Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-18
rLoArERIAL CONVENTIONS.
Interesting Occasion.
VIM. Moore, OF Robertson, Nomi.
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On motion of John S. Hart Col, Wiley
Woodland was called to the chair, and on
motion the representatives of the press
present were appointed Secretaries. =
Geo. f. Anderson, of Montgomery,
moved the appointment of committee Of
one from each county be appointed on
| permanent organization.
Col e. S. Chestham opposed the mos
ton, and claimed that the present was
only an adjourned convention, and the
same rules and officers of the last oonven-
ton were now occupying their position.
MIR. Cahal, of Davidson, urged the ap-
pointment Of the committee. hNkki
The question was then suspended, when,
on motion of Gen. J. M. Quarles, of
Montgomery, a committee of one from
each county was appointed Committee
on Credentials, consisting of the following
gentlemen. s4asl fna- tesa1a.E r. Fl
M Quarles, of Montgomery; John 8
| Hart, Of Robertson; J ID Tucker, of Cheat
ham; I Il Oahal, Of Davidson.
The committee retired, and, after short
time, reported, through Gen J III Quarles,
the following delegates ~, 4,
Davidson County--John Harper, L r
Beech, p Walsh, Thos CtllendeF, P L
Dews, A d Creighton, r 81 McEwen, r
| McCann, w l. Brown, Archer Cheatham.
Terry II Cahal, A Erwin, 10 @ Hsmblin,
4 Z A Mathis.
| Montgomery County-H II Doak, j l.
Williamson, Squire Shannon MeNolsn, w
| S McReynolds, II @ Merritt, G 3 Harris,
| Richard Ogburn, f o Anderson, NJ V In
| gram, and NJ Quarles. ~
OheathaIn County, d Tucker, W 81
Shaw.
Robertson Oounty-Young Pepper, J
l. Yates, S Hart, J Pope, O Huey, G
B Mason, Fps Woodland, M o Mason, ] 81
Dunn, B B Bats, E Ruffin, NJ Spear,
Robert Bartlett, G A Washington, s Fizer,
w Judd, John Woodland, Willie Wood
ard, Baggett, E S Oheatham, Moor
man, G A Farmer, Jernigan, o P Frey,
Peter Hinkle, w Jones, Sugg Fort,
which report wss adopted.
| FO Anderson resumed his motion to
| appoint a committee of one from each
county on permanent organization.
| Mr.. McCann moved to amend by ape
pointing three from Davidson, two from
Robertson, two from Montgomery and one
from Cheatham.
Col E S Cheatham opposed the motion
upon the grounds before stated.
FO Anderson sustained his motion in an
able speech, when the motion was adopted
and the following committee appointed:
l. F Beech, of Davidson; E s Cheatham,
of Robertson; NJ Quarles, of Montgomery;
and d Tucker, of Cheathsm.
The committee reported the name of Col
Wiley Woodland as permanent chairman and
Clay Roberts and II NJ Doak as secretaries
MnNonn - naxsIcoa yr,nuad 70
point a committee consisting of three from
Davidson, two from Montgomery, two
Robertson, and one from Cheatham, which
was adopted, and the following committee
was appointed:
FO Anderson and 81 C Merritt, of Mont
| gomery; w H Shaw, of Cheatham; r
McOann, Archie Oheatham, and I 81 Oahal,
of Davidson; Sugg Fort and E s Cheat
ham, of Robertson.
The committee retired, and soon E s
Cheathsm, Chairman of the committee,
made the following report:
Davidson Al, Montgomery %. Robert
son IL, Cheatham 12-one for each civil
district and ward in each county.
Mr.. Cahal offered the following resolu-
ton as a minority report Of the committee:
Resolved, That the basis of representa-
ton in this convention be based upon the
last popular vote for the Democratic Su-
preme Judges, and that the vote be sppor-
toned as follows: one to every hundred
and fraction over; and that the vote of this
convention stand as follows: Davidson SO,
Robertson 20, Montgomery "a, Cheat
ham 8.
The vote was then taken on the adoption
of the nominating report upon the basis
of the representation as recommended by
the minority report, with the following re-