Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-10-05

may Judge by these examples from
the committees report
Benton county entitled 10 10 votes,
delegates reported 3; Claiborne en-
titled to s, reported l; Cooke entitled
to s, reported 2; Crockett entitled to
IA, reported 2; Decatur entitled to
8, reported /; DeKalb entitled to IL,
reported 5; Dyer entitled to IA re-
ported Z; Fayette entitled to 26, re-
ported 2 Gibson entitled to 30, report
ed 10; Greene entitled to 18,reported 9;
Grundy entitled to 5, reported l Har-
deman entitled to 10, reported II;
Hardin entitled to 10, reported 3;
Haywood entitled to IS, reported z;
Henderson entitled to IA, reported 6;
Hickman entitled -, reported a:
Jackson entitled to IA, reported /;
Jefferson entitled to 8, reported /;
Lauderdale entitled to l3, reported ! /;
Lawrence entitled to 8, reported 2;
McNairy entitled to ID, reported 4;
Meigs entitled to G, reported /; Nc
MINI entitled to II, reported z; Mon
roe entitled to ID, reported 4; Obion
entitled to "a, reported 8; Perry en-
titled to s, reported |; Sullivan en-
titled to 20, reported 10; Tip,On
entitled to Is, reported 8; Warren
entitled to II, reported 6; Washing
ton entitled to IA, reported 6; White
entitled to IL, reported
These figures are taken from the
report of the committee on credentials
and speak for themselves. l may add
that the committees report shows no
names Ct delegates from the counties
Of Bledsoe, Clay, Fentress, Lewis,
Lake, Morgan. 0verton, Polk, Put
nam, Smith and Union. Whether
they were represented or not, | have
no means Of a~scertaiRing, nor can l
say how many of those whose names
were reported were present; and, /
may add further, that Marion, Sc
quatchie and Van Buren, counties
we're represented by proxies to dele
gates Of other counties. So what
becomes of the magnificent twelve
hundred? If the hotels and board
ing houses of Nashville show a reg
istration Of more than four hundred
delegates to this convention, | will
give the man a suit Of clothes that
a~scertains it.
The discrepancy cannot be account
ed for in the fact that the committee
on credentials reported for the coun-
ties of Knox 80, Lincoln 20, Maury
ID, Montgomery 10 and Hamilton IL
more delegates than they had votes in
the convention. No, Mr.. Editor, the
true strength ofthe two elementsin the
convention was shown by the vote on
the Garner resolutions, 470 to $40, and
they need not lie any further about it.
And remember that this vote of 47O
appeared after the work Of this
bureau hereto organize the state credit
elements.
Wilson's speech did much good
here. A wholesale merchant-who, OF
all classes are most jealous Of their
c~redit-said to me after listening to it:
He is right, sir he is right" |
heard Judge Mcconnell who is a
strong Wright man say while here a
few days ago, THAT Wright would get
every vote in jackson county except
about 1850" There are about 2OOC
votes in the county. In reply TO q
question he said Wilson would beat
Wright in his Judicial circuit about )
to l. Rutherford, Bedford, Franklin
Williamson, Wilson, Robertson-ir
fact every county in Middle Tennessee,
except Wayne, Maury and MOntgom
cry, and perhaps Lincoln ard Giles
where the vote is pretty equally di
vided, will give Wilson overwhelming
majorilies, and just set his majority il
Davidson county down at 1000.
!, ELECTRIC LIGHT.