Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-18
TEXAS

Democratic by -4OsO00-The Recent
Couventton and It's EEaFmouy-Men
OF WeiRht-An East Tennesseean
PromoEed-A Judge from Nashville.
Correspondence Of the Union and American.
:, AUSTIN, TEXAS, Sept 4.--The Democ.
racy OF Texas met In convention in this city
Wednesday. Thee were $50 delegates
representing every county in the State ex-
| cepst As nomination By the conven-
ton was equivalent to an election, great
/ deal of interest was manifested by the many
candidates and their friends, and the capitol
was crowded with anxious spectators day
and nighs.a have never seen any political
| gathering where there was so much zeal
and harmony and such willingness to give
| I'D personal friends in order TO have united
| party.
Perhaps as many as one sixth ofthe $50
delegates were in favor Of dispensing with
the two thirds rate in nominating candidates.
| Il is true, as asserted by.those who favor
the majority system, that the strongest man
before the convention very often fails TO get
the nomination. Is also true that the
strongest man before the convention Is not
always the strongest before the people. In
the National Democratic Convention at
| Baltimore In 1874, the friends of Mr.. Van
Buren, were strong enough to give him .
majority, and there is no doubt but that he
was the very weakest man beroro the peo-
pie. 1t was the two-thirds rule that saved
The party from defeat on that occasion, and
gave Us, In the person of James K. Polk,
candidate whose virtue and talents had
made him successful politician all through
life. Mr.. Folks ability as 3 statesman, and
the purity of his private life, pointed him
out as one on whom the whole Democracy
Of the Union could mite. We sold fogy
Democrats" who had learned to look
upon Mr.. Polk a. man Of great ability,
honest and faithful in the discharge Of all
his duties, can never bear of an effort being
made to dispense with the two-thirds rule |
without remembering the contest In the |
Baltimore Convention n 1874 @if
The, Convention has given Us good |
ticket. Our candidate for Governor, Judge !
Coke, was in the Confederate service and 1
at the close of the war was made Judge of |
the District Court of Hamilton, Provisional |
Governor of Texas. He is man of sbiIity |
and though ldacyer has the condolences of |
the people of the State. ''-H Our |
candidate for Lieut.. Governor, Col. Hub |
bard, is far superior to Judge Coke as |
stump orator, is very popular man, and |
will contribute as much as any other to |
raise the Democratic majority up to 10000 |
votes. Darden, an officer in Hoods brig.
ade, was nominated by reclamation for |
Comptroller. Dorm was nominated for |
Treasurer. 'r' -ri 7rri7d saul. |
The Republican party in their ConVen- |
ton at Dallas nominated German for |
Commissioner of the General Land Office, |
and the Democratic Convention nominated |
German for the same position. This de- |
feated Gen. John w. Whitfield, SO well and I
favorably known in your State, for that |
position. Gen. Whitfeid's defeat is to be |
attributed more to the seton of the Repub-
hcan Convention at Dallas, last August, |
than to his want Of popularity In the Dem |
ocratic Convention. The Germans have
about Is, coo votes In the State, and each
party ale making an effort to get them.
The Democrats need not look for more than,
one-third OF their votes. - l-' a1t 'sf,- |
-, A wEIaHTY COURT. - h-a
Judge John McAdoo, native of
East Tennessee and well known
In your, city, has just been
appointed Judge OF s the u Supreme
Court. This gives Texas the strongest Su.
preme Court in the United States. The |
court is composed of three Judges-aH on j
the Republican platform. l do not, how
ever, speak of their strength as politicians,
and asI am not lawer, l don't know on
what legal platform they stand; but on
Fairbanks platform Judge McAdoo tips
the beam at 225 lbs. averdupoi,, Judge
Walker at 220, and Judge Ogden at 21O.
Our Judges are all appointed by the Gov
srnor of the State, and as Gov. Davis W as
Judge Of the District Court, he had some
pride in giving US Judges whose opinions /
could be referred o as coming from men
Of great weight. 10 aiR Z2AGo7a ,'-.' -ir1
A NAsHvILLLAN IN TROUBLE. II
In former letterI mentioned the case Of
Judge Nancy, who was held in contempt of
court for refusing to obey a citation issued
rom the Supreme Court. Your readers may
eel some interest in bis case IS he was for
nerly citizen Of yonr city, and has now q
yreat many relatives in Middle Tennessee.
His case was taken up last Wednesday and
he was fined S. and ordered to jail for ten
lays. At the expiration of the imprison-
nent he is again to be brought before Che | /
supreme Court for refusing to obey the
mandate of that body. '1t- = 9aE1l II
A COURT THAT DIDN'T KNOW ITSELF. Vt
We outsiders, who have been taught to
,elieve that law was Hfounded on reason
md common sense" are almost ready to !
uluh bHab IL las Ocou JOSbtoO HUH It's SoiIu
oundation and now lies amid the
ubbish of uncertainties. for these
wo high courts are not only at ]
oogerheads but until the recent appoint ]
nent of judge McAdoo to the Supreme
ench, that court didn't know itself. Chief {
ustice Ogden refusingto recognize Judge {
IcAdoo's, predecessor as a member Of the
curt. .' - $50. = ..' ..--'-..'
CROPS. 20 V4is. !
From all parts of Texas we have favora- :
ls accounts of the crops. Ia this city the !
cry finest quality Of hay Is worth only so
ents per 100 pounds and corn is now dull
45 cents per blshel. This shows the 6
,rtility of our soil, for notwithstanding the {
immense immigration to this part Of the /
tate the old crop on hand and the pros I
ects for the new, keeps corn at q price J
ithln the reach of the p?Orer class of en- i 9
rants. ... r...s,... 7