Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-23
The Candidates Conference at I'll
Courthouse Yesterday.
A Desperate Move to StaYe OF the
Convention.
s.t the pespIe Saw II n,.. ss Held

Bot tire People Say tt Must be Held
\ meeting of the candidates for the vari-
Gus county offices was held in the Law
Court room yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
| Isaac Paul was called to the chair, and the
representatives Of the press were requested
10 act as secretaries.
The chairman called the meeting TO or
| der, explained its objects, and said that as
candidates they should indicate to the peO-
pie how they would have them arrive at
conclusions as to who should be candidates
| for county offices and who should not.
| This had hardly been done when
| first one candidate snd then ans
other would offer a resolution, and insist
on being heard, until, in a few moments,
considerable disorder prevailed. Just at
this juncture, candidates and spectators be-
gan to press their way inside the railing
and surrounded the speakers stand, so tn {
il WAS rather difiicult 10 understand the
proceedings at all.
Maj. j. Il. Mccain read a document
which he thought would throw some light
on the objects Of the meeting, and offered
the following:
'.Resolyed, that we, the candidates for the
different county offices, having been called on
" Tic VI tAlC CouSClN dllNC
portion Of the people, the UNION AND
AMERICAN and the Republican Banner;
to select some mode by which the conser-
vatiye vote may be concentrated on one
candidate for each Office, do hereby declare
that the calling of a convention to meet on
the 9th of this Month, is premature, and
would be calculated to defeat the object in
tended in the call; and We further pledge
ourselves to do ell in cur power to effect an
arrangement hat will be satisfactory to the
Conservatives of the county before We adj
journ this meeting"
The resolution was not acted upon.
At this point, a demand was made for
call Of the roll, whereupon the following
candidates answered TO their names:
County Court Clerk-W. G.. Ewin, j. Il.
Mccain, James 7. Bell.
Circuit Cont Clerk-Nat F. Dortch,
Isaac Littoli.
Criminal Court Clerk Samuel Donel-
son, John NJ. Mckee.
Sheriff.. d. Whitworth, w. c. Shaw,
John w. Edwards.
Trustee-D. \, Marshall, Isaac Paul, w.
A. Knight, Geo. K. Buchanan
Revenue COllectOr-T. III. Sneed, James
S. Patterson, Robert Afford.
Jailor-T. Davis, j. w. Mention, w. II.
Morgan, j. j. Garrett, j. n. Bray, j. f.
Fly, Hugh Heyerin, I. Harmon, Eli
Wrods.
Constable j. Il. Puskgtl:
Samuel Done!son then offered the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, that, in view of the
fact that a large number of the
people have signed a call for a con-
yention on the 18th inst, we, the
candidates hers asstIrb!ct; respectfully
request that the same be postponed
till the 10th day of July, in order
that the candidates may have more time to
see the people; but if this should fail, we
will abide the decision of the people"
The resolution was adopted.
Capt. Ewin said he was willing to sink
self-intereSt IN older to Eesr ont Radicals
and scalawags. He offered the following.
BE it Resolved, that the delegates from
the districts and wards Of the county, who
meet on Saturday next, shall determine at
some future time how and when the candi-
dates for the various county officers shall be
nominated
Maj. McCann offered Tie following in
lieu of Capt. Ewin's resolution:
'.ResOlved, by this convention Of candi-
dates, that we hold a primary election on
the 10Th or 21st of July, in each ward and
district Of the county, by all white men OPP
posed 20 the Civil Rights bill; the election
to De held by the cOnstabies and fiiagis-
trates of the county; if they are absent, or
from other causes refuse to hold the cleo
tiOn, then the Conservatives present are to
appoint men to bold it; the sum Of five dol
81 - -, hn1Hiv,rr caiI
election by the successful candidate
The resolution was not acted hpon.
Isaac LittOn offered a resolution to agree |
to the call for a COW 'ntion on the 9th, and |
pledging themselves to be governed by its
action.
Laid on the table.
Samuel Dcnelson offered the follow ing;
"ReSOlyed, that the candidates here as
sembled request the people to meet and |
express their views rs to the best method |
Of settling this question - whether |
we shall have a convention, primary |
election, or lock box, and We re-
quest that the people meet on the |
second Saturday in July, at the Court
house, and that we request the papers |
UNION AND AMERICAN and Banner to adj
VOcate the action of the candidates here to-
DAY, and urge upon the people TO meet IN
Mass Convention and reflect the sentiments |
Of the people on July 10, 1874, and that the
election to be held on Wednesday next be
deferred" Adopted.
To this resolution James I. Bell offered
he following;
81 protest against the adoption of such
because by such action the de-
nand OF the people upon the candidates is
ignored, and because the workingmen OF
county, who depend upon their daily labor
or their bread will not be able to be pres
INT at the convention proposed; and,
Secondly, that the working masses
hose in the workshop and al the plow-
ire in favor of such an election as will en-
lble the people, one and all, to give express
ion to their opinions by ballots"
The meeting then adjourned.
MAXUpES FOR KOUNE