Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-30

Withdrawn, and on the 9Th NJ. Burns was
Withdrawn, leaving the contest, on the
sixth ballot, between Cooper and Brien,
which resulted as above, and the chair an
nounced that Henry Cooper was the nomi,
nee of the Convention as a candidate for
Senator.
For the House of Representatives the
following nominations were made:
L W HALEY nominated B s Rhea.
Baxter Smith nominated G J Stubble.
field. ....'
George S Kinney nominated r B Sloan.
Sloan nominated i d Walker.
Andrew johnson, Jr, nominated o 8
Galbraith.
w Chandler nominated Sam B David
son. @
Chris Kreig nominated Adolph Nelson.
Phinehss Garrett nominated G w
Nance. a. boz. ..H..
Joseph A Soule nominated Sumner S
Hall.
w B Ewing nominated Gilbert Mar.
shall.
j 4 McCnsn nominated w G Brien.
NJ. c. Cotton was also nominated by
F. GIeaves, and ]. P. Cahill placed in
nomination by II. H. Harrison, but both
gentlemen declined. .... .....
A motion was made and carried that the
rule previously adopted be amended, 30
that the candidate receiving the smallest
number of votes be dropped after the fiist
balIot.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot
az follows:
First Ballot-Rhea 80, Stubblefsld 10,
Sloan 5, Walker 20, Galbreath 8, Davidson
~, Nelson 8, Nance 10, Hall 3, Marshall
Is, Rrien IL, John McClelland (compli-
mentary) l.
Second Ballot-Rhea 35, StubbIefeld 6,
Walker 20, Davidson II, Nelson 4, Nance
9, Marshall 10, Brien 81, Cahill l, Gal
breath /.
B. s. Rhea having received a majority
of the votes of the convention, was declared
the nominee.
Several of the candidates were then with
drawn, when another ballot was had with
the following result:
Third Ballot-Walker 81, Davidson Is,
Brien Is, Nance 8, Cahill /.
i, d. Walker having received majority
was declared the nominee.
1t was then moved and carried that the
nominations be made unanimous.
II. III. Harrison moved that executive
and finance committees be appointed,
which motion prevailed, and the chair an
nounced the committees as follows:
EXECUTIVE CoMMITTEE-Dr. ]. E.
Manlove, Thomas J. Halle, J. L. Weakley,
Phinehas Garrett, Geo. E. Purvis, E. A.
Mathes, John G. Burcb, II. H. Harrison.
Christian Kreig and George S. Kinney.
FNANCE.-K. j. Morris, G. G. Cabler,
r. B. Sloan, Nat. F. Dortch and Z. s.
Patterson.
And then on motion, the convention
adjourned.
Immediately after the adjournment,
loud calls were made for B. s. Rhes, and
that gentleman came forward, and ia few
pertinent remarks thanked the convention
for the honor conferred, remarking that the
nomination was wholly without his soli-
citation.
He was followed by l D Walker, who
appropriately responded to the call, and
returned thanks for the honor.
w G Brien, being loudly called for, re-
sponded briefly and nobly. Referring to
his defeat, he remarked that there was one
thing in which no one could beat him,
and that was fighting for the Conserva.
tive party and the enfranchisement of
the people. He had an only SOD,
who from n beautiful mother inherits
a sweet face. He never whipped that boy
but once in his life, and when that was
done, the boy said, "Pa, you have whipped
me, but love you dearly yet" They had
defeated him but he loved them yet He
had met Mr.. Harrison and Mr.. Stone
on the stump, but now he had
not the privilege Of meeting them again.
His observation was that in less than in
three days it would be forgotten that he
was a candidate for Senator or the House
of Representatives. He would never
be before them asking a position
like that again. He desired to see
the noble and generous people enfrsn-
chised; the intellect Of the people once
more in power, and any sacrifice to
accomplish this he would certainly
make. 1t was true he was not born in this
country, but when he was poor boy liv-
ing on the barren hills of Smith county he
heard of this beautiful city and came here
to cast his destiny. He had lived here for
many years, had led to the altar one of
their fairest daughters. Their destiny
would be his destiny. Wherever they
would 90 he would go, and wherever they
were buried there would he be buried also