Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-21
THE CONVENTION.
The Committee On Resolutions, After a
Session Of Unparalleled Length, De-
termine to Question the
Convention as TO Its Position On the
SOC, If 1t Wants a Settlement,
and at What Rate.
There is Still a Wide Divergence of
Opinion as to the Debt, But a Gen.
eraI Desire for Harmony.

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Opinion rs to the Debt, But Gen.
eraI Desire for Harmony.
Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, June 20.-The jam in tn
hall of the House of Representatives wa
immense, and long before the convention
was called TO order seats could not be OBJ
tanned. The convention was the larges
| which was ever held in Nashville. AtIs
O'Clock Chairman OniIdress tapped the gave
on the speakers stand for order, and said
"The hour having arrived for converting, The
convention will come 10 order. Mr.. d. NJ
Wallace will please read the roll-calI."
Mr.. Wallace said: ave meet today
under circumstances that have no precedent
in the history of the Democracy of Tennes-
see. Two years ago the party met here.
The meeting resulted in an unfortunate split,
| which / hope will be restored to-day" Mr..
| Wallace then read the call.
Mr.. Childress said that two years sgo he
had the honor, at their hands, to be placed
as chairman OF their State Executive Com
mittee. Since that time he had given his
time and energy for the perpetuation of
Democratic principles in the State of Ten
nessee. As his friend Wallace had said, two
years ago unhappy dissentions existed in the
ranks Of the Democratic party, resulting in
temporary breach, as he hoped, in that
party. II through their wisdom they could
frame course or policy for their guidance
so i.
plant, Democracy in November next
will be triumphant in Tennessee. They
had no Democrats in Tennessee to
spare, and without the continued
action of all the Democrats the present in
cumbent of the executive chair, who was
elected two years ago, would be their gov
ernor for the next two year,. He hoped that
the manifestation of harmony, which they
had heard 80 much about, would result in
peace and the success of the Democratic
party. He then called the convention to
order and announced that the first business
was the election of a temporary chairman,
and that nominations for the temporary
chairmanship were in order.
Mr.. lMcNeal nominated the Hon. 7. M.
Mcconnell for the position.
No other nomination was named, and
vote was taken, resulting in his election.
Mr.. Mcconnell was escorted to the stand
by Mr.. McNeal and General Quarles, of
Montgomery county. He was introduced by
Captain Childress and spoke in substance as |
follows:
MR.. McCoNNELL's SPEECH.
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION--For |
this mark of your confidence in calling me to |
preside temporarily over your deliberations,
l am profoundly grateful, and / ask at your |
hands that you have indulgence for any OF my
shortcomings in the discharge of the duties |
imposed upon me. / also beg that 1 NAV
have your earnest support in their discharge.
That we have had troubles in the Democratic
party we all know, and there is no use to
deny them, but l am glad when look over
this assemblage to know, from mingling free
ly among the delegates for the last two days,
that although two years ago we
of the State to the other as
State Credit Democrats, Low-tax Democrats,
Wright Democrats or Wilson Democrats,
yet L still believe as l have said before, that
from mingling among the delegates OF this
or a great number of them for
the last two days, that the time has about
come when the handle ought to be dropped
ought to stand before the people of Tennessee
pure and as honest working Democrats. 1 do
not propose to discuss, gentleman,
at any length any question that
may probably come before you;
because in the first place, I have
would wish before discussion, and, in the
soon place, do not know whether or not
it would be proper for me to do SO, occupy
ing the position of temporary chairman.
But there are a few thoughts which wish to
call your attention to. / wish it to be i'm
pressed upon The minds and hearts of every
Democrat in this vast assembly that Won are
here as representatives OF Democratic prin- :
ciples-principles which are as old as the
government itself, by which we are con-
troled; principles which have been handed
1own by your grandsires and sires. We have
had but one question upon which division in
our party has occurred in ITennessee, which
IS purely local debt question, and this ..
ought not be permitted TO defeat the harmo-
NOUS council of the Democratic party. [Ap-
Dlause.l l believe it TO be our duty to yield
o one another and to hold higher and above
he State debt question the perpetuation of
,ur party and let the State debt question be- 7
,ome a secondary matter. He said in refer 7
nee to sixty and. six that he did not desire to
lurt anybody's feelings, nor 10 say that
hose who favored it are not as
cit that he should say that il was Repub-
lean trick to divide the party, and he G
bought it is true that the people are opposed
o it. 1t should be repudiated by the conven- !
ion. In regard to the platform he would say !
o his LowTax friends that they should !
oncede something, as the other side proposes l
o do, and put the figures at ffty-and- three q
lie said that fiftv-and-four was an under
landing of the Wright platform, and if the =
dvocates OF that platform propose to take '
IF one cent of interes: the Low-tax party |
hould meet them and make it fifty I
nd three. 1t would not be conceding d
nything by the Wright wing to make the q
cures fifty aud-four, or fifty three-four-and- t
tx, which is the same thing. He said i
the Democrats did not not come together
4 convention there would be funeral of the
democratic party; but if they acted in good ?
he hoped would be the case-he
ould invite them 10 the funeral of the Re- n
e would proceed with the business before .
he convention, the first thing being the cleo 4
on Of a temporary secretary. u
BROWN ELECTED SECRETARY. v
General w. A. Quarles nominated Mr..
amation. .
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. II II
The Hon. H. P. Fowler, of Williamson, v
owed that one from each congressional dis o
let be appointed on the Committee on Gre ST
initials. >,
Mr.. Smith, of Putnam, amended by sub o
tuting three from each district. Carried. b
The following is the committee as named =,
their respective delegate credentials and = =
e basis of representation: Il
First District. B. Siokely, L. G.Walker, c
. E. Hunter. W
Second Districts. D. Hieskell,R h. Bird,
II. Willis. al
Third District-John A. Moore, W. S. al
illesPie, W. ID. Spears. ia
Fourth District-M. S. Bird, A. A. Soape,
B. Andrews. W
Fifth District-J. G. Adelatte, H. G. Me- pl
block, Tom Gregory. th
Sixth District. \. Driver, John NJ.
H. H. Buquo. th
Seventh District-W. L. Grisby, Campbell Ii
own, III. B. Fowler.
Eighth District-A. d. Alden, w. F. Bar 81
n, g. A. England. al
Ninth DistrIct-L. P. Bond, w. E. Bow m
q, II. L. Fowlkes. III
Tenth District-WillIam Sanford, H. E. pl
Tery, J. s. r. Cowan.
MMTTTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION. n
Several motions 10 adjourn being lost. Mr. IN