The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-28

to the business of the convention i'm
peace and order, and regardless of what
had happened in the morning.
Judge Houk got the floor again and
said Mr.. Cate is III the chair and Mr.
Pearne Is in the chair. ["Not at all.'
from Mr.. Williams. "Matter of opin-
ion,s from Dave Nelson. If that is your
course we propose TO meet YOU at Phil
lippi. 1--WE will try it by VOTE" from
Mr.. Williams.
The Judge then proceeded to Justify
his course in long speech, DENYING the
right of Mr.. Cate to occupy the chair.
Mr.. Woodcock moved the previous
question on the motion to take the bal
lot, If no one would object to it.
Mr.. Pcaric said he did not feel at
liberty TO withdraw, having been. in
his .opinion, elected temporary chair
man, without the general consent of
his friends.
,MN.Woodcock proceeded to address
tn = 1venticn.
Aasy looking. gentleman on the
righrOf the chair rose on bench and
said that no one but DR.. Pearne could
put motion to the convention. This
was followed by Il general uproar.
which lasted tor some minutes.
| A fierce fire ensued, interspersed with
cries of Put it to the vote! put it TO
the votc!'
jim Brownlow said if the Memphis
delegation intended to rule the conven-
ton they would find themselves mis-
taken.
Mr.. Lewis then said that the sable
| delegation should hold their tongue.
until they could manage to address
the chair.
The colorcd men from Memphis upon
! this became irate, and spoke eloquent
ly for their rights on the floor.
! Col. Hathaway made a strong speech
im favor Of peace and the justice of al
lowing II vote to be taken. lie was
followed by loud cries Of "Pearne" !"
a motion was made to adjourn sine die.
Pearne put the motion and declared
it carried.
A tall gentleman on the left moved
that the chpirman, DR.. Pearfc, appoint
two secretaries.
Hon: Mr.. Timan stood up and APP
pcalcd to the convention TO reflect for n
few minutes that they could not force
each other; that one party could not
compel the other into its way of think
ing. lie proposed to dispense with tenn
porary chairmen and all temporary or
ganizations, and to take the vote at once
on the nomination Of candidates.
At this point the crowd gathered
round the stand so close that the rcpor-
ters could not conveniently get on.
Dave Nelson got upon Il bench and
n nd tn
ton proposed to put man in the chair
who was known to be IL personal enc
my Of Governor Scntcr.
John Brownlow then said that the
man who now occupied the chair had
II VOrcd TO put Scntcr out of the
p etoi the State, and they were not
e -, to submit to it. Cries of New
er! never" and much uproar.
Major Hopkins endcavored to obtain
a hearing. but was declared on. of order.
a gentleman then stood up and said
that shelby county was prepared to an
nouncc her ballot. lie was received with
q storm of Kisses AMI much laughter.
The same gentleman on the left again
proposed that DR.. Pcarne. Hon. II. X.
Butler and General Smith conformity
act as charmcn. Another storm Of
Kisses and laughter.
The convention then resolved itself
into a general crowd for the mutual in
tcrchange of various sorts of courtesies.
DR.. Mynatt, late lunatic chairman on
the asylum, took advantage of lull in
the coniab to take bench and rear his
tall form on high. Waving his hat
above his head, he nominated ID. w. G.
l,N, - n,N1 H. D1pun Il
the convention adjourned sine die.
Lewis moved that committee of five
be appointed to notify Governor Senter
of his nomination. This was received
with ironical cheers.
During another lull in the storm a
young man with girls voice stood up
and proposed three cheers for Senter.
This was received with rather little en-
thusiasm. Then three were proposed
for Stokes, which were given with tre-
mendous effect.
About this time the young fellow
with the girls voice proposed three
more for Senter. The former operation
was repeated with additional effect.
Mr. Pcarnc again put in a motion to
adjourn to nine in the morning,
A long interval then elapsed, during
which some squads in the corners got
up little vocal entertainment for their
own amusement, before anything was
attempted to be said.
Mr.. Collins proposed that six men be
appointed, three on the part of Mr.
Senter and three on the part of Mr.
Stokes, to retire and choose a chairman,
as follows: On the part of Sentcr, DR..
Pcarne, Judge Trewhitt and General
smith; on the part of Stokes, Hon. Mr..
Fuson, Hon. Mr.. Norman and Hon. Mr..
Butler. This was rejected by the usual
vocilcrous cheers and jeers.
About half past five o'clock the gen.
cral harmony of the refined converse
ton was interrupted by squabble near
the speakers stand between two gentle
men who disagreed on the qualifications
of Stokes and Senter, which quickly
came to blows pistols were pulled out I;
a general rush was made over tables,
chairs and benches the Secretary's desk
was overturned; the police were called
on and for q moment it appeared as
though most of the delegates wished to
take II hand in the fray. The police
succeeded in eilcctng peace and took
out the irate parties without bloodshed
This totally deinoralized the convcn-
ton, and there was no longer any SEM
blnncn nf nr1op Euor,r ono cot and