Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-10
The Convention I'm the Ninth Con-
p-resSsOual District


The Convention in the Ninth Congress
sional District seems to have been at times
quite exciting. We find in our Memphis
exchanges full reports of the proceedings.
After the seventh ballot q portion Of the
Shelby delegation declined to vote any
longer for Mr.. Lacy. Luke e. Wright,
ESQ.,, a son of Judge Arch Wright, and At
torney-General of the Memphis district, ex-
planned the position of the minority in the
following speech:
1t is with great pain, and it is exceeding
" distasteful to myself that am assuming
the position and prominence in this conven-
ton that | am. The delegation from
Shelby county is not here as understand
to vote for any one man, but to vote for
whom they please. / have voted for A. T.
Lacey eight times, and will vote for him
eight times more, if anything can be &C
complished by it. But l say now that
I am not willing that the Demo-
cratic party shall be sunk by an
undue preference for one man. I say
that we understand that the spirit of our
instructions was that we were to come here
and make an honest effort to nominate A.
T. Lacey before this convention. The 10
men who are with me claim that we have
as much right as the SO or go against us.
We think we have voted as we were in
structed to vote, until we think that Capt.
Lacey cannot be nominated. The harmo-
nv of the party and its welfare we consider
the highest duties imposed upon us, and we
think that we should unite upon some good
man acceptable to the party at large. Cen
tlemen of the Convention, for these reasons
feel it my duty to say that do not think
that the Shelby county delegation have a
right to say how shall vote. 1 represent
one man in that delegation and propose
to vote that one mans vote. For that rea-
son it becomes incumbent upon me in an
humble way to cast my vote against what is
said to be the dearest wish of the hearts of
the people of Shelby county. l cast my
vote for Isham G.. Harris.
When the vote of Upton was called,
Mr.. Walker Wood said that Upton
would not vote until they knew whether or
not Mr.. Landon G. Haynes would consent
to become candidate.
A SPEECH FROM COL. HAYNES.
Yells and calls for "Haynes! Haynesv'
resulted in that gentleman taking the stand.
He said that he had come to the conven.
ton merely as a silent observer, and not a
candidate for seat in the next Congress.
1t was known to his friends that he had
not been a candidate for any office in the
State. The fortunes of the war had de-
spoiled him, and since then he had applied
himself assiduously to his profession. His
honors had cost him so much in the past
that he had sought none of late. The
oil of concord must be poured upon
the troubled waters of the district or
the party would be defeated. If by sub
hitting his name he could harmonic the
convention he would make that sacri flee
and say like Mr.. Fentress, that when the
country calls, man had no right to refuse
to serve. If they could select some other
person who would give satisfaction he
would be glad; if not he would consent to
sacrifice his personal wishes and allow his
name to go before the convention.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Haynes remark:
a series of yells went up.
Mr.. Walker Wood said: "Mr. Chairman
Upton county casts her vote solid for Ian
| don G. Haynes"
ANNOUNCING THE BALLOT.
The total vote of tho tenth ballot was
Lacey, 70; Haynes, SO. Total vote, l55
Necessary to choice, 90.
After this ballot the convention adjourned
until the next morning, when upon the
| fifteenth ballot Hon. Landon G. Hayne:
wac nominated with great enthusiasm.