Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-06-24
THOSE WHO PROTESTED

A number of gentlemen who were
delegates to the Democratic conven
ton entered protests against the ac-
ton of that body We find the fol-
lowing in the Banner
r L Morris, of Davidson County,
presented the following protest, and
asked that it be spread upon the
minutes OF the convention:
NASHVILLE. Tenn, June 21.-Re-
cognizing in the platform adopted
here to-day, a determination to
abandon declared and settled princi~
plies for mere expediency recognize
ing the palpable abandonment of the
platform of 1880, which demanded
settlement of the State debt Oh the
best terms to be procured as the re-
suit of negotiations with the credit
ors; recogniz ng that in this the
convention consents to abandon
members of the Legislature who
have obeyed the behests OF the
platform on which they were elected;
Recognizing that this is an effort
on the part of the debtor fac
tons to harmonic their differ
ences at the expense of the
public creditor, and to determine
ludicially upon that which should
alone be adjudicated by SOLEMN
Court of Justice, or else by volunta>
ry agreement between the debtor
and creditor: recognizing the recent
settlement as wise, valid, Democrat
lie, and every way honorable and
just, we therefore protest against
the action of this convention.
RoEERT L. NORRIS.
JOHN THOMPSON,
}. r. Mason,
MATT. W ALLEN.
W. Ii. HYRoNEMUs.
Other $ protests were presented.
Among the signatures We're those of
s. r. Latta, B. G. Burgin, HI. Parks,
ir., Andrew b. Martin, W. H. VIII
hanson, l. w. HaLes. A. J.
George, J. W. Caldwell, Felix
W. Moon, W. A Bonner,
Frank NJ Woody, John E. Wells,
Alex, n. Moore, Cato Davis, Tully r.
Cornick, Jr., I'll. II. Ingersoll, A. L.
Lands, Jr, r FL. SAMSON, J W.
Caldwell, E. B. Bass, Horace II. Lur-
ton. Chas. g. Smith, R. Y. johnson,
E. A James, VIM. J. Andrews, Polk
q. Johnson, G mpbell Brown, c. f.
Barnes. n W. Jones, J. III. Moore.
Esq. Rufus \. Rhodes, Ell X. Plum
mer, Geo. c. Martin, R. A. Wickes,
L. f. Henry, f G. Buford, J. S
Lumpkin, 10. G. Harrison, S. Z.
Cunningham, Jas. Cooper, John Nc
Emery; J. L Demer, E. c. Cambell,
NJ. E WILCOX, J. P t Whitfield, w
III. jackson, William H. Carroll, J. E
Bailey, d. B. Cooper, J. E. r. Car
penter, Will Polk, Walter Akin, Jack
Doud, Ell. F. Coleman, J. A. Ballow.
d. n. Kennedy, Frank Phillips, John
I. West, ". 0. Brandon, r. NJ. Bars
ton, Jr., L H. Hatcher, Luke E.
Wright, George W. Higgins, Jeff NJ.
Stone, john W. Childress, Jr.,
Thomas H jackson, S H. McKin~
ney, II. H. Barr, r n Hood, 10.
Burger, J. G. Miller, B. S. Catlett,
David Poland, Jno. W Kizer, A. I'll.
Wallace, Th, Claiborne, w. n. Cow
den, J. J. Patterson, ]. H. Dunn
The following was presented:
Whereas, our delegation from
Henry County to the Gubernatorial
convention at Nashville has cons
strued the resolutions of the Henry
County Democratic convention, held
on the 22d of May, 1882 to be di-
rect instructions to support the
SOB 4 5, and not 60-3 4 5 6, and
whereas such construction is in
conflict with our individual views
upon the question of the State debt,
we, the undel signed members of the
Henry County delegation, hereby
tender our resignation to L. NJ.
Tharpe, the chairman of our dele
ga ion.
JNo r RTSON