Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-14
believed 90 be unnecessary,


Believed 10 be Unnecessary,
but lest some should deem them unwar-
ranted, hereby state that they are suS,
gestions only, and that they are submitted
with great diffidence, but with sincere hope
that they may to some extent aid in secur-
ing careful preparation for the work oil the
convention, and full attendance upon
It's siltings. Il. CHANDLER, Chm.
j. N. EDMoNDs, Sec'y.
i careful reading of the above will show
that it was written for the eye Of the coun-
try. Every carpet-bagger in this conven-
tion was perfectly aware of the sort OF dirty
work he would have to do before he came
here.
Personal Points.
Governor Brooks, Of Arkansas, bears
a close resemblance to the Rev. j. u.
McFerTin, of Nashville. He has fund Of
hurnUr, and when slight discussion arose
in the Convention as to whether he should
be addressed as "Governors or "ex-Goy-
ernor,n suggested that the leisure time OF
the Convention might be proftably Occu-
pied with debate upon that subject.
Senator Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, has
lost his left hand, the result Of an accident
while out hunting, q few years since.
G.. t. Brown, of Mississippi, is the
noisiesL man in the convention, and
Wheeler, colored, of Louisiana, the short
est.
Ex-Governor Pinchback, of Louisiana, is
ssnOt so black as he has been painted" On
the contrary, he Is nearly white, and very
well informed man. Last winter the
Washington correspondent Of the st. Louis
Republican raised quite breeze by stating
that the wife of Pinchback was the hand
soonest woman in Washington, physically,
and that she had few superiors intellect
ually in the society at the nations capital.
Ex-GOv. Davis, of Texas, the last Radi-
cal Governor of that State, is among the
delegates.
Boulds Baker is also member of the
Texas delegation. In 1867 or '6S, it will
be remembered that the steamer "Piai1ter'
was seized between Montgomery and
Mobile and confiscated by the government
with its load of cotton, on the ground o. its
load being transported on cotton permits
which had been previously used. An in
veStigatiOn of the case was had in the city
court of Mobile, Ala, in 1870, in which
Baker was so unpleasantly connected that
he shook Alabama and was next heard of
as chairman of the Republican Executive
Committee OF that State.
The following named newspaper men are
''On the grOund:'
III. V. Redfield, Cincinnati Commercial:
Il. l.. White, Ne,c York Tribune; Edward
Crapsey, Ne,r York TtmfS; Duncan Doris,
NtSitiiie BmneT; NJ. Curtis, ChicGgO In
teI-OcedR: Capt. Rieks. -hItOrriHe ChrORi-
Gle: Col Bingham, AidGdHlG state journal;
MesSrs. stiles and Beardsley, Washington
Cd. C..) Republic; NJ. +. Smelser, Mem
phiS ArGldnc,e: \. G.. Buell.. It. LO'iis Re
publican: Mr.. Dell. III. Smith Nelv Era.
Senator George Z. Spencer, of Alabama,
was an adiutant'on the staff of Gen. Dodge,
of Iowa. during tire war, a5Out the close Of
which he organized a band of Alabama
caValTy, and urOn the restoration of peace,
pitched his tent in that State,aId soon after
began TO represent il in the councils Of the
nation. which he las continued to do in a
very industrious manner ever since. Ii is
currently repOTed that he does not enrich
the State Treasury Of Alabama, to the ex-
tent Of even pol LAX.
Ex-GOv. Parsons, another delegate from
Alabama, was a Confederate during the
war, but was reconstructed and appointed
Provisional Governor by President john
son.
Senator West, of louisiana, went to that
State as Uuited States Collector, but got
into the Senator business, and hangs on re-
markably well.