Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-19
EXnIanRf0FK.

10 the Editors Of the Union and American:
At general meeting of the citizens of
Nashville, held at the courthouse on the
I'D uit., for the purpose of determining |
In what manner a convention should be
held for the purpose of nominating.
Mayor, Aldermen and Councilmen, the |
following resolution was adopted.
Re- olved, That the ward meetings TO be |
held 10 nominate delegates TO the Mayor
atty convention, be also requested to nomi'
nate candidates for Aldermen and Council
men, unless previously nominated.
In accordance with the passage Of
previous resolution, recommending that
the citizens should assemble in their re-
spective wards on Saturday, Sept u, 1869,
at 8 o'clock, there was quite large
meeting held in the third ward, at
the Fenian Hall, on College street,
After the seven delegates to the conven-
tion had been elected, we proceeded to
nominate Alderman and Councilmen, Mr..
A. j. Smith was nominated Alderman,
beating, by a very few votes, Hugh Nc
Gavock, the young mems candidate. Mr..
MCGayock was then run by the young
men as Councilman and the result was
tie between him and james Nichol, Esq
By this time there had sprung up a great
deal Of feeling between the old and young
men, and, although McGavock could have
most undoubtedly been elected, as the
chairman had, Of course, a vote IN case OF
lie, and he, being young man and
personal friend, would have voted for Mr..
McGavock, through magnanimity, and
Tor the sake Of harmony" the young
men cried "let US have peace ?" and there
was peace-for the chairman advised the
withdrawal of Mr.. McGavock's name. Mr..
J McGavock's name was withdrawn and
James Michel, Esq, as nice and clever an
old gentleman as ever lived in our COM
munity was declared the nominee. The
{ young men quietly submitted to the choice
E of the meeting, and all went home per
fectly satisfied with the result.
After afew days had elapsed Mr.. Michel
for personal reasons, best known to him.
sell, declined TO run. 1t then became tbs
duty OF the third ward committee, composed
of two old men, Capt Stockell and PhineaI
Garrett and one young man, Player Mar
4 tin, to select nominee to fill the vacancy
e occasioned by the declination of Mr. Mich
!. oil. After the matter had been freely dis
cussed, the committee selected Hugh Nc
Gavock. However, before the committed
Is had chosen Mr.. McGavook, the names o
q Sandy Carter, Dr.. George H. Reid, Prime
I as Garrett, james Wheless, W. II. Chad
bourn, Henry Hensey, and many other
d were suggested. Why the committe
e failed to select some one else is their bust
ness, but that they did select Mr.. Nc
Gavock we know from the publication il
l. your issue of yesterday. Now, the ok
1 Dnnah cd
E. speak Of calling meeting 70
I, the purpose of nominating some one else
There was a tacit understanding that ther
. should be no discussion, no split ticket,
y no nothing, except harmony, unity, aud
d determination 10 defeat the Radical ticke
,e l have always been young American i
my feelings, and l will leave it to the con
y munity to decide whether or not the oil
n men have acted fairly-whether or nc
% they have acted shamefully. can we
D. remember when our beautiful city wa
prosperous, active and flourishing. Refe
to the administration of Randall McGavoc
and John A. McEWen, who were bot
young men, and see if you can fad wher
our municipal affairs were ever better mar
n aged. The old men have been managin
4 things so long that they actually beliey
Office to be an absolute right, and becOm
very angry whenever young mans nam
is mentioned for any position, from Mayo
lie to street scaVenger. And a pretty fix the
az have gotten our corporation into, haven
they? With due respect to the old gentl
men, | am strongly in favor of "turnin
over" our affairs TO the young men, or w
men; and, in advocating this doctrine,
, believe they would be much better mar
a aged than they recently have been. j hOI
es the old men may in time see the Terror
their way" and prevent the Radicals frol
electing a negro, or a thing" as Counci
men from the Third ward.
10 FRIEND CT THE YOUNG MEN.