Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-05


Fourth district. p. Price.
Fifth district. Cheek.
Sixth district-Albert Green.
Seventh district--Cubic Rodgers.
Eighth district-P. Nail.
Ninth district-Armistead Boyd.
Owing to no colored delegates being pres
emit from the Third aud Eighth districts,
Messrs. Waters and Nall (white), whose
names appear in this, were appointed.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
This committee was named as follows:
Second District.-Gen. j. M. Thornberg.
Third District.-R. f. Kendrick.
Fourth District.-Geo. W. Davidson.
Fifth District.-Wm. Sumner.
Sixth District.-M. E Copeland.
Seventh Dlstrict.-Perry Rodgers.
Eighth District.-Chas. Cullins.
Ninth District.-J. d. Slack.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed:
First district-Wm. Rule.
Second district-Horaee Maynard.
Third district-A. G. Sharp.
Fourth district-W. 81. Wisener.
Fifth district-John Trimble.
Sixth district-A. NJ. Hughes.
Seventh distriet-John Norman.
Eighth district-A. II. Perkins.
Ninth district-W. j Smith.
For the State at large, Thos. Fl. Cald-
well, of Shelbyville, Bedford county.
Gov. Bard made this report: The COM
mittee appointed to ascertain whether the
convention should make full nomination
voted tWenty-one for full ticket aud six
against.
Judge L. c. Houck offered in lieu a res
olution: Resolved: That in view of the
present situation of parties and politics in
Tennessee, this convention proceed to I'LL
up and complete the electoral ticket OF the
Republican party of tbs State, and make
no other nominations, leaving the contest
for Governor and Congressman at large to
settled by the voics Of the people at the bal
| lot-box in November.
An irascible INTERCHANGE of fiery words
here ensued between Judge Houck and
DR.. Padgett, of Athens. The former
thought full nomination would be the
| death blow OF the Republican party. He
was not to be gagged, but wanted full ex-
preston of views. He was Republican
| yet aud did not care to be kicked out in any
such manner. DIR. Padgett assured the
gentleman that he did not intend to gag
any member or the views of any.
| The Chairman ruled the question to be
in order for discussion, whereupon Judge
Houck spoke as follows:
l will now proceed i n brief manner and
give you in few minu ties time the reasons
why oppose any nomination. assure
all Of you that came here to do what l
believe to be my duty. To my friends, who
seem to be something in the majority, |
will say that there is no way to heal this
breach. l am satisfied that the great body of
the Republican party in East Tennessee are
of the same opinion that am. The gen
tleman representing the first district has re-
ported that the delegation from that portion
of the country are solid in favor Of NOM
nation. Now, my friends, am sure, from
what know, that this is not true. Now,
is this fair? l can speak for that portion of
the battering ram that came here to rep
resent. l know that they are opposed TO
making any nominations.
The soldiers of the Confederate army
haze heretofore been led to believe that
they were expected to vote for the Rebel
officers who have been put in nomination
as candidates for the various offices. The
old leaders of the Rebel armies will soon
receive the abuse they Justly deserve; for
/ Inc SOlUl6ES HuO udNO Dt0u NOLluS W put
th6El in Office, are. beginning to see that
they have been fooled, and they will now
vindicate their manhood by standing up
ike heroes and declaring themselves in ia
vor of the principles Of the Republican
party, which they would have long ago es-
poused, had it not been for the machina-
tions of those whom they believed to be
almost infallible.
10 10 ind 10 a for
johnson or Cheatham. l want to stand by
and see the salvation worked out by the
Lord. Do you remember when we all
came here last year and got drunk, (cries
of yes yes yes y and broke up the con-
vention in row? We stood off like a
pack of fools and saw Senter and Stokes
scratch each others eyes out and ride over
our heads into power.
What are we going to accomplish by
making a nomination? You know we
tried it last year, and ycu all probably re-
member TIE result. Why, we might as
well Jump OF of the CAPITOL and break our
necks at oace as to undertake such fool
hardy one: &tion. | implore you not TO
make nomination, if you have any regard
for the future prosperity of Republicanism
in Tennessee.
I
of his remarks, the chairman read dis
patch which be had just received from the
Louisville convention, stating that Chas.
O'Conor had been nominated a candidate
for the Presidency.
Judge HUuk then resumed: Gentlemen j,
do YOU wish . nomination? (Cries of yes,
yes.) Then | must answer those that do,
in the language of the Saviour of the world,
lord forgive them, they know not what
they do" Oaughter.) This is the first
time since the war that there has been a
breach in the Democratic party. If we put
ticket in the field, you heal the breach.
If we let this opportunity for letting the
Democrats die pass US, it cuts off all our
hopes for the next five years. If you do
what you propose, you will secure the de-
feat Of every opportunity to elect our legis-
l.tors. If you put ticket in the field, you
will lose at least 5000 votes in East Ten
nessee. In vindication of his remarks he
read the following dispatch:ss
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept 1872.-Re-
cei7ed at 9:26 A. Mo L. G. Houck-The
policy of your dispatch is undoubtedly the
true one, and my letter in hands Of Gov.
Bard covers the whole ground.
j, NJ. EDMUNDs,
| D6CTSGdTy Vi LIio ~ hOiOlldA lsOP4OlAShh OOA-
gressi0nal Committee.
All we have done for the last two years
the only thing we have done is to come
down to Nashville, hold convention and
pass a beautiful resolution declaring that
, the whole earth is ours and We are entitled
to the possession thereof. But we never
come into the possession; we get to the
promised land and we never cross the Jor-
dan. The papers up North print these res
olutions, and people who read them say,
ssWelI, amt them Radicals down in Ten
nessee brave?" They are tickled by it, but
we do not feel as large after the election IS
. we did before.
CREDENTIALS,
The Committee on Credentials made
this report which was adopted. (Judge
Houk giving way in his specify
Anderson county, L. G. Houk, Proxy.
Bedford county, full delegation
Campbell county, Rule and Waters,
proxies.
Carroll county by delegation.
Clay county, W. j. Cleveland, proxy.
Coffee county, by delegation.
Crockett county, by delegation.
Davidson county, by delegation.
De Kalb county, by delegation.
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