Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-03
The Reunion and Reform Meeting.

The Reunion and Reform Convention
appears to be very considerably overshad-
owed by the Liberal Republican body which
this morning is in session at the same hour.
Delegates at the former we're slow in as
sembling. At ten O'Clock, the hour to
which adjournment had been made, about
100 persons were present. At halfpast ten,
Judge Stallo, temporary chairman, called
the convention to order and announced the
first business, the report of the Committee
on Permanent Organization and Rules of
Order. The Chairman of the Committee,
Judge Robert Warden, had risen to submit
his report, when Rev. Thos. Vickers said
that It was apparent that the other body was
just now expressing attention, and in view
of the smallness of the numbers present
be moved a recess till three o'clock p. N.
This was opposed by the Rev. Chauncey
Barnes, of Athens, who said he thought it
would not be veil to take recess on account
of the smallness of numbers, The Lord
was not always on the side Of the greater
numbers. He thought they could spend
an hour in interchanging views very profit
ably, and would return this afternoon with
better understanding of their purposes.
They might draw the larger body to them
rather than be drawn.
The motion to take recess, however, pre-
vailed, though with a number Of negative
votes. -
The report on permanent organizati on
viii be presented on Te-assembling this
afternoon. II will declare that while much
Of the machinery of ordinary conventions
can be dispensed With, the committee
would suggest that this assembly ought to
watch with care all the proceedings of the
Liberal Republican Convention down to
their very close, not with the design of
ratifyiDg them with or without reason or of
rejecting them, but with dealing with them
as they appeared TO merit and to aid them
if they seemed entitled to such assistance.
With that viewthe report will recommend a
Committee on Resolutions and that brief
explanatory addresses be made in German
and English by persons ready to perform
such service, so that better understanding
Of the object of the reunion and reform Or
ganizatiOn in their whole scope and
spirit shall be given TO localities where thus
far too little has been learned of the wishes
and purposes of the Reunion and Reform
movement. The report will advise further
that a committee be provided to pay partic-
ular attention TO the action of the Liberal
Republican Convention, and report from
time to time, as was deemed advisable.
Hon. Rufus P. Ranney, of Ohio, viii be
recommended as Permanent President, and
among the Vice Presidents will be Frank
T. Reid, from Tennessee.
Evening Session.
The Reform Union Convention reassem-
bled at Mozart Hall at 3 o'clock. Judge
Ranney in accepting the position of perma-
nent Chairman of the Convention, made an
extended address.
The report Of the Committee on Perma-
nent Organization was adopted, with the
exception of that part which provided for
the appointment of a committee to watch
the proceedings of the Liberal Republican
Convention, which was stricken out.
Mr.. Ratterman, of Ohio, offered a pre-
amble and resolution, reciting that this con-
vention, though not 50 large or loud as the
Liberal Convention, nevertheless represent
ed a very large number of people whose
votes could not be spared by the Liberal
If they desired success, that
this convention was not expected to be idle
or to merely ratify the action of the other
convention, present the name of
Chas. #. Adams
for President. prolonged cheers.
Durbin Ward objected that the Commit
tee on Resolutions had not yet been ap-
poinetd.
Mr.. Ratterman withdrew the resolution
until Committee on Resolutions was ap-
pointed.
A Committee on Resolutions was ap-
pointed.
Gen. Leib, of Illinois, presented resolu-
tons of the French speaking delegates,
three hundred thousand voters
from twenty-five States, favering
Lyman TrumbuI
for President, with a Southern man for
Vice President. Referred to the Committee
on Resolutions.
Adjourned till 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.