Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1870-09-04
A Democratic FizzIe.

For several weeks past the Democratic paper.
of the district have been circulating call for
Congressional convention to meet hero on mex
Saturday
For some days the organ and its neighbol
have been publishing a call for county conven.
ton to nominate delegates to the district con.
ventlon. The county convention met yester-
day, and was one of the-most decided fzzles VIC
have ever described. We were not present
ourselves, for after it became evident that fail
ure was certain, it was decided to hold the con-
vention at an hour when outsiders" would not
be about. SO, just about the time most people
were at dinner, the court house bell rang vgor-
ously, and the faithful gradually gathered And
:. such gathering as there was. They were but
few in number, but they came for ''biz,' and
determined to do up their work and adjourn
1t was on the principle of taking a dose of med
| icine-the sooner it was over the better
When some twenty or more had assembled
our aldermanic friend, Rufe Bearden, was called
| to the chair. Rufe is a clever fellow and makes
a capital alderman but had on this occasion too
much Of an eye to business. He stated briefly
the objects Of the meeting and declared it was
genuine Conservative convention, and no
milk and cider thing about it. Mr. Bearden
was lanked by two secretaries j. A Hood,
of the Wig, and j. B. Howard, one Fof the
beautiful, heightened trio who grind at the
organ.
On motion, committee was appointed to name
delegates to the district convention-two from
each wagd of the city, and two from each dis
trlct of the county. w. L. Ledgerwood, A
Caldwell, Thos o Couner and Bob Woods were
appointed as said committee
While the committee were out several gentle
men were asked to speak, but nary speech
could be had. Business was uppermost in every
mind. There was not enthusiasm enough in the
whole crowd to provoke single word from any
of the speakers present
The cOmmitter Crncd and reported long list
of delegates. We haven't room for them. but
among the city delegates were james r. Cooke,
1hos . Conner and Thos A. Lewis, and from
the country, Maj. D. A Carpenter, VIM. P.
Crippen, S. Anderson, W Without and W.
Walker and others.
On motion of James Williams, Esq, it was
resolved that after the district convention ad-
Journs next Saturday, Knox and Roane county
delegates should nominate Senator. and Knox
county delegates Representative for the next
Assembly.
The convention then adjourned We heard of
several Of those present. and prominent leaders
IN the city, declaring it a - fzzle Col John
Williams friends, we understand, are dissstis-
fed, but do not know why The delegates, as
far as we know them, are all his friends. One
of the delegates present, after the convention
adjourned, was very Jealous in urging upon one
Of our Republican friends-not the Attorney
General, either-to allow his name to go before
the convention Saturday, assuring him that if he |
did he could be nominated. This is one proof |
Of the decentralization that has spread among the |
faithful. The policy of the Junior cyclops has |
had its influence We advise our old and |
staunch Democratic friend, John Williams to |
look out, or next Saturday he will be thrown |
overheard for good Radical
The convention, by vote of all present. was
decided a izzle, and does not augur we'll for the
terribly enthusiastic canvass they expected to
make.