Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-29

Adjournment Until Next saturday.
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Pursuant to notice the delegates elected
DO the County Convention for the purpose
Of nominating, candidates for Attorney
General and Register assembled at the
yesterday morning at half past
10 o clock iu AH 1888 ~ is $3.50 .-uit
E. A. Mathis, of the Goodlettsville dis
trict, was called to the chair, and B. W..
McCann and Thomas Calender appointed
secretaries. ~ 4Hi5 Es 37E-t
The delegates presented their creden-
tials, and on motion were referred TO the
Committee on Credentials, announced by
the chair to consist of DR.. ]. R. Kirkpat-
rick, VIM. Wade, DIR. Jordan, Phineas
Garrett, Abram Joseph, L. o. Morris and
w. b. Ewing. % h5s.slatra a-fA ~
q Isaac Paul. Esq, moved that commit
tee of five be appointed on representation,
said committee to consist of three from the
country and two from the city, which mo-
ton was carried; and the chair announced
the committee as follows: P w Maxey,
] Z Mccain, Thomas Claiborne, g w
Wells and Isaac Paul. %! tIlga
The convention then, on motion, took q
recess for thirty minutes, in order to give
the committees time to report.
n At the expiration of the half hour, the
convention was again called to order, when
P. w. Maxey, Esq, Chairman of the Com
mittee on representation, reported as fol
lows: 81. y.
''We, the Committee on Representation,
would respectfully recommend that for the
CO. 10 of harDonnu hot 1ic@r ,ok
each ward be entitled to five voting dele
gates, and in case there should not be five
from any ward or district, then the dele
gates present shall cast the full five votes,
except the seventeenth district which shall
vote six votes. ..
A. G. Merritt, of the ninth district, re-
marked that Edgefeld was an incorporated
city with six wards, each ward representing
ballot-box, and if it was not the intention
of the convention to be represented by
voted population, then Edgefeld should
have the same rights as the city of Nash
vile, and moved that Edgefeld be allowed
to cast five votes for each ward.
Jasper Taylor was against any such
proposition. The entire vote of Edgefeld
was no larger than the vote Of the 18th dis
trict, and some of the wards of the city,
and if Edgefeld was to come in with thirty
delegates, then he was for throwing the
brides off, and let each of the steeds go
to the ballot box
Some delegate here modestly remarked
that Edgefeld was satisfied with her rep
resentation, notwithstanding the fact that
the boundary line of the corporation did
not take in the entire territory of the Sew.
| enteeth district. .'r
II. G. Cotton arose to address the chair,
when Mr.. Merritt withdrew the motion.
Mr.. Cotton said he was in the convention
to reflect the sentiments of the people, and
as delegate from the Sth ward was the
representative of 6I0 votes. Some dis.
tricts in the country only cast fifty and
sixty and seventy votes, and if the voting
| population was to be taken as a basis o.
representation, then injustice would be
done Nashville by the adoption of such q
| report.
Isaac Paul said that he came there as a
representative from Davidson county, and
had as much interest in the twenty fifth
district as the first. For the sake of har-
mony, the committee had agreed upon the
report offered. He was in favor, however
of the convention adopting a resolution,
| settling the question as to the representa-.
| ton in the future
The chair made some suggestions urging
harmony, and the adoption of the report.
/. G. Crunk moved that the report OF
the committee be laid upon the table until
! the Committee on Credentials reported, anG
| We should know who were members of the
convention. The motion was carried,
T. o. Morris, from. the Committee OF
| Credentials then came forward and sub.
| mitted a report of the list of delegates.
| The first ward was the only one where the
| differences had not been settled, and the
| committee recommended the admission to
seats on the floor of the delegates nomina.
| ted by the first primary meeting, consist
| ing of Newton Mcclure. n. B. Hamilton,
Samuel Scoggins, Il. Stevenson and H.
! Cohen. . .-
The report of the committee was, on
motion, adopted, and then that of the com.
mittee on representation was adopted.
I. o. Morris moved that the Convention
proceed to the election of candidates, which
prevailed.
Mr.. Wade moved that a two-third vote
| be required to make a nomination.
DR.. r. Freeman moved, in lieu, that the
candidate chosen shall only be required tc
receive a majority of the votes cast.
The ayes and noes were called for, anG
the motion in lieu was adopted-ayes 81
noes 60.
]. L. Mccain moved that the eonven.
ton proceed TO ballot first for Register.
T. o. Morris moved in lieu that the Con
vention go into the election of Attorney
General.
Harry Martin moved to lay the motion
in lieu on the table. Lost.
The convention then voted to 90 into the
election of Attorney General.
NJ. c. Cotton moved that the delegates
nominating candidates pledge themselves
and candidates to abide the decision of the
convention.
1t was moved to lay the motion on the
table, which was lost, when Mr.. Cotton
motion was adopted.
The following nominations we're then
m ,de: Terry Fl. Cahal, John Davidson.
Trimble Brown, John C. Ferris, A. ]. Cald-
well, T. w. Haley and VIM Glare.
L. o. Morris moved that from and after
the fourth ballot the nominations be closed.
and the hindmost candidate dropped. Car
ried.
II,
Gristead and F. III. Woodall, and 7. O.
Morris, N. T. Dortch, W, r. Dale and II.
D. Wade, as tellers. -..-
The Convention then proceeded to bal
lot as follows r--
First Ballot-Cahal Is: Caldwell 81:
Farris 20; Brown IS; Davidson y; Haley
4; Clare 2; scattering 2. r. ~
Second Ballot-Cahal IL; Caldwell 43;
Farris Is; Brown 20; Davidson IL; Haley
3; Glare 8.
Third Ballot-Cahal 70; Caldwell As:
Farris s; Brown %; Davidson, 8; Haley L;
Clare 8. ... --.. ,-. ala
The name of Mr.. Farris was Withdrawn.
as was also that of Mr.. Haley. I
Fourth Ballot-Cahal 50; Caldwell 63:
Brown 81; Davidson 10; Glare {.
Mr.. Clare's name was dropped and the
name of Mr.. Davidson was Withdrawn.
Messrs Cahal, Caldwell and Brown being
the candidates the fifth ballot was pro-
ceeded with
Fifth Ballot.-Cahal rs, Caldwell SO,
Brown Is.
The name of Mr.. Brown was dropped
and the sixth and last ballot was had,
amidst considerable confusion.
Sixth Ballot. -Cahal 81, Caldwell %.
On motion MIR. Caldwell was then de-
clared the nominee by reclamation for At
torney General
Mr. Caldwell being then called upon APP
peared, and in few brief and appropriate
remarks expressed his gratitude for the
honor coOfar-a5 or1I oooanEo1 AZ