The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-06-08
srATE CONVENTION.
The P,asform-DeIesa,es 10 ST. Louis.

gates 10 heLNdtlOudl OOhN vtt0loH -
al noon today. Hon. John NJ Grocer,
/ of Knoxville, was elected permanent
President.with Vice Presidents from
each Congressional District. Ontak-
inc the chair the President of the
Z Convention made strong speech a.
cainst the contraction policy of the
party in power and in favor Of the
repeal of the resumption act; also at
lacking legislation from 1869 to the
present timein the interest Of bondhol-
ders and banking monopolies without
regard to the necessities and distresses
of the industrial classes Of the Union.
The speech was heartily applauded at
the close. In the selection Of four
delegates for the State at large, two
were taken from Middle and one each
from the Eastern and Western divis-
ions of the State. The following Is the
State delegation to the National Con>
vention from the State at large: j. \.
/ Gardner, OF Weakley county; j. NJ.
Fleming, ofKnox, editor of the Knox
vile Tribune; ex Gov. Jno. G. Brown,
/ of Giles; and John c. Burch, Of Da-
wilson, editor Of the Nashville Amer
lean. The latter was elected by &C
clamaion.
The delegates from the Congress
ional Districts are as follows:
1st District. &. kirkpatrjck, John
E. Helms; 2nd, Thomas OConnor,
Alfred Caldwell; Ord, P. H. Coffee,
NJ. H. Gift; 4th, John p. Murray,
W. r. Sadler; 9th, james ID. Richard
son. James w. Newman; 9th, Samuel
Donnelson, w. G.. Erwin; It'll, w. j.
Whitthorne, P. Allison; 9Th, A. w.
Campbell, VIM. Wright; 9th, S. w.
Cochrane, 2. j. Smith; 10th w. b.
Carroll, Marsh. I Polk. The entire
delegation, except two or three, are
for the nomination of Hendricks at
St. Louis.
The Convention makes the follow
ing declaration of principles:
/. That civil reform in the public
service imperatively demands the IN
conditional repeal of the Resumption
act.
8. Substitution of Treasury notes
for National bank currency, at the
earliest moment practicable.
4. Resumption of specie payments
! whenever it can be effected without
injury TO the business interests Of the
country, and with a fair prospect Of
being able to maintain it, the policy
of the Republican party having ren>
dered early resumption impossible
without the ruin and bankruptcy Of
the country.
5. Demand rigid economy in ex-
penditures and a strict accountability
Of all officials charged with collection
or disbursing Of public money.
&. Opposed to further contraction
Of the circulating medium. and believe
commerce and industrial interest;
would be promoted by replacement Of
portion Of the currency already with
drawn.
Z. Insists that only honest and cap
able men be appointed to Office.
8. Demands vigilant investigation
and condign punishment of oficia
corruption and crime according to the
methods and measures Of law, anC
thank the popular branch Of Congress
for unfaltering efforts to uncover anc
punish official peculation.
9. No bounty to any one class EN-
gagged in special industry TO the pref
udice Of the other and mme numer
Gus classes pursuing an occupation
equally important and opposing pro
lection for projections sake.
10. Declares hostility to all legis
. lation designed or calculated to foste
and favor the few to the detriment 0
the many.
II. Insists on the subordinatiOn 0
the military to the civil authority.
-. Declares unfaItering tealty t
the Constitution, and oppose any at
tempt to enlarge its poAers beyOn'
its true spirit and meaning.
-. That delegates to the st LOU
Convention be ana they are hereb,
, instructed to vote as Il unit on al
, propositions, and that the majorit,
shall control their vote, and willis
, we will yield an unfalteriDg and zeal
: Gus support to any sound and capabI
Democrat who may be nominated 70
: President, and whilst we do not in
!: struct our delegates in regard to thei
, votes, yet we express our preference
for the Hon. Thomas Hendricks, 0
. Indiana, as honest and capable, favor
. ably located, and il our judgmen
= combining more elements of success
l than the other named aspirants.
: On account Of the extremely lat
. hour at which the State Convention
! adjourned, some errors were made i
i the haste of getting the proceedings i
e type. Among these was the statemen
/ that the convention adjourned withou
2 having taken any action on the resolu
: ton offered by Captain r. a. Cox, c
Jackson, flvoring a just and speed
p modification of the internal revenu
laws and regulations in regard to til
manufacture and sale of tobacco an
Spirituous liquors, 50 as to give Il.
classes Of our people equal right:
This resolution was adopted by tn
convention.
5 The vote to table the minorit
amendment to the sixth resolution r.
t ported by the majority Of the commi
: tee on resolutions, was carried by
n vote Of 457 to 40.
) Capt. Thomas L. Dodd was electe
Y alternate from this Congressional Di
t trict instead Of T. {. Morris.
!. The vote for Col Euoch Ensley f
+, delegate from the State-at.large W;
= 25i1 instead of sly
a Col. John H. Crozier, President {
: the Convention, was, en- motion {
Hon L. S. Marye, elected an ex-offici
Y honorary delegate to the ot Lou
= Convention.-AmeTTcoH.