Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-09-25
rHE FLoArERlAL ooNvENr1oN.
Unanimous Nomination OF Mr..
Alex. BagxVell, the Honest
Farmer and Trnc DEM
0crnN.

Unanimous Nomination OF Mr..
Alex. BagVEelI, the Honest
Farmer and Trnc DEM
Ocrnt.
The joint convention of Stewart
and Montgomery counties to nomi-
nate candidate to represent this
hoaterial district in the next legis-
lature met at Indian Mound, Stew
art county, on last Saturday, the 18th
instant.
The convention was called to or
der at the appointed hour by Mr..
G. w. Crockett, chairman Stewart
county executive committee.
On motion, Mr.. w. B. Halliday,
of Indian Mound, was elected per-
manent chairman, and Messrs. G.
w. Crockett of Stewart and Ed. G.
Campbell of Montgomery, secreta-
ries. A committee of three, con-
sisting Of Messrs. Clay Stacker Of
Montgomery. and G. w. Crockett
and Dr.. w. "a. West of Stewart,
was appointed on representation
and credentials. The committee
reported the following districts
from Montgomery represented, to-
wit: Nos. 5, 8, 10, IL and II, and
that they would be entitled to cast
the whole vote of the county. Stew
art had a full representation actu-
ally present or by proxy, consisting
of Messrs. G. w. Perkins, l.. Sum-
mers, d. L. Howell, w. B. Halli-
day, G. M. Horn, A. b. Parker, J..
b. Cockerell, w. G. Bradford, w.
T. Thomas, j. III. Gatlin, r. Biggs,
G. w. Crockett, w. G. Settle, Jas.
Settle, J. ]. Staveley, P. t. Wof-
ford, w. III. French, John Chad
wick, and DIR. w. A. West.
A caucus was held by the Mont
gomery county delegation, with DR..
w. A. Shelby as chairman, where
in it was decided to support the
nominee of the Stewart county del
egation. After the convention was
fully organized, Mr.. G. w. Crock
EFT, of the Dover Courier, arose and
in behalf of the Stewart county del
egation, nominated Mr.. Alex. Bag
well. Mr.. Crockett said that sin
presenting the name of Mr.. Bag
we'll he hardly thought it was nee
essary to add anything farther; that
to the Stewart county delegation,
to those among whom he had lived
and to whom he was known, he
needed no enconiums-but to the
Montgomery delegates, and to those
who perhaps did not personally
know Mr.. Bagwell, he would say
that he was native, born and
reared among the hills and hollows
of the honest old county of Stew
art, and had never learned any les
son except that of honesty and fair
dealing with his fellow-man that
he was poor, but thank God that
was no drawback or disgrace in
the proud and patriotic old demo-
cratic county of Stewart that he
would speak for him in his absence
and say that he always had been
and was to-day a true and honest
supporter of the straight-out nomi-
nees of the democratic party; a
man who had never been recreant
to its interest or to its principles; a
man who heretofore had kept alOof
from political tumult, and was to-
day contented and happy in the So
ciety of his wife and children that
he had not sought the office, but the
office sought him, and at the call of
his county he had come forth to do
battle for his party and his state,
and her noble cause; that he was a
democrat from the toes of his feet
to the tOp-most hair of his head,
and was for the whole democratic
ticket from Hancock & English
down to he-Bagwell himself, and
that you might bet he would not
neglect that gentleman's own cam
vass, and that with this assurance
he asked that he might be nomina-
ted by reclamation"
Mr.. Bagwell's nomination was
heartily seconded by Montgomery
delegation, and upon vote he was
declared the regular nominee by
the unanimous vote of the conven-
ton. Mr.. Bagwell was loudly
called for, when it was stated that
he was at the barbecue at o. K.
school-house, where he had been
requested to address the people.
Squire Richards, who, by the
way, is a red-hOt state-credit man,
and the youngest chairman of a
county court in the state, was APP
pointed committee of one to no.
tify Mr.. Bagwell of his nomina-
ton.
After the convention adjourned
the delegates were invited by that
genial gentleman and most hOspi-
table of men, DIR. w. A. West to
partake of a splendid dinner, which
invitation was accepted by an APP
preciative and hearty majority.
After dinner brief and pithy talks
were made by DIR. w. A. West and
G. w. Crockett of Stewart, and
Messrs. Clay Stacker and Ed. G.
Campbell of Montgomery county.
From what your reporter gathered
he does not think there is any
doubt that Stewart county will give
Bagwell and state credit hand
some majority.