Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-08
HAMrLroN's REpENrANoE.


Jim O'Brien Glass arose and said: al
want to nominate a man who have been in
party when no man could be safe
in it. He is true Republican. nominate
Mr. Tom Hamilton" The following gen.
eral revolution then took place:
81 want to axe you question"
"Dry up"
"Sit down."
"Give u. a rest"
"Hamilton's no good"
"That's none of your business"
"Dr. Peyton cast your VOTE"
Come forward"
"Sit down"
"Are you going to vote or hot2"
'Now, Mr.. Chairman"
81 tell you what we have TO do"
"Let us proceed with the vote"
''Thst's the way TO do it,"
''Sit down."
81 vote for Bate"
Mr.. Chairman, If your honor please"
81 wants it understood"
"Go ahead"
lE'Somebody's voted here three tunes"
81 hat thing won't do here"
soil sit down, Gordon"
During all this gabble the ballot was being
taken. The several free fights thai seemed
imminent didn't occur, but the noise con-
tinued up to the last.
THE FIRST BALLOT
resulted as follows: Eaton, So; Hook, IL /;
Hamilton, 4 Total, So; necessary TO a
choice, 81. The Southern Democrat" was
declared the nominee.
Vim. Porter nominated 7. A. Hamilton
for the Senate. He said Mr.. Hamilton had
been with the Low-tax Republicans, but
when he saw they were going over to the
Democratic party he had left them.
Another delegate said: II rise to second
de move of de worthy gentleman"
Clementina McDougal Harris, who ought
TO go and "plant" himself for eels, nominated
"John c. Hooks" whom he declared TO be
the daddy of the workingmen's party. Glenn
is statesman OF whom the Republicans are
justly proud.
BROWN GOES FOR HAMILTON.
Capt. Rory Tipperary Brown said Mr..
Hamilton had been called good Republi-
can. Mr.. I. A. Hamilton is not good Re-
publican, and if nominated he would not vote
for him, nor would good many others that
he knew. He said Hamilton had bolted
from the Republican party and had been
fighting it for years. He had stayed with
the Shaw gang until he found out they were
going into the Democratic parry, and know
ing he could get nothing from them he said
to himself, "Pll Just drop back among the
nigs and get something good" He was a
watched. He and Old man Shaw had bolted
at Somerville.
A That's so; we won't vote for
him.
Several persons called out for Hamilton.
Garibaldi Houston said they were not there
to criticise, but to forget.
! Rory Tipperary Brown said: won't give
way to him. 1 have got the floor. Pll stand
here till get through. Ii you lose me, you
1 l.
ia nominated, the Republican party goes
| down. He carries water. He got it from
| old man Shaw's we'll. We want Mr.. Hook
who has been a true Republican all his life
Hamilton had in the midst of the widest
| confusion come to the platform, and when
Browns voice had been taxed 80 severely
that it sunk 10 a hoarse whisper he had tC
sit down.
| Mr.. Hamilton said: 81 am before you to
say what / am going to do and what / am
| / DEFY any man to be better Republic ar
| than / am. am not here to AK you tc
elect me 10 anv Office. At the Low-ta1 Re
| publican Convention Two alternatives wtr.
! presented TO me- One was TO become
! Democrat and The other was to go back Il
| the Republican party, where l belong.
| am back among you and shall vote viii
| you whether You nominate me for any offic,
/ or not"
| HOOK SAILS INTO THE woRKNGMEE.
| Loud calls were made for Hook, who hac
not expected 10 run on the ticket for sen
ator.
Mr. Hook said he regretted that this dis
| turbanee had taken place. He had though
that it would be better for older heads L
run on the ticket for senator, but quite
| number Of gentlemen had asked him 10 run
! ard he was In the hands OF his friends. III
had as much 10 DO sny mau in the cit
with the organization of the workingmen'
movement That union of men had sal
when organized that they would have moth
ing 10 do with polilicz. The president ha
taken occasion to publish card 10 tbs
effect Mr.. Hook said he had made speechs
everywhere deprecating turning the Assem-
bly, into political organization. That wi
the reason the wor kingmen ad sat upon hi
in selecting their ticket He thanked &c
. that they had not nominated him now E
: could gel along without II.
4 Messrs. 7. A. Hamilton and John C. Hoo
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