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

A short History of the Cheafham
County Convention, which was
Called Together at the Courthouse
I'm Ashland City, on Monday, Oct. 2,
1872. t.-
To the Editor OF the Union and American:
There was no previous call for this con-
Yention, and it was not generally known
until the day of its meeting. Cheatham
county has Democratic Executive Com
mittee, elected by the people of the county
according to the Instructions of d. B.
Thomas, the then Chairman of the State
Executive Committee. -. -.
This committee had, by is chairman,
called County Convention, to meet on the
first Monday in August, 1872, to appoint
delegates to the State Convention, held in
Nashville on the 2lst of that month. AZ
ter the delegates were appointed, a resolu-
ton was offered and passed, requesting and
empowering these same delegates to attend
and cast the vote Of the county in the Dis
trict Congressional and Senatorial Conven-
tons, if such should be called. After Col.
Stark became a candidate, few concluded
that there ought to be another convention,
and without applying to the committee to
have convention called, or calling the peo-
pie together through the public press, they
waited until the day, kept their counsel to
themselves and when the County Court adj
journed for dinner had their chairman and
secretary elected before the people that
we're outside could get into the courthouse.
heard the sheriff adjourn the court, and
started Immediately for the stage of action,
and when l got up stairs the secretary was
reading q cut and dried resolution, appoint
A q -
luton was adopted, the committee ap-
pointed and retired to do their work, which
had already been done to hand, doubtless.
During their retirement Gen. Garner, from
Springfield, came forward and gave Gree
ley and Brown entertainment. Ere long
the committee returned and submitted
their report, which was read and motion
made to adopt, when l.. j. Lowe, Esq,
asked leave to offer sresolution in lieu OF
the committees report, which resolution is
as follows:
Belt resolved, by the people in atten-
dance at the courthouse, Ashland City,
Cheatham county, Tennessee, on the Ist
Monday in October, 1872, that we the
people Of said county have the free and in
alienable right to elect our own delegates to
conventions when we see proper to do So.
h6SOlVeu IuFbleT, GQab IuaSmucn as we
heretofore held convention in response to
call made by a committee who were
elected by the people; and inasmuch as
said convention has appointed the follow.
ing delegates to attend the convention at
Gallatin, on the 10Th inst, to-wit: j. j. Le-
nox, j. j. Lee, S. d. Power, G. j. e.
Shivers, N. N. Binkley, w. W.. Fits, P. IL.
Woodson, d. p. Frey, DR.. j. E. Cage, j.
E. Pennington, G. 2. Mallory, G. M. Par,
due, j. S. Major, d. e. Perdue, T. W. Vii
liams, G. w. Gossett, A. S. Williams, Samp-
son Harris, 7. M. Hale, VIM. Sheron, r
j. Adkisson, 10. Harris, S. b. Dun, j. A.
Woods, j. j. Henry, 10. Hendricks, l.. j.
Lowe and DIR. j. p. Cullum, that the dele
gates be and are hereby authorized to at.
tend said convention, and cast the vote for
Cheatham county, in accordance with the
wishes OF their respective districts, and that
we do not recognize any set of delegates
that may be selected in opposition to those
above appointed.
The chairman decided him out of order,
and would not suffer it read. VI. g.
Shivers then made motion in lieu of the
original motion s'That the reporS of the
Committee on Delegates be adopted aud