Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-03-15
THE LEGISLATURE
AND IT'S D0INGS BY OUR REG
ULAR CORRESPONDENT.
To the DEMOCRAT.

suit great deal of fraud and ire
gularity, have been exposed in both
the Republican and Democratic
cam2s. The Rel ublicans are still
protesting against the rules of in
vestigation as laid down by the De-
mocratic majority, but the inves-
tigation nevertheless proceeds along
the prescribed lines. The Caldwell
committee, whose duties were in
East Tennessee, report that Cover
nor Turney's charges were better
sustained in Union than any other
county yet visited by that commit
tee, and say that the evidence goes
to show that there was the rankest
kind of Republican frauds commit
ted Witnesses testified that large
numbers were allowed to vote on
certificates signed by the town
marshal, of Luttrell, who had no
authority to collect taxes. Ano-
ther district showed that voters had
presented receipts, and after voting.
had returned them to the register S
office, as they had not been paid
for. One man voted who had been
adjudged a thief by the conrts, and
the judges of the election were cog
infant of the fact. In many places
| t le Judges only examined the re-
ceipts of those whom they did not
know. Turney's charges were
overwhelming sustained in Union
county. On account of irreguIarl-
ties in White county Governor
Turney loses Isl votes. Section
No. 2, composed of Messrs. Scales,
Jefireys and Hodges, have been in
While. Evans charged fraud in
districts third, fourth, fifth and
twelfth ard a part of the sixth, al d
his charges were sustained. Evans
lost by his challcge of the third on
la. This committee mas WORKED
harmoniously and been very active
having completed five counties IL
as many days, tra' cling from poin
to point. Mr.. Evans challenge o
two districts in Coffee was sustained
in one and lost in the other. Th,
West Tennessee section of the com
mittee has been very busy in Madi
son. Crockett and Hardeman. NJ
Evans was not benefited by tn
investigation in Madison, althous
Col. Bullock, counsel for contest
|
ant admitted that 80 negroes in tn
G owes precinct would swear the,
V tied for Evans if allowed to testi
fy, but denied the accuracy of sucl
admitted testimony. Application
of counsel of Mr.. Evans for witnes
ses to testify to things other THAI
these, decided by the full commit
tee to be in issue, We're also denied
Application for subpoena for tn
trustee was also refused, Mr.. kco
n V disscnted to all the refusals G
! the committee to these requests.
The investigation in Grundy wa
uniform and harmonious. 1t wa
thorough and tie few irregularitie
were adjusted without noticeabl
=; loss to either party. The HUI
: : comittce investigated Sullivan
0 county, taking into consideration
: only vialotions of the poll tax la'
d and alleged fraudulent votes cas-
in the Tenth and Seventeenth di'
tricts. Senator Caldwell's commit
tee will this week visit Bloun
Loudon, Bradley, Marion, Sequ~
chic and Hancock. Van Bure
. was visited on the Sth inst. by tt
Scales committee and the coul
sci agreed as to the First and Sixt
Is district charges-non-production
poll tax receipts, Counsel W,
Ownby for contestee conceded Il
J. charges to be correct. Turn,
= received 43 and Eyans 4 in Il
First, Turncy received 43 al
= Evans 0 in the Sixth. Mr.. Ownl
showed that there was a differen'
/, of so votes,-in favor of Evans
1 the county clerks report and Il
o figures in the hands of the Sccreta
70 of State and this being proven n
IS IS Evans was given l21 votes inste
ne of91. The investigation of Rut
Y. erford county was begun Mond
&c Morning by the Scales commit
d but is not completed to date.
nu Il. VI. FIELDS,
7 Nashville Tenn March II lS9'