The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-09-07


goth ballot ........745 -6.... Go 1-6
2lst Z. ......71 1915. -. .GS 2-15
The convention continued to bal
lot day after day and night after
night, the vote varying as above,
Whitthorne in the lead, until the
one hundred and eighty-first ballot,
when Cox took the lead, receiving
II 3I~42 votes to 6S II 42 for Whit
thorne. This ballot, which shows
the largest number received by Cox
at any time, was repeated several
times. Whitthorne's largest vote
was rs. The relative strength OF
the two candidates, however, when
it came to the scratch was Whit
thorne 70 81, Cox &c Al, which
was the result of at least fifty ballots
beginning with the S1st.
Mr.. J. L. Pearcy of Giles offered
the following resolution which was
adopted:
Resolved, That the representa-
tives of the democratic party of the
seventh congressional district in
convention Assem- bled, endorse the
platform of the democratic party OF
the state of Tennessee as formed by
the great convention Of the Goth of
June, and pledge their support OF
its nominee, the gallant VIM. B.
Bate.
After the 23Sth ballot Mr.. Italia
ferro, moved that a committee con
sisting of three from each county be
appointed whose duty it shall be to
try and devise some plan to break
the deadlock. The motion carried
and the committee was appointed.
DR.. +. Edmundson, +. T. Taliafero
70, and j. Polk Alternately were the
members from Giles. The commit
tee took recess to give the commit
tee time to confer, after which the
committee brought in a majority
and minority report, the majority
recommending that the convention
appoint q committee to wait upon
the candidates and request them
both to retire, the minority recon
mending that the convention take
ten additional ballots and then drop
the hindmost candidate.
A motion to adopt the minority
report was amended by a motion by
Mr.. Taliaferro to adopt the MAORI
ty report. Some gentleman from
Maury moved to table Mr.. Talia
ferro's motion. The vote was ia
ken on the motion to table and re
suited, aye cog, no 70B. The ques
ton then reverted to the motion
to adopt the majority report, which
lost by vote of Y for and 6S
against it requiring a two-thirds
vote to adopt. The motion to adopt
the minority report was also lost,
andthe convention proceeded to bal
lotas before.
The 239th ballot stood Whit
thorne 70 39-42 Cox 81 3-42
All the subsequent ballots to the
to the 246th were the same.
The following resolutions were
then offered, the first by Mr.. Italia
ferro and the second by Mr.. s G..
Mitchell both of Giles, and adopted
by the convention:
WHEREAS, This convention has
been in session for nearly thee days
and has cast 246 votes without
reaching a nomination, and
Whereas, 1t is now evident that
no nomination can be made and it
is important for the good of the
country land the welfare of the
democratic party that we present a
solid front and chosen nominee for
in the coming campaign,
therefore be it
that the congressional committee of
this district call q convention to be
held on the 9th day of Sept. 1882
at Pulaski and the delegates in each
Of the counties composing this con
gressional district be appointed or
elected rs each county, through its
county committee, may determine |
10 be right and proper on the 23rd |
lay of Sept. 1882, and no proxies
be allowed in the convention, and /
Whereas, There is an unfortunate
division in the democratic party in
.he state of Tennessee upon state
politics, and
Whereas, All democrats are united
Pm national politics, therefore be it
Resolved, That all democrats
without regard to state divisions be
invited to unite in the selection of
! democratic candidate for this the
tn congressional district, provided
iey viii support the nominee of
he convention.
After the appointment of the
.boyo conference committee Col.
COX wrote thelollowing letter which