Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-06-24

the mercantile and manufacturing
interests of Tennessee.
That we are opposed to the calling
OF d constitutional Convention at
this time because the principal OBJ
ject OF the same as declared by the
Republican party through its Exec
utlve Committee Was to make cou-
pons receivable for taxes, and this
we forever oppose.
The second resolution aseertained
the numbers of the conflicting sec
tions, the divisions on it gave the
strict State credit vote at 219. The
overbearing attitude OF the low-tax
element in refusing all compromise
or modification of their course
made II evident that the State cred
it men could not endorse their ac-
ton without abandoning every
principle they had hitherto pro-
feSsed.
The Hon. d. b. Cooper spoke for
the State credit element as follows:
Exercising perfect manhood, l cannot
stand here and allow another proceeding
had by this convention without taking the
step which | am about to take. A short
time since the Executive Committee called
the two wings of the Democracy together
for the purpose of harmonizing ON the
State-debt question. l doubted the propri-
ETY. OF that at the time, but did not doubt
my democracy. l yielded to the result of
that conference, and have come here to
this convention. You have endorsed the
views of Col John II. Savage and Hon. ID.
l.. Snodgrass, expressed here to-day, and
honored them and that element of the
party. Col. Savage had upon the floor of
this convention, upon being Intercepted
as to whether he would abide the action of
this this convention vent said he would II there her
l respect him for that answer. In with
drawing from this convention do so with
sadness, but you can't drive me out OF the
democratic party. (APplauseo But when
you come up here and repudiate as you
have done Y per cent. of the pitiful amount
tennessee owes, you violate every princi-
knowledge no right. cloud applause.l
Immediately afterwards Mr.. r.
L. Morris, of Davidson, presented
the following protest:
in the platform adopted here to-day, n de-
termination to abandon declared and set
tied principles for mere eXpediency recog
nizing the palpable abandonment of the
platform of 1889, which demanded u settle
men< of the State-debt on the best terms to
be procured as the result of negotiations
with the creditors; recognizing that in this
the convention consents to abandon men,
berS OF the Legislature who have obeyed
the behests of the platform on which they
were elected.
part OF the debtor factions to harmonic
their differences ut the expense of the pub
lie creditor, and to determine judicially
upon that which should alone be adjudi-
Gated by a solemn Court of Justice, or else
by voluntary agreement between the debt
or and creditor; recognizing the recent set
tlement as wise, valid, Democratic, and
every way honorable and Just, we therefore
protest against the action of this eonven-
ton.
Soon after the State credit men
in body left the hall their sepa-
rate proceedings are given in anoth-
er column.
Nominations for Governor were
now in order, prior to which the
names of the Hon. VIM. M. Daniel,
Isham G. Harris and A. S. Marks
were withdrawn.
The first ballot resulted as fol-
lows:
John Il. Neal 81.
X. l.. Taylor :'SS.
J. ID. T.. Atkins III,
w. b. Bate $50.
X. E. Thompson 90.
w. l.. Lcdgerwood 70.
\. ). Marks Is.
ID. l.. SnodgraSs l.
After the first ballot the names of Gen.
Atkins and Hon. JnO. X. Neal were with
drawn.
The second ballot resulted as follows:
X. l.. Taylor ISL.
w. h. Bate 629.
X. 4. Thompson IS.
w. l.. Lcdgerwood 50.
On the fifth ballot Gen. Bate was
nominated.
At some stage, we do not know
exactly when, the Hon. y. S. Marks
induced the convention to set aside
the motion refusing interest on any
of the bonds during the war; he
told the delegates that that reSolu-
ton would lose them $4,000 votes.