Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-02-15
the LEGISLATURE
AND IT'S DOINGS BY OUR REG
ULAR CORRESPONDENT.

the returns of the election for Gov
ernor, which took place November
6, 1894, before the joint assembly.
Mr.. Evans, who is called the con-
testee, and Gov. Turney, who is
the contestant, were on hand ac-
colnpanicd by their attorney, and
both sides filed objections to the
vote of counties as they were call
ed in alphabetical order. In the
call of counties Mr.. Turney object
ed to the vote in the following:
Anderson, Bedford, Blount, Brady,
Compbell, Carter, Claiborne, Car
roll, Cooke, Crockett, DcKalb, Fen
tress, Feanklin, Granger, Greene,
Hamblin, Hancock, Hardin, Haw-
kins, Henry, Johnson, Knox, Lou
don, Macon, Marion, Morgan, Pick
EFT, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Smith,
Unicoi and Union. Mr. Evans OBJ
jected to Benton, Cannon, Chea-
than, Chester, Clay, Coffee, David
son, Dyer, Fayette, Franklin, Glib
son, Giles, Grundy, Hardeman,
Haywood, Henry, Humphreys
Jackson Laudcrdale, Lawrence'
Lincoln, Madison, Maury, Marshall'
Moore, Obion, Overton, Perry, Put
nam, Robertson, Rutherford, Sc
quatchie, Shelby, Smith, Stewart,
Sullivan, Summer, Tiyton, Trous-
dale, Van Buren, Weakly, White,
Wilson and Dickson,
The counties not objected to are
Cumberland, Decatur, Hamilton,
Henderson, Hickman, Houston,
James, Jefferson, Lewis, McNairy,
McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Montgo-
merry, Polk, Sewer, Warren Wash
ington, Williamson, Wayne and
| Bledsoe.
The total vote returned was, for
Turney, 104 1856; Evans, 105. .104;
Minis, 23,0SS. The twenty.nine
counties objected to bv Gov. Tur-
ncy gave Eyans 45, ,533; Turney 21, J.
SS7; Minis, 2,317. The forty coun-
ties objected to by Mr., Evans, gave
Turney 55,705; Evans, 2G,520
Minis, Is, 400. The five counties
objected to by both, contestant and
contcstantee, gave Turney, 1881
L ans, 5,27G; Minis, 1920, The
twenty-five counties not objected to
gave Turncy, 1S,043; Evans 27,T5
Minis, 3,471. After this result was
reported by the tellcrs, Mr.. Heis
| kell, of Knox, then introduced q
resolution calling for the appoint
ment of the investigating commit
{ which wasIadoptcd withoutargu
ment and Speaker Pillow, for the
Senate, appointed Mr., Caldwell
Democrat, of Weakley; Mr., Scales
Democrat, of Shelby; Mr.. Bean
Democrat of Marion; Mr.. Jeffry
Republican of Benton, and Mr.
Hodges, Republican, of White
Speaker Upton, of the House
appointed Mr.. Hill, Democrat o
Clay; Mr.. Waddell, Democrat o
Obion; Mr.. jarvis, Democrat o
White; Mr.. Fitzpatric, Democrat .
Trousdale; sir. Rowan, Republican
of Blount; Mr.. Keener, Republican
, of Campbell, and Mr.. Stone, Re
publican of Hamilton. The attor
l news for the contestants sat on ei
, ther side of the Speakers Stand
On the right were Gov. Turney s
| who are, Messrs. W. 0. Nertree:
John J, Vertrees, w. II. Carroll, }
Douglass Anderson, and J. Wesle.
Gains. On the left w-re seatc,
Messrs. Robert Plitchard, of Chat
tanooga; A. S, Colyer, Of Nashville
S. w. Hawkins, of Huntingdon
Jesse L. Rogers, of Knoxville; job
Ruhm, of Nashville; Henry /
Gibson, of Knoxville; G. n. Til
man, of Nashville, and A. G, Thar
of Chattanooga, who represent III
. council of Mr.. Evans. Mr.. Evar
> presented a lengthy protest to tn
action of the majority in the A
sembly, which was spread upon tn
minutes. Both contestants file
+ written objections and everythir
S now ready for the investigation
y After this business Lad been di
; posed of, Mr.. Evans, followed by
$, large number of both Democra
n and Republicans, repaired to II
:. Library, where he took the oath
g office, as Governor of the State
ID Tennessee, which was administerC