Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-05-30
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DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL Cox. RoOM
Nashville, Nav q. 1857

DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL CoM RooN.
Nashville, May q, 1857
DAAR Sra We would respectfully call your at
tenton to the enclosed article from the Republican
Baaaer Of yesterday, = in which comments are made
upon the appointments for the candidates for Gov
ernOr" that, in our opinion are unjust to Gen, Har
ris-were written under a Misunderstanding Of the
facts Of the case, and were published without the
knowledge or assent Of yourself or Mr.. Hatton.-
We learn that the appointments we're arranged by
Gcv. johnson, (WhO is now absent and yourself,
to whom the whole matter was submitted BY the re-
speetive candidates. and would request YOU to state
if they were not made as to give an equitable d.
vision Of time between the three grand divisions Of
the State, in proportion to the number Of counties
in each Of said divisions and if it were not abso
lutely necessary that large number Of counties in
each Of them should be omitted, owing to the late
date of beginning the canvass We regret that
necessity has arisen for any explanation, but re-
questing statement Of the cireunstane from you
at your earliest convenience, we are,
Very Respectfully,
Your ob't se'v'ts,
ARTH. NJ CROZIRR,
S. L. FINLY,
State Central Committee
Gov. NELL s. BROWN, Present
The following is the article referred to:
q The Trenton Independent Journal thinks it
somewhat remarkable" that such a large portion
Of the ninth Congressional District, including the
counties Of Henry, Weakly, Obon, Lauderlale and
Henderson was omitted in making up the list of
appointments for the candidates for Governor. The
Journal iSno doubt right in supposing something
remarkable here. But we are bopnd, in justice to
Mr. HattOn, since his political friends are disposed
complain Of this OMISSION state that was his
earnest wish to visit at least some of the counties
named, and that nothing but the alternative of dis
agreement IN toto with Gen Harris induced him to
forego his desire to make more equitable division
of time between the three grand divisions of the
State, whereby West Tennessee would have had more
meetings We must therefore refer the explanation
Of this remarkable circumstance to Gen. Harris
NASHVILLE, May p, 1857.
GENTLEMEx Your letter of this date has Just
been received, enclosing article from the Repub-
lican Banner of recent date. You ask me to make
statement in reference to the appointments of the
candidates for Governor, and the part had in it,
with view to MISUNDERSTANDING of the matter.
was present at the first interview Of Messrs.
Harris and Hatton, when the appointments as they
now stand, were sketched Off mainly at the sugges-
ton of their mutual friends who were present. 1t
was evident that they would be compelled, for the
want of time, to omit good many counties, and it
was considered proper to distribute the appoint
ments as equally as possible among the three dvis-
ions of the State. When the sketch was done
considered it about fair without entering into nice
calculation The candidates did not conclude the
list on that occasion but deferred it until the next
day. 1 remember that Mr.. Hatton insisted that
there ought to be one or two more counties in the
Western District, in order to complete the equality
between the three divisions.
learned on the next day from Mr.. Hatton, that
they could not agree and that Gen. Harris had gone
home and left Gov johnson to act for him. l per-
suaded Mr. Hatton to agree to the list as it now is
and as it was drawn in the first instance, rather
than consume further time about it, that one or two
counties in any part of the State could not make any
great difference as he was compelled to leave out so
many. To this he assented and authorized me to
20 and close it with Gov. johnson. I did so. And
the Governor and myself are responsible for the list
urged Mr.. Hatton to yield any further opposition
to it. And I urged upon Gov. Johnson, who had
Gen Harris open authority to act to close the list
as it stands, and avoid all further trouble. The
appointments may not be in all respects as men on
both sides would wish them, for it is not easy to
adopt appointments to 50 wide surface within
space of time so limited.
Respectfully, NELL S. BROWN.
Messrs. A. R. Crozier and s L. Finly, Com.