Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-23
RADICAL CONVENTION.
= w. I'll. Wisener Nominated.
Proceedings and Resolutions
Speeches, Etc.

| assembled In convention IN the Hall OF tn
/ House of Representatives yesterday for tn
purpose of nominating candidate fo
Governor, effecting a thorough organi
zation of the party IN the State, cts. Thu
hall was by no means full, though larg
number of delegates were present from TIL
different counties of the State, among
whom there was a goodly sprinkle of CO
lored persons. The proceedings of thu
! meeting throughout were characterized BY
4 good order and harmony of feeling
i The Convention Was called to order al
/ precisely IL o'clock N. Hon. Horace May
nard was called to the chair to preside
over the deliberations of the meeting. Or
taking the chair he said that it was meet
that they should considerthe grave subject
that had called them together in the ight
| of the Supreme Being who was above Us
| all, and called on Rev Mr.. Stephens to
| open the dsliberations with prayer, which
he did, enyoking Divine blessings upon the
| Convention and upon the people. p.
| The Chairman then briefly addressed the
| Convention. He said that they were here
| as the representatives of the Republican
/ party of the State, advised to consult to-
1 gether as to the best interests of the party
| In the State, with reference to the best in
terests of the people everywhere. They
were an integral part of that great party
| who had successfully terminated long and
| bloody civil war, and restored law and or
| der in the State after the war; a party that
| was at the head of the Executive Depart
| ment OF the government, with a majority Of
| three-foGFths in the National Congress, and
large msjorities in most of the States, aud
1 where there were not majoIities, active
working men advocating principles, the
| PRONUNCIATION of which was for the benefit
| of all. He saw around him men of char
acter, 1rmness of purpose and determine
| ton, We have come together, he trusted,
bound together by those same principles
| for the common good that had triumphed
both in argument and on the battle field
Mr.. hurry, and Messrs. G. G. Minor,
and VIM. Rule of the Knoxville Chronicle,
we're appointed Secretaries, and the Con
vention was declared open for business. % !.
On motion of Mr.. Arnell, committee
of five was appointed on credentials. The
| following persons were appointed ON the
committee Hon. Saml Arnell, D. A.
Num-, Fl. P. Daily. ". 7. Tune, and Ran
dali Brown a-- ll-r-1y5.. #. r .....
On motion of Hon. Mr.. Prosser, COM
District was appointed upon resolutions.
The following gentlemen were appointed
on that committee: Hon. VIM. z. Prosser,
James A. Galbraitb, Samuel B. Henderson,
Xenophon Wheeler, Thomas H. Caldwell,
Archibald NJ. Hughes, ]. II. Dougherty,
and Hon. W. ]. Smith.
1t was then moved that a committee of
one from each Congressional District, and
enc from the State at large, be appointed
to present names for nomination by the
Convention. The motion was withdrawn
before the result of the vote was made
known
On motion of Mr.. Mullins, it was agreed
that all resolutions be referred to the COM
mittee without debate. The committee on
resolutions then retired.
DR.. W. P. Jones offered a series of reso-
lutions, which were referred to the com
mittee. a y
The Committee on Credentials reported
the following resolution:
Resolved, That we recognize all Repub-
Gcans who may be present from any part
Of the State as delegates to this Conven-
ton. .. ..a ..
The resolution was adopted. r-
John Rahm offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the President of this
Convention nominate State Committee
to consist of one member from each Con-
gressional District, and three residents of
the capital of the State.
Mr.. Harrison moved that the re solution
be 80 amended as to have a committee of
three from each Grand Division of the
State, resident respectively at Nashville,
Memphis and Knoxville.
The resolution and amendment we're
discussed at some length, a number of
members participating r. 9 ... - <
DR. W P Jones offered the following reso-
luton, in lien: .----. -
Resolved, That the Chairman be author
lied to appoint three executive committees,
viz: one at Knoxville, one at Memphis and
one at Nashville, to consist of three work
ing gentlemen, with such assistance as the
committees shall respectively select.
Mr. A S Bradley offered an amendment
to the resolution in lieu, to the effect that
the chair appoint a committee of two from
each Congressional district, as a State Cen
trail Committee, and that the President and
Secretary of the same reside in Nashville;
that the members of the committee resid-
ing in the different parts of the State
should have power to act on all matters
pertaining to the interest Of the party in
their respective sections. The matter be-
coming somewhat complicated, the resolu-
ton and amendments were referred to a
committee of five.
The following gentlemen were appointed
on the committee; A NJ Cate, John Ruhm,
H FL Harrison, WP Jones and A S Bradley.
After the committee had retired, A p
Rexford read a resolution, asking that
immediate measures be taken to
put down the organizations known as
Ku Kiux and Pale Faces, and to take steps
to secure every man in his rights irrespec-
tive of politics, race or color, etc. During
the retiring of the committees, David E
Num- was calledupon and briefly addressed
the meeting. He declared that we now
had to fight the rag-tag and bob tailed Sc
cession party at the ballOt-box as we fought
them before on the battle field In proof
of this he referred to the late Democratic
Convention, presided over by Rebel gen.
eral, nominating another Rebel general,
and appointing Rebel officers to draft their
resolutions and platform The committee
to whom were referred the resolutions and
amendments upon the organization of the
State, reported the following:
Resolved, That the chairman appoint an
Executive Committee Of five for each
grand division of the State, to transact
business relating to such division, and that
those committees elect chairmen and Sec
retaries, who shall constitute the State
Central Committee and transact business
concerning the State at large.
Resolved, That the committee appointed
from each grand division be instructed to
procure at once thorough organization in
counties and Congressional districts.
The report was adopted.
D. W. Peabody being called on, re-
sponded in brief speech to the conven-
ton. He said that one of the most i'm
portant assemblies ever assembled in the
State was now in session He affirmed
that the Democratic party Of the State had
sunk itself lower in infamy than it bad
ever done before. The reasonable spirit
that was thought to have been subdued in
the fire and smoke of Stones river and
Chickamsuga, had, by some mesmeric
power peculiar to the Democratic party,
raised to life its hydra head. Though An
drew johnson had come all the way from
Greeneville with resolutions denying the
right of secession, they were spurned and
rejected in the late Democratic Conven-
ton, and again the wsr-whoop of rebellion
had been raised by Rebel Generals at the