Tennessee staatszeitung. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-187?, 1867-05-18
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Repeated from yesterdays 'staats 7Zeitung
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aaa s.siIaiHsas THE DECISION, IS
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aaaaa IVES place. to-day at the head Of
sgsourscolunnssihe name 5of the Hon.
sa e John Tumble as the nominee of the
! Republican Conv ention fol. the POI
4sabl sition Of Congressman from this
EIsgs district We were very much OPP
posed to his nomination and favored
e@ decidedly the claims Of Judge John
sa,jqL Lawrence whom we have known for
- years as an honest faithful and very
% table gentleman, and with whom we
a'fssi have served for three years IN the
=" =, same regiment. We were aware of
aaa many trickeriesI and chicaneries used
ami todefeatathel chances Of our fayorite
II Z eandfdateli But ein going into the
asp convention as delegate we took upon
>.rlf ourselves a solemn and irreyocable.
duty to abide by. the decision Of that
convention, as long as its proceed
s=-~-aingsswere conducted with fairness to
q otlre best understanding. Had we
intended, to act otherwise, we would
$50 certainly not have had the right to
take part in the proceedings of that
body, which was called legally and
convened legally. We staid in the
convention and fought by acts and
words until the very last for our
candidate. Other friends Of Judge
lawrence however, and we regret to
say the large majority, acted other
wise Some of them, in a moment
of passion took it upon themselves
to break up and leave the conven-,
tiou calling for every friend of John
Lawrende to- follow them, when
there was no occasion for such a.
rash and imprudent act. Whatever
unfair means may have been used
'aby'Mr. Trimble,s friends to secure
his nomination, the boiling of a
large majority of Judge Lawrence's
friends was certainly unprovoked
and nncalied for They had claimed
that, as information had been re-
- ceived that from some of the -coun-
ties double delegations had been APP
p pointed, the convention ought to, al
low to ALL those delegations admit
lance upon the floor of the house,
. y The opposite party however insisted
that this question should be submit
ted to committee for decision and
consequent report. the question
was put, and a majority of the con-
vention voted for committee Now
if the friends of thef'frst PROPOSE
ton did not intend to abide by the |
vote Of the convention, what ,nse
was there in making such motion,
We ask In all fairness, and candor
Had the convention proceeded as it
was composed originally, we ven4s
ture toaasay ] that John lawrence
would have received at least srnalIi
g majority. But the boiling aof his
pretended friends left the field almost.
! iaiiauinously to the advocates of
Mr.. Trimbie's claims. Thus I'VE, !
the friends OF Joila Lawrence, have
NOT 70 complaln q ouL aeleaS .ana
sssa H.. ~ ~ - - M 49, 80
s..aesT Have we. been outfanked. we'll
then, q victory, even though it may
1,o aohiavod nv d flank m0varsnnf r
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4, "a an;r;t with malice towa,rls.
s.ls sll =, , m-.l +nmar v1 III o,1n
ioin with me Republican party az