Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-02
THEsrArE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

late hour in the evening OF the 3lst
ult. The Appeal of yesterday con-
tanned a special dispatch of two
columns, in which it was stated
that a minority report was adopted.
That paper, it is proper to state,
contains a correction this morning.
The Nashville American Of yester-
day has come to hand, and our dele
gates have returned. From these
sources we have obtained and will
state the facts. The majority re-
port of the Committee on Resolu-
lions was adopted, but not by the
majority or under the circumstances
claimed by the American Of yester-
day and the Avalanche of to-day.
We republish in this connection the
sixth and thirteenth resolutions in
the majority report;
6 We are opposed to further contrac-
ton Of the circulating medium and
believe that commerce and the industrial
interests Of the country would be pro-
NOTED by the replacement Of q portion
of the currency already Withdrawn.
l3. That the delegates to the St. Lonis
Convention be aud they are hereby in-
structed to vote as a unit on all PROPOSE
tons, and that the majority shall control
their vote; and whilst we will yield an
unfaltering and jealous support to any
sound and capable Democrat who may
be nominated TO the Office of President
of the United States, and whilst we do
not instruct our delegates in regard to
their votes, yet we express our prefer
ence for Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks. OF
Indiana, as honest and capable, favorably
located, and, in our judgment, combin-
ing more elements OF success than any
other named aspirant.
The following is the minority
report:
The undersigned constituting a minor.
ity of your committee beg leave to sub.
init the following report:
We concur in all the resolutions
adopted by the committee except the
sixth and the thirteenth, and in lieu Of
the sixth resolution present the follow.
ing:
Resolved, That we oppose any further
contraction OF the currency.
And in lieu Of the thirteenth resolu.
ton we submit the following:
Resolved, That having full confidence
in the wisdom and discretion of the dele
gates appointed to represent Us in thI
st. Louis Convention, we desire them Il
90 to that convention unpledged, feelin,
assured hat they will select as on
standard bearers in the coming Presi
dental contest the men best suited Il
lead the party 10 a victory which will re
dound to the welfare of the country.
WIN. j. SYKES,
S j. KIRKPATRICK,
IRVING HALsEY,
a. n, DHlkLDS.
The report Of the American i
incorrect in the statement Of tn
vote on the minority resolution
The vote stood 410 for minorit
resolution to 457 against. Strang
to say, the American transposed tn
last two figures so as to make As
read AYE, and omitted the 70
cypher from 410 so as to make
Al. This Of course a0as accidental
but we hope the papers of the Stat
will not fall into the same erro.
Colonels Ensley and Looney,
Shelby, who were authorized by
telegram to cast the vote of Fa.
cite for delegates, cast the emit,
vote of Fayette-thirty-one votes.
against the minority report on t
sixth resolution.
Hon. Bailey Peyton, General
W. Campbell, Major Sykes, N
Cooper, Colonel Geo. R. Phela
Holmes Oummins and others ma
able arguments in favor Of the n
nority substitute for the sixth rt
olution Of the majority report. 7
American is incorrect in the sta
ment that the majority report as
whole was unanimously adopte
The convention refused to do til
The Avalanche (unintentionally
doubt) does injustice to the me
bers of the Shelby delegation "
opposed the sixth resolution Of
majority report. 1t says:
II we may credit the Appeals spec
buo Cultl Wppobibioh W ~ ontFSohNl
ton resolution came from Shelby coui
and il so it was not an opposition wi
finds echo in the hearts of the peopl
any portion Of Tennessee. 1t is as
terly without Endorsement in this s
as Tilden himself, in whose interel
was ventured, and whose financial vi
the masses Of our people repudiate.
This resolution was not oppo
by any one because it was al
contraction, but because it me
imitation. The resolution offe
by the minority as a substitute
it was unqualiiedly anti-contr
ton, but it wisely left the quest