The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-08-26

= Et6. That we denOunce all Legislation
r: that seeks to interfere with the individ
? ual right of the citizen to select his owl
# associates, and particularly what is known
i; as the supplementary Civil Rights bill
h pending before the Federal Congress, a
) q palpable violation of the Constitution
h intended to Yex, harTasS, Cypress and dc
I, grade the people of the Southern States
!, and productive of untold social and pc
!, litical evils to both races, and which W.
should resist by all legal and constitu
e tiOnal means in our power.
e COMPLIMENTARY To GOV. BROWN.
The following resolution was Offered
and Adopted:
, "Res0lved, That his Excellency, Johr
= G. Brown, having faithfully carried out
> the principles clearly set forth in the
+ platforms upon which he was twice nom
: mated, is entitled to the gratitude of the
: people for the able and efficient manner
in which he has executed the high and
delicate trust committed to his keeping
as Governor of Tennessee.
THE NOMINATIONS.
B. III. Estes nominated r.. j. Morgan,
of Shelby.
John Allen nominated 81. Fite, of
Gmith
r. N. Hood nominated John Neither
land, of Hawkins.
d. Porter, of Henry.
i. G. Wagner nominated Dorsey b.
Thomas, of Humphreys.
John Cubbins nominated EnOch EnSly,
of Shelby.
A. s. Caldwell nominated Michael
Burns, of Davidson.
Thomas II. LogwOOd nominated Gen.
Marcus J. Wright, of Shelby.
p. d. Simms nominated d. Nj. Key, of
Hamilton.
Col J. w Newman nominated Albert
S. Marks, of Franklin.
Thomas Darden nominated John S.
Kerr, of Shelby.
BALLOTING.
First Ballot-3Torgan 364, Thomas 1891,
Marks 1922, Nctherland 40, Porter 217,
Burns 764, Kerr %, Fife II, Wright 78tt,
Ensley 694. Total 953. Necessary to
choice 6354
Second BaIlot-Morgan 464, Thomas
| 40, Marks 1874, Porter 2244, Burns ~,
! Kerr At, Fife 81, Wright So, Ensley so,
| Key 142 Total $50. Necessary to
choice 6374
The name Of Mr. Fite was withdrawn
after the second ballot; and the Conven-
ton took recess till 81 p. m.
| NIGHT SESSION.
The Convention proceeded to ballot
| for Governor. On the fourth ballot, Mr.
! Ensley was Withdrawn. On the fifth
| ballot, Mr.. Wright was withdrawn. On
| the ninth ballot, Mr. Marks was with
drawn, and Col. Jas. E. Bailey, of Mont
! gOmery, nominated. On the thirteenth
| ballot, Mr.. Thomas and Mr.. Burns were
! Withdrawn, and amid cheers for Porter
the fourteenth and final ballot was taken,
resulting: Porter, $50; Bailey, $50, to-
tai vote, 04S; necessary to a choice, 632
Then err Ia
! the friends of Bailey being anxious for
adjournment, and those of Porter insist
ing on another ballot The vote on adj
jOurnment was finally taken by counties
and resulted as fOllOws-ayes 33S, noes
G19
BAILEY WITHDRAWN.
Col. L. d. Myers arose, at this excit-
ing juncture, and said that he had pro-
posed Col. Bailey in the hope that har-
mony might be secured through his
nomination. He would now Withdraw
Col. Bailey's name and would move that |
if no other name was to be brought be- |!
fore the Convention, Hon. James d. |
Porter be declared the unanimous choice |
of the Convention.
PORTER NOMINATED.
This was the signal for the widest en-
thusiasm among the West Tennesseeans,
during which the motion was put and |
adopted without dissenting voice.
Mr.. M. d. Cardwell, of Weakly,
moved the appointment of committee /
to wait on Judge Porter and notify him
of his nomination. The chairman APP
pointed Mr.. CardWell, II. L.. w. Hill
and ex-GOv. Isham G. Harris as the COM
mittee.
While the committee were absent, the
chairman announced that he would take
time to appoint the State Executive
Committee.
JUDGE PoRTER's ACCEPTANCE.
The committee returned escorting
Judge Porter; who was introduced by
ex-Gov. Isham G.. Harris as the next
Governor of Tennessee, amid tumultous
applause Judge Porter said:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the
Convention am here simply to sig
nifty my acceptance, and at the same
time to thank you for the distinguished
honor which you have conferred upon
me; for it is distinguished honor, COW
eted from the time of Sewer, Polk,
Cave Johnson, my distinguished and
venerable friend here beside me, and a
line of distinguished men. If the peO-
pie ratify your action, / pledge myself
to be true to the principles of our party
and the platform which you have adopt
ed. wish to say that in my bosom
there is an utter absence of undue exul-
tatiOn over the honorable gentlemen
who have contested with me the honor
of your neutrality-suspicious. who
have been my friends and with. whom l
have been proud to act in times past.
In the coming canvass, l expect and
invite the cooperation of the Democrat
ic masses whom you represent. Our
party supremacy must be maintained in
Tennessee and all the States. This
done, we may hope for new era of
in Tennessee. The tide of
victory is already with us. The recent
elections fOreshadow victory in Novem-
Der, the most magnificent victory ever
achieved by any party in Tennessee.
CONGRATULATIONS SPEECHES.
Ex-Gov. Isham G.. Harris was called to
The front, and said he had never looked
into the faces of Tennesseeans with
more pride and satisfaction than at this
With such platform as that
adopted to-day, especially the plank that ,
assigned to eternal Oblivion the Civil !
Rights bill, and with such a candidate, !
ne said they had no reason to falter or
iear as victory was theirs All they
had to do is to stand on the platform !
his day adopted.
If Tennessee would rally-as he now
1new she would do, she might defy the !
miserable tricksteTs who were trying to
deprive her people Of their constitution
Il rights.
Hon. Landon c. Haynes, of Shelby,
to the calls made upon him
,y saying that the candidate just NOM \
mated as her chief executive, was worthy 5
If Tennessee. He was alarmed early in '
he day with regard to the platform, but I
cit treasured when he heard it read. If :
hat platform was carried out, equal and i
.xact Justice would be rendered to, all. c
t would place Tennessee in new ca