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


that they be instructed 10 vote for Col. Col
laday in the conventions The chair de-
cided this also out of order, and said he
would take the vote On the report arst and
on the Golladay part afterwards, or be
would hear from him afterwards on that
part, The vote was then taken 10 the af-
firmAtige, and without submitting it to 8
NEGATIVE vote, it was declared passed.
The secretary then made a motion that
the delegates go, uninstructed, to the con
venlion, which was repeated from
the chair, and there being some
confusion, it was misunderstood, and good
many thought they were voting on Shivers'
motion to instructs and be, among many
others, voted for it. The chair then an
nounced that the delegates would 90 unin-
structed. Then for the first time did many
learn that they had been sold. A motion
was then made to reconsider the vote lust
taken, by Shivers, who voted through
mistake for the motion, and notwithstand-
ing 1t was explained to the chair that they
misunderstood the motion, vet he refused
to entertain the motion to reconsider, de-
Gliding it out of order. The reading of Len.
). Loves resolutions was then demanded,
In such a manner as not to be mistaken.
Lowe then came forward and read them
amid Vociferous cheers, as the resolutions
met response in the breasts of a msjority
OF those present, who had by this time be-
come tired and disguised with the, one
sided manner in which the farce, dignifed
with the name convention, was being con-
Quoted, seeing that every motion and every
remark that did not point to the interest of
Col. Stark was ignored. After repeated
calls Lowe commenced to make one of the
most telling and scathing speeches upon
such management as we were subjected to,
being domineered over and dictated, to by
outsiders from other counties, who, he said,
virtually said to the people of Cheatham
county that they were set of fools and
did not know what they wanted. =
In the midstof loves speech. the chair
man arose and said he wanted to make an
explanation, and among other things said
that Che Executive Committee of the coun.
" had that morning had meeting, and re-
| solved to attend the convention if one was
| called. The chairman of the committee
! then stated to the chairman that the action
OF the committee was exactly the reverse;
that be, the chairman of the committee,
moved that resolution in the committee
meetings but it was voted down, and so de-
ciared by the chairman at the time.
An effort was then made to renew the
motion to reconsider, but the chairman
would not still hear the proposition, and
about this time being on bis feet, left the
stand and the house without having the
proceedings read for ratification or rejee-
ton, or without adiourning the convention,
which has not been adjourned up to this
time, or if it has been, the writer of this
| failed to hear of it. 49,.
Therefore we say, Oh, conventions, what
wrongs are committed in thy namel Ii the
Democratic party is shivered into atoms,
who can wonder at it when such high
handed measures are resorted TO to advance
the cause of the especial favorite of few?
| In this connection it is proper to state that
| the negative of no motion that was made
| was ever put to the house, and no motion
| put except such as were made by the Sec
Rotary, every other one being ruled out
of order. If such as this is not enough to
disgust all right thinking men, then 1
would like to know what is. 1t has dis
rupted the. organization of the Democratic
party in Cheatham county, and scattered
the fragmentI in various sections, and well
it may, when the will and voice of the
majority Of those present was successfully
lsileneed by the pressure of one man power.
If by the trickery manipulated here yes
| terday Col. Stark should succeed in getting
the nomination at Gallatin, he need not be
astonished If MIR. Brien divide the vote with
him in this county, and he need blame only
those of his friends who served him not
| too well but to unEiSely. There is or
ought to be a limit to chicanery and wire
| working, but there seemed to be none to it
here yesterday. A Springfield plug could
| be seen bobbing around industriously
all the forenoon, while the head that wore
it was trying to pack the Convention, (and
was heard to say to his confere who came
| with him s'that he had as soon be hung for
an old sheep as lamb,) and as he was
accused of coming here to run the thing,
he was going to do all he could in that
way" And how well he succeeded, Stark
will find out on the day of election to his
| cost.
With al the facts before us, having seen
it all, if all Conventions are managed thus,
then the fewer we have the better for the
country and the rest of mankind.
S. ID. POWERS,
CD. G. SRIvERs.
ASHLAND CITY, Tenn, Aug. 5, 1872
| in accordance with the call of the Dem
ocraic Executive Committee of Cheatham
county, the Democracy of Cheatham coun-
" met in convention, at the court house, in
Ashland City. S. d. Power, chairman OF
the Executive Committee, called the con-
Vention TO order. r...l -. d. % .- .
On motion of J. p. Cullum, L. J. Lowe
Esq, was called to the chair, and on mo-
ton, DR.. Cullun was appointed secretary.
The roll of districts being called, and
there not being full attendance of dele
gates present, the convention was then, or
motion, changed into mass convention
Esq. Power moved that the chairman ap
point tive delegates from all the districts
but the first, and four from that; the motion
prevailed. -s.-~ r.r
The chairman then appointed the follow
ing: lst.-J. j. LenoK, Esq, S. d. Power
ESQ.,, J.,J. Lee, Esq, and G j.. G. Shivers
2d.-W. w. Felts and N. N. Binkly. g.
/ NJ. p. Frey and P. ii. Woodson. 4th-Dr
j. E. Cage and j. r. Pennington. 9th
! G M. Pardue and G. P. Mallory. 9Th
S. Major and ID. G.. Pardue. 7th-T. w.
| Williams and &. W. Gossett. Sth-A. S.
Williams and Sampson Harris. 9th-T
| NJ. Hale and VIM, Sheron. 10Th T. s. Ad
rkisson and Joseph Harris. llth-James
A. Wood and S. III. Dunn. 12th-Jo Hen.
bricks and j, j, Henry.
On motion, the chairman and secretary
were then added to the list of delegates
from the county at large.
Among others the following resolution
was adopted .-,a .-g,s l.z-
Resolved, That the delegates this day
appointed to the convention on the 2lst
! inst, at Nashville, to nominate candidate
for Congressman from the State at Large,
be and are hereby empowered, and are re-
| quested to attend the District Congress
ional Convention for the Fifth District, the
Senatorial and Representative Conventions
If. such should be called, and cast the vote
Of Cheatham county in said conventions
On motion, the Convention then ad
journed. L: j. LOWE, Chm.
j. ?. CULLoM, Sec'y, b.. 81
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