Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-23
THR0wEEG AWAY as oPPORrU
NIFTY.

WASA NOS@'N0 VIZ - . ~o y ~ -
porters for the city Democratic
papers, but the Press and Times
appears to have had one who could
both see and hear what. did not
occur. For instance, that sprightly
journal informed the public-and
the Information was as new and
fresh to those who witnessed the
fraternal interlningling of Radical
spirits and spirits that were not
radical, as TO those who stayed
away because they do not believe
in the morality of theatrical perr
formances-that "the secretary
read out, amid perfect Babel OF
noise" a " list Of counties voting
for Gen. Stokes" and that there
were "sixty-four counties. with two
hundred and thirty-three dele
gates" Singularly enough this
astute reporter did not hear or see
the secretary read the vote of the
remaining twenty-one counties
We should have suspected the
other reporters of sleeping on then
post, had not this smart genius o.
the Press and Times stated that tbs
list was read "amid a perfect Babe
of noise" Another discovery
which this reporter made is thus
stated: t.
On motion Of S, J. Ireland, the follow
ing gentlemen were constituted the ney
State Central Committee:
First District N Hacker, Jones
borO sa
Second District-Col. L. G. Camp
| Knoxville.
Third District DIR. J. B. Young
Knoxville.
Fourth Distribution. W. NJ. Wood
cock, Lafayette
Fifth Distribution. Randall Brown
Nashville. 81 4aEs
| Seventh District-Hon Isaac n Roach
Huntingdon.
| Eighth District-Hon. ID. A Num-
Brownsville. ..-. BEL.
Ninth District = Samuel j. ireland
Memphis
This incident drops in very NIGEL.
between the somewhat vehement re
marks of two excited individual
who were vainly endeavoring t
make themselves heard and appre
ciated. We rather suspect this wa
one of Ireland's grim jokes to &c
himself announced as a member c
the State Central Committee. Cleve
Ireland 1t was a wonderful
convenient convention for slippin
in such episodes. Now comes th
"funny part" of this farce. W
quote from the Press and Times.
Immediately after the adjourning {
the convention the committee addresse
the following letter to Gen. Stokes:
/ NASHVILLE, Tenn, May q, 1862
Hon. w. b. Stokes-Dear Sir: In &C
cOrdanee with the instructions given
us by the Republican convention Assem-
bled in Nashville, yesterday, it is mad
our duty, as well as pleasure, to inforl
you that to-day you were selected as th
choice Of said convention as the cand
date of the Republican party for Gov
ernor, by the voice of sixty-four cour
ties, casting for you, through their reg
larly selected delegates, two hundred an
thirty-three votes. .s-.. #..-.
Yours respectfully,
Z. S Williams, d. G. Thornburg,
John Norman, J. A. Fuson
Tbos A Hamilton, Newton Hacker,
w A. Garner, L. S. Camp,
Edward Shaw, Anthony Grant,
.... Committee.
The General sent his letter of aceep
ance as follows, which was handed to !
late last night;
CRY HOTEL, May 81, lS69-Messr
e s. Williams and others: Gent)eme
Yours of to-day, informing me of my 9
lection as the standard-bearer Of the r
, publican party in the gubernatoriaI col
test, is rt ceived 1t appearing from yol
letter that sixty-four counties, casting
all two hundred and thirty-three (23
votes for me, and that being deeid
majority, therefore accept the nomin
ton, thanking you and the loyal men
the State for the honor conferred.
] am, gentlemen, your obedient Sc
want w. b. Stokes
Stokes declared a few weeks az
that he was not at all anxious to
Governor, and that he "wou
much rather support and work f
Senter, or some other good ma
than to be standard bearer" hir
self. The eager haste with whi'
he grasps the bubble proffered
some parties representing an asser
blage of noisy politicians and plac
hunters that could not so far harm
nize as to take the first step in r
solving itself into a conVentio
shows how little there is
his professions, and how cage
ly he coveted the office
Governor. We confess to som
disappointment at Stokes cours
We supposed that he would tire
the effort to hold the convention
a failure, brought about by Il
friends and supporters of his opp
nent. Instead of announcing hin
self a candidate in response .
what he might claim the wishes
majority of his party, as e
, pressed through their county NEE
ings, he recognises the conventiC
as an organised body which accom-
plished the object for which it W;
convened. He has therefore d
prived himself and his friends
, any advantage they might ha'
made of the breaking up of Il
convention before it could even 0
ganise by the friends of anoth
aspirant for the nomination. v