Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-07-01
TRUE TO TENNESSEE.
An important Conference Held Yesterday
Leading Stcte-credtt Dem
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A Convention to be Held at Nashville on the
Eleventh OF JHiy.
Nashville Banner, June %.

A Convention to be Held at Nashville on the
Eleventh OF JHiy.
Nashville Banner, June %.
| Pursuant to a call made in the
/ Banner yesterday for meeting at
4 the Capitol of State-credit Demo-
Gratis and business men, a large
crowd assembled in the Senate
Chamber at 10 O'Clock, yesterday
morning, which room being too
small, the crowd adjourned to the
| Hall of Representatives, where, at
1920 O'Clock, the meeting was call
ed to order by Capt. j. w. Childress,
Chairman of the Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee. Capt. Childress
spoke dis follows:
Fellow Democrats: Applause.
1t is known to you as well as the
balance of the Democrats of TenneS-
see that the unhappy dissensions
existing in our party, resulting in
| it's eruption two years ago, were
sought to be healed in a spirit of
conciliation, in spirit of fair deal
! ing and that they might be brought
| to a happy conclusion. With that
view the committees representing
| the two wings of the party met in
| the city of Nashville in their sepa-
rate capacities few months ago
and entered into negotiations look
! ing to that end. The result of these
negotiations was joint call for
Democratic Convention, the basis
of which was, that in the spirit of
Cancellation, with the desire for the
unification, the success of the DEM
ocratic party, we would cOncede,
conciliate and so shape our policy
that Democrats could unite with
Democrats, could harmonize and go
to victory upon decent, honorable
and a Just platform. Applause
The result is too well known to you,
and hence it is unnecessary for me
to repeat here. | have been re-
quested by large number of DEM
ocrats in this city and in this hall,
to call to order this conference of
Democrats that you might take
such action as your wisdom and
Judgment may deem proper.
therefore do now call to order this
conference of Democrats and will
await your pleasure towards effect
ing an organization.
l.. ID. CardWell, of Obion county,
moved that Campbell Brown, OF
Maury, be made temporary chair
man.
Mr.. Brown was escorted to the
chair by Mr. CardWeH, of Obion
county, and Judge Williamson, of
Wilson county.
Upon being introduced by Capt.
Childress, Maj. Brown spoke as
sOllOWs: &
Gentlemen OF the Convention:
l have felt it privilege and an
honor to serve in the ranks of DEM
Ocracy with the gentlemen whom /
see before me. How then can / eX-
press to you how deeply l feel the
compliment in making me Temporal
ry chairman to preside over your de-
liberatiOns. 1t is unnecessary for
me to go into any speech-making
at this time for the purpose of eX-
planning to you the object for which
we meet here this morning. You
are assembled here for business, and
all l have to do now is to declare
the Convention open for business.
DIR. r. L. G. White moved that |
l.. d. Cardwell be made temporary
secretary. Carried.
PERMANENT ORGA NIzATION.
DIR. r. L. c. White, j. w. Cald-
well, RObt. L. Morris, S. r. Latta,
Polk G. Johnson, 4. II. Hatcher |
and Hon. r. p. Cole.
DR.. White, on behalf of the COM |
mittee, after few moments alb
sence of the committee, reported |
Gen. w. II. Jackson, of Davidson,
as permanent chairman, and w. |
A. Carter, OF Henry, as permanent |
secretary.
ID. N. Kennedy, of Montgomery, |
and Hon. r. p. Cole, of Henry CO.,
were appointed to escort General |
Jackson to the chair, Gen. Jackson |
said:
GEN. w. II. JACKSON.
Gentlemen, FelIow-Citizens, Democrats.
[Applausel:
This to me is an entirely uneX-
pected compliment which you have |
and at the outset l would state,
that as an humble citizen of the
State of Tennessee, whose fair
name l hold as a sacred duty to
every citizen to protect and see that
it is in no way tarnished, I regard
this spontaneous expression in cali
ing me to the chair as an honor as
great as any that shall ever expect
during my life. ApplauSel. We
are in the midst OF dIssenSions, gen
tlemen, dissensi0ns in that party
which we regard as a bulWark of
the liberty OF the American people.
The Democracy of Tennessee is
looked upon as one of the important
factors in the grand National con-
test which we are to wage against
that party whose rapid stride has
alWas been in the direction of CEN
tralized power and against the
principle of a union of co-equal and
indestructible States. Therefore,
gentlemen, l have labored in this
as in no effort Of my life to harmo-
nize the conflicting elements and
the differences of opinion in the
convention through which we have
passed. Sitting up all night long,
have l rendered OVertures to that
and said to them for
heavens sake, gentlemen, grant
uo3 Oll AIlS ouDJCCN VI lllLO A4LoloI DCo
and vexed question, the settlement
of our debt, grant on that subject
one plank in it that will recognize
the usage and sentiments of the
there shall be no settle
ment of this vexed question with
out the consent of our creditors.
Cheers and applause. That has
been the plank upon which the De-
mocracy of the State has stood, yet
for the sake of harmony we have
gone little farther than Democra-
cy should have gone and yet / say
to you, gentlemen, that these over
lures were not met in a spirit that
signified harmony, but they were
met in a spirit of Il dominant fac
tion that had so worked up the con-
vention that they were determined
to carry it above the principles of
the time-honored usages of the Dem
ocratic party, loud applausel and
on a down-grade as rapidly as pos
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