Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-07
GovERNoRsH|P N DISPUTE
Prospect Of a Lively Session of the Tennes-
see Legislature.
Democrats Charge Fraud in Evans
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Demanded.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, January 5, 1876

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, January s, 1895.
The fiftieth general assembly of Ten
nessee which will be known as the CEN
tennial legislature, meets Monday. For the
first time in the states history there will
be a contest for governor. The election Of
United States Senator to succeed Isham
G. Harris, whose position as the oldest
Senator on the democratic side and as
president pro tenn. Of that body gives him
national prominence, is one of the duties Of
the ensuing legislature. Harris has al
ready enough votes instructed for him to
insure his election, and that he will rep
resent Tennessee six years longer is a
certainty.
The legislature, with the governor and
higher state officials, will attend the an
nuaI Jackson ball on the night of jan
uary g. which is to be made a state oc-
casion,
The face of the returns as counted by
the returning board gives H. Clay Evans,
republican contestant for governor, a ma
jority of GOO. But the democratic man
ayers declare that the frauds practiced
by Evans cohorts will throw out enough
votes to give Peter Turney, democratic
contestant and present governor, nearly
5000 majority. They claim that under the
law WnOlS COunCleS III east tennessee Ut
terly disregarded the registration and poll
tax laws, voting without the required GER
tificates. They have turned heaven and
earth to obtain the necessary proof, and
ocratic will inaugurate Turney as governor.
H. Clay Evans says that he is coming
to Nashville with Z notary public and be
inaugurated also.
Constitutional Revision.
Among the greater questions which will
attract the attention Of the Tennessee
legislators will be the calling Of consti-
tutional convention. Under the present
constitution if the governor of Tennessee
were to die between the election in No
vember and the meeting of the assembly
in January the state would be without a
governor, since the succession falls on the
speaker Of the senate. whose term expires
with the election of the new legislature.
Gov. Turney Is in an almost helpless con-
dition, and his death has been expected for
years, so that the speakership race Is I'M
usually attractive. The candidates for
speaker of the house are John A. Upton OF
Upton, S. G. Heiskell of Knox and E. jar
Wis of White. Upton has the call on the
others.
Changes in corporation and railway regu-
lations are demanded and a large lobby
is already at the capital. All the county
and state officials will be regulated by
salary, and the fat fees will hereafter go
to the state. The big coal oil inspector
ships are doomed, too. and the county
clerks are hurrying to Nashville to fight
against the abolition 1.-The fee system.
A state board of taxation, is to be estab-
lished, and the building OF the new peni-
Tertiary hurried. Twp years ago $6OO,UO
was appropriated to the building of the
penitentiary, and thee work is slow. Ten
nessee has LOO convicts, and the state
prison can only accommodate 700, the bal
ance having to go to the mines. New
courts are clamored for, and thousand
IoH, dad
An appropriation of 100000 is asked for
by the centennial exposition managers,
who have charge Of the great exhibit to be
held next year. The candidates Tor the
controller, James A. Harris: treasurer, T..
b. Craig, and neither has opposition.