Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-21
Democratic Nominees.
HON. W. W. VAUGHAN NOMINATED
FOR CONGRESS.

The little newsmonger, the telegraph
wire, brings us the pleasing intelli-
gence from Jackson Of the harmo-
Nous action of yesterdays convention,
and the nomination by it Of Hon. w.
". Vaughan as the Democratic candi-
date for this district There was more
than usual interest felt in the result of
this Convention, owing to the number of
aspirants for the nomination and the
character of the man who should be put
forward. The complications of the law
of Congress regarding eligibility was
such as to exclude from this body any
one who had participated, directly or in
directly, with the South in its late struggle
for independence, and who had not had his
disabilities removed; and some went fur
Their Among the number was Mr.. Ran
dali, chairman of the Congressional
Committee at Washington, who thought
it probable, even in the case of those
whose disabilities had been removed,
that they would not, if elected, be en-
rolled by the Radical Clerk of the House
or be permitted to participate in the or
canization of the House. This appears
to our mind as reasonable, from q knowl-
edge we have Of the unfairness and cor
ruption heretofore of the Radical party,
in endeavoring to maintain themselves
in power. 1t may be true that the law, as
now passed, would not authorize the
clerk to refuse to enroll such as had their
disabilities removed; but what does a
Radical care for law when to attain his
ends he conceives it to be the good of
his party2 The end, with them justifes
the means always, and we think 1T wise
in the Convention, yesterday, to nomi-
nate man who could take all the test
oaths that might be or have been pre-
scribed by the Radical party The Hon.
W. W. Vaughan is a citizen of Haywood
county, and lived there many years pre-
vious to the war. He was The Demo-
cratic elector in the Seymour and Grant
contest for the Presidency, and displayed
considerable ability as a debater, as
well as an earnest worker for the
Democratic party His efforts hereto
fore have contributed no little 70 the
success of that party in the State, and if
he is not now elected it will greatly sur
prise his friends. Shelby county is sat
isied with the nomination, although we
would have preferred. perhaps, some one
of the candidates from this county who
were prominent before the Convention.
Our friends will roll up as big a majority
for Hon. W W. Vaughan for the next
Congress as any other county in the dis
trict, and intend to do more towards his
election than any other two coun-
ties that might be named We
know this gentleman WE'LL and
recognize in him fit and proper
representative of the true people of the
district He is popular in manner, a
clever politician, and will make as good
run as any other one who might have
been selected by the Convention. Our
ticket is now complete, and nothing is
to be done but to place our shoulders to
the Democratic car, freighted with the
hopes and interest of all, that it may be
pushed on to victory. We hope no true
Democrat win give lukewarm support
TO the nominees, for with their election
is dependent the assendency of oul
party over Radicalism.