The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-24
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want the 'uon nation for Governor, and
their friends so dissented, wrangled and
fought for the organization that tho
Convention seon become a perfect bed
lam. The Pittsburgh Commercials tele
grams, Saturday, had rather a fine des'
cription of the scene. We extract the
following:
q As soon az the doors were opened
there was a rush for seats, and.a fact
between Cole, Chairman Of the Execu'
tive Committee, and Pearne for tAe
chair. The latter got possession, sne
called the convention TO order. Coie
did likewise. Some one moved to al
journ sine die. Pearne and Cole put the
motion simultaneously, and declared IL
carried. Pearne vacated the chair, and
it was Immediately taken by K. K. But
Ter, supporter of Stokes, who called the
convention to order again. Attempts
wese made 10 organfze, wherepPon tne
noisy ana tumultuous scenes Of yester'
tday were re enacted, bAlla business was
prevented by boisterous cheering, nrst
by one party and then the other. A
number of speeches were made during
the intervals of quiet, but they were
of eliminating and recrlminatlng
character, and made the breach between
the two sections wider. Finally, about
two o'clock P. NJ, worried ont, another
motion to adjourn was carried,
and the delegates retired without hav-
ing effected an organization. The split
was on the election of a temporary
chairman. -,
The report of Senter's intended with
draWal, mentioned yesterday, was with
ont foundation. He is in the hands OF
his friends, who have called a con VEN
tion tonight to nominate him. The
friends of Stokes have also called CON
vention tonight. 1t is probable that
there will be two Republican tickets.
The opposition, it is reasonably certain,
will have no ticket, the policy of that
party being neutrality. Senter and
Stokes spoke last night to parties OF
their supporters. Scatter said the day
would come when the rebels should be
enfranch,sed, but it was long way of.
Stokes declared in favor of giving rebels
who remained at home and behaved
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themselves the right of suffrage.
To add to the harmony of the situa-
tion, Senator SPRAGUE has been called
to take part in Tennessee politics de
is announced to speak at Nashville to-
night. The influence of his effort, if it
has any, will be to widen the breach
and to make perfect chaos of the Rad
ical organization in that State. In the
meantime the Conservatives are laying
quiet, not with view to entering can
didates of their own, but to use at the
proper time their united strength in aid
of that one of the Republican factions
which shall announce the most liberal
policy toward them and the disfranchis'
ed masses of Tennessee. 1t will be seen
that SENTER and STOKES have already
! begun 10 invite the rebel support.
Should two Republicans tickets be run,
as now seems probable, the division
may be productive Of great good to she
State.
Since writing the above, another
account of the second days proceedings
and final "bust up" ofthe Tennessee Con-
vention has come to hand. We here
append it:
NASHVILLE, May 21.-The disgraceful
and rlOtous scenes of yesterday were re-
sumcd to-day in the Radical State Con-
venIion two minutes after the doors
were thrown open, and had it not been
! for the presence of large force of
Metropolitan police to day would have
been a bloody one in the annals of Ten.
nessee.
At 10 o'clock, when the doors OF the
House of Representatives were thrown
open, the Rev. Dr.. Pearne, the Senter
chairman, was found alone in the hall
occupying the chair, gavel in hand, and
looking the picture of gravity and dig
nifty. He had stolen a march on the
Stokesites by reason of Scnter's friends
/ having control OF the building.
! The doors once open, Congressional
Butler, the rival aspiring chairman,
made a hasty stride for the chair, he
having secured gavel for the occasion
On mOuuting the platform both com
menced together to call the Convention
TO order; but order there was none, as
the rival factions commenced an un-
earthly yelling, all tho efforts of the pO.
lice to preserve order being perfectly
futile.
At intervals when the noise would
partially subside, ths Chairman would
essay to speak, but this would be the
signal for furious howl, which woUld
be resumed as soon as any member Gs-
sayed to speak, no matter who he was.
This state of affairs, relieved by occa-
sional passing of the lie, and of the id
lie, continued for fully three hours, the
crowded galleries all this time hugely
enjoying the sport.
At the time the confusion was at the
highest, half dozen policemen were on
the reporters table, clutching at bellig-
erent Senterites who had essayed to
wallop the Stokes chairman.
A lull in the pandemonium enabled
delegates to move an adjournment,
which was carried, and DR.. Pearne re-
tired from the chair.
No sooner had he vacated it, than the
Stokes chairman raped his gavel, and
called the Convention to order. A stem
torian voice at once ordered the Senter-
ties to remain, whiah they did, and the
Babel of voices commenced with re-
newed vigor. Any attempt to make
nominations was simply ont ofthe ques-
ton, the unearthly calls continuing
with more or less vigor until numbers
were hoarse or worn out.
At times the scene was ludicrous in
the extreme, and was richly enjoyed by
the outsiders. At last, when it became
quite apparent that nothing could be
done, the Convention broke up, and
thusthe matter stands.
The Radical party of Tennessee is now
fairly split, as it is announced that both
Sentsr and Stokes will run for Cover
nor. There will not be any Conserve
tive candidate however, fact which
may have good effect, as it will place
Tue Others In competition to secure the
Conservative vote.
II Is reasonably certain that Senter
Will be elected, as he has the advantage
OF being now the Acting Governor, and
thus controls registration and other
state machinery, which he can operate