Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-13
THE SHELBY CONGRESSIONAL
CONVENTION

The following from the Memphis appeal
of the 9th breathes the true spirit:
The nomination of Hon. LanGon c.
Haynes as the candidate for Congress in
this district gives unmixed satisfaction, and
the fact that it was wholly unanticipated,
when the convention met, by himself or
others, is another Illustration of the truth
that conventions, with all the noise and
sound and fury incident to their action, are
often wiser than men who constitute them.
If gentleman less effective as 8 popular
| orator than Haynes or Looney had been
preferred, three candidates might have ap-
peared before the people, and thus the sue
cess of Barbour Lewis would have been as
sured. Personal antagonisms had been
begotten by the unfortunate aspects OF pri-
mary elections, as conducted in this city,
and these forces would have operated dis
astrously if Mr.. Haynes had not been Sc
lected as the leader of the party. The
| staunchest, truest friends of Col. Lacey
are we'll pleased that Col. Haynes won the
honors of the day, and Col. Lacey's rivals
are content since the candidate of COM
merce, as he was sometimes called, was not
successful. Incidents of this contest now
concluded will give origin to personal an
tagonism whose forces will be felt for time
even in social life; but the masses of the
people, seeking only the greatest good OF
the greatest number, ackno Wedge little
interest in the mere luck of individuals.
Defeated aspirants are wisest when, like
Col. r. T. Looney, they are most active in
supporting rivals of their own party
who have borne away the laurels of victo-
~. He who has not intelligence enough to
admit this simple truth is surely unfit to
represent rich and intelligent community
in the Congress of the United States.
| Therefore we are not surprised to learn
that all those hitherto named in correction
with the office, and those who were honor
ed by such earnest, persistent popular sup
| port in recent primary elections, are fore
most in asserting the wisdom of yesterday s
| Congressional Convention. 1t was said yes
terday that there would be third candi-
date in the field. This is now quite impos-
| sible. No man of sound intelligence and
seeking real fame would encounter Mr..
Haynes in this district, placed before the
people, as he is, with the Endorsement
of the representatives of every por-
| ton of the district. Eloquence and
genius transcending his own cannot be pro-
duced, and the people will give him solid
support that the defeat of insane Grantism
may be assured. Let it be proclaimed even
now that L2ndon G. Haynes, for the next
two years, will represent the Memphis dis
| trict in the Congress of the United States.
Mr.. Haynes is well worthy Of the position.
He is famous as popular orator and advo-
| cate; his speeches, when breckenridge
elector, gave him great fame; and his sub
sequent career in the Confederate States
Senate at Richmond shed fresh luSter upon
his name. He is in possession of the ma
tured vigor of an active, well-trained, Wig
orous intellect, and when we visit Wash.
inston during his term of service, We viii
have no reason in his conduct, appearance
attachments, or history to blush when the
Congressman from the Memphis district il
| designated.