The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-08-28
THE STATE CONVENTION.

II. Baker, OF Weakley, appointed Secre-
iary. Judge Van Dyke on taking the
Chair made few pointed and well.
timed remarks-when committees on
Permanent Organization, on Credcn-
tials, and Basis Of Representation were
appointed, consisting Of one delegate
for each comm ttee from the different
Congressional Districts. After short
absence the committee on Organization
reporied-for President. Hon. GusIavus
A. Henry, with Vice President from
each Of the Congressional Districts; for
Secretaries L b Kirby of Hamilton, L
b Wade Of Rutherford, John J. Finne-
gan and NJ Hop Johnson OF Shelby.
The President elcct'was escorted TO
The chair. and spoke at some length, in.
terrupled frequently by thunders of APP
plausc, such as used to greet the Eagle
Orator in those better days when his
voice was heard ringing through the
valleys, aud rallying the Wing hosts
from the glens and coves and noun
iains and hills of East Tennessee.
At the close of the Presidents re.
marks, committee on Platform and
Resolutions was appointed, consisting
of one delegate from each Congress
sional District. The committee on Gre
dentals reported list Of delegates
present embracing all the counties in
the State, except the following:
Anderson, Bradley, Claiborne. Camp
bell, Carter, Cooke, Granger, Hancock
Union, Cumberland, James, Polk, Sc.
quatchie. Johnson, Morgan, Roanc
Scott, Sewer, Putnam, Decatur, and
Lewis.
A committee on Basis OF Representa-
ton was then appointed, and the Con-
venton took recess for an hour and
a half
The Convention re.assembled at $40
when the committee on Representation
reported, having adopted ms a basis the
vote for Gov. Brown in 1872, giving the
counties represented one vote in the
Convention for every one hundred Dem
ocraiic votes and fraction cast in that
election. (This basis entitled all 'hC
counties in the State to an aggregate o
1919 votes, of which those absent rep
resented only l0l--showing that over
nine-tenths Of the voters were direct!
represented in the Convention.)
A motion to adopt the two-thirds rnl'
was made and carried by vote Of nc
to l45-the call being by counties. A
resolution was also adopted providing
shat all candidates shall be required
to pledge themselves to abide by the ac
ton Of the Convention, and 10 worl
against third party movement"
The committee on Platform and Reso
lutions not being ready to report, cal
was made on ox-Gov. Harris to address
the Convention, an invitation he de
clined in very handsome manner. a
call was then made upon General Bate
John +. House, aud others. The for
mer appeared and spoke at some iengti
earnestly and eloquently, and was fol
lowed by Col, House. The remarks o
the latter were admirably appropriate
, Astounding in good sense and whole
5 some suggestions from first to last.
| At the conclusion Of Col. Houses. al
! dress, the committee on Platform am
: Resolutions appeared and reported. ant
G the report was adop ed without division
! or debate. (The Platform will be roun,
S on the first page Of our paper.)
S The following nominations were the
: made: RI Morgan. Of Shelby; Samue
Q M File, of Smith; John Netherland, O
: Hawkins; James ID Porter, Of Henry
g Dorsey b Thomas, of Humphreys
Y Enoch Ensley, of Shelby; Michae
G Burns, of Davidson; MarcusJ Wrigh
: of Shelby; ID NJ Key, Of Hamilton;
: S Marks, Of Franklin; John S Kerr o
Shelby. The first ballot resulted as fol
|. lows:
I Morgan, 36H; 1'itc, II; Nethcrlant
o 40; Porter, 2l7; Thomas, 1884 Ems
= lev, G914 Burns, 76]4 ; Wright, 1873
Key, -; Marks, 1925; Kerr 29 =
F; Whole number of votes, 953; nccessar
n to choice, 6331s.
G Second Ballot--Morgan, 46lS; Fit,
!. 81; Ncthcrland, -; Porter, 22lil The
g mas, 40, Enslcv 80; Burns, II; Wrigl
!, 63; Key, l42; Marks 1919; Kerr "A.
:, (The votes for Nclherland and Ike
!, were thrown by East Tennessee, an
= were simply complimentary to the gel
" tlcmen and to the two counties whic
y had instructed their delegates TO vot
: for them. Hence their names did M
appear after the second ballot)
Before tho third ballot the name {
Fitc was Withdrawn.
Third Ballot-Morgan 55ts Porte
u 3l5 Ills; Thomas lSj4l5; Ensley 4524
@ Burns, 172 So; Wright, 3016 Mark