Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-01-16

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order to have q convention defeat the
strongest candidate.
SENATOR R. X. BUTLER forced the
Democrats to show their hand by offer
ing the following resolution last Tues
day:
Whereas. the second section of arti.
Gle ii. of the Constitution OF the State
Of Tennessee provides that the Cover
nor shall be chosen by the electors Of
the members of the General assembly
at the time and place where they shall
respectively vote for members thereof.
The returns of every election for Cover.
nor shall be sealed up and transmitted
to the seat of Government by the re.
turning officer, directed to the Speaker
of the Senate, who shall open and pub.
lish them in the presence of a majority
of the members Of each House of the
General Assembly. The person hav-
ing the highest number of votes shall
be Governor.
Be it resolved by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Tennessee, That the
members of each House of the said
General Assembly meet in the hall of
the House of Representatives on Fri
day, January IL, 1895, at II AM, to be
present when the Speaker OF the Senate
shall open and publish the returns Of
the election for Governor, held on the
9th of November, A. D., 1894.
Under the rules the resolution came
up for consideration Thursday morn
ing. Senator Beene, representing the
Democrats, offered the following as a
substitute to Mr.. Buffers resolution:
Senate joint resolution for the as.
sembling of the members of the two
Houses of the General Assembly to
count, determine, and declare the vote
for Governor at the election November
@, 1894.
Whereas, by section 8. article II, of
the constitution of this State, it is con
templated that the Governor shall be
duly and formally inaugurated by the
General Assembly at such time, during
the regular session as in the judgment
and discretion Of the General Assembly
the Inauguration shall take place, and
Whereas, by section 2, article III of
the constitution of the State of Tonnes
see, the duty imposed upon the men,
bers of both Houses jointly assembled
of counting, determining and declar-
ing the vote for Governor to the end
that the person having the highest
number of legal votes and being ELI
gible to the office, may be ascertained
and duly inaugurated by the General
Assembly, or in case of tie vote, a Gov
ernor may be chosen for the State,
and,
Whereas, it is essential to the repose
of the State, the due administration of
the laws and the establish ment of that
confidence which every citizen must
feel in the institutions of his country,
that pending the determination of the
election of chief executive no person not
justly and legally elected should be
allowed to execute the high and re-
sponsible duties of that office, an,
Whereas, it is common knowledge
that grave accusations of fraud and IL
legality in the late election are definite
ly made, and the members of the two
political parties in Tennessee, through
their official representatives, claim that
the candidates voted for by them, re.
spectively, were legally and rightfully
elected, and,
Whereas, bills have been introduced
to provide the procedure for the con.
test involved and the settlement and
discharge of the duties of the office I'M
til his successor has been legally elect
ed and duly qualified is unquestionable,
and it would be unwise and calculated
to excite passion and disorder to inau-
gurate any claimant as his successor
whose right is thus seriously question
ed, and,
Whereas, the members of this as
sembly can not satisfactorily and pro-
perly discharge the duty of determin,
ing and declaring the legal vote for
Governor without information as to
the matter contested, and the determi-
nation of this matter is for the above
reasons permitted to be made at any
time, provided it be so made as to in
augurate the Governor legally before
the end Of this session; now, therefore,
Be it resolved, by the General As.
sembly of the State of Tennessee, That
no date at present be fixed for the meet.
ing of the members Of the two Houses
to count, determine and declare the
said vote for Governor; provided, how
ever, that the date shall be fixed here
after during this session.
Be it further resolved, That all legis-
lation looking to a prompt and Just
determination Of the election be speed
ed, to the end that the person having
the highest number of legal votes at
the late election may be ascertained,
the vote determined and such person
inaugurated at the earliest possible
day during the present session."
These two resolutions brought on the
fight yer the Governors election and
after a full discussion party lines were
closely drawn, and the Been resolution
passed the Senate by nineteen to four
teen votes. Senator Bate, Democrat,
and the Populist Senators voted with
the Republicans. The resolution went
to the House Friday evening and was
discussed all day Saturday and Mon
day and will doubtless pass the House
by a partisan vote. This means that
Governor Turney is to be retained in
an Office for which he was defeated
Mt the ballot hOx. the farca IF on invas-