Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-12
laday, chairman of the Wilson county DELE
CATION to Edwin II Ewing was read by Mr..

laday, chairman of the Wilson county dela-
CATION to Edwin Fl Ewing was read by Mr..
MAXWELL HOUSE, NASHVILLE, TENN.,
July Ii, 1870.--Hon. Edwin III. Ewing
Sir: am instructed by the delegation
from Wilson county to the Judicial Nomi-
mating Convention, to submit in q respect
fol manner the two subjoined interrogato-
ries, and ask an immediate reply to the
| same.
We do SO because we suppose that your
card published sometime since, was based
upon the idea that the Judicial Conyen-
ton would not be sufficiently large to be a
full representation of the people and bar
of the State. In this we think you are mis-
taken, and that the delegates now here
viii furnish reasonably fair representa-
ton of the State; and as your friends; We
advise, for sake of harmony, that you do
submit your claims to the Convention,
and allow US to suggest your name, to
abide its action. V- Il"
1. VIII you submit your name to the
Convention, met for the purpose of noni-
mating suitable candidate for the Supreme
Bench of the State, and agree to abide the
action of the Convention.
2. Are you subject to the disabilities
imposed by the Fourteenth Amendment
to the Constitution a the United States.
and could you safely take the Office of
Supreme Judge if elected? Yours very
respectfully, e GoLI.ADAY,
"a - A'a Chm'n Wilson Delegation.
In response Mr.. Ewing replied as fol-
lows, which was also read:
E Golladay, Esq, Chairman, ETC.:
NASHVILLE, July 11.-Dear SiF-I have
just received your note. Being indispcsed
TO be the occasion of division, or of bring
ing about an exciting can vass before the
people for the Judicial station for which /
am candidate, and having every reliance
on the judgment Of my friends in the Con-
vention, authorize them to take such
course as they may think proper. If they
should deem it for the best interests of the
State to present my name 10 the Gonven-
ton for nomination, shall cheerfully abide
its action. 4
The above contains an answer to your
first interrogatory. - .z.-l l1l d
To your second interrogatory answer
that am under no disability in conse
quence of the Fourteenth Amendment to
the Constitution, in my opinion. / took
the oath of amnesty under Mr.. Lincolns
proclamation more than two years before
the adoption of that amendment. Con-
gress or the Supreme Court Of the United
States may hold differently. OF this others
are as competent to Judge as myself
Yours respectfully,
EDWIN II. EWING.
The following gentlemen were put In
nomination as candidates for Supreme
Judges: g.
Hon T AR Nelson, of McNinn d Nixon
Van Dyke, of Knox; e E Ewing, of Ruth
erford W F Cooper, of Davidson Tur-
ney, of Coffee; j T L Sneed, of Fayette
A o P Nicholson, of Maury James ] Tur-
ner, of Sumner; I Freeman, of Hay
wood G J Pillow, of Shelby; J B Heis-
kill, of Shelby; Elijah Walker, of Hardin /; !
G w Cochran, of Obion J w Deadrick, |
of Knox; Milton Brown, of Madison Hen
Fy Graft, of Shelby. f-i l-" a |
On the first ballot the vote stood as fol-
lows: ----- --.- J.. -f.-
Nelson, 4OS; Van Dyke, 1861; Ewing,
1914; Cooper, As; Turney, 231l: Sneed,
209l; Nicholson, 255l; Turner, 157;
Freeman, 206I; Pillow Is; Heiskell, 115;
Walker, 1S5; Cochrane, "a; Deaderick,
327i; Brown, s.; Craft, 9lI. .-.. 4
The chair then announced that for the
Eastern District of Tennessee, Messrs,
Nelson and Deaderick were the nominees;
that for the Middle District Messrs. Tur-
ney and Nicholson were nominated, and
for the Western District Messrs. Sneed
and Freeman.
On motion of Mr.. Reese the nomina-
lions were declared unanimous amid en-
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The following resolution was then Of
fered by Mr. MeCloy, of Shelby, which
was laid on the table:
Whereas, Thorough organization is es-
sential to success in any canvass, judicial
as well as gubernatorial or legislative; and
whereas such organization can only be Sc
cured by concert of action andco-operation
among all friends of constitutional liberty;
and whereas there is now no regularly or
ganized State Central Committee of the
Democratic or Conservative party in Ten
nessee through whose inStrumentality such
concert and cooperation are TO be secured;
therefore be it
Resolved, That the President of this
Convention appoint State Central Com
mittee of the Democratic party to be COM
posed of fifteeu members, five from each
grand division of the State, whose duty it
shall be to secure such organization and Co
operation among Democrats throughout
the State as shall seem best calculated to
secure triumph, not only in the present
judicial canvass, but also in the guberna-
torial, Legislative and congressional canvass
next November.
Mr.. Tyler, of the Shelby delegation then
moved that the thanks of this Convention
be rendered to the President for the very
able, honorable and efficient manner in
which he had presided over its deibera-
tons. The motion having been put by
Mr.. T. to the Convention, was adopted
without dissenting voice and with mani |
fest enthusiasm -7rtat
The Convention then adjourned
A CORRECTION.
The clark vas understood To call fhA