Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-30
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Good Adviee-Let There BE No Proxies
and No JOekey-RfdinR-SeRd
Good Men,
VINO VIII Act with Prudence and Toll
Grafton Toward Those who DIFF
FER with Them.
Nashville American.


Within the next few days the delegates to
the Democratic State Convention will be ap-
pointed, and the complexion OF the conven-
ton will be sufficiently Swallowed forth to
satisfy all as to what it will be
Gentlemen abroad, as well as some al
home, will doubtless be much surprised at the
prediction which We now make, to-wit: thai
no one county in the State will send delegates
to the convention who, by majority vote
will be in favor of ratlfying the settlement
proposed TO the creditors by the sixty-and-si1
bill. 1--WE say sixty -and-six for convenience
the bill being sixty with three per cent. fol
two years, four for two years, FIVE for two
years and then six). We say some of our
friends will be surprised at this statement,
but a few days will tell. We are only sur
prised that anybody supposed, after the fight
over the 1908 DILL and the temper of the peo-
pie toward the Legislature, that this bill
passed by the present Legislature would meet
with any favor.
THE PASSAGE OF THIS BILL
has complicated matters, and of course will
produce some division in the Democratic
party, but we believe not enough TO defeat
the party in the State, nor to prevent a final
settlement by the next Legislature. When
the convention meets on the 10th of June il
will almost unanimously refuse to ratify the
sixty snd-si proposition; then, we suppose
the creditors will not fund until they see the
result of the election. People abroad will
fail to understand this, and, perhaps, an ex-
PLANTATION now would be of but little service
Our creditors did not know whom to believe;
they were told If they would consent 10 sub
nit this proposition it would be approved
by the people. On the other hand, they were
told that the measure would not be approved
and that it greatly complicated matters. A
short time before this proposition was sub
mitted The writer had
AN INTERVIEW WITH Mr.. EUGENE KELLEY,
the chairman of the bondholders' committee,
and told him that any proposition submit
ted would greatly complicate matters; but if
we were let alone we were in a fair way TO
reconcile differences, and we would be able
to reach a settlement; that the Democratic
party would unite on basis of settlement
which would be in the neighborhood of what
many of the bondholders had agreed to take
The chairman of the committee distinctly
said it was not the purpose of the bondhold-
ers to submit a proposition; that the propo
sition ought to come from the State. The
writer said to Mr. Kelley that such was the
feeling against the present Legislature that
no settlement made by it would have fair
showing before the people. After finding
that an effort was being made to inaugurate
a movement here, the writer wrote to friend
in New York,
REPEATING THE CONVERSATION WITH MR..
KELLEY,
and asking that the letter be shown him. In
this letter the whole difficulty was stated,
and the creditors were urged to make no
move, that it would greatly complicate mat
tiers, and it might prevent us from making
any settlement. When this letter was pre-
sented to Mr.. Kelley he repeated what be
had said, and we have in our possession the
positive nroof that Mr. Kelley held that the
proposition ought TO come from the State.
Bat the proposition that came did not
originate in New York, hence our great COM
plication. Now what are we going to do?
Will we reject this settlement, and say moth
ing in our convention on the 20th OF June?
Should this be the case, we repeat what we
said some time ago-the Democratic party
in Tennessee is at once broken up, and the
Republican party, with such Democrats as
will unite with them,
WILL CONTROL THE STATE.
We must say distinctly what we are willing
TO do, and the proposition must be just and
lair one. In heretofore saying this settle
nent must be made by the Democr attic party,
We only meant that the bulk of the taxpay-
RS belonged TO, or acted with, that party,
md any settlement not approved by them
would not be final. We urge our friends
everywhere to appoint to the State. Conveu-
ion men capable of approaching the criti-
al condition of the Democratic party, and
Who will come into the convention and act
With prudence and liberation toward those
Who differ with them. Let there be no
proxies and no jockey-riding. The county
convention of Davidson yesterday set good
1t was composed of both wings of
he party; but there was not jar, no fire.
brands, no bad blood, no dictation, no crow
ng-but a quiet, orderly convention, and
delegates appointed to harmonic the party
md settle the State debt. The delegation
las men from both wings, and they all have
ne idea-settle the debt and beat the Re-
ublicans at all hazards.