Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-23

NASHVILLE, August 22-The Republican
convention met at noon to-day. There was a
very meager attendance-not over hundred
delegates on the floor, of whom twenty were
colored. Forty nine out of the ninety-four
counties of the State were represented, and
many of them by proxy. Governor Henry S.
Foote was made permanent chairman. The
platform is as follows:
The Republican party of Tennessee, while
reaffirming It's devotion to the great principles
OF the Republican party, yet with direct APP
pllcatlon to the present questions at issue IN
our own State affairs, do further declare that
we are opposed to reputation Of any
kind or by any means; that we favor the pay
ment of all the liabilities OF the State, ac-
cording to the terms of the obi
cations, except SO far as the cred
itors may voluntarily concede more favora-
BILE terms, and that the last Democratic
legislature, in failing to accept the PROPOSE
ton of the compromise offered by the credit
ors, showed themselves unworthy of the Office
of Legislators and unit representatives of an
honest people, willing to do right, and anxl-
GUS to avoid the odium of Reputation. We
arraign the Democratic party of Tennessee
for its inconsistency and It's recreancy to pub
lie trust, In failing to meet the question of
| the State liabilities with frankness and hon.
esty IN its recent declaration of principle So
called as set forth IN its late convention.
Resolved, That we favor the strictest econ
| omy and most scrutiniZing inquiry into the
conduct of the State officers, and that the pres
| emit system allowing public officers to retain
the fees of such offices over and above a rea-
| sonable compensation for services is Cypress
| i've and unjust, and we pledge ourselves to
| the enactment of a law requiring the pay
| ment of the excess of such tees INTO the pub
| lie treasury; that we favor liberal system of
| public schools, to be supported by general
| State taxation, adequate for the education of
all the children of the State, believing it to
be an absolute necessity to the perpetuity OF
| republican institutions. Intelligence and
good government, under truly democratic
form of government, must 60 hand in hand;
| therefore, we favor perfectlng and perpetu-
| ating the common school system upon a
broad and liberal basis, to be entitled "a
government of the people, by the people and
for the people," which shall not perish from
earth. We are opposed to the system OF
leasing convict labor, to be brought into com
petition with the mechanics and other labor
ing men Of the State-a system inaugurated
and perslstently maintained by the Demo
cratic party, and tending to degrade labor
and deprive the toiling masses of their just
opportunities for merited reward. That we
favor encouraging immigration to the
State, and point the incoming population to
our salubrlous climate, manifold resources
and abundant harvests. We demand such
further legislation as Is necessary to insure
votes cast. That we favor such a mechanics
hen law as will protect honest mechanics II
their just compensation for material fur
nished and labor performed
The following resolution, offered by Keno.
phon Wheeler, of Chattanooga, produced
commotion:
Resolved That we cordially indorse the ad
minlstration of President Hayes, both a.
able and patriotic, and one that commend
itself to all fair minded men, without REGARD
to party.
A motion to table this provoked consider
able discussion, in the midst of which thu
chairman said if the resolution was rejected
he would withdraw from the chair.
The resolution was finally referred to tn
committee on resolutions and withdrawn b.
Its author just before adjournment.
Hon. Emerson Etheridge, of Memphis
was nominated for governor on the third bal
lot, and the convention adjourned to eigh
o'clock this evening to await telegraph
advices from the nominee of his acceptance
The convention remained in session unit
eleven o'clock in the evening, and no intelli
gence having been received from EtherIdg
accepting the nomination, adjourned sine die