The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-04-27
A Republican Spit.

| chairman, calleu convention OF lls
party last week and it assembled il
the courtroom Monday afternoon
Bijah assumed, appropriated, oc
cupied and monopolized the chair
and raped the clans to order with
a rawhide which he carried in his
hand, symbolic of the methods OF
his party in whipping in stragglers
The vote showed 80 persons present,
six or seven of whom were white.
A. j. Lanier, Nose Allen, Tom.
Cooper and David Hill, all colored,
were appointed committee to select
delegates to the Nashville guberna-
torial convention. 1t appeared at
the outset that Young Arch had
been getting in his usual work in
Giles in favor of the ''Old Man.
the standing candidate. While the
committee was out picking out men
who would never quit voting for
Hughes, several speeches were made
and Mr.. Morris introduced the
following
RESOLUTIONS.
Be it resolved by the republicans of
Giles county:
1st-That we reaffirm our devotion to
the principles embodied in the national
republican platform.
2d-That we have confidence in the
integrity of the republican party of the
state of Tennessee and its ability to sue
cessfully govern the same.
3d-That the administration of Alvin
Hawkins as governor has been wise,
prudent and such as to reflect credit
upon the state, and commends itself to
the best judgment of the common
wealth.
The resolutions brought several
to their feet. The first two were
adopted without dissent, but the
last one developed discord and
showed that the party of usually
unvarying color was now streaked
with many Hughes and torn with
adverse opinions. R. Harris made
a speech against it, saying it was
intended only to bolster Hawkins
as candidate. 1t was considered
a direct stab at the Hughes faction.
A motion to table was carried by
% to 8. All of the % except one
were colored and five out of the
nine were white. There was con-
siderable feeling manifested, afford
ing much amusement and cOnsOla-
ton to democratic spectators who
were glad to see the split in the
party and the whites and blacks
pulling wool.
George Buchanan introduced and
the convention adopted the follow
ing.
Resolved, That the delegates attend
ing the convention cast their votes for
the most available man in their judg-
ment and the one commanding the
largest vote, and that no proxies be al
lowed.
The convention broke up in con
siderable confusion, the colored
members marching out jubilant over
their victory, while the whites,
chrest-fallen, sought private office
to brood over their defeat and de-
wise ways and means to circumvent
the opposing faction. 1t has been
the custom with white republicans
ever since the war to wrap the mig
ger around their fingers and use his
paw to pull the political chestnut
out of the fire, which they would
sit down and eat and never offer the
poor niger a crumb. Things is
changed. The man and brother is
on top. He has asserted his rights
and he governs himself and his
party. He ought to do it and we
are glad to see the colored men in
Giles county independent and able
to carry on their affairs without
being overseered by white men who
want the Offices for themselves.
Directly the nine defeated men
came out of the private office and
marched back up stairs to reopen
the Convention, Chairman Nixon
was gone and it is not known by what
authority they acted, unless theiI
authority came from an inherent
right of white republican to make
the niger stand around to suit him
Esq. j. P. G. Reed was made chair
man. Speakers denounced the
other meeting as Hughes meeting
and it was evident that the whip
ping in was now to commence. Mr.
Barrett was made chairman of thu
county executive committee, thu
deposing and superceding Nixon
and motion was made to appoin
a committee to select one man iron
each district to constitute the exec
utive committee. The chairman de
clared it was carried, although /
was claimed there was an over
whelming vote against it. Nlxol
called for a division but the chal
ruled him out of order because n
didn't call for it before the chair sa
down Ia new rule in parliamentar.
law.) Nixon moved to adjourn AM
the chair ruled him out of order
Nixon claimed that motion to ad
iourn is always in order (kerrecty
but the chair differed. Nixon pei
sisted and the chair grew wroth an
ordered him to desist, finally telling
him that he didn't want to have an
trouble with him, but if he had t
have trouble he would have trouble
Nixon subsidized. The convention
finally dwindled out the door
The split in the republican part
is complete in Giles. We mean n
disrespect to the white gentleme
) engaged in this legitimate affai
but it is very evident that domins
ton over the niger is petered on
He is able and intends to take car
; of himself.