, 1880-08-12
WRANGL|NG FACTIONS.
Violent Disorder Prevalent at
the Tennessee Demo-
cratic Convention.
The Low-Tax Men Threaten a
Bolt Pending the Plat:
form Adoption,
And Carry Tt Out When the
State-Cretlit Party
Triumph.
The Minority Protest Against the
Georgia Democratic Oonven-
tion's Action.
A Very Strong State Ticket Nomi-
mated by the Connecti-
cut Republicans.
Michigan Greenbackers Meet
and Nominate q Full
State Ticket.
The Outlook for the Republican
Party in Iowa This
Year.
Important Meeting Of the Illinois
Republican State Com"
natttce.
Plans Perfected for Carrying the
Campaign to Victori-
Gus End.
Important Meeting Of the Illinois
Republican State Com"
niittee.
Plans Perfected for Carrying the
Campaign to a Victori.
GUS End.


Special Dt,pateh to 1as Chicago Tribune.
NASHVILLE, Tcnu., Aug. 11.-Tho State
Gubprnatorial Convention reassemblcd ut 10
this morning, and immediately adopted, al
most unanimously, the report Of tho Cout-
,nlttee on Credentials recognizing twenty
nine Low-Tax md two Stntc-Credit 'tele-
gates from two contested countfes. Owing
to the exceedingly lnrge number Ut Delegates
who filled the spacious hall md part OF tho
galleries, and the very bad arrangement for
seating spectators In the galleries, conlpara-
lively few spectators wcto admitted until
late III tfle afternoon. Just after the Rdop-
tlon Of tie report OF tho Committee on Gre
dentinls, . motion was lnnde to .receiyo Glitl
consider the report OF tho Committee OH Rcs-
olutions. This ,occasloncd. great confusion.
Disorder relgned solne TIM. Finally orler
was restored, and then j. B. Gordon, OF
Memphis, took advantage Of tho opportunity
presented TO secure tho adoption Of q rcsolll-
tion inviting Gen. Frank Ohcatham, cx-Cole-
federate leader, to q seat on tic Speakers
stand. This movement was regarded by
Bono as intended to bring forward tho re-
clpscnt OF this compliment as "dark
horse" for the nomination Of Governor.
Then the two-thirds rule was adopted, anil O
resolution offered by Judge Smith, State
Credit delegate, pledging tho delegates to
support the platform which mightbe adopted
md the candtdata nominated on It, Much
dissatisfaction being manifested, the rcs0iu-
tion was withdrawn. The committee sent to
look for tho Committee OIL Platform reported
tlat they we're unable to find them, and, after
tho Introduction Of numerous resolutions OF
\ tlUtlsenstcal nature, tho Convention all
tournetl till o'clock this Afternoon.
itn ~ I'm W nf In Inv }4st
Committee on Resolutions, Just after tho u.s.
noon, was Interrupted by loud and contln-
ueu cheering, tho plank dcnouncing 1epl,-
ltatlou beng especially npplaudGd by dole
,tlsat tic minority report was tho most po,p,-
lar, and seemed to bu Just wllat tho over
wI.elm!ng majority wantotl. The, minority
rapport, s|gnpl by johnson and others, Wis
also clleerud, ranking next u! popularity to
tho one previously tead.. Next cunts tho
minority report sisned, BY Garner a,d others. m
very faint, and foresAaduwel Its fate.
Tho previous question OIL tho johnson
minority report was moved, but withdrawn
after numerous motions for. withdraWa,
brlef speeches, and much disorder. Tho
motion was carried by MI overwhelming Inn.
torlty the call Ut counties resulting Iii 7B0
nyes aId 40 NOES being cast. Tho anllGnncf-
neilt Of the result provoked 2 burst Of pro-
!onged npp!anse, mitch sxelteatent ,a proyall;;
liz tho galleries. Then eilsucd q great leal
of spnrring between the chalnpIons 0f both
factions. Tho Garncr report, brought b.
fer te &c GonySntv maat1 Gu m9to a.iS to giet In n
'sa n,eadoas d is e*cli liei!.cnt. r6a .iiss:mlnato
insilcei 1t onco: Tho Hon. II. Q. S!iodgrlss.
one Of the Leaders of t,o Low.IaX y; winK'
saylnR TINT II tho majority report WIS
wo,ild Withdraw, from tho Convention.
Numerous 8tate'Crcdtt ,neH icnpc4 70 their
with him, Tho tenor OF tho remarks by 9th
CT LoW-Fax advocates was slnAlnr. mid, as
the speeches by tho State-Cretltt men were
c0lched in tho WarMlest tornls Of defe'sH, q
tho Chairman lost elllru control VI thc Con-,
ycHti0n, his repeated rapplng Of tho gs!vnl
belng gtlfowned BY THO dlsgracetul 4pro9r. Aft
or long time tho Cl,alrn'al! restt,rcd quiet,
taken by, counties, resulting IN 40 nyos and
si0 noes being cast. After col1sldern!hlo q! @ c9!!~
fusion an adjournment was taken I'LL s:3o t,1
{ 0Se seGi hundred and fifty Low.Tax men met
tllU Convention until the State-l}ebt LEADERS
had fully committed themselves to themajor-
!ty report or some such lneaSute, when,
upon cll! Ut 6notfgtass, thcy, were to ~ttlI-
draw a.ia l.. carry as many With them as tllcy
Upon tho reassemb,ing Of the Convention.
after speeches Iby seyernl representatives OF
both pArtles, the disorder hecatl'o 80 yury
grelt that the Chairman Mttnlt1s!st.red q StRrp
rebuko to tho Convention for Its reprehcnsl-
bio conduct
". 4. Collier, Of Memphis, offered q co,,-
promise amendment, slMilar IT, Bubstanca to
the majority, but loss strong; 1t was defeat-
G{f bF Il F1kA or b7S VfHH IN i'll nHPS.