The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-08-12
NASHVILLE.
The GubernatOrial COnVen-
ton in Session.
The State-Credit Element on
Top by a Large Majority.

The Gubernatorial Convention
assembled in Nashville Tuesday and
was, Gated to order BY John w.
-Cinldress. chairman OF the State
Democratic Executive Committee.
The test of strength between the
state credit and low tax elements
tool place on the election of TEN
porar,y chairman. The former
nominated George Washington, of
Knox, and the latter a person
named Shodgrass, residence net
stat.d. The vote was as follows:
Washington $40, Snodgrass 293.
The result VAS greeted with loud
and prolonged applause.
On taking the chair, Mr.. Wash
inglon made an eloquent and stir
ring speech in which he expressed
a holy horror of Reputation.
The morning was consumed 10
unimportant debate, and the APP
polntment of the different commit
tees. Co9t. John ) Wilkes, Of
Giles, was appointed Il member of
the committee on platform and res
olutiors. In the a:terhuo1. the
committee on permanent organize
tion reported Hon. j. ID. Tillman,
or Lincoln, for permanent chair
man, and q list OF vice-presIdents
from the different congressional dis
tricts, DIR. K. Edmundson, vi Giles,
being among the number. The
low-taX men made a minority re-
port, recommending Hon. w 7.
Caldwell, of Weakley, for perma
nent chairman. The majority re
port was adopted by an overwhelm
ING vote and Hon. j d Tillman
declared elected. On being INTRO
duced he made a very eloquent and
forcible speech, the best OF the
length we have read during tue
campaign Fhe following extract
has the ring of the true metal:
The people demand an honest,
candid declaration, which way
faring man, though toOl, may u'r
derstand. Ten years ago ex-
pressed the belief that the democ-
racy of this state was unconscious
ly dallying with reputation,
dressed in disguise fair TO look
upon, but whose footsteps lei 10
destruction, but confidently pre-
dicted that the party would return
to the paths of virtue trodden by
j jackson, by Polk, by Grundy, by
the Browns, Jones, and other IL
lustrious leaders of both the ante
bellum parties. We have cuquet-
ted long enough with the harlot OF
reputation, and "a viTbuOus people
demand That we shall boldly wed
the nymph, or by our conduct
prove to the world that we have
left her 10 the Establishments of
those who regard neither the fair
fame of the state, nor the sacred
ness Of public obligations, nor the
inviolabihty Of private contracts.
That harmony which we all pro-
TESS to desire can be best scored
by clearly declaring for what We
believe TO be right, and by stead
lastly purs uing it; by adhering TO
the practice of "a republican form OF
government, bequeathed to us by
our fathers; by graceful submis
sion by the minority 10 the major
ity; and by letting the dead past
bury its dead"
The basis of representation was
arranged so as to give each county
one delegate for every one hun
dred democratic votes and every
fraction of fifty or more. taking the
vote of TIlden in 1876 as the basis
Under this arrangement, Giles Is
is entitled to 33 votes.
A night session was held but no
business of importance transacted.
There was great confusion and a
disposition to makes speeches. An
amusing episode was the follow
ing resolution offered by some dele
gate, whose hand we should like TO
shake:
Resolved, That this convention
unanimously adopt the new mode
of living recently discovered by DR..
Tanner, as the most efectual and
plausible step toward enabling the
members To liquidate the state
deb.
Up to the hour we went to press
no nomination had been made, but
it was evident that a strong state
credit platform would be adopted
and a man of pronounced views In
in that direction placed upon 1t.