Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-02
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
The Radicals Have a POW-W0W,
and q BOister0Hs Time. Il
Efforts to Nominate a White Can.
didate for Representative.
The Negroes Set up q Party OF
49, Their, Own.
Nomination Of q Negro by Ac-
z,re elamatiOn. ilJJisi

From the Cfarksvnle Tobacc0-Leaf, July L.
A small number of Radicals (both
colors) met at the Courthouse, on Satur-
day last, for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for county representative in the
next legislature. An organization was
effected by the election of Mr.. Rich,
President, and Dallas White,1 (colored)
Secretary. Mr.. e McKenny addressed
the chairman in opposition to a nomina !
ton being made by that convention, for
the reason that the attendance was slim;
and he thought it best, ss there were a
number of candidates on the track, that
they all be permitted to run and let the
best horse win the race. a9aeElI
He made motion to that effect, which
was seconded by two or three; but in an
instant dozen or more voices said "No!''
"noil" AT this juncture some confusion
arose; and'a negro, whose name We did
not learn, stepped forward and said to
the effect, that they had come there to
nominate man of their own color; that
the white men of the party were always
ready to manage their aft irs, and he
thought the time had come when the
colored men should manage for them
selves. The number present was suf-
fclent to make nomination he knew
that those absent would abide by it, and
he hoped that Ed Whites friends would
stand by him. Loud calls were made for
White, and cries for the motion, the
nomination, order, ETC., and a gen.
eral confusion ensued Soon TEN
porary order was restored and the motion
was put and voted down by oeafening
shout, mo-" "Noi" Confusion again
arose; the candidates were called upon
the sand to present their claims before
the convention. Archie Yeatman mount
ed the stand and said that this was q
drunken packed convention, and he |
would not submit his claims, which was |
resented by another negro and general |
row was seriously threatened. Smith,
(white) declined to come before the con- |
vention. Cries for Ed White; and, order |
could not be restored, until he took the |
stand. White is very genteel looking
and well educated negro, though not as |
sensible as some others in the convention. |
He said he wanted no confusion; did not |
desire the nomination unless it was fairly |
done, and would decline to accept. |
In the meantime Page Mckinney
stepped forward and said he wanted the /
to distinctly understand that if
it was their intention to sever their re-
lations with the white man by ignoring
the rights Of the latter in their convpns
ton, and draw the line between the races,
that he was for the white man and was
forever done with them. GOOD by"
was uttered by the negroes, while a
shout Of applause from the whites on the
outside went up for Mckinney. One
negro wanted to know if that was an
other Nashville convention; if not, he
wanted them to be decent and act like
men.
Cube Rogers, great double cornfield-
ooking negro, bounced up and. let off
lis gas-pipe. Cube made very sensi.
Die speech. He thought that Ed. White
was too timid to face the music, and had
,hOwn some disposition to desert his
that they must have leader,
md he was in favor of throwing all the
overheard and let that con-
Tention nominate him. He was not
afraid. Ed. White bounced the stand
again and asserted his bravery and wills
lngness to serve, and if they elected
him he would 60 to the Legislature if it
cost him his head. A move was made
hat Ed White be nominated by accla>
nation, which was responded to with a
tremendous yell. Archie Yeatman got
he stand again he was human and had
/ right; he wanted to let dem candidates
or de Lower House of de-of de-of-
/ loud shout, take him down."
Judge PETER then mads a speech in
which he pledged himself for White, and
advised the negroes of the danger in the
course they were pursuing by drawing
The line of demarkation between the
black and white races Yeatman said
dem lines is done and drawd, / seed
yoH when you drawd en-" ~
The whites stood no chance whatever.
The negroes, as we understand, had pre-
Viously met in the League and stocked
the cars; determined to have things
heir own way. 1t was a most disgust
ing affair, of which an exact account could
not.be given; but this is sufficient to show
the reader what course politics are taking.