Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-19
THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
Proceedings of the Democratic
Congressional Convention
at Huntsville.
A Two Days Close and Exciting
Struggle.
Judge Saml. M. +. Fife Nom
mated ON the Tooth Ballot.
Resolutions of Respect TO the
Memory of the Late Hon.
John w. Head.
Everything Harmonious, and
Success Assured.

LEBANON, Dec. 1S.-Pursuant to th
call of the Democratic Executive Commit
tee Of the Fourth Congressional District,
convention to nominate candidate 70
Congress in the place Of the Hon. John W
Head, deceased, met at Huntsville yester
day, and was called to order by Ii. Y. Rid
die, chairman of the committee, at 1880 a
NJ. Msjor R. P. Brooks, of Jackson, wa
made temporary chairman, and J. d. An
drews, of Huntsville, temporary secretary
Committees on credentials, basis of repre-
sentation, and permanent organization wer
appointed.
The committee on the basis of represen
tation reported the same apportionment a
that agreed upon at the Carthage Conven
ton, giving Clay county eleven votes, Fen
tress seven, Jackson seventeen, Macon nine
Ogerton sixteen, Putnam fourteen, Robert
son thirty-one, Smith twenty-one, Sumne
thirty-five, Trousdale twelve, and Wilson
forty-one. Total pa.
The Committee on Credentials reporte'
lists of delegates, and that all the countie
were represented.
The Committee on Permanent Ongani
zation reported Judge G. w. Allen, of Sum
ner, for President, one Vice President from
each county in the district, and Messrs
White, of the Lebanon Herald; Welch, o
the Huntsville Sentinel; Brown, Of tn,
GalLdtia Erpainer, and McHenry, of Clay
county, as Secretaries.
The two-thirds rule in nominating can
didate was unanimously adopted.
A resolution was adopted pledging tn,
candidates before the convention to abide
the decision of that body and support it:
nominee.
The following gentlemen were then put
in nomination: j. d. Goodpasture, Of
0verton; r. A. Cox, of JACKSON; A. B,
Martin, of Wilson; 10. C. Stark, of Rob
ertson; E. l. Golladay, of Wilson; n. W.
Mcconnell, of Trousdale, and Thomas
Boyers, of Sumner.
The convention then proceeded to ballot,
with the following result:
First ballot-Total number of votes,
PA; necessary to a choice, 1929. Good
pasture, 53 2l-22; Cox, %; Martin, 5 2l-22;;
Stark, 80; Golladay, SO; Mcconnell, 80 2-22;
Boyers, "a. No choice.
Seven ballots were taken without mate
rial change, when a resolution was adopted
to drop the hindmost candidate after the
ninth ballot.
Eighth ballot-Goodpastur 59k; Cox, Z;
Martin, 6; Stark, 4ls; Golladsy, 4I!;
Mcconnell, 46t; Boyers, 4.
Messrs. Martin and Cox were with
drawn.
Eleventh ballot-Goodpas.ure, Te!; Col
laday, 695; Mcconnell, 66s. Mr.. Neon
nell was withdrawn.
Messrs. Goodpasture and Stark were bal
loted for until the eighteenth ballot, when
Judge S. NJ. Fife, Of Smith, was nOmi-
mated, and the ballot resulted: GOodpas-
ture, 81; Stark, 60; Fife, 90. Col. Stark
was then dropped.
Messrs. GoOdpasture and Fife were voted
for seven ballots, leading alternately, when
Judge Fite was withdrawn.
Messrs. Martin, Cox and Col. Turner of
Sumner, were put in nomination.
Twenty-fifth ballot - GOodpasture So,
Cox 555, Martin IS, Turner 800. Col.
Turner was dropped.
The next two ballots Martin and Cox
were dropped. GOOdpasture and Stark
were ballOted for ten times, when Col.
Goodpasture was withdrawn and Judge
Fite renominated.
Thirty-Sixth ballot-Fite 1064, Stark
9T!.
The four succeeding ballots were nearly
the same
A resolution was adopted that after the
forty-ninth ballot the hindmoSt man should
be dropped and not renominated.
Forty-first ballot-GoodpastuIe 6Sii, Nc.
Connell 62B, Stark 40, Golladay 43,
Messrs. Golladay and GOodpasture were
withdrawn.
Forty seventh ballot-Stark sc, Neon
nell I2S.
Fiftieth balIot-McConnell So, Good,
pasture 81, n. Y. Riddle, of Wilson 49,.
Fifty-second ballot-GOodpasture 79l,
Mcconnell 1914.
The convention then adjourned to nine
nine o'clock this friday morning.
The Convention Teassemblcd this morn
ing pursuant to adjournment, and proceed
ed to ballot.
Fiftythird ballot-McCoDnell 10, STARK
1J4.
Ten ballots were then had, Messrs. Nc
Connell, Stark, GOodpasture, Fife and
Turner being voted for.
Sixty-fourth ballOt-Fite III, McCon-
nell 1423.
Or. this ballot Mcconnell lacked one
sixth Of one vote Of securing the nomina-
ton.
Sixty-eighth ballot-McConnell 1O7t
Goodpasture 1864.
A motion to adjourn sine die was lost,
ayes 90, noes ISL.
A resolution was then adopted that nc
candidate should be renominated after be-
ing dropped or Withdrawn.
Seyenty-frst ballot-McConnell 79l,
Goodpasture So, Riddle 20. Col. Good
pasture was dropped.
Seveniy-secoud ballot-McConnell 100,
Riddle l0S
Eighteen ballots were then taken with
about the same result.
Ninety-first ballot-McConnen 1904.
Riddle 1O4i.
Col. Mcconnell was withdrawn and
Col. Stark renominated.
Ninety-second ballot-S.aik 1854, Rid
die 81.
4 motion to adjourn sine die was lost.
One hundred and first ballot-Riddle
40, Stark "A.
On this BALLOT Riddle lacked two and
twO-thirds votes OF securing the nomina.
ton.
One hundred and third ballot-Riddle
los, Stark 90.
A motion to adjourn sine die was lost.
Col Stark was then withdrawn and
Judge Fite renominated.
One hundred and seventh ballot-RiddlC
81, Fite ia, w. A. Caruthers, of Trous
dale, 13.
Mr.. Riddle was withdrawn and Hon
Bale Peyton, of Sumner, put in nomina
tion.
One hundred and eighth ballot-FitG
1851, Peyton SS4. PeytOn was withdrawn
One hundred and ninth ballOt-Fite 179
PeytOn 81.
Judge Fite's nomination was made unan
imous. AS the Judge was not present, Col
John A. Fife made speech accepting tht
domination.
Resolutions of thanks to the citizens Of
Hartsville for their hospitality wer
adopted.
The Committee on Resolutions concern
ing the death of the late Hon. John w
Had ranorfad the follOVvinp which urar,