Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20


and Harmonious Body that Ever
Net in Tennessee.
A Platform of Sound Principles IMAM.
imously Adopted.
Our State Credit to be Faithfully
Maintained at all Hazards.
Gov. John c. Browns Administration
Endorsed.
Hon. James ID. Porter, Jr., Nominated
on the Fourteenth Ballot.
COngratulatOry Speeches and Wind
up at Midnight Amid Wild
Enthusiasm.
The Convention was called to order
shortly after IL O'Clock by Col. John c..
Burch, Chairman of the Democratic State
Executive Committee. In calling the con-
vention to order, Col. Burch said:
Gentlemen: You have assembled in COM
pliancs with the request of the Executive
Committee of the State, to take such ac-
ton as will, in your opinion, promote the
interest, success and prosperity of the
people of Tennessee. The hour has AZ
rived denoted for calling the convention TO
order. /, therefore, say 10 you that the
convention is now in order.
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
On motion of Gen. Thomas HumeS, OF
Shelby, Chancellor Van Dyke was elected
Temporary chairman of the convention, and
was escorted to the chair by Gen. Humes,
Col. Cardwell and Capt. Thomas Kirby.
On taking the chair, Chancellor Van Dyke
said:
REMARKS OF CHANCELLOR T. N. VAN
DYKE.
Gentlemen: When survey this i'm
menSe crowd here assembled, and having
known many of you personally for many
years, and others by reputation, l am sat
lsfed that a large portiOn-a very large
portion of the brain Of the State is here as
sembled. / know that these gentlemen
have souls, noble generous and patriotic,
and that they will look alone to the honor
and prosperity of this great-my own ma
tive State. l cannot do otherwise than pro-
claim to the whole State, through you, my
thanks for the high compliment you have
! paid me in calling me to preside
temporarily over this assembly. l have no
| speech 10 make to this Convention as to
what they are called upon to do, showing,
as do, that they will look alone TO the ma
terial interest of the State. We will now
proceed TO business:
TEMPORARY SECRETARY.
On motion of Col. Caldwell, ThOs. Ill.
Baker, of Weakley, was appointed tempo
rary Secretary.
COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZA-
TON.
Ex-Gov. Isham q. Harris, of Shelby,
moved that a Committee on Permane mt
Organization, consisting of one from each
Congressional District, be appointed by the
chair Agreed to, aud the following named
appointed by the chair:
LIST district, John A.Mckinney, Of Haw-
kins; % district, VIM. A. Henderson, Of
| KNOX; Sd district L. Fort, of Hamilton;
4th district, w. Mosely, of Hamilton; 9Th
| district, John Allen, OF Smith; 9th district,
II. II. Luton. OF Montgomery; q tn district,
| \. Duford, of Giles; SLh district, II. l..
| Cummins. of Henry; 9Th district, A. ID.
Bright, of Haywood; 10Th district, lsham
q. Harris, of Shelby.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Capt. Bennett, of Sumner, moved the ap-
pointment by the chair of a committee on
credentials. Agreed to, and the following
named were appointed said committee:
Ist district, j. BleSins, Of Hawkins; I'd
| district, Van Glider. of Knox; Sd district,
5 p. Wins, of McMinn; sth district, r. A.
Bennei, of Sumner; 5th district, I. D..
Gregory, of Franklin: 9th district, p. Walsh,
of Davidson: 9Th district, J. II. Dew, OF
MaurE; Sth district, John T. Hogan, of
Madison; 9th district, John A. Rogers, OF
Weakly; 10th district, NJ. l.. Stewart
The committee then retired for consul
tation.
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
Gen. Hume, Of Shelby, moved the ap-
| pointmeut by the chair, of a committee on
the basis Of representation, but the motion
was not agreed TO.
GCHAIRS," sch AIRS
| At this point, great confusion prevailing
| in consequence Of the great crowd, and the
/ impOSsibility of finding seats for all the del
egates and spectators, Ed. Burke Pickett, OF
| Shelby. moved that the hall be cleared of
4 ali OUT LillSc tiiLiilEu W oCdNo bi4CiCihs
L. j. Waggoner, Of Perry, moved that the
chairman of the Executive Committee be
| directed 10 extend cordial invitations TO
| the ladies 10 attend the deliberations OF the
| convention. The chairman asked leave 10
second the motion Of Mr.. Perry, and there
upon put the question, but after calling for
! the ayes refused to put the noes. The
| mover and seconder ofthe LnGtiDn arc two
] r. 1rafsg r-a-f,ksr.
bly, seventy years OF age. The chairman
wished it to be understood that Col. Jno.
| &. Burch vas the ChairnIen Of the State
| Executive Committee and that it would be
| his duty to carry out tbs motion which had
been proposed and carried.
| PERMANENT OFFICERS.
| The chairman If the committee on per-
| maneilt organization reported the follow
| ing as the permanent officers Of the con-
vention:
For President-Hon. GustavuS i. Henry.
Vice Presidents-First District, Hon.
| John Blevins, of Hawkins; Second District,
Hon. J. S. Van Glider, of Knox; Third Dis
trict, Hon. BIZ. Hill, of Warren; Fourth Dis
trict, Mai. Dick BROOKS, of Jackson; Fifth
District, Hon. James ii. Lewis, Of Mar
stall; Sixth District, Col. George Canning
| ham, Of Davidson; Seventh District, Col.
John MaGsyock, Of Williamson: Eighth
| District, Col. 5. c. WaggOner, of Perry;
Ninth District, Sparrell Hill, of Gibson;
Tenth District, Gen. w. Y. G. Humes, Of
Shelby.
For Secretaries-T. b. Kirby, of Hamil-
I ton: f. b. Wade, of Rutherford; John L..
Finnegan and NJ. Hop johnson, Of Shelby;
and that all editors and reporters of the
Democratic and Conservative press be re-
quested to act as Assistant Secretaries.
The President elect was escorted to the
chair, introduced to the convention by the
temporary chairman, and spoke as follows:
| ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT GUS 4 HENRY.
Gentlemen Of the convention: We have
been called together on this Occ lsiOn by the
| people of Tennessee at a period If momen-
tous interest to them, and expect it will
be TO our posterity. There Is one fact that
desire in the beginning to impress upon
your minds: The present and future fame
and reputation Of the State of Tennessee
rests upon this generation. part of which
generation you are, and am not sqre but
that you are the whole Of IT. Laughter. ]
Its fame and Ieputa;$pn rests upon us. We
have that fame and reputation in
our custody and in our charge. 1