The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-08-30
The State Convention and its Action

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The State Convention and its Action
The Gallatin Examiner, IN hosting
the name Of Andrew johnson for Con
gress from the State at large discards the
action of the late convention and goes
for the "so,called, in the following man
ner:
The "so-called State Democratic Con
yention assembled at Nashville, on We'd
nesday The 2Ist inst, and nominated
Gen. Prank Cheatham for Congressman
for the State at large, and Hon. Joseph
:. Fowler as Elector for the State at
large. We will not cumber oar columns
with the dry details Of its proceedings,
since they will be regarded by a vast
majority of the people as null and void,
but will endeavor to give our readers,
and especially the citizens of the county,
our impression, derived from what we
saw and what we heard
The Sumner county delegation on their
arrival asceTtained that Ex-President
johnson would, in 20 event, be candis
date before the convention. From the
various sources it was apparent, at least
to a majority of the delegation, that the
Convention, so far from being repre-
sentative meeting, composed Of delegates
rejecting the views of the people Of
Tennessee was packed convention, in
many cases representing counties notori-
ously in favor of Crimson, while the dele
gates stood there to cast their votes for
Cheatham. In this emergency our Coun-
Ill n
a full and free discussion of the situation
and of their duties resolved that they
would not take a part ia the proceedings
of the convention. They did do so upon
the sensible ground that they were dele
gated by their constituents to 20 to
Convention representing the people of
Tennessee and cast their votes for An~
drew johnson, and that they found no
such Convention at Nashville They
not only did not find a convention, but
found that the name of the choice of the
people Of the county would not be pre-
scented to the body pretending to be one.
They considered that if they entered and
became members of this pretended Com
vention, they would, by general usuage,
be bound by its actions, and would thus
commit themselves and their people to
candidate whom they did not want.
And so resisting the blandishments of
seats in the handsome hall of the House,
they quietly dispersed and came home to
report their course to their constituents
And now that they kept their hands and
those of their people out of the vice that
was fixed to squeeze them, they have no
doubt that the people approve their &C
ton
In the meantime the ''so-called" Com
vention proceeded. Forty-three counties
were not represented at all, the most Of
them being present at Nashville by prox-
les which would have been cast for An.
drew johnson; SO count es voted for
Cheatham; seven for John NJ. Fleming,
and two counties claiborne and Cocke)
for johnson, the holders of proxies being
| specially instructed to do so. Then the
mock ceremony was further continued
| by making the nomination. Previous to
| these doings, our eloquent Bate made a
speech setting forth the military services
| of General Cheatham, N glowing terms,
to all of which as we'll as to his personal
worth, we enter our hearty and sincere
concurrence.
The Convention then proceeded to
| nominate an Elector for State at large,
when Hon. Joseph s. Fowler was select
| ed We approve most heartily of this
| selection. Senator Fowler deserves this
honor at the hands of our pc pie. His
course as politician has been eminent
| IL patriotic and moderate aRd we are glad
| to thus recognize his worth and services
| That Andrew Johnson is the choice of
a vast majority of the democratic masses
is indisputable, and yet we have a pre-
tended Convention, putting in the field a
gentleman who Is VIGOROUSLY not the
choice of the people.
Well, we can tell those gentlemen thai
the people will now have their say II
this matter. They have become so dis
gusted with the convention system tina
they viii break it to pieces and scatter il
to the four winds of heaven. The frs
blow was struck at Nashville on We'd
nesday when Sumner county declined t.
90 into the meeting. The work has com
menced in earnest and we predict tina
there will not be county or State cor
vention held in Tennessee after 1872
theoretically fair and honest, they ar,
practically frauds upon the rights of th'
people
The johnson wave is now high as tn
Court House and sweeping over tn
State.