Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-20
THE mAxoRAnrv.
The Proposed COnsuitation-What II
Gbnn5d IN

Ia your paper of yesterday morning L
ind a call for public meeting for consulo
alton in regard to the municipal election.
L was my impression that the people In
general we're we'll satisfied with the plan
proposed by Mr.. Lellyett near two weeks
,go, and afterwards agreed to, with speci-
ications, by Messrs Brown, Halle, Beech
and Lellyett, as candidates, and in part
,ssented 10 by Mr.. Bass. 1t has been sug-
zested, however, that there was great dan.
ger that dissentions would spring up II
several weeks should elapse before the
convention should be held. | think these
are groundiess. III the APP
pointment Of deleg ates can be 30 managed as
10 give no one occasion to complain OF I'M
fairness, think all will acquiesce. Conn
plant is more likely TO be made
of unfairness if convention be
called together hastily than if it ia other-
wise. Again, from whence is disorganlza-
ton or dissension to come, unless II be
promoted by some OF the candidates? Now
here are four out of FIVE Conservative
candidates in the field, formally pro-
pounding a plan of settlement, to which
they solemnly pledge themselves to sub
NIT. IL the people take them at their
word, they cannot recede. They are com
mitted, and must abide the result. But
il some other and different plan be adopt
ed, everything is thrown open again. |
Each is at liberty, without dishonor to run
as an independent candidate. BY REJECT
ing their plan, which all admit to be fair,
we leave open the door for dissension. by
accepting their plan, we close that door.
feel sure tina. the signers of the call IN
question are acting in good faith. But let
us have a full meeting of the Conservative
citizens. All are interested alike in the
prosperity of the city. The poor man who
pays rent and his water tax, Is as much
interested in proportion to his income as
the rich man. We need all the votes oil
the Conservative people. Let as many as
possible come TO the meeting.
If the meeting can agree upon substaa-
TALLY the same plan as that suggested by
the candidates, we have almost a certainty
that heart. burnings will cease. Indeed,
the only bone of contention now seems to
be the time of appointing delegates ard
| holding the convention. Surely it Is
| small matter to contend about. Our coun-
| ~ convention was held only one week be-
| fore the election. The delegates were
appointed two days before the convention.
1t was a great success. Why not follow
that example2
No candidate who is good man and has
a good cause, can suffer by delay OF two
or three weeks. We are not prepared to
cast aside popular government and adopt
imperialism. We can not do it, II we
would. There are movements being
made as / understand to have ward meet
ings called not publicly and upon ample
notice, but privately and hastily, to noml.
| nate candidates. Let the meeting on
Saturday consider the propriety of such a
course, and express its opinion. Let 1t
fix a common time, place and manner OF
appointing delegates and holding the con-
yention. II it adopt the plan proposed by
the candidates, we have their pledge that
we shall as to them have peace. If 1t adopt
any other reasonable plan, we may still
hope for acquiesence.
So much in general. By way of speciti.
cation, ! will suggest to that meeting that
it recommend to the ward meetings that
they appoint their delegates by ballot,
without the nomination of particular
names, to the meeting. This will operate
, to prevent trickery, which Is sometimes
resorted 10. Let the delegates be discreet
men-men unpledged; and let them be sen'
without instructions. FIAT.
To the Editors of the Union and American
Like most other men, | have choice
among the candidates for Mayor, but
r want fair play. In portions of the city
the argument is made against Mr.. bass, ant
frequently by parties who profess to b
abandoning him on that account, that Mr.
| Burns says he will not 60 before the Con
yentiou, but will run if Mr.. Bass is thu
nominee, but will not if either of certain
other gentlemen shall be. l have hear'
the argument frequently made, and under
stand il was pressed at Mr.. w. Q. Han
ley's store, night before last, in favor o
Mr., Hale. Does Mr.. Burns authorize this
is a question which | would iIk
to have answered. Is Their an,
: misunderstanding Is the opposition
which Mr.. Burns proposes TO make to Bias
of a personal character, or because he
| not paying off the checks? 1t is told iha
! | Burns talked and worked against th
1 | movement which made Bass Receiver. AM
, | stopped the check business. Is this SC
? | ] find upon examination that Mr. Burns
E name is not on any of the bonds whlcl
I had to be given to stop the ring men
r This may have been accidental, but nearl
/ all the other large properiy-holders wer
on the bouds If the men who were OF
e posed to this change in the management
,. the city government can by such threat
), defeat one of the men who did most
bring it about, 1 think We have accom-
plished but little in displaciDg the ring.
August 10, 1869. FAIR PLAY.
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