The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-08-16
VICTORY FOR JERE
In the Election Held at Nashville
Last Week.
The L. & N. Crowd Repudiated; the
Fight Was Hot One, But Nash
VILE Gets New Railroad.

Nashville, Aug. 8 BY narrow mar.
gin of 81 votes more than the necessary
constitutional requirement, Col. Jere
Baxter carried this city yesterday for
his proposition that the city of Nashville
vote S1,000,000 to the building of the
Tennessee Central Railroad through
this city to a connecting point with the
Illinois Central. The vote recorded for
the subscription was 5,729 to 1922
against.
The election passed off very quietly
and no disturbance of the peace occur
red, but the excitement over the contest
ran high. People of all stations in life
displayed marked interest in the out
come ,and talked of nothing else from the
opening of the poles to the announce
ment of the result. There was much
doubt in the minds of the people as to
whether Baxter would be able to win
over the hard fight that has been waged
against him for the past two weeks. 1t
was generally thought that during the
closing days the tide was against Bax-
ter, but his lead was so great that it
could not be overcome.
| The advocates of the Baxter PROPOSE
ton took the town last night when they
learned that they were victorious. The
Gray & Dudley band was brought into
service and at the head of 5000 enthu-
siastc men marched through the streets
of the city playing popular airs dedicated
to the prominent figures of the late con
test. AS the procession moved past the
Nashville Banner office, the band struck
up John Browns Body Lies A Mould
ering In the Grave" for the benefit oi
Col. Stahlman, and the crowd yelled and
cheered. At the Public Square Mayor
Head mounted barrel and made ring.
ing speech. The celebraters then wen
out to Col. Jere Baxter's home and sere
naded him. Jere responded from his
veranda with a speech, in which he paiC
his respects to Stahlman and Smith ant
scored them in artistic style. The
crowd grew quite demonstrative owe
Baxter's address and cheered him wild
ly at times.
Mai. E. B. Stahlman refused las
night to state what would be the plan
of The opposition, saying that he wished
to see the election returns before max
ing any statement. 1t is rumored tha
the opposition may contest the election
Oh Iu6 STOuuuS vi diloSeu ltduuS ii
the Twelfth and Fourteenth Wards
where, it is claimed, Baxter supporter
improperly marked ballots for ignoran
negroes.
Clarksville by Twelve.
Clarksville, Tenn, Aug. 8.-This cit
went wild tonight with jollification owe
to.day's victory for the friends of tn
Baxter proposition. 1t was one of tn
: hardest fought battles in the history c
the town. Every inch of ground wa
| hotly contested The total vo'e wa
904 1t stood for the proposition 68l
) against the proposition, 223; constitu
} tional majority, II.
To nights demonstration brough
forth flood of oratory. A surging mas
: of humanity packed into the court
house enclosure, where the speeche
took place. Hon. n. n. Leech, afte
f delivering lively speech, took charg
as master Of ceremonies, introducing
a fellcitous manner every speaker VIII
followed him. Many ladies we're in tn
crowd and lent enthusiasm to the occs
sion by liberal applause.
Carried in Cheatnam County.
I Nashville, Aug. Sin Cheathal
Y county the Baxter proposition for sui
scription of $4,000 prevailed by vol
S of to l.