Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-17
THE CONVENTION.
Responses from Gentlemen sag
gested as Candidates.

Responses from Gentlemen sag
gested as Candidates.
DAVIDSON COUNTY.
To the Editors of the Union and american:
l have observed very complimentary
communication in your paper calling upon
me to become one of the candidates for
Delegate to the Convention called by the
Legislature to assemble on the second
Monday in January, 1870, at Nashville.
In response, | have to say that if the
people of Davidson county should honor
me with the position, l will serve them to
the best of my skill and ability.
10. G. GUILD.
To the Editors of the Union and American:
In reply to call which some friends
are pleased to make to me through your
paper to become q candidate for the Con-
stitutional Convention soon to assemble,
would say: A position as member of
this Convention is of the highest impor-
lance to the people, and the delegates
should be selected with the utmost scruti-
ny. | estimate it as of far too much con-
sequence to be sought after by man at
the i1lstigations of his own vanity, or so
licitatiCns springing from the personal
Partially of few friends. If, when the
people have considered of their prefe-
rences, they should select me, I'll serve
them as well as / can. / would not feel
at liberty to diregard their wishes, but I'M
til such time / would not feel at liberty
to forestall the impartiality of their de-
cision by an announcement of myself, or
implicate my personal friends by commit
ting them beforehand to me-
EDWARD ii. EAST.
WHITE COUNTY.
To the Editors of the Union and American:
SPARTA, Nov. 81 see from your
paper, (date not remembered, } that some
of the people of the senatorial district
composed of the counties of White, Ma
con and Jackson, are calling upon me to
represent them in the State Convention,
contemplated to be had, at some future
day to amend our State constitution.
We all known the fact that no
such convention has been as yet au-
thorized, and possibly there may be none.
And in view of this fact, it would seem
out of place for me to announce myself as
candidate for a position unknown to
the laws or the country.
There may be such a convention or
dered, and should there be, then it seems
to me that there should be time sufficient
for the people who have an interest in
this matter, to cast around for the most
suitable men TO represent them in such
convention.
If such convention should be held,
then, in my opinion, no man should, as a
matter of right, thrust himself upon the
people as a candidate contrary to their
wishes, or their interest. But in such a
contingency, the people should call, and
the man of their choice selected obey
This is no time for men to press forward
for self-emulatiOn. But all should look
forward to the permanent good Of the
whole country.
am now, as ever have been, opposed
to entering into a contest fOrpOsition, and
will hold no office under any such
circumstances. And | envy no man who
insists that he has claims upon the peO-
pie for their support. All such are pOlit-
ical humbugs. But, to be brief, should a
convention be called, and the people of
this senatorial district think that can be
of service to them in such convention,
and am the choice of the whole people,
and if, in such event, / can represent
them without a political contest for of
flee, will most cheerfully forego my
own private objections, and obey the
mandate of the people of my district
am very respectfully, etc,
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