Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-28
THE CONTENTIOUS WORK.
An InYincible Ticket Nominated BY the
Peoples Representatives.
Men Whom Every Honest Citizen Of
Davidson County Can Support.
A strong Address to the Democratic
and Conservative Voters.

The Democratic and Conservative
County Convention was called to Or
der yesterday, at IL o'clock A. N. DR.. j. NJ.
Sharp, was made temporary chairman, with
John N. Mckee, Jr., and the members of
the press present, as secretaries. On mo-
ton the chairman appointed as
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS AND Or
0ANIzATION
the following named gentlemen: John
Oyerton, (. A. Mathes, w. ii. Morrow and
w. j. Wade. The list of districts was
then read from the UNION AND AMERICAN
Of yesterday morning, and as the districts
were called the credentials of the delegates,
in sealed envelopes were handed in and
given the committee, who thereupon re-
tired.
COMMITTEE ON REPRESENTATION.
On motion of 5. A. Harris, the follow
ing named were appointed Committee on
Representation: William Stockell, DR..
Grizard, I. A. Harris, III. C. Davidson,
Thos. Howard, j. G.. Webb, A. d. Creigh-
ton. The committee Immediately retired
to the Sheriff's Office for consultation.
By this time the confusion was fearful.
Hundreds of men and boys crowded about
the clairman's stand pressing upon the re
porters' desk in such manner as to nearly
suffocate those unfortunates, who labored
with the peSpiration standing upon their
massive brows and trickling down their re-
spective spinal columns. At this juncture,
Mr.. John Hanley came TO the rescue with
motion that all who are not delegates be
required to get outside the railing, that
constable John Price be stationed at the
gate with orders to not admit any who are
not delegates, and that the four policemen
present be instructed TO preserve order.
To this motion the chairman objected,
saying that as the convention was not vet
organized, it was not in position to enforce
any such motion.
After considerable parleying, the motion
was modified to '.request," whereupon
the chairman requested outsiders to va
cate the enclosed space inside the railing,
requested Constable Price to take position
at the gate, and requested the policemen 10
keep outsiders quiet. For just three mir
uteS by the watch, a semblance of order
was maintained, at the end of which time
| another charge was made on the speakers
stand. Then Hanley came to the front
again with motion that Robert Miller be
appointed marshal to provide the delegates
with 'chairs and all necessary arrange
ments," and to preserve order. The motion
was voted down with a wild yell, Mr..
Hanley alone voting in the affirmative.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Representation here
made their appearance and presented as
their report the representation published in
the UNION AND AMERICAN yesterday
morning. The report was adopted.
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Credentials presented report nominating
for permanent chairman DIR. Sharpe, and
John Mckee, Jr., permanent secretary.
The report was adopted. The committee
also presented the following list of dele
gates entitled to seats in the convention.
First DiStrict.-C. p. McCarver, W. II.
Chickering, Walter S. Bransford, NJ. l..
Adams, VIM. Stockell, Henry Lamer, j. G..
Bradford, John Hereford, DR.. j. r. Har-
well, j. w. Manner, A. d. Creighton, w.
NJ. Duncan, A. II. Lusk, X. +. Woods, S.
5. Wharton, j. Il. Parish, J. L. Miller,
VIM. Litterer, c. G. Cabler, John L..
Bateman, Lou Whorley, Tim Johnson,
Thos. Winfrey, Spencer Eiken, B. f. Tank
sley, James Wyatt, DR.. j. w. Stout, Chas.
Rich, I. o. Morris, Pat Cleary, Mike
Smith, Chas. Dabney, Vim. McCallister,
jr., DR.. j. w. McMurray.
Second-H. 4. Buchanan, D. NJ. Nc
Gavock, Z. b. Graves, DR.. A. L. Fuqus, S.
Zucarilla, David Stevenson, Horatio Hite,
II. c. Lucas.
Third-Hiram Cotton and Pleas A.
Smith.
Fourth-W. ]. Wade and S. S. Wright.
Fifth. Clark and Jas. Howard.
Sixth-W. B. Whittimore and w.
Caper.
SEVENTH. B. Bigley and F. NJ.
Jones.
Eighth-John Overton.
Ninth-R. NJ. Howell and n. K. Grit
fin.
Tenth-Y. B. Jones and c. G. Can
trell.
Eleyenth-Thos. Heron.
Twelfth-B. +. COckrill and c. David
son.
Thirteenth-Nicholas Glennon, Jas. w.
Thomas and Jas. NJ. johnson.
Fourteenth-EdwardB Bradford.
Fifteen-L. Freeman.
SNteenth-S. Steele.
Seventeenth-John Morrow, VIM. II.
Morrow, J. G. Webb, S. r. Hanley, j. NJ.
Hales, Samuel Green.
Eighteenth-Ed. Childress, DR.. j. II.
Sharpe.
Nlneteenth-W. b, Hudson.
Twentieth-E. A. Mathis, DR.. Kirkpat-
rick.
Twenty-frst-W. d. Robertson.
ty-secoiId-Sanford w. Croker.
Twenty-third-J. NJ. Simpkel.
Twenty-fOurth-W. G.. Earthman.
Twenty-ffth-Dr. B. q. Hampton.
THE MANNER OF VOTING.
Mr.. Childress offered the following:
"WhereaS, 1t is necessary for the sake of
order that there should be some rule
adopted by this body for the government
of the same in taking up the nominations
for the several offices to be filed there
fore,
BE it resolved, That the nominations
shall come up in the following order: l,
Chancellor: 2, Sheriff, 3, Circuit Court
Clerk; 4, Criminal Court Clerk; 5, Jailer;
6, County Court Clerk; Z, Trustee; s, Rev
enue Collector; o, Register"
The resolution was rejected after lively
debate, bya vote of 40 to ..
oRDERT ORDERl
4 resolution was adopted providing for
clearing the room. and appointing police
officers Tignor, Mckinney and Bergen Off
GERS of the convention, and upon an earn
est assurance by the chairman that he
would not proceed with the business until
the room, inside the railing, was cleared of
all but delegates and reporters, a clearing
of the enclosed space was finally secured.
THE LIST OF DELEGATES,
published above, was then read by the sec
rotary, each delegate answering to his
name, the Committee on Credentials hay
ing decided that in those districts where
there were two delegates present, when
said districts were entitled to but one vote,
each of the delegates might cast half vote.
At thisspOint, the chairman detecting sew
eral stragglerS inside the railing, thereupOn
announced that if one outsider had right
to come inside the railing, all had, and if
all had, the convention might as we'll adj
journ. On motion City Marshal Pitman, and
Constables Price and Mr.. Stull were ap-
pointed additional officers to enforce order
SKIRAISHING.
Order having been restored, Mr.. Lusk of
fered the following resolution:
"Resolyed, That in the nominations of
the candidates, the candidate who shall re-
ceive a majority of the votes cast shall be
declared the nominee of this convention,