The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-11-11

Confident of purpose to hold back
the returns of Tuesdays election in
East Tennessee until Taylor's majori-
ties in Middle and West Tennessee are
definitely known, Chairman Vertrees,
of the democratic state committee, to-
day began systematic efforts to OBJ
tain figures from all sections support
cd by affdavits and other evidence,
relative to the majorities by counties
From the reports of watchers sta
toned throughout the state, Chair
man V ertrees has secured figures
undoubtedly reliable, which con-
tradct those sent out over the
state Tuesday night for publication.
Counties reported as giving huge ma
jorities for Hooper are found to have
in reality returned only normal ma
jorities and the evidence is conclu-
sive that Hooper has not such ma
jority in East Tennessee as reported
Maj Vertrees has pursued a decid-
edly conservative method in trying to
reach an intelligent conclusion. He
first tabulated the returns as pub-
Used by the fusion press. Then as
he heard from his watchers he substi-
tuted their figures whenever they va
ried from those published and thus
was obliged to continually change his
totals.
Special stress was laid upon the
duties and rights of the watchers on
election day in instructions sent out
last week all over the state. To
great extent the watchers have COM
piled. They kept their eyes on the
count and when the count was COM
pleted took copy Of the totals.
These have been sent to Mai. Vertrees
from majority of the counties to-
day. Others will be received to-mor-
row. AS the reports arrive and a
county complete is thus reported, the
watchers figures are substituted in
whatever instances they differ from
the published returns.
Using this method, Maj. Vertrees
tonight has made up these estimates
of majorities, all of East Tennessee,
except some of the larger counties,
being the figures of the fusionists.
West Tennessee nets Senator Tay-
lor a total majority in exess Of H.
900. Middle Tennessee's net majori-
ty for Taylor will be 10000 or more.
Against these majorities, Major Ver-
trees figures that East Tennessee will
net Hooper a total majority fless
than $4,000 On this basis the chair
man is positive in his statement that
Taylor has been elected by majori-
ty of appropriately 1000. Further
more, he is positive in his assertion
that no future development can posi-
bly, reduce that majority below 5000.
ALL TENNESSEE STIRRED BY SUSPICIOUS
REPORTS.
Maj. Vertrees is out in most en-
phatic statement, in which he declares
the democrats have elected nineteen
senators and fifty members of the
lower house-a majority of both
houses. He also charges that
a plan is on foot to have fusion cleo
ton boards decline to issre certificates
TO FIVE of the senators elected and sew
eral of the representatives-at least
until the legislature has been organ
lied and a United States senator elect
ed. To provide against such a con-
tingency and collect evidence to pre-
vent a fraud being penetrated, Major
Vertrees is thoroughly organizing the
state and will be ready for any emer-
gency.
The capital city tonight is stirred
as never before over political con-
test in Tennessee; interest in the ma
tional elections is completely lost
sight Of over the peculiar situation
now existing.
Business here is practically at a
standstill and everyone Is asking,