Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-10
No Man Yet Conferred on for Governor
Atkins, Bate, Sneed, Marks and
DibrelI Mentioned.

. | of dlSSCnuOn wherever and whenever they can.
Their very political existence depends upon fer
| menting strife and there is nothing they so much
| fear as the unifcation of the party. They
| much the more to be feared because they do not
work openly, but they express themselves as ia
| ton that they know full wen can only result in
| disunion.- Watch them closely and do not be led
| astray.
The Benton County Convention reported
twenty-four delegates, two from each district,
nearly all of whom are State-credit Demo-
Gratis and in favor of indorsing the sixty
three four five-six settlement. Chairman
Greer and Secretary J. E. Jones were added
to the list of delegates. Resolutions were
passed unanimously favoring harmony in
the convention, and while the delegates are
instructed, it is understood that the delega-
ton is solid for Atkins Tor governor.
Stewart county refused to instruct its del.
egates, is opposed to the sixty-cent settlement
and favors party harmony.
Moore county opposes the sixty and-six,
recommends fifty-and-three is pledged to
abide the decision of the Nashville Conven-
| ton and urges the nomination of A. S.
Marks.
The Democrats of Williamson are opposed
TO the Republican settlement at sixty three
four-fve-six, favors fifty -and-four, and in the
State Convention will through their dele
gates urge harmony for the sake of victory.
Maury county is opposed TO the sixty-cent
settlement and is earnestly for harmony.
Lawrence is for harmony, wants the State
ruled by Democrats instead of being ruined
by Republicans, is therefore opposed to the
sixty three-four. fye-six settlement.
Franklin county is opposed to the sixty
cent settlement, and declares the unity and
perpetuation of our party with the principles
on which it is founded is of superior impor
lance to any local question, and can only be
attained and promoted by harmony in the
party ranks The delegates are instructed
| to vote for Marks.
Hardin is opposed to the sixty-cent settle
ment and is in favor of ffty-and-three,
favors submission to the people and in
structs for Marks.
Green is emphatically for harmony, de-
nounces the sixty cent settlement, dem hands
its repeal, and declares that the said "rail-
road debt" as it is called, should be left
where it now is-before the courts-until the
final adjudication and settlement OF the
pending litigation, and that it will be time
enough to provide for its settlement when
the liability of the State therefor shall have
been fully adjudicate1. The delegates are
instructed.
White county is in favor of a fair settle
ment of the debt, urges harmony, and sends
its delegates uninstructed. 1t will support
the action of the majority, whether it is
sixty three-four -fve-six or ffty-and-iour.
Hickman county requested its delegates to
vote for ffty-and-three or fifty-and-four, but
did not instruct.
Smith county denounces the sixty-cent
settlement as procured by fraud, and real
firms SO much of the resolutions of the DEM
ocratic party of Smith county, passed in
convention in 1880, as follows, to-wit: "We
favor the adjustments upon the best terms
that can be secured of what is known as the
State debt proper, including the Capitol,
Hermitage and Agricultural bonds, for
which the State is primarily and exclusively
liable. That, after the bondholders have
fully exhausted their remedies against the
railroads, for whose benefit the bonds were
issued, by sale of the roads for their full
value, if any bonds remain unpaid for the
payment of which the State is legally bound,
we are in favor of settlement of them upon
terms equitable to the State and just to the
bondholder." The convention was also in
favor of harmony, but instructed lis dele
gates above.
Putnam county denounced the sixty three
four-fve-six settlement as a Republican
trick TO divide the Democratic party, favored
harmony and the submission to the people of
any settlement. The delegates were in
structed.
Sumner county sends her delegates to the
State Convention uninstructed, 10 act for the
best interests Of the people OF Tennessee.
Conservative men from each faction were
appointed as delegates to the convention.
The sixty-cent settlement was earnestly con-
demned
Humphreys favors a ffty-and-four settle
ment of the State debt and urges harmony.
Dickson county is for harmony, is opposed
to the sixty three-four-fye-six settlement, and
sends delegates uninstructed.
Obion county instructed her delegates to
Nashville to use their best efforts to secure
harmonious action at the State Convention,
and furthermore pledging the Democracy of
Obion county to faithful and earnest sup
port of the nominee OF the platform.
Gibson county adopted resolutions declar-
ing opposition TO the sixty and six settlement,
and denouncing it Republican scheme
to divide the Democracy, expressing opposi-
ton TO reputation, declaring for harmony
and unity of the Democracy by all reasonable
concessions, and favoring settlement of the
debt at from thirty three- and-three, TO fifty
aud-three, but in no event TO go beyond fifty
and-three. Resolutions were adopted ex-
pressing a preference first choice for gov
ernor, the Hon. A. S. Marks, and as second |
choice, the Hon. ]. D. c. Atkins.
The Jackson county Democrats adopted |
resolutions favoring harmony in the con-
vention of the Goth, and the nomination of
any good Democrat, without regard to the |
particular wing he may have belonged to
heretofore; also, disappearing the recent
settlement.