Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-12-19
wORKINGMEN IN COUNCIL.
A Large and Earnest Body of L.aborins Men

They Nominate n Candidate ior Mayor
Pursuant to notice given, at the ringing OF
the court house bell, large number of the la
boring men assembled for the purpose of choos-
ing candidate for Mayor of this city, at the
approaching municipal election on the third
Saturday of January next.
The meeting was called to order by MIR. L. b.
Mann, who took occasion to deny charge that
had been made that the meeting had been con-
ceived in the minds of two young men of the
city, who acted without authority in the matter,
and as Chairman of the Laboring Mems Exec
utive Committee, he assumed all responsibility
for the calls that had appeared in the papers.
He had also heard that there would probably
be an attempt to create disorder in the meeting,
but he hoped nothing of the kind would occur.
Capt. S. G. Morley was called to the chair.
who stated the object of the meeting. The time
had now come when it was considered an honor,
and he thought truly, for any man to receive
the nomination of the workingmen. He then
announced the meeting ready for business.
On motion the representatives of the press
were requested to act as secretaries.
On motion q committee OF two from eaeh
ward was appointed to nominate candidate Tor
the action of the meeting, whereupon the chair
appointed the following gentlemen;
1st Ward-JOhn Sooy and William Z.
Shields.
Sd Ward-John III. Jones and Benjamin
Franklin.
4th Ward-John Jones and James Bosworth.
9Th Ward-R. H. Seay and VIM. Martin:
9th William Pesterfeld and John
Horne
9TH Ward-Luke Wilds and J. j. Martin.
Sth Ward-C. w. Fisk and Alex. Hodge.
Mr. Mann asked if all the members of the
committee were laboring men? and suggested
that only those participate in its labors.
Mr.. Adkins of the LIST Ward, not being me-
chanic, asked to be excused. Mr.. Seay was
chosen in his stead. In like manner Mr.. Moses
was excused and Mr.. Jones appointed to fill the
vacancy. Also w. F. Yardley was excused
and WA. Martin appointed in his stead.
The committee then retired for consultation,
and during their absence Mr.. Mann made some
remarks setting his position Alright in respect to
what he had said in regard to the exclusion OF
all except laboring men from participation in
the deliberations of the meeting. He had work
ed for the laboring mons party ever since he
was of age and hoped new era was dawnin1g
on the country and that working men would
take the position that rightfully belonged to
them. They had made their first effort last
month, -r
and though defeated, yet they had made a good
race after all, and they were not ashamed of It,
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the laboring men, and they must look after own
interests if they would be attended to. His re-
marks showed that he had given the subject the
attention it merited and were received with APP
plause.
Amid calls for other speakers, the committee
on nominations returned and submitted the fol-
lowing report:
I'VE, the committee appointed to select a
candidate for Mayor of the city of Knoxville,
at mass meeting of the workingmen, at the
Court House, on December 18th, 1872, beg leave
to report to this meeting that, there being no
other name presented, Capt. VIM. Rule received
the unanimous vote of the committee tor May
or, consisting of 2 delegates from each Ward. "
The report of the committee was received
with the most deafening applause.
On motion of E. b. Mann the report of the
cammittee was received, without dissenting
voice, and the court house rang with calls for
the nominee.
Mr.. Campbell made motion that a new ex-
ecutive committee be appointed to continue
until their successors are appointed.
The chairman then appointed Mr.. Mann as
chairman of said committee, when on motion
the President. Capt. S. @. Morley was granted
further time to appoint the remainder.
Mr.. Mann made some remarks eXpressln his
int ltion to labor zealously for the common
cause as he hoped all would, and moved the ap-
pointInent of a committee of three to notify
Capt. Rule Of his nomination.
The chairman thereupon appointed Messrs
K. B. Mann, Hugh G. Evans and ID. Z. Barry
on the committee.
The meeting then adjourned after very en-
thusiastic and harmonious session.