Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-24
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FIRST DAY..

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/ FIRST DAY.
After some preliminary sparrini
We learn from The report Of the Nash
lYille TNiGa and american, that il
answer 70 a delegate the Chairman
said the Convention was now organ
lied, which announcement was fol
llOWcd by a scene OF confusion thai
| could nos be described. +" AIT. Chair
man" pro;ss.icd from all parts Of thJ
! house, and everybody seemed TO be
talking at once. .HIEltE
The Chairman said he hoped there
/ would be harmony Of action and that
decorum due a presiding officer. FIFE
announced that Mr.. Wheeler, oi
chattanooga, had the floor.
! z Mr.. Wheeler then nominated Hon.
! r. X. Butler a temporary Chairman.
Judge Houk mounted the reporters
stand and said he wanted TO be heard.
| Afteh treading around frantically,
puttiN down his foot on 4 reporter ;
fingers, lie nominated DIR, Pearne, Of
Knoxville, and shouted out, - All in
favor OF the nomination will say aye. F"
There was a loud response, and HOuk
declared Pearnc the Chairman.
Cheers.
The temporary Chairman tried to
speak, but was shouted down.
Here a motion was made TO adjourn.
Mr.. Gate, the Chairman, remarked
that he would eutertaiu no motion
until order was restoped.
The Chairmagk Take seats, and act
like white men h IN civilized country.
\ delegate-TlN black man had
rights. This was no white mans
party; ii was party of the country.
\ delegate here suggested that the
Senter men retire until harmony was
effected.
(! voica-No "Wr'u tlglt il qut On
this line" loud cries for Pearue
and Batter by the respective factions.
The Chairman Nominations aUe
stiIl in order. tL 8#
AdOlph Nelson here pointed hl- fn-
ger AT Sumner, Il well known negro of
Nashville, and said: Il" You're no dele
gate, and are making more noise than
anybody else. --..
4 delegate again moved 10 adjourn.
Mullins. OF school fund nUtOriety,
mounted IA desk and tried to say some
thing about the rose Of sharon and the
lily of the valley, but they wouldn't
LET him talk.
The Chairman here remarked that
he would have order if ittakes all
summer.
y delegate Capt. Allen Is ON the
stand.
A voice There let him stand.
/ Cries Of "Iotus have peace"
Or. Pearne ri this Wncturc mounted
the rOstrum and wanted TO say some
thing, but he was cried down.
4 negro suggested that "yye ought
10 come 10 8 point % order
Another negro with red gloves
called for the questiGa. /
\ delegate from Davidson county
shouted loudly for Mr. - Burns.
A voice Hell, Burns amt the man
his name is Pearne.
II. IL. ThOmas-Ihere Is Sumner
and five or six others who are not dele
gates; they are Il SET Of roughs.
Dr. Pearne-(ientlemen Of the Con
ventiOn: ] will be heard Cries for
Butler, and the Doctor was not heard
that time. lH- -r..-.ar erH-
b. +. CoOk-In the name OF God
and the Republican party, let u nave
peace. Let every man leave the hall,
and returning present bis cre,l ,lentials
at the door; the noise and confusion
proceeded from those who were not
delegate, lie moved To adjourn
until two O'clock,
The Chairman insisted that he
would entertain NO motion until order
prevailed.
Il. T. Cook Let Us act ike men,
aud not as pack of dogs.
lT Pearne arose again and said
he had rights on the floor, and pro-
posed 10 maintain them. lCries for
Butler, and pcaInc didn't get his
rights
b. ". Peabody here mounted the
stand, and suggested that an adjourn /
ment take place until two O'Clock, and !
that Cate, as Chairman, and himself as
Secretary of the Central Committee,
would stand ut the door and admit
none but delegates ~
\ motion to adjourn was then de
elared carried by the Chair.
Or. Pearne here took the Chair and
called the Convention 10 order.
4 motion was made that Clay New
land act a Seeretary. Tories for But
Ier,l
Judge Hopk ii Huter's Conven.
ton has adjourned, they have no rights
on this floor
John BrOWnlOw said he recognized I
as the Chairman, and said hur-
rah Cor Senter fThree cheers for SEN /
ter" Loud response.
Another delegate proposed three
cheers for Stokes. Loud cheering
EnOs Hopkins nominate Dewitt
c. Senter for Governor.
A yoiee-Set down, YOU damned old
fool.
4Iopkns-Ry what order do you
all nae d0Mna
Delegate-By the order of the peo-
PIE, and you hotter get down as soon
Is possible,
DR.. Pearne-Now If you'll hear nae
ibOut five minutes. TCries for Butler,
md Peame did-'t get his FIVE minutes
Or. Pearne / declare Clay Newland
Secretary of the Convention.
Judge Palmer, Of the Saw-min ~
district, at this uneture of the pro-
,eedings, raised a camp meeting tune, I
md invited his harmonious brethren I
% join In with him. m.sarsass
= delegate Here's a boy from the I!
Mountains, who has never been away
rom home. Lets hear him."
. Col. hathaway said he was IN favor !
IF adjourning sine 0ie, and let the
99ngest pele kn9ek down the persiIns 7
nohs:, ne had been G soldier, went
a early and fought 1t out. Both aspi- |
rants We're good Republicans, but IL I
He can't have harmony let's adjourn
md 60 home, and every man run for
Governor that wants TO. /
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