Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-08-24

tiOnal bank notes, OF non-lntereSt-
bearing treasury notes, known as
greenbacks, in volume sufficient to
meet the demands of trade.
2. We solemnly reaffirm our utter
and unalterable opposition to repu-
diation. However, inasmuch as the
creditors of the State have manifest
ed a desire to compromise the debt,
and thereby remove its agitation |
from the politics of this State,
we favor a reference by the Legisla- /
ture to the people of any proposition
from the creditors, looking to set
Element of the debt, for their ratifi- |
cation or rejection.
J. r. GooDPAsTURE.
Amendment by d. F. Wallace, of
Warren:
Under no settlement of the debt |
that may be made would we recon-
mend that the tax coupons be re-
ceivable for dues to the State.
The following was also presented:
The undersigned submit the fol- |
lowing in lieu of SO much of the
majority report as refers to State
finances.
/. We solemnly reaffirm our I'M
alterable opposition to reputation.
However, inasmuch as the creditors
of the State have manifested desire
to compromise the debt, and there
by remove its agitation from the
politics of the State, we earnestly
recommend that the Legislature re-
ceive such propositions as may be
made or renewed by the public
creditors, and we remit to the Leg
islature, whose province it is, the
final adjustment of the question by
submitting it to the people for their
ratification, or otherwise as in their
wisdom they may see proper.
JOHN w. BURTON,
G. H. SMITH,
THOS. MALONEY.
1t was authOritatively stated in
convention that the platform was
the work of the gentleman who sub
sequently secured the nomination.
1t was intended, and seems to have
answered the purpose, to subordi-
nate the question of the State debt
to the purpose of preserving the
unity of the Democratic party with
a view to its Observation-Disclosures
politics. After its reading and be-
fore vote was taken upon it the
convention adjourned till 8 A. NJ.
Friday.
Immediately upon adjournment
Senator Bailey addressed the assem-
bled delegates. We may here state
that his address, as well as that of
Senator Harris at an earlier hour of
the evening, was directed to the
purpose of impressing on delegates
the immense prepOnderance in i'm
pOrtance of the questions now before
Congress and the success of the
Democratic party therein over our
local disputes about the State debt.
This is the same spirit as character
ises the platform itself, and it had
now become manifest that consider
ations of this sort were to determine
the remaining action of convention.
As we have given on another
page the platform and those amend
ments which were ultimately
adopted, we will say no more on
that head.
The next act of the convention
was the almost unanimous endorse
ment of Gov. Porter by the conVen-
ton.
Nominations for the office of
Governor were now in order, and
the business was introduced by a
motion by Mr.. S. Donaldson, of
Davidson, "That all candidates be
pledged to abide by the action of
the convention and support the
nominee" This was unanimously
carried.
The following gentlemen were
put in nomination, with eulOgistic
speeches by their friends:
Alfred Caldwell, of Knox, nomi-
mated by j. Burch Cooke, of Hamil-
ton, seconded by w. A. Ledger
wood, of Knox.
John H. Savage, of Warren, by
J. NJ. Driver, of Humphreys, and
w. T. Murray, of Warren.
A. S. Colyar, of Davidson, by G.
d. Gregory, of Franklin, Jasper
Taylor, of Davidson, and others.
John A. Gardner, of Weakly, by
S. Hill, of Gibson, NJ. d. CardWell,
of Weakly, and others.
John M. Fleming, of Knox, by
w. A. Henderson, of Knox, Sam.
p. Wins, of McMinn, and others.
A motion was now made by J.
NJ. Driver, of Humphreys, to adopt
the majority rule in the place of the
two-thirds rule, which was almost
unanimously voted down.
The whole number of votes as
signed on the basis of representation
was largely over 1 300, so that more
than 800 votes was necessary to a
choice. We now give a statement
of the various ballots till the NOM
inatiOn of Mr.. Marks set aside the
original nominees, emitting frac-
lions and scattering votes:
First BalIot-Caldwen, I67; Savage, 229;
Colyar, DID; Gardner, $40; Fleming, 3lg.
Second BallOt-Caldwell, l60; Savage, 23l;
Colyar, 1876; Gardner, 3I51a; Fleming, 37G
Third BallOt-Caldwell, III; Savage, 252;
Colyar, DIS; Gardner, 3l6 Fleming, Ala.
Fourth BallOt-Caldwell, us, Savage, 276;
COlyar, PA; Gardner, 3lS: Fleming, 404.
Fifth Ballot-Caldwel, l39; Savage, go:
COlyar, 262 Gardner, 295 Fleming, 3S4.
Sixth BallOt-Caldwel, 49,; Savage, go;
COlyar, 2S2; Gardner, 263; Fleming. 425,
Seventh BallOt-Caldwell, l75; Savage, 229;
| COlyar, 245; Gardner, 217; Fleming, 800.
Eighth BaliOt-SaVage, 176; COlyar, 3lS;
Gardner, 800; Fleming, 469.
Ninth BallOt-Savage, 23l; Colyar, go;
Gardner, "a; Fleming, $50.
Tenth Ballot-Savage, 235; Colyar, 34S;
Gardner, 224; Fleming, Az.
Eleventh Ballot-SaVage, ID; COlyar, 364;
Gardner, 1874 Fleming, 496.
Twelfth BallOt-SaVage, I73; Colyar, 1888:
Gardner, 24I; Fleming, 5II.
Thirteenth BalIot-Savage, 1911: CoIyar, 434:
Gardner, 2lS; Fleming, 4S7.
Fourteenth BallOt-SaVage, 339; COlyar, 265;
Gardner 269; Fleming, 453
Fifteenth BallOt-COlyar, 342; Gardner, 507;
Fleming, Az.
Sixteenth Ballot-Colyar, SO2; Gardner, $40;
Fleming, 49,.
Seventeenth Ballot-COlyar, 2Sl; Gardner,
6lS Fleming, Ala.
Eighteenth Ballot-Colyar, 1872; Gardner,