Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-16

]. w. Thomas.
Fourteenth District-J. B. Cox, W. W.
Fulgham. llG
Fifteenth District-B. +. Woodward.
Sixteenth District-W. i. Chandler.
Seventeenth District-Sam DORelson.
w J.. Mcluturf, b. White, Sr., L. S. Mil
Ter, Robert Stewart, Jr., ]. b. Hutchinson,
W. Fl. Morrow.
Eighteenth District-Isaac Litton, Thorn
as E. Stratton. Robert Caldwell.
Nineteenth Distriet-Wash Hall. s. S.
Hall.
Twentieth Distriet-Jas, Galbralth, E.
A. Mathes.
TwentJ-frst District-W. B. Ewing, ].
G. Kirkpatrick.
Tweniy-second District-S. W. Croker,
F. C.. Averill.
Twenty-third District-F. A. Treppard,
G. ". Nance.
Twenfy-fourth District-W. X. Knight,
w. Earthman.
Twenty-fifth District. W. Hoyington.
MAKING NOMINATIONS.
Samuel Donelson moved that commit
tee of five be appointed TO nominate dele
gates for the State Convention.
Mr.. Merritt moved to Smend by instruct
ing the committee 20 report delegate
from each ward and civil district, but Mr..
Donelson refused 10 accept the amend
ment.
Gen. w. II. Jackson moved in lieu that
| fifty delegates be nominated by the eonven-
| tiOn direct.
Martin Kerrigan moved to amend by
having one delegate selected from each
ward and district, By their respective dele
gates in this convention, the remainder to
be selected by the convention at large.
The amendment was agreed To by Gen.
jackson, and the motion in lieu adopted,
when a recess OF ten minutes was taken in
order to allow the representative CT the
wards and districts 70 select their dele
gates.
The convention being called to order, the
secretary read the following list as the
delegates selected by the various wards and
| districts:
NASHVILLE.
| First Ward, j. w. Edwards; second, d.
G. Kinney; third, Placer Martin; fourth,
| 81. W. Fitzpatrick; fifth, III. Vaughn; sixth,
James Thomas; seventh, j. y. Sperry;
| eighth. John WhOrley; ninth, Monroe
Cheatham; tenth, Martin Carrisan.
EDGEFIELD.
First Ward, VIM. NeItrees; second, W.
II. Morrow; third, A. j. Caldwell; fourth,
George Stubbledeld; fifth, Robert Stewart,
Sr.; sixth, j. II. Hutcbison.
COUNTRY DISTRICTS.
Second district, II. r. BUCHANAN; third,
NJ. r. Couch; fourth, B. F. Gleayes; fifth,
| A. III. Sharpe; sixth, W. 5. Turner; sew
enth, H. W. Hall, eighth, p. A. Smith;
ninth, w. E. Watkins; tenth, w. A. Cheat
1 II, II frr-a1ftN
Arts Brown; thirteenth, j. W. johnson;
fourteenth, J. b. Cox; fifteenth, b. F.
| Woodward; sixteenth, W. J. Chandler;
eighteenth, Isaac LittoB; nineteenth, ".
B. Hudson; twentieth. o. s. Galbraith;
twenty-first, W. b. Ewing: twenty-Second,
W. G.. Shaw; twenty-third, W. ) Watson;
twenty fOurth, W. L. Earthman; twenty
nth, J. w. HowIngtOn.
The list , as adopted, and the following
NOMINATIONS By THE COSyENTIoS
we're made:
J. G. Sawyers, P. II. CahiIl, c. X. Win
Jones, James 4. Howard, J. I. Patterson,
Pat Walsh, A. L. Demos. J. W. Thomas.
+. J. Winfrey, s. s Wright, Pat Cleary,
W. c. Collier, Sam DOnelson. Y. B Jones,
J. A. Payne, J. G.. Webb, ). X. Anderson,
ALI Douglas, I'm Cooney, N C.. Good
lett, Phil Breen, ". G. EWin, J. \ Har-
wood, Geo. W. Cunningham, r. II. Hill,
George Darden, J. B. Clements.
BALLOTTING.
1t was arranged that each delegate should
put ten names the number 10 be selected)
on his ballot, and that the ten receiving the
highest number Of votes should be declared
| elected.
The chair appointed W. G. EwiH and q.
B. Jones tellers, and the baliOtiug was
proceeded with, resulting in the election Of
the following named: W. e.. Ewin 81
votes, J. H. Williams O., Pat Walsh 81, \.
L. Demos 81. L. II. EIst -, Phil Breen
40, sam DOnelson 81. =. +. Patterson 40
6. ". Cunningham A., G.. u. Darden 81.
ENDORSING NJ BUBSS FOR GOVERN n p
| Can't W g.. EGin offered the following
Resolved, That our felioWcitizea, Mi
chael Burns, is the choice If the people Oi
! Davidson county for the next GOveT1lOT Ci
Tennessee. and the delegation that is 70
represent Davidson county il the Ccnserya-
tive and Democratic Convention. 10 be held
in Nashville on the 18th inst, is hereby In
structed 10 cast the vote Of the county for
him. and to use all honorable means to Sc
cure his nomination.
| Ut. OltlEG ICoUAllLlbn
lieu. providing that the delegates shall &c
20 the convention untrammeled by in
structiOnS.
The resolution in lieu was laid upon the
table.
The question then being upon the resO-
luton offered by Capt. Ewin, Mr.. Trep-
pard said be was opposed to the adoption
Of the resolution, as several OF the dele
I II, u So Ia Faea Cnrtwanf ION
were not present.
afr. Nance said that he was personally q
Burns man, but he had been instructed by
his district to not vote for Mr.. Burns, and
that consequently the delegate to the State
Convention lust selected from his district,
had been instructed TO not endorse Mr..
Burns in the State Convention.
Gen. Jackson said he thought it was out
of place for any delegate TO make any fac
tious objection to the action Of majority
Of the convention.
Michael Vaughn heartily endorsed the
resolution instructing the convention to
vote for Mr.. Burns.
Mr.. Buchanan said he was warm per
sOnal friend Of Mr.. Burns, as he had been
since 1885, but thought, under the circum-
stances, that personal interests should not
be put forward.
Mr.. Bigley spoke strongly in favor Of the
resolution endorsing Mr.. Burns.
The question being called for, the resO-
luton was adopted, and, on motion, the
vote was made unanimous.
On motion Of Mr.. LittOn, the chair APP
pointed a committee, consisting Of Messrs.
1itton, Donelson and NJ. Vaughn, to wait
upon Mr.. Burns, notify him of the action
taken by the convention, and request him
to address the body.
The committee soon returned, accOmpa-
MED by Mr.. Burnes, who was introduced to
the convention by Capt. DOnelsOn. Mr..