Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-23

JOHNSON MISREPRESENTATION
We begin to fear that the Knoxville
Press ard Herald is as willing TO do
Gen. Chsalhsm i1jassics as the Bsupser or
any other avowed Reorganization organ.
In the nanney Of Sunday sppemed the.
following which purporsed to be from the
Press and Herald, and also purPorted 10 be
portion Of the proceedings Of the Demo
cratic State Convention Of May 0: 2
"The following resolution was offered by
Col. F. A. Tyler, of Shelby: -
| Resolved, that in the event of Tennessee.
having tenth Representative in Congress,
the Executive Committee be authorized to
nominate candidate for the State at large,
and that we win give him our undivided
support. ,-gt
The resolution was tabled,
Hon. D. B. Thomas moved to reconsider
the vote. Carried. ssse ,s-,s..-,-,
Maj. JIG. Thompson moved to so amend
the resolution as to declare Gen. B. f.
Cheathan the choice of the Convention. -
The amendment was laid on the table
and the original resolution adopted.
tSee the report Of proceedings as pub
iished in the UNION AND AMERICAN. Press
and Herald and other Democratic papers
of the State."l e,ii5. -
We did not see the issue of TIE Press and
Herald from which this was taken, but as
We see in subsequent issues of that pap er
references to the same subject, we presume
that it is quoted correctly by the Banner. u
1t viii be seen that the statement Is dis
tinctly made that the amendment of Maj.
Thompson to nominate Gen. Cheatham by
that Convention was laid on the table.
This is not true. II will be remembered
that this Convention was held before the
law was passed giving us Congressman
from the State at large. The bill was thsn
pending in Congress, and it was believed
by some that It would become law. By
some it was believed that it would not pass
the Senate. In view, however, of proba-
billty Of its passage, it was thought advisa-
bic to take some action which would enable
the party to have candidate in the field.
We give from our files the entire action of
the Convention upon the subject:
Mr.. Tyler, OF Shelby, offered the follow
ing resolution, M rsrs ~ - -
Whereas, bill Is now before Congress
giving Tennessee tenth, Representative, |
which has passed the House of Represen- |
tatiyes, and we are led to believe will pass
the Senate, therefore
Resolved, that the State Executive Com
mittee be authorized to nominate a candi- 1
date TO represent 10 Congress the State at |
LARGE in the event of the passage Of such |
law, and that in that event we will give to |
such nominee our united support.
Mr.. Greer, of Hamilton, moved to lay |
the resolution on the table. Carried.
Mr.. Thomas, of Humphreys, moved to
reconsider the laying upon the table the re-
solution in regard to a Congressman for
the State at Large. Carried.
Dir. Caldwell, of Weakley, moved to |
amend SO as to read that the democratic |
State Committee be authorized to call
convention.
Mr.. Thompson of Davidson, move to
amend so as TO nominate Gen. Frank Cheat
ham. 49,
Mr.. Euloe offered the following resolu-
ton in lieu:
Whereas, bill is now pending before
Congress, giving Tennessee an additional
Representative, which has passed the House
OF Represent atives, and, we are led to be-
lieve, viii pass the Senate; therefore
Resolved, that this Convention proceed |
TO nominate candidate to represent the
State at large ia Congress in the event that
the said bill should become a law,
Mr.. Tally moved to lay the resolution
ia lieu on the table. Carried.
The original resolution was then adopted
the amendments having been with
drawn" >-y t--f-- Ia
1t viii be seen from this that Maj.
amendment was not laid on
table. No vote was taken on it. 1t was
and the original resolution was
passed, delegating authority to the State
Executive Committee to make the nomi-
nation. That Committee consists of
eleven members. If they had exercised
the authority conferred upon them, Gen.
Cheatham would have been nominated by
a vote of nine for Cheatham 10 two
for johnson. Notwithstanding its
present hostility to Gen. Cheatham,
ifthe committee had nominated him, he
would have been supported by the Press
and Herald. But the committee, though
overwhelmingly in favor of Gen, Cheatham,
and though fully empowered to nominate
him, called State Convention giving two
months notice of the time. That conven-
lion did what the Committee would
have done if it had acted in the
and placed the standard of De-
mocracy in the hands of the Marshal Ney
Of Tennessee, the glorious and gallant
Frank Chestham.