The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-20
NASHVILLE.
DEMOCRATIC AND CONSERVATIVE CON.
vRNTIoN.

DEMOCRATIC AND CONSERVATIVE CON-
vRNTIoN.
NAsnyIILR, August l0.-The Demo.
cratic and Conservative Convention for
the nomination Of q candidate for Cover
nor, assembled at Representative Hail al
II O'Clock this morning. The Convention
was called 10 order by Col. Jno, @, Burch.
Chairman Of the Democratic Executives
Committee. Hon. T. Nixon Vandike was
unanimously elected temporary Chairman,
Thos. u. Baker temporary Secretary.
On motion the temporary chairman ap.
pointed a committee Of one from each
Congressional district on permanent or.
ganization. The committee reported the
name OF Hon. G. A. Henry, OF Montgom.
cry, for permanent President, and 4. B,
Kirby, OF Hamilton, as Secretary; also,
one vice president from each congression.
al district, The report was unanimously
adopted. The Hon. President was then
conducted to the chair and addressed the
Convention about an. hour upon the po-
litical questions Of the day, both State
and National, taking strong and conserya.
tive ground against everything smackipe
Of reputation Of either State or Nation.
al obligations; advocating sufficient taxes
10 meet the Indebtedness Of the State and
the most economical administration Of her
government.
A committee oil one from each con-
gressional district and two from the State
at large was appointed on platform and
resolutions, with L. D. Myers as chair.
man.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On reasSembllng resolution requiring
tTo.thirds Of all the votes cast necessary
to q choice was almost unanimously
adopted.
While waiting for a report from the
Committee on Platform and Resolutions
the convention was addressed by er. Gov,
Harris. General Bates and John F. House,
ID. N. Myers, chairman Of the Commit |
tee on Platform and Resolutions, then
presented the following report, which |
was unanimously adopted:
The representatives oi the Democratic |
and Conservative party oil Tennessee, In |
convention assembled, most cordially in. |
vi!e all good and true men who deslfe 10 |
Increase the prosperity Of the people Of |
the State, and preserve her honor untsr. |
nished, to unite with US in carrying out
the following principles, to.wit:
1st. That all honest labor should be |
protected and receive its Just reward.
ID. That the burdens OF government
should be borne by the whole property Of
the country; that all assessments Of taxes
should be equal, uniform and lust, and no |
improper discrimination should be made
against any species Of property.
I'd. That we favor strict construction |
OF the Constitution OF the United States
and insist that no power should be exer-
cised by the general government that's
not clearly delegated or clearly implied in |
the necessary exercise Of the power so
delegated.
4ih. That we oppose all monopolies,
rings and combinations formed for the
oppression Of the people; that VIC are for
the abolition Of al useless and unneces. |
sary offices for the proper reduction oil
all excessive salaries; for the most rigid
economy in the administration Of The
state government; Tor all necessary re-.
forms IN the law so as 10 make It's execu-
tion speedy, just and certsip; that we
will hold the collectors OF the revenue to
strict accountability in the collection
and appropriation Of said revenue; that
we deplore the existence Of all indebted. |
ness, Federal, State, county and municip. |
al, and demand that no more tax shall be |
levied upon the people than shall be found |
to be essentially necessary for the support
ol the State government, administered on |
principles Of the most rigid economy, and |
for the preservation OF its credit and |
honor unIarnished, and are therefore Cd.
posed TO an increase oftaxstiun.
9th. That We favor the abolition Of the |
present odiOus national banking system
and the payment of the bonds ofthe gov.
eminent by the issuance of its non.bear-
ing interest notes, according 10 tho con-
tract expressed and implied at the time
OF the creation Of such obligations. and a
repeal oi the present oppressive Federal
tariff, and the enactment Of law solely
with a view TO the collection Of the neces
sarY revenue; that we denounce all legis.
lation that seeks 10 interfere with the in
dividual rights OF citizens, his American
associates, and particularly what is
known as the supplemental civil rights
bill pending before the Federal Congress,
as 0 palpsble violation oil the Constltu-
tion, intended to vex, harrsss, oppress and
degrade the people Of the Southern States
and the production OF untold social and
political evils to both races, and which
We should resist by all legal and consti.
tutional means in our power.
The following gentlemen were then
placed in nomination for Governor: Nor.
gan, Kerr, Netherland, Porter, Burns
Wright, Fite, Marks and Eusley.
The first and second ballots were
scattering. Judge Fite then withdrew.
On the third ballot Thomas received
1856; Burns, 172; Porter, 8l5; Marks, l44;
others scattering.
On the first ballot there were 953 votes
cast; necessary TO choice, $50. On the
third ballot Cl9Votes wese cast; necessary
10 choice, 4S2.
The Convention adjourned at @ O'Clock
until Pm. II is thought the nomina-
ton will be made 20. night.
After the thirteenth ballot the names Of
Judge Morgan, Dorsey B. Thomas and N.
Burns were withdrawn, leaving the con-
test between James D. Porter and James
Z. Bailey.
0nth fourteenth ballot the vote stood
Porter 5S9, Bailey 559. There being no
nomination the name Of Judge Bailey
was withdrawn and Judge Porter was
unanimously nominated by acclamation.
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