Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-21
TILE CITY.
RADICAL JUDICIAL CONvENlION.
George Andrew, Andrew NcCiatn aud
Alvin Hawkins the Choice of 1he
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George Andrew, Andrew ncCiatn aud
Alvin Hawkins the Choice of the
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Judge shaekIeford. Holm Trimbie and
ether Middle Tennessee Aspirants
Thrown overheard. rttH
A Close Mace in the sgestern Division.
The convention was called to order at
IL A. NJ, by D. W. Peabody, Esq, and
Enos Hopkins was appointed chairman
pro temp, and D. NJ. Nelson temporary
Secretary.
Mr.. Hopkins thanked the convention
for the honor they had confessed upon
him. 49,
Gen. John Eaton moved that commit
tee of some three from each grand division
of the State, be appointed on permanent
organization. Carried. ri
Mr.. Dsargsn moved that the committee
be nomioated by the eonyeasion. Carried
Messrs. Mabrey, Gresham and Wheeler
were selected from the eastern division;
Messrs. Wilkinson. Parker, and Elliott
of the middle division; Messrs. Hall, Smith
and Woodcook of the western division.
On motion of Mr.. Bosom three colored
citizens from the three divisions were
added TO the committee.
Abe Smith, colored, said that be thought
this was Republican convention, and
thought that the white men and colored
men should act with one another harmoni-
ously. This way of adding colored men
to committee after it was selected was
not much admired by them.
The following are the names of the col
ored men added to the committee
Smith Rodgers, Of the middle division
Capt. McTeer, of the eastern division, and
Baltimore Bond, of tn western divis-
ion.
o. motion of Mr.. Brooks, Messrs. Ken
dric, Price and Murray, were appointed a
Committee on Credentials.
A motion was made by Mr.. Brown that
the Committee on Credentials be empow-
erd TO correct any mistakes in the appoint
ment of the State Central Committee. No
action was taken. (
The delegations were then instructed to
submit their credentials to the committee,
and in order to give the committees ample
time to prepare their reports, the conven-
ton adjourned until two o'clock.
AFTERNOON 81 ssIoN.
The Committee on Permanent Organi-
cation reported through lis chairman, Mr..
White, as follows:
For President, VIM. II. Wisener, Of
Bedford.
Vice Presidents, NJ. D. Bearden, of
Knox, and VIM. Hall, of Gibson.
Secretaries, S. C. Mercer, Clay Newland
and A. A. Hide.
The report was adopted.
Messrs. VIM. Cate and Brown were APP
pointed a committee TO coIdaCt the Presi-
dent to the chair.
Mr.. Wisener, after taking his Sest, said !:
GENTLEMEN: / thank you for the honor
conferred upon me in selecting me TO pre-
side over your deliberations. 1t is the first
State convention of the kind that ever as
sembled in the State OF Tennessee. We
have had our political conventions fire.
quently. We have had in olden times
our Wing and Democratic conventions
more recently Conservative conventions,
for political purposes. We have met
to day as Republicans In convention Tor
the puT pose of nominating candidates Tor
the highest position in our State gov
eminent. 1t ia an era in The judicial his.
tory of Tennessee; that all those who are
old enough and those who are younger and
who are acquainted with its history re
member that our judiciary were elected
BY the Legislature -nOre recently elected
by the people The object of this conVen-
ton is 10 make nominations for Judges and
Attorneys. General for the State. The
convention is now organized.
The Committee on Credentials submit
ted their report which was adopted.
The question 10 regard TO the appoint
ment made by the State Central Commit
tee Was again brought up.
A delegate from Giles county, (w'
| could not learn his nsme,) said that tn
basis of representation as published by tn
| State Central Committee was very unfair
1 At the election last fall every intimids
ton was used to prevent men from vOtin
and that as basis, docs great iDjustic
to the Republicans of Giles County. IL
bad no doubt that the Republican part
desired them TO cast all the votes in th
coming campaign. We are entitled
ten votes, but il is res:ricte to thee.
| Enos Hopkins Esq, said that thi
morning when this subject was introduce
it was not understood by the cor
| yention; this was a question that shonl
be settled.
Mr.. Elliott said that the vote take
last fall was not free vote and tbs
the basis of representation was until
Mr.. Brown moved that each county an
the basis of representation be reld, aud
the delegations from the counties are n
satiefied with the basis. that it be correcte
The motion was lost. ..ss
L. S. Williams, of Smith county otier'
+ the following resolution:
Resolved, That the delegates OF es'
grand division Of the State meet separate
and select a candidate as the choice oil u
divisions aud report the same to the co
vention for their approval and adoption.
The resolution was laid upon the tab
A memorial from the IIish Union Repu
4. licah Association, asking to be represent
a in the convention, was received and "hl
i with the papers of the convention"
:, Jim Sumner moved that the convent
, proceed to nominate candidates for
= Supreme Court and Attorney Gene
e Carried.
d George Enshsm nominated Hon. Geo
:, Andrews as Judge from the eastern
vision of the State. There being no OF
nominations the nomination Of Judge
drews WAS DECLARED unanimous 1t
a. Applause
re Jim Sumner, colored, nominated j.
re Trimble, of Davidson, for Judgde Of
~. middle division.
ck Mr.. Brown nominated N. A. Pattsr
h. Judge Andrew Mccain was put
D. nomination by Mr.. Parker.
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