Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-08-11
Evident Preponderance of State
Credit Delegates.
Lov-Tax Men Alarmed and Talk of
Boiling Beforehand.
Both Factions Caucussing on the
Question.
East Tennessee Delegates Solid
Against Marks.
specieI to the Chronicle.

Special to the Chronicle.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 9.-The demo-
cratic gubernatorial convention to
assemble here tomorrow will be
more largely attended than any for
the past fifteen years. Nearly a
thousand delegates will be present.
The low credit demo Gratis were con-
8iderably alarmed this morning over
the evidentpreponderance Of thestate
credit delegates, and some of them
talked of not going to the convenn
ton at all, preferring to bolt before
the convention met than after the
committees ofthe conference between
the two factions appointed to see
whether they could not come to
some mutual agreement. The state
credit men held caucus at 2 p. m,
and decided to make straight fight
for the principle of the agreement
on the state debt between creditor
and debtor and that the question
should be settled by the legislature,
and if the state had any objections
to make to any part of the debt it
should be offered to tribunal
created by the legislature
with final appeal to the
supreme court. The low credit
democrats also held a caucus, but
postponed definite action until 8 r.
H., to which time they adjourned.
This faction favors the maintenance
of the doctrine of the platform of
1878 in regard to the SUBJ
mission of the settlement of
the debt to direct vote of the
people, and in no event to support a
platform or a candidate that shall
ignore it. Both factions will hold
caucuses at 9 p. m.
The East Tennessee delegation is
solid against Gov. Marks, and ii;
thought he can't be nominated.
Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 10, 1880.
There are over one thousand dee
gates in attendance at the democratic
convention. The deepest interest is
manifested. Capt. George Washing
ton, of Knox, was elected as tempora.
ry chairman, he having teen selected
as the representative of the state credit
democrats for that position.
The no>credit democrats nominated
D. L. Snodgrass, of White
county, for temporary chairman, and
demanded that the vote be taken by
counties. The vote was so taken and
re'ulted in Washington's election, he
receiving $40 against 293 for enodgrass
Toe announcement of the result was
received with prolonged applause. Il
was a splendid and decided victory
for the state credit men.
Capt. Washington made a bold
straightout state credit speech. Hi
unyielding denunciation of repudia
tionists as vociferously applauded
Col }. d. Tillman, of Lincoln county
was seieeteo as permanent chairman
among the vice presidents are Hon
L. G. Cain, of Morfistown and Charlie
Burger, of MsryVille. Iu hi. snee.b
Col. Tilimau said: I'VE bave 10
q1etted with the harlot of repudiatio,
long enough, and virtuous people de
mand that we shall boldly wed tn
nymph, or by our conduct prov
to the world that we hav
left her to the blandishments of thos
who regard neither the fair fame of th
state, nor the sacred honor of publ
obligations, nor the invioIabiIity {
private contracts"
This sentiment was loudly applaudeC
The convention adjourned till s o'cloc
p m. Thirty delegates were appointe
as committee on resolutions.
In the caucus of the no-credjt man
held this forenoon, resolutions var
adopted insisting that onl
the capitol, Hermitage and agrj
cultural bonds should be paid an
That no settlement of the state deb
should be made without first submit
ung the proposition to the qualifie
voters OF the state for thsir ratification
az the ballot box.