The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-09-05
A. 10. Gift Swears Vengeance
Against the ClansI
a Tremendous UprOar and a
DisgracefuI Scences

4 Tremendous UprOar and a
DiSgracefuI Scence5
The Democratic Congressional
Convention of this district met in
Chattanooga on Thursday last. II.
NJ. Mcconnell was elected permanent
chairman, who was introduced by
j. A. Turlcy, the temporary chair
man. Mcconnell made II few re-
marks in which he advised the Dem
ocrats to sacrifice all principle and
harmonic. The members of the
press were then requested TO act as
secretaries. \ committee on creden-
tials was then appointed and reported
the following counties entitled TO the
following number of votes:
We find the counties of the district
entitled to the NUMBER of votes set
after the name of each, as follows {:
Bledsoe, 4; Bradley, 8; Cannon, H.;
Cumberland, 2; DcKalb, IL; Grun
DIV, 5; Hamilton, IS; James 3; Ma
rion 8; McMinn, Il; Neigs, 6; Polk,
/. Not Representatives,, e; Sc
quatchie, 3; Van Buren,. /; Warren,
II; White, Il.
The committee on platform report
ed the following:
In the name of the Democratic par
ty of the Third Congressional Dis
trict of the State of Tennessee, we its
delegates, in convention assembled,
do hereby rcafiirm and adopt the
platform enunciated by the Demo
cratic party of the State of Tennessee
assembled in convention at Nashville,
on the 18th of Aug. 1873.
Resolved, That we most heartily
endorse the c~onciliatory action Of the
Nashville convention; and pledge our
selves to a full and cordial support of
it's nominee, the Hon. Albert S.
Marks, recognizing in him all the
true elements of a statesman.
Resolved, that we approve of and
appreciate the action Of the General
Government III It's appropriations to
open up the Tennessee river and its
tributaries to the commerce Of the
world, and demand that Congress be
.mpOrtuned to make such further APP
preparations as will complete the
great public improvement at the ear
lest day possible.
After the adoption of the platform
nominations were declared in order.
q. Marchbanks nominated General
Dibrell; j. r. Harris nominated e.
A. James; NJ. NJ. Hope nominated
w. J. Gift.
Sam. P. WINS then moved that a.
the candidates be required to obligate
themselves to abide by the action Of
the convention.
E. A.. James was then loudly call.
I'd for and came forward and pro.
ceeded to address the convention
He had progressed but a short dis
lance when an admirer Of the "cab.
bage seed" Congressman demanded
that Nj James not be allowed tC
speak. The chair then ruled James
out of order. This, of course, insult
ed James, who at once withdrew his
name from the convention, and swort
it was the first time in his life he hao
ever been refused the privilege OF adj
dressing a convention OF his oWl
PARTY.
W. j. Gift was then loudly called
for. He came forward and denoun'
ced the action Of the convention III III
treatment of James, and further IL
its treatment of the conservative
Union men who had brought The
rebels into power and clothed then
with their elective franchise. Ii,
further stated. that the ex- Union sol
der was good enough to vote thu
Democratic ticket, but when ap Office
was to be given away it always fell IL
the hands of some fellow who haC
been in tho rebel army-or words tt
that effect. He further sad that h'
had defended the ex-rebels III times
: when it tried mems souls, but now al
= such men as himself must stand asid'
| and give everything to General DID
| rell. lie then proved that Dlbrel
! had promised not to be a candidate
= this time, but that some n els
! should have u trial.
At this moment the excltemen
! ran high, and a delegate claimed tina
. Dibrell should be nominated "be
o cause" said he, 'the General sen
( one Of our best citizens a package o
$ cabbage seed"
Mr.. Gift then proceeded furthe
q with his remarks and finally withdlev
his name from before the convention
9 and announced his intention to high
d Dibrell on the stump and see If tn
G Democracy endorsed such mampIla
tons in November. During all thi
period thorc was q tremedous uproa
It in the house-some swearing, other
G rejoicing, several drunk and other
# sober. One fellow declared he ha'