Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-18
For Chancellor.

The following correspondence fully eX-
plains itself 4 large majority of the mem
bers of the bar have called upon Judge
Cooper TO become a candidate for Chancel-
lor at the ensuing election, and he has con-
scented. The correspondence will be found
below:
NASHVILLE, March 10, 1S14.-To the
Hon. w. +. Cooper: We, the undersigned.
your professional brethren, having wit
messed the energy, impartiality and ability
with which YOU disposed of the vast amount
of business which came before YOU during
the last two terms of the ChanCery Court Of
Davidson county, and recognizing your eH,-
iaeat fitness in all respects for the great Of
fee Of Chancellor of SAID county, respect
fully ask that Won will permit us the use of
your name as a candidate for that office at
the ensuing election in August next:
James c. Malone, Abram l.. DemeSs,
J. d. Wade. W. b. Reese,
John c. Gaut. J. O. ShackelfO-d,
John Reid, Tho. L. Smiley,
I. NJ. Steger, i. = COlyar,
W. L. Colyar, 4. II. Lusk,
Geo b. Guild, J. Il. White,
Josiah II. Hubbard, 1T. Brown,
TullS Brown, James d. Park,
J. i. Brown, VIM. K. McAlister, jr,
II. {. Goodlette, J. p. Helms,
John RIhm, \. F. Whitman,
II. T. Banks, Jordan Stokes,
G.. p. Thrus,On, James :. Frazer,
Norton 3. Howell, 5. Watson, jr.,
c. d. Berry, Frank t. Reid,
J. III. Shankland, Player Martin,
Jas. Chamberlain, W. Il. Humphreys
Z. +. Mulloy, John Lellyett,
Thos. H. Malone, RObt 5. Overall,
John " Shute, Writ Hughes,
r. Mop. Smith, Alex. i. Hall,
G. J. Stubbletield, y. ID. McNairy,
NELL ;. Brown, O.. NJ. FOgg,
b. I. South, W. VI. Robertson,
VIM. e.. Brien, VI. I. BRYAN,
John Lawrence, Harry Harrison,
J. 3. Jeup, Michael Vaughn,
IA on Helms, jas. N. QuarleS,
7. G.. Silver Perkins, RObt. L. Caruthers, jr
J. w. Bonner, James W. McHenry,
". II. DillaTd, OVerion Lea,
J. W. Judd, Ed. r. Bearden,
Jacob \. Cartwright, Jno. NJ. Gaut,
Theo. 5. Dodd, J. ". Ewing,
J. L. Rice, Neill 5. Brown, jr.,
II. +. Jones, i. Ewing,
w. 4. Glenn. &. NJ. Fogg, ir.,
W. +. Meacham. James Whitworth,
Robert b. Lea, ThOs. j. Beckett,
4. Ii. ENlll4- 1AODt. l.. MOTIFS,
o. ). Galbreath, Johu NJ. Lea,
J. L. Pare, NJ. N. Brien, ST.,
f. T. Fogg, 5. J. Henderson,
b. F. Hamilton, ID. Campbell,
John NJ. Thompson, Mich. d. Malone,
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March TO, 1ST4.-
MessrS. Abram /. Demos and ninety
other members Of the Nashville Bar
Gents: l am in receip5 of your commune
cation Of the 10th inst, requesting the use
of my name as a candidate for the office Of
Chancellor for Davidson county, at the
election in August next. When / accepted
the appointment 10 that position from the
Governor, 1 did so with the intention,
freely expressed, to continue to discharge
the duties of the office if it should be the
wish of the lawyers of the court, and the
will of the people. The very kind manner
in which you have signified your wishes
satisfies Inc on the first point, and am
content to leave the other to be determined
by the election itself, although willing to
submit its determination to any other test.
With grateful acknowledgment for the
terms in which you have seen proper to
clOthe your communication, L yield To your
wishes. Very respectfully,
w. +. COOPER.