Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-22
sENFER AT THE CAPITOL

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sENTER AT THE CAPITOL.
she Meeting Last NighG-Senter De
eiares Himself n Candidate for Gov.
ernOF.
The friends Of Gov. Senter assembled ia
the hall Of the House Of Representatives
last night, TO make arrangements for the
gubernatorial campaign.
ID. w. Peabody called the meeting 10
order, and said the convention which as
sembled under the call of the Executive
| Committee adjourned without making a
nomination. He was ready to receive any
| action OF the convention.
A. Nelson nominated Rev. DR.. Pesrne
as chairman, who was elected, who, upon
taking the stand, said he was not afraid of
| defeat, as we had met in the interest Of
Gov. Senter, and that he would be elected
by an overwhelming majority.
Upon motion Of Col. John B. Brownlow,
DE-. Shaw of Shelby, D. w. Peabody of
Davidson, and by an amendment Col.
Brownlow Of Knox, were elected secreta-
taries. Upon the motion being pat, there
being come votes against it, Judge
Houk rose and said we had had enough
Of the gag law, and he did not propose 10
submit to it any longer.
A Nelson rose and said that he would
constitute himself committee 10 keep
| order.
J Buck, of Montgomery, moved the
appointment of a committee of seven 70
draft resolutions expressing the sense Of
the meeting
Col d NJ Nelson moved that commit
tee of one from each congressional dis
lrict be appointed to select a State Execu-
tive Committee to conduct the present can
yass, with power to appoint sub commits
tees in each county in the State.
ID w Peabody moved that the Executive
Committee be nominated, which was car
ried, when the following nominations were
made:
1st District, Maj A Fl Pettibone.
I'd District, d NJ Nelson.
Sd District, d C Trewhiit.I
4lh Distr 9 Capt J w King.
9Th District, AdOlph Nelson.
9th District, J j Buck.
9Th District, o Brown.
SIh District, T C Muse
The chair announced the following COM
mittee on resolutions: Col Buck Of
Montgomery, l. q IIOuk of Anderson, III
ii Thomas of Davidson, DE- II I Shaw Of
Shelby, Gen w Smith of Shelby, Col
Henry Stone of Davidson, Capt A G
Sharp Of Hamilton.
The committee retired, when HOuk was
called for and said We have met and put
in motion the ball which will roll on
to victory. He had no doubt Of the
election of Gov. Senter by large
majority. Ii was unnecessary 10 say that
for the last two days the Stokes party had
been attempting TO thrust him upon the
country by the personal enemies of Gen.
Senter, and men who had been employed
TO do the dirty work for Stokes. Both Mr.
Gates and DIR. Pearne finding this morning
that no harmonious action could be had,
and motion being made that the conVen-
ton adjourn sine de, which motion was
put by both ehaiTmen and carried
X Il Butler slipped into the chair
and assumed to take the chair and de-
clared Stokes the nominee of the conVen-
ton. He desired TO say, however that
when they go before the people claiming
that Stokes is the regular nominee of the
convention, they will meet with the con-
tempt of all honest and sensible people.
Any man who would accept such nomi
nation would have to walk on stills 10
keep from being drowned in the water
contained in the bladder of n mos
quito. (GCv. Senter entered the
hall, which created universal clappiBg Of
hands and cheers) He assured the con-
yeulion that Gov Senter would come out
of East Teanessa with 10000 majority.
He did not claim that Senter was n0mi-
nated-Lhere had been no nomination
made Had there been fair and
honest convention Senter would have
been easily nominated. Stokes friends
we're claiming for him that he would
carry East Tennessee. He desired
TO say then that If they were 80 badly mis-
taken about Sother portions Of the State,
the best thing for Stokes to do was to go
at once, before Senter and throw himself
upon his knees at Senter's feet, and say
"Here Lord, / give myself away, it is all
that can do" If Stokes comes up 10
East Tennessee, | will get few copies Of
the Duncan letter and read them 10 him.
Stokes friends claim for him that
he should be Governor because he
made the canvass for Brownlow, when
in fact the loyal men of East Tennessee
were mortified at the threshings Ether
idge gave him. lie concluded by say
ing that he would meet them all again
ON the day Of Gov. Senter's Inauguration.
Col. ]. j. Buck, Chairman of the Com
mittee on resolutions, offered the follow>
ing resolutions
Whereas, The convention, which assem-
bled here on the 10th inst 10 nominate
candidate for Governor, utterly failed 10
effect a temporary organization, and on
this day adjourned sine die without making
any nomination other than one by accla-
matiOn-On yesterday declaring Hon. D.
w. G. SeDter the Republican nominee;
therefore, --
Resolved, That we a. representativesof
the Republican party Of Tennessee,
adhsring to principles rather than
men. Ieposing all confidence in bis
patriotism and ability, the best guarantees
Of success, dc hereby present the Hon ID
VIC Senior as the candidate Of the national
Republican party for the next Governor of
Tennessee. -
Resolved, We adopt as the expression
Of our principles the platform of the ma
tional Republican party, as framed at
Chicago and endorsed by the nation 10 the
triumphant election of President Grsnt.
Gov Senter then being called for, said:
1t might be thought that he could appear