Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-27
THE CONVENTION TO-DAY.
Prospect for Harmonious Action
Gossip: etc.

Gossip; zee.
The UNION AND AMERICAN reporter, !.
made 1t point yesterday to collect what
information they could, bearing upon tie
County Convention which assemblies al
the County Court room, at 10 A. NJ. To
day, for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for. the county officers;
The Convention was the subject Of
general gossip, both in the city and
country, and public opinion was very
fully expressed. From all that could
be gathered we think last Wednesdays
work gave almost universal satisfaction to
the Democratic and Conservative masses
On account of their intelligence and in
tegrity it was generally conceded that the
delegates chosen were as good as could
have been selected and that their action
would be &C Iuiesced in with great UNI
animity, especially by the voters OF the dis
tricts; The attendance at the polls Wed.
nesday was much larger than thSt OF any
previous election since the war The solid
business men of the city and of the country
are determined to abide by the result of the
convention.
The proposition to exclude all who are
Eot delegates, from the convention; is "a
yorably sp0oken Of By our citizens; and Il
seems to be tile will of the voters that the
suggestion be carried out, at least to the
extent Of preventing spectators from pas
sirg inside the railing, the result to be an
nounced after each ballot is taken. 1t was
generally thought by the delegates that the
convention will adopt the majority rule in
making the nominations.
Ona of Onr ranOrfarc Wac PnliahlV in.
formed that number of attSinpts had been
made TO i'buy up" delegates; but allsuch eff
forts, so far as he could learn, had proved
futile.
1t is currently reported that one of the
candidates, who refused to submit his
claims TO the decision of convention, adj
dressed party of some twenty colored men
Thursday at the corner of Cherry and Ce-
dar, urging them TO 60 to the convention
to-day and break il up.
1t has been suggested that it would lead
to harmony of action on the part of the
convention and facilitate business, if the
constitutional officers are nominated first,
beginning with the officers for which there
is the least competition, leaving the posi-
tion of iailor until the last.
The Irieh voters seem determined to run
an independent ticket with II. NJ. Brieh,
Jr., for Chancellor, Chris. Powers for Trus-
tee, VIM. Davis for County Court Clerk,
j. b. Jeup for Register and Albert Akers
for Circuit Court Clerk. 1t is rumored
that Mr.. Henry McCTeery has some aspira-
tiOns for the position of Criminal Court
Clerk. Maj. Dick Mccain says he is
going to abide by his resolution, calling a
mass convention on the 10th of July, and
consequently cannot 60 into the conven,
ton.
The following is full list of delegates
composing the conventions:
First District-C. p. McCarver, w. II.
Chickerinc, Walter s. Bransford, NJ. l..
Adams, WIN. Stockell, Henry Lamer, j. g.
Bradford, John Hereford, DIR. J. r. Har-
well, J. w. Manner, A. d. Creighton, w.
NJ. Duncan, A. H. Lusk, r. F. Woods, S.
S. Wharton, J. b. Parish, J. r. Miller,
Vim. Litterer, G. G. Cabler, John l..
Ba.eman, Lou. Whorley, Tim johnson,
ThOs. Winfrey, Spencer Eiken. b. +. Tank
sley, James Wyatt, DIR. j. w. Stout, Chas.
Rich, I. o. Morris, Pat Cleary, Mike
Smith, Charles Dabney, VIM. h. McCallis-
ter, ir., DR.. j. w. McMuray.
Second-H. K. Buchanan, d. NJ. Nc
Gavock, Z. 3. Graves, DR.. A. l.. Fuqua, 5.
Zucarilla, David Stevenson, Horatio Hite,
II. C.. Lucas.
Third-Hiram Cotton, Pleas A Smith.
Fourth-W. j. Wade and 5. S. Wright.
Fifth. Clark, James Howard.
Sixth-W. b. Whittimore, w. Carper.
Seventh-No return.
Eighth-John Overton.
Ninth-R. NJ. Howell, n. K. Griffin.
Tenth--Y. b. Jones, e. q. Cantrell.
Eleyenth-ThOs. Heron.
Twelfth-B. +. COckrill, G. Davidson.
Observation-Disclosures Glennon, Jas. w.
Thomas, Jas. w. johnson.
Fourteenth-EdwardB Bradford.
Fifteenth. Freeman.
SiXteenth-S. Steele.
Seventeenth-John Morrow, VIM. III.
Morrow, J. G. Webb, j. r. Hanley, J. NJ.
Hales, Samuel Green.
Eighteenth-Ed. ChildreSs, DR.. J. N.
Sharpe.
Nineteenth-W. b. Hudson.
Twentieth-E. \. Mathes, DR.. Kirkpat-
rick.
Twenty-firSt-W. d. Robertson.
ty-second-Sanford w. Croker.
Twenty-third-J. NJ. Simpkel.
Twenty-fourth-W. G. Earthman.
Twenty-fifth-Dr. b. e. Hampton.
The following is the number of votes
cast in Davidson county at the last
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: