Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-08-29
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.

A--tee~~s oHo 1A4C VI Souizat1ou CtAhEiStSt
by electing George Hampton, Esq,
Chairman, and Fl. C. Merritt, j. S.
Nebiett, of the CHRONICLE, and II.
d. Doak, of the Tobacco Leaf, Secre-
taries. 6ae
In consequence of the crowded state
of our columns, we omit the list of
delegates, as not material to full I'M
derstanding of the proceedings of the
Convention.
Districts 16, Is and 20, being un-
it was moved that they
be represented by persons present from
those districts. 1t was urged that the
people of a district could only be fair
ly represented by delegates chosen by
the people, that if we make conven-
tions respectable and ensure fair re-
of views, it must be I'M
derstood that when a district fails to
send delegates, it will not be repre-
scented. On call of districts the mo-
ton was lost, but on motion to recon
slider it was urged that the present plan
was new and we could safely admit
those districts now without danger of
setting a precedent, and hereafter hold
all districts rigidly to the rule that if
people desire to be represented and
have their will reflected they must dis
charge their public duties by selecting
delegates. This view was especially
urged as to No. Is, which had selected
delegates who failed to attend and thus
left their district without representa-
ton The motion was then carried
with but three dissenting votes.
The following gentlemen represent
ed No. 10: Nj. G.. Gholson and Squire
Attaway from No 16, JAS. X. Ramey.
The committee on representation re-
ported as follows
Each district shall have for every
so Democratic votes cast, or every
fraction of 30 votes cast, in the last
Gubernatorial election, one vote. No.
l, three votes; No. 2, two votes; No. 3,
two votes; No. 4, three votes; No 5,
three votes; No. 6, two votes; No. Z,
three votes; No. s, three votes; No. 8,
three votes; No. 10 two votes; No. IL,
two votes; No. u, eleven votes; No.
IA, two votes No. Is, two votes; No.
16, two votes; No. II, three votes No.
Is, two votes; No 10, two votes No.
No. 20, (not represented two votes.
Nominations being in order, Col. j.
4. Bailey was placed in nomination,
and came forward and in an earnest
manner positively declined. He had
been urged to run for long time and
for long time had peremptorily de-
clined. He had agreed that if his
name would aid in producing harmo-
ny, he would, in view of the great
financial questions In the State and the
effort TO repudiate the obligations and
tarnish their name of the State, con-
sent to run. Without vanity he had
thought that his acquaintance with
men in the State, might give him more
influence in the settlement of those
great questions, than a new man could
acquire in short session of little
more than two months. The State
convention had settled those ques-
tions-the largest, the most harmonius
and the most intelligent convention
ever held In Nashville had dealt
death blow to reputation and pre-
served, beyond the power of attack,
the credit of the State. There was no
longer the necessity he once saw for
permitting his name to be presented,
at great personal sacrifice, and now
he would not stand in the way of
those, of his friends, who desired the
distinguished honor of representing
the great county of Montgomery. He
referred to the influence Montgomery
county had exerted on the rest of the
State in regard to sound and healthful
doctrines Of financial policy. In con-
clusion he referred in terms of eulogy
to Hon. Jas. d. P, r er and read the
following resolution which he request
ed should be adopted,
Resolved, That the county of Mont
gomery, in convention assembled,
heartily endorse the platform of prin-
ciples adopted by the Democratic State
Convention, lately assembled at Nash
vile, and pledge the full and earnest
support of the county to its distinguish
ed nominee, the Hon. Jas. ID. Porter.
He said Judge Porter was man
whom Tennessee might be proud to
point to as her representative any
where, in the Gubernatorial chair, in
our great cities, at the court of ST.
James, or at the court of st. Cloud, if
it were necessary. Wherever he might
be, or in whatever position he might
be placed. his culture. his ability. his
chivalry, his honor, his answering in
tegrity, his purity of heart and of
thought, and his bravery and manli-
ness would make him an honor to his
State. He had known him for twenty
years, and spoke what he knew. He
would make a model Governor, of
whom Tennessee might be proud.
w. S. Mallory, VIM. Weatherford,
n. L. NOrthington, r. III. McFall,
f. +. Williams, G. Frederick, B. w.
Ussery, L. +. Henry and r. Y. John
son, were placed in nomination, but
before the balloting T. +. Henry and
r. Y. johnson withdrew their names,
which were presented without authori-
ty.
The first ballots were scattered
among the various candidates, Squire
Mallory steadily rising from six votes
to eighteen on the fifth ballot when it
narrowed down to thirty-four for DIR.
n. l.. Northington, to eighteen for w.
S. Mallory, when the latter gentleman
periodically withdrew his name, and
DIR. n. l.. Northington was declared
unanimously nominated, and COM
mittee appointed to conduct him to
the chair He thanked the conven-
ton briefly, and in an earnest speech
declared his adherence to the princi-
Piles of the State platform and his de-
termination to leave no proper means
unused to carry his canvass to a sue
cessful issue. His speech had the
right ring about it, and we prophecy
not only a thorough and successful
canvass and his election by a large
majority but that he will make a use
full member. He is man of sound
practical good sense, gentleman of
good social standing and moral worth,
and considerable information. The
Republican who expects to have an
easy time meeting him on the stump
or in the labors of a canvass, will find
himself the worst fooled man in North
America. After him Squire Mallory
was loudly called for and gracefully
referring to his competitor and to the
complimentary vote he had received,
thanked the convention and emphati-
cally declared that no man should sur
pass him in laboring for the success of
our ticket.
Primary Convention.
At the Courthouse in Springfield,
lost Saturday in accordopce With nra