Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-31
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brought about, Pearne and Cate bOtl
claiming the right to preside, even {
temporary organization appearing
not only improbable but absolutely
impossible, motion to adjourn sin
die was made, seconded and carried
and DIR. Pearne and a. NJ. Cate, the
one claiming the right to preside by
election, the other by virtue of being
Chairman of the Executive Commit
tee, declared the Convention adj
| iourned sine die.
/ 1t was supposed by the fair minded
men Of both parties that this would re.
suit in another Convention to settle the
/ claims of the aspirants, or else by an
/ independent race between them by
/ the submission of their claims directly
l to the people. Just as the crowd
/ began TO move out of the hall, while
! Pearne and Cate were leaving the
stand, r.. r. Butler Slipped into the
Chair, and attempted to call the
house to order. The Senter men COM
| pretending the motive of this ma
nipulator, determined to remain and
witness the conduct of the Stokes
party, and the result was Il spectacle
OF confusion and disorder.
For hours a perfect jargon was kept
up, neither side being able to speak,
move or be heard in regard to any
proposition. During this time some
one proposed to nominate Stokes,
some one else nominated Senter. At
various stages of the confusion and
excitement motions were made of
different kinds, some ridiculous, some
probably not intended to be so, but all
TO no other purpose than to increase
and intensity the passions already
aroused on both sides. Butler at one
time announced that Stokes had been
nominated, fifty-l0ur counties having
voted for him.
The most credulOus, however, never
dreamed, nor in the remOtest stIs-
pectcd, anything was being done
except to keep up a confusion and
annoy each other. Finally all parties
agreed TO quit the hall and stop the
wrangle, it being freely circulated by
the friends of both candidates that as
the Convention had broken up its con-
fusion without taking even the first
preliminary step, Senter and Stokes
would either submit their respective
claims TO another Convention or di-
rectIy to the people. So the delegates
and spectators retired, and vet in less
than an hour after the conclusion of
these scenes, to the disgrace of the
men who would perpetrate such
bold attempt to deceive the people,
hired music was parading the streets
of Nashville, and men bearing alOft
their Stokes banners, on which We're
inscribed the. " Haunting lie, " +" Gen.
VIM. B. Stokes, the nominee for Gov
ernOr Of the Republican State Con-
ventiOn." Even after all this, none
suspected that the most hardened po-
litical hack would assume TO claim
that the Convention was anything
except a signal and UnharmoniOus
failure, yet the next morning deyel-
oped piece of duplicity never before
equalled, so far as we are informed by
the history of the past.
Il correspondence appeared in one
of the morning paIer3, between some
gentlemen and Gen. Stokes. which to
a stranger to the proceedings of the
two previous days, mighhnot be sur
prising, but to the delegates who at
tended to take part in the cOnven-
tlNl, anu ~ iAl4 u ltO art lliAbIlICu III
the premises, must be held 6s abSO-
lutely contemplate.
The Stokes TrGtv here notified him
that he was Nominated, he accepted
and assumes to go before the people
As the nominee of the Republican Con-
yentiOn, when iii fact no organization
of even a temporary character was
ever effected, as we have herein shown.
TO demonstrate the bare-faced in
iqIity which is sought TO be perpetra-
ted by the publication of humbug
between Stokes and
bogus committee, we here quote from
the Nashville Banner, a bitter rebel
Stokes organ, which has heretofore
denounced Senter for his Radicalism
and eulogiZed Stokes for his willing
ness to extend the franchise to rebels.
The Banner reporter, who was present
and reported the proceedings, says:
4 Stokes delegate moved that the
Convention adjourn sine die, the mo-
ti0n was seconded by Senter dele
gate, the question was put by both
PeaTne> and Cate, and unanimously
carried with tremendous applause"
As we have before explained, beth
the contending temporary Chairmen
had declared the Convention adj
jOurned. The association telegraphic
reporters who were present, and dis
interested parties, announce the same
thing TO the world, and still we fnd
the mOnstrOus assumption emanating
from the Stokes party that Gen. Stokes
Is the nominee of the Republican
State Convention. Tennesseeans, has
it come to this, that midnight con-
claves shall c0nspire the ruin % our
gallant Governor, and his peAsOnal
enemies be permitted TO Yreak their
vengeance upon him by nsurpation,
falsehood and wrongs? Shall these
deceptions and frauds, glaTiug and
and plain, be permitted to accomplish
their foul purpose of working the ruin
of man who has proved as true as
the rock-ribbed mountains of our gall
liant State? Werepeat, shall the great
Republican party be overthrOwn in
order to compass the ruin of Gov,
Senter? Such is the issue presented
to the people of Tennessee. BY the ac-
tiOn of Gen. Stokes and his friends.
No compromise, no concession, but
the consummation of a pre-arranged
purpose to defeat the will of a major
ity of the Republican party by press
ing Gen. Stokes upon the Convention
by force and fraud, and nothing shorkI
of this viii satisfy these political
sharks who are bartering away the
peoples dearest interests.
The treatment Gov. Senter and his
friends have received leaves but one
line of duty to them, and that is to ac-
cept the Situation by the Governor
making the contest before the people.
His friends have demanded his SER
vices. He has consented to be a candi-
date, and we appeal to the Republican
party to stand by their colors, and be
deceived by the voice of neither mis-
guided, bold nor bad men, but to har-
monize upon the champion we have
selected, and once more vindicate the
principles of the Chicago platform.
The following preamble and resolu-
tiOns, which were adopted by large
convention of the friends of Gov. SEN
ter, explain themselves, in cOnjunc-
tion with what has already been said