New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-10
THE TENNESSEE CONSPIRACY.
PROGRESS OF THE PLOT TO COUNT OUT
GOVERNOR-ELECT EVANS.
REPUBLICANS. CONFIDENT or THE JUSTICE OF
THEIR CAUSE. CALL THE ELECTION CASE

REPUBLICANS. CONFIDENT or THE JUSTICE OF
THEIR CAUSE. CALI. THE ELECTION CASE
BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBrxEI
Nashville. Tenn. Jan. 9-The Guberna tora
question has been sprung in the LEGISLATURE and
until il is settled ii will be the chief feature Of
the session. The first move was nade by the
Republicans. joint resolution being introduced
in the Senate by Mr.. Butler of johnson County
and in the House by Mr. Smith. Of Hardin. The
resolution provides for joint session to be held
at ii o'clock tomorrow morning. when the pre-
siding officer of the Senate shall open and pub
lish the returns Of the election for Governor. 1t
would appear from this resolution that the Re
publicans are confident Of their strength and are
ready for test vote. Under the rules. the reso-
luton Will come up n each house tomorrow
morning. which means that tomorrow Will mark
the beginning of fierce struggle.
Shortly after the introduction Of the resolution
two pills providing a plan TO determine the Gu
bcrnatorial contest were offered by Democratic
members Senators Stovall. OF Madison. and Cald-
well. Of Weakley. These two bills have been
under discussion in secret meetings for several
days. and these probably the measures whlch
would have been submitted to a Democratic eau
Gus could one have been got up. senator S'oV-
alls bill provides that the proof ana election re-
turns shall be considered by the Legislature ana
tho number of votes received by each c1nllidte
I'm said election shall DE determined by viva
voce vote of the members Of the joint Assembly
and they shall 50 declare VINO is elected ToV"rnor
Senator Caldwclrs bill provides for the Nv"
houses to meet in joint assembly Tor the opchlhs
and publication Of the returns ior Governor, ana
TO determine the election - Governor and declare
the result Two trers shall be appointed from
eacn House from different political parties. rs
the returns II county are opened they shd1l br
handed to the teers and list Of the votes shal
be taken by them. The returns shall then hr
handed To the presl ling officer ot the senate WHO
shall read them. pom such reading of me re-
turns. the counties being called IN alphabetical
order the presiding officer shall call ;og the oo-
jeciions Every objection shall be- IN writing ana
signed by claimant for the Office oi Governor or
anv five or more members When objection ~
made 10 any county the vote thereof snail not be
published nor counted. but the returns for that
county with the objections thereto. shall be de-
liyered to the telers. ard they shall not u"
further considered until all the counties nave
been disposed Of Whcrr no objection IS made.
the vote Of the county shall be announced and
counted
should II appear T. the convention that 10 sus-
tain any Of The objections would change the re-
sult a committee 81 twelve shall be appointed. 20
no known as the Committee on the Governors
~ the House and not more than four OF whom
shall belong e. the same political party. and five
members of tho Senate. T. be appointed by the
nresiding officer of the Senate and not more than
three II whom shall belong to the same political
party.
This bill II passed. will enable Governor TUT
nev 70 holi his sea. during tho Investigation.
This IS I'm IN, face = the fact that the Constitu
ton " Tennessee expressly provides that the
candidate having the most votes a. shown by the
sherif~s certificates. shall be seated The Demo
Gratis will nlibuscr against the Republican res"u-