Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-09
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1855.
Democratic state Convention.

House OF Representatives on yesterday
and was organized by the selection of Gen
j. d. c. ATKINS, of Henry, President, and
the appointment of the usual number o
Vice Presidents and Secretaries. The mum
Der Of delegates in attendance was quite
respectable, though not quite so large a;
had been anticipated.
Mr.. Nixon offered series of resolutions
providing for the selection Of two EIector:
for the State at large; also, for the appoint
ment Of four delegates and four alternates
to represent the State at large in the Demo.
cratic National Convention also, for the
appointment of two delegates and alter
mates TO represent each Congressional Dis
trict in that Convention, to be named by
the delegates from the respective Congress
sional Districts and that in casting the vote
Of Tennessee in the Democratic National
Convention, the majority of the delegates
present shall determine the manner and
mode of casting the vote of the State
The resolutions were adopted, and the
committee they provided for subsequently
appointed.
Mr.. Head offered series of resolutions
providing for the appointment of a commit
tee of one from each Congressional Dis
trict, whose duty it shall be to ascertain
the sense of the delegates from the differ
ent counties as to whether there shall be an
expression on the part Of the Convention as
to the candidate Of the Democratic Party
for President Of the United States and if
q majority Of the counties represented vote
for such an expression, and for any one man,
he shall he declared the choice of the Con
vention, and the delegates from Tennessee
TO the Cincinnati Convention shall use all
honorable means to secure his nomination.
Objections were made that the reSolu-
tons were not then in order, and Mr.. Head
withdrew them.
On motion of Mr. Sykes, the President
Of the Convention was authorized to APP
gressional District to report resolutions for
the consideration of the Convention and
the President appointed the following gen.
tlemen: l, John Ball; 2, j. c. Ramsey;
8, d. W. Ballew, 4, DR.. A. Johnson; 5,
J. w. Head; 6, w. j. Sykes; I, Boiling
Gordon; 8, A. Ewing; 9, b. L. StoVall;
10, J Knox Walker.
Mr.. Donelson moved that all resolutions
submitted to the Convention should be re-
ferred to the Committee on Resolutions,
las above, and the motion was adopted.
Mr.. offered a resolution declar-
inc that, whilst as Democrats and anti
Know Nothngs the Democracy of Tennes-
see claim nothing on account of their sec
tional and geographical position, they have
many sons of Tennessee who are in every
way worthy and well qualified 10 fill the
Office Of President Of the United States,
and expressing the hope that the Demo
cratic National Convention would give
their claims due consideration. Referred.
Mr.. Head again subWitted his resou-
tions, and they were referred.
Mr.. Boyers offered a resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of a committee of
five on the organization of the party.
A motion was made to suspend the rule
recurring resolutions to go to the commit
tees. but the convention refused to suspend.
Mr.. L. c.. Wagner offered a resolution
that in Mai. Z. G.. Eastman aud his CO.
editors. the Democracy recognize ability
and boldness in their advocacy of the prin-
ciples of the party, and that the thanks of
the Democracy of Tennessee are due to
them for their services in the overthrow of
Know Nothingism.
The rule was suspended and the reSolu-
ton adopted, there being but one, " No."
and the President declared that that vote
was certainly not within the bar.
The committees having retired, the con-
vention adjourned to p o'clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Mr.. Sykes, from the committee on reso-
buttons, reported series of resolutions in
lieu of all the resolutions submitted to the
committee, which were adopted unanimous
ly.
The committee of two from each Con-
gressional district, reported recommending
VIM. II. Polk of Maury, and Isham q.
Harris of Shelby, for Electors for the
State at large. They also recommended
II. C. LYON. Z. L. Gardenhire, l. q. East
man and w. E. Travis, delegates to the
Democratic National Convention from the
State at large, and w. T. Helms, j. NJ.
She'd. John X. Howard and j. n. Bar
nett. as RlternateS.
The delegates from the respective Con-
pressonal Districts nominated the follow
ing delegates TO the Cincinnati Conven-
ton. which nominations were confirmed by
the Convention
LIST. W. NJ. Lowery and Jacob Miller, dele
gates; W. Ii. Maxwell and Green Moore, alter
mates.
Cd. L. D. GoOdpasture and J. O. Ramsey,
delegates; II. NJ. Colquett aud Thomas John
son, sltsrnates.
Sd. Lewis shepherd and D. W. BAllew, DEL
egates Mr.. Wallace aud Mr.. Vaughan, alter
mates.
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