
here just preceding the meeting of the
Legislature that is to elect his success
sor, goes over the State making what il
known as the wool hat" speech, which
he has been making, without the
slightest perceptible alteration, fol
forty years, and then when the Legis
, lature meets he is on hand to see tha