Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-28

rotary from Mr.. A. G.. Merritt, in v Itch Ire
withdrew from the race for Chancellor.
COOPER NOMINATED FOR CHANCELLOR.
A vote of thanks was returned Mr.. Mer-
lit for Withdrawing, and ON motion Of Y.
B. Jones, Judge Vim. F. Cooper was nom
mated for the position of Chancellor, and
elected by reclamation, receiving almost a
unanimous vote.
ORDER OF NOMINATIONS.
Mr.. Morris offered the following:
Resolved, That the election of officers be
in the following order: County Court Clerk,
Circuit Court Clerk, Criminal Court Clerk,
Sheriff, Jailor, Trus' ee, Register, Revenue
Collector.
COUNTY COURT CLERK.
Mr.. Hanley nominated James T. Bell
for the position of County Court Clerk,
pledging him to abide by the decision of
the convention.
Mr.. John OYerton nominated W. e..
Ewing, making a similar pledge.
The chair appointed as tellers u. X.
Griffin and Il. W. GFizSard. A ballot was
then taken, with the following result:
Bell 40a, Ewing 30s.
The chair announced thai as Mr.. Bell
bad secured the highest number of votes,
he was the nominee for the Office of
County Court Clerk. The announcement
was received with an outburst of APP
plause.
CIRCUIT COURT cLEhK.
Mr.. Wade nominated Nat. Dortch, Mr..
Webb nominated Isaac Litton and J. G.
Bradford nominated John Carter. The
vote stood, Dor;ch 47s, Litton 2Ia, Car
ter 2.
CRIMINAL COURT CLERK.
VIM. NJ. Morrow nominated Sam Donel-
son for the Office of Criminal Court Clerk,
and, there being no other nomination, he
was nominated by acclamation.
SHERIFF.
For the Office Of Sheriff. Mr.. Wade nomi-
mated E. d. WhithwOrth, Mr.. Hanley nom
mated John Edwards and Mr.. Creighton
nominated w. G.. Shaw.
First Ballot.-Whitworth So, Edwards
10, Shaw II.
Mr.. Shaw withdrew his name.
Second Ballot.-Whitworth 50 Edwards
3Os.
The nomination of Mr.. Whitworth was
made unanimous.
JAILoR.
J. NJ. Thomas nominated Hugh Hev-
erin, T. o. Morris nominated Thorn
as Harmon and VIM. Morgan, Spen-
Ger Eaken nominated Green Morrow
Y. S. Jones nominated j. Y. Bray, Ed.
Bradford nominated John T. Fly, L. A.
Mathes nominated j. j. Garrett, John Ov-
erton nominated A. X. Mcconnell.
First ballot-Heverin IS, Harmon ), Nor
gan 2, Morrow s, Fly 4, Garrett Is, Nc
Connell 2.
Second ballOt-Heyerin IS, Harmon 2,
Morgan 3, Morrow ), Fly l, Garrett II.
Mr.. Heverin's nomination was made
unanimous.
COUNTY TRUSTEE.
James Harvard nominated Isa C Paul,
John Morrow nominated Geo. X. Buchan-
an, Ed Bradford nominated w. i. DOrtch,
James II. Hales nominated w. A. Knight,
S. W. Croker nominated ID. Il. Mar shall.
First ballot-Paul Is, Buchananan 5,
Dortch 20, knight Il, Marshall o.
Second ballot-Paul q, Dorteh 80,
Knight Is, Marshall 4, Buchanan 8.
Third ballot-Paul q, DOrtch 81,
knight 10, Marshall /, Buchanan ..
MaFshalrs name was dropped.
Fourth ballOt-Paul q, Dortch 26,
knight "a, Buchanan l.
The name Of Isaac Paul was dropped.
Fifth ballot-Dortch %, Knight 81.
MIR. knight vas declared elected AMI the
nomination was made unanimous.
REGISTER.
For the Office of Register, J. w. johnson
nominated NJ. W. Fitzpatrick, j. w.
Thomas nominated j. e.. Snow, f. A.
Mathes nominated B. T. Binkley, II. &,
Davidson nominated NJ. p. Pinkard.
First ballot-Fitzpatrick 10, Snow s,
Binkley As, Pinkard 5.
The nomination of Binkley was made.
REVENUE COLLECTOR.
Mr.. Howell nominated James T. Patter-
son, MIR. Creighton nominated Robert Al
ford, Mr.. Thomas nominated Thomas
Sneed.
First Patterson, 81; Afford, 81;
Sneed, 10.
Second bsIlot-Patterson, Al; Afford, Is;
Sneed, -.
The nomination of Patterson vas made
unanimous.
On motion of Mr.. Lusk, a committee,
consisting of MessrS. T. B. Jones and Col.
Webb, were appointed to wait upon w. Z.
Cooper and inform him of his having been
nominated for the position of Chancellor.
During the absence Of the committee the
following
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE
was read:
''To the Democratic and Conservative
Voters of Davidson County: Fellow-citi-
zens-When we call your attention to the
fact of the unity of the Republicans against
us, and that our marginal majority is small
and uncertain lin 1872 Grant received
5,647 votes in this county, while Greeley
received 1856; in the Congressional race
Maynard received 5,442), it is therefore
patent that we have no sweetness to waste
upon the desert air.
4 division of our votes among the many
would inevitably be attended with defeat,
and with all its disastrous and humiliating
results.
"These facts, which all admit, have in
duced the Democratic and Conservative
voters of Nashville and Davidson county TO
call convention of representatives of all
the wards and districts of the city and
county, which assembled in the city of
Nashville on the 9th inst, performing the
delicate duty entrusted to them by nomi-
mating the following named good and true
men for all the offices to be filed at the en-
suing August election:
Hon. w. +. Cooper for Chancellor.
James T. Bell for County Court Clerk.
Nat +. Dortch for Circuit Court Clerk.
Sam DOnelSon for Criminal Court Clerk.
f. ID. Whitvorth for Sheriff.
W. A. Knight for Trustee.
James T. Patterson for Revenue Col
lector.
B. F. Binkley for Register.
Hugh Heverin for JailOr.
"While we are aware that personal at
tachments and preferences have to be
we can safely say the best in
terestS of our county and common country
was the sole motive power which moved
this convention to these nominations.
ave therefore feel that it but remains
for us to remind you of the certainty Of de-
feat should all remain in the field and
point to the blighting misrule, corruption
and disastrous extravaganza attending
Radical rule wherever it exists, to arouse a
patriotism and inspire inn
pulses of manhood which will cause you to
rally for the nominees of this convention
as one man, being freemen resolve to con-
tinue free by filling every Office within our
gift with good and true conservative free
men.
'tNOw, therefore, from this day forth, I'M
I'll the last hour of the day of the election,
let us 90 forward, "Stonewall-like," ever
that eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty.