The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-08-19

The Greenback Republican.
Regulators Make a Nom
iuatiOn at Humboldt.


Last Saturday we ran down to
Humboldt to see what our radical
friends were up to in the Congression-
al way. Soon after our arrival we
learned that an effort Was being made
by the Wilson boilers to have Ed
wards removed from the race for gov
ernor, and thus secure the small vote
of the so>called greenback party for
that section. But they were effectu>
ally "sat down upon" by our treasury
note friends,as will be seen further on.
j. n. Odell, of Haywood, was made
chairman, and Messrs l.. P. McMur-
~ and A. J. Sanders, of Gibson,
Secretaries. The usual committees
we're appointed, and, Notwithstanding
a severe announcement of the two
thirds rule as "an odious democratic
measure" by some delegates, it was
adopted.
George A. Matthews and DR.. j. T.
Shackleford, of Gibson, G. c. Moss. OF
Dyer, G. w. Smitheal, of Upton, and
J. N. Odell, of Haywood, the chair
man, were candidates for rhe nomina-
ton, and made speeches earnestly
showing how anxious they were for
the honor. Mr. Smitheal especially
endorsed the national and state plat
forms of that party and Viewers res
olutions in Congress, but had promis-
ed to vote for Hancock. This alone
defeated him. The committee on
platform had prepared report, uhan-
imously, one resolution of which sup
ported Weaver, but, learning that
Smitheal would not stand on that
plank, they asked the convention to
allow them to make no report at all,
not explaining why they asked it.
This request was granted, and the con-
vention decided to run a man without
a platform. The chairman of the
committee refused to give us the rea-
son for this strange action, but this
only stimulated our curiosity the
more, and We put some faithful friends
to work until we found that the whole
thing had been done in the interest of
Smitheal. Of course this did not
please the straight-out greenbackers;
they determined that the nominee
should Ego the whole hog" and called
on the candidates to give in their expe-
rience, which theydid. After stormy
cross-fre by the partisans of the differ,
ent candidates, on the 21st ballot
George A. Matthews, Esq, of Tren-
ton, received the nomination. Our
friend seemed much affected by the
honor, actually shedding tears of graf
titude. He accepted the nomination
in a short speech.
After the adjournment of the con-
vention we heard some of the dele
gates express regret that Smitheal was
not nominated, as they thought they
could elect him, but they feared they
would fail as matters now stand.
Col. Edwards spoke his usual piece,
and Good Afternoon" Turner made
a most abusive speech of the democra
cy at night-a regular wardobummel
harangue.
We were told by a most reliable,
cool>headed gentleman, who personal
ly knows most of the delegates, that
large majority of them were either
bankrupts or unsuccessful men in theil
regular business. The convention
was composed largely of office seekers
who failed to get their ambition
gratiied in other parties. One no
ticeable feature was, that the chair
man presided and made speech in hi!
own interest while the ballOtings were
going on. Take it altogether, it wal
funny affair.