Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-04
HOW DONE.
The Prete1t tor Andrew 5OhDsOn's Sc
cessiOn from the Democratic
Party.
Cheatham was Nominated and Why
JOhnsOn's TergITersatiOHs and
DOdges.

AhE hRUEuuEu tAlidtlf lIOlu W. l
i Sykes's speech of Saturday, at Ripley
l Tennessee, tells why Andrew johnson
bOlted, and explains the facts inciden
TO his appearance as a candidate, anC
| defines clearly the results Of his conduct
/ Major Sykes said the convention q
Nashville was called by a frienC
Of Mr.. johnson, and timely notice
was given Of its meeting. The friends
/ of Mr.. johnson or OF any other mar
. could have cent delegates, and thirty-fou
/ counties were not represented, for which
there were proxies in Nashville. They
/ were kept out by the friends Of Mr.
I johnson. The convention was as full
as conventions usually are, anC
really as fall as one that nomi
mated Alr. johnson in former years
There is no evidence that the conven.
tiOns was packed. Whenever a mar
does not like the action of a convention
it is very easy to say it is packed. / wa,
not in, that convention, and had moth.
ing to do with it, and therefore / was
DISTINGUISHED, and did not feel much in
terested until Mr.. johnson made issue,
which aroused the country and forced u:
TO act in self-defense.
II, because a convention nominated
Cheatham, he should not be supported
who, let me ask, nominated johnson.
He says he IS the % peoples candidate y
( What people? 1t is true, a large num-
Der Of highly respectable and intelligent
citizens of Nashville gathered together
on summer night, by the sound Of
flies and drums, by glsring torches and
bands Of music, did give him a sort OF
nomination. That was a scene indeed
1t was well arranged, and johnson
played his part well. He did not wish
TO appear; he was too retiring and mod
est. He was forced out before the peo-
pie. In q splendid chariot, drawn by
I six milk-white steeds, this nman
Of the people" appeared, to be gazed at
by the admiring thousands who
rent the air with their loud hosannahs
TO the "Great Commonerp on his tri-
umphal march through the streets OF
that city. Arrived at the places pre-
pared, he did not wish 10 be candidate.
He had been surfeited with office. He
had the measure of his ambition full
and did not wish any more glory. The
admiring throng insisted that he should
accept. He still refused, and the more
he refused the more they insisted, and
still he refused. He did not wish Hthe
CROWN He had held offices enough,
and money he had in abundance and
TO spare, and did not need the salary.
"1hrice did he refuse the crown,n but at
last his heart became so full that he
could no longer refuse, and vowing
"he would ne'er consent, consented y
The whole affair was doubtless planned
TO give scenic effect to his candidacy,
and the "stage thunder though manu-
factured for the occasion, may have
made some believe it was genuine. AT
ter be had come all the way from
Greeneville for the express purpose of
being a candidate, either by the nomi-
nation of the convention or without it,
and made speech after speech TO prepare
the public mind for his announcement,
after having been engaged for DAYS in
arranging this Saturday-night meeting
it surely will not be doubted that this
was a genuine case of Spontaneous
combustion To be serious, the people
of Nashvslle, no matter how intelligent
and pstriotic they may be, have no right
to nominate a candidate for the people
OF Lauderdale, MauTy or Sullivan. The
people Of Nashville have equal rights with
you, and no more. Their opinions are
entitled 10 as much weight as yours,
and no more. You in Ripley have as
much right to nominate a candidate for
the whole State, and call him the
4" peoples candidate" " as they in Nash
vile have. The whole affair smacks too
much Of the degenerate days of Rome,
when candidates were brought out in
this manner. If we would preserve our
liberties and a constitutional govern
ment, We must have a representative
republic and not a democracy modelled
after those of Greece and Rome.
FOrty-five counties represented
by their delegates in conven-
ton were certainly entitled to as
much respect as a portion Of the people
Of one county assembled, as that crowd
was on that night. 1t is all a mere pre-
tence that the nomination in Nashville
made Mr.. johnson the peoples candi-
date Whilst Davidson county has
the undOubted right TO join with the
other counties in selecting candidates
for the State at Large, yet no city
has a right to select a candidate
for the people of the whole State.
These remarks have been made with no
desire to prejudice that city in your esti-
nation. 1t is and should be our pride
to build up the beautiful city which is
the capital Of Tennessee, and to make
her equal to any city in the West, but
We cannot and do not approve of the
method which some Of her citizens
have OF bringing out candidates for the
whole State. We believe it is danger
Gus precedent to the city itself, and that
in their cooler moments they will not
approve Of the plan. Let US, if neces-
sary, reform and purify our convention
system, so as to make it in all cases re-
feet the will Of the people. 1t is the
best system when properly managed that
we can have Of selecting candidates.