Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-07-15

convention for the purpose OF nOml-
mating Governor.
You are now to solve question
of the greatest fuoment, and it be-
hoOveS you to arouse every faculty,
that you may calmly and deliber-
ately survey the whole domain and
act with justice, wisdom and patri-
otism. To my mind the matter
presents but two alternatives: One
the unification of the Democratic
party on the majority platform,
which means its success followed by
destroying the present settlement
and dragging the question back to
divide us again, and the other, the
preservation of the present settle
Inent and the vindication of the
| Democratic party by the minority
action. AS for the first, / am frank
to say that the party merits, moth
ing but defeat on such a platform
and it would be a calamity to the
State for such principles to be rati-
l fed by success.
| The speaker then spoke of the
ruin which the party must suffer by
division or sacrifice of principles,
and of the good results which must
follow if the present settlement was
sustained. He spoke at length on
this subject, and closed with an
earnest appeal for the honor and
credit of the State.
Mr.. Dickinson then said the con-
vention was ready for business.
Hon. Spiral Hill nominated Hon.
John V. Wright as Temporary
Chairman.
Rhodes, of Montgomery, Bullock,
of Madison, and Latta, of Dyer,
were appointed to escort Judge
Wright TO the chair, who was re-
ceived by great and continued APP
plause as he walked up fine aisle
and took the stand. He was intro
duced by Mr.. Dickinson as the
gallant standard bearer of Denlocra-
cy in 1880.
Judge Wright made the follow
ing stirring speech:
Gentlemen and Delegates of the Democrat
ic Convention of the State OF Tennessee:
| address you thus, because L
know by looking into your faces
that you come here for the purpose
of purifying and indicating the
principles of the Democratic party.
If there is any Democratic party in
! Tennessee, THESE are its representa-
tives. (Applause.) If any uan
disputes this proposition, ask him
whether he belonged to the Demo-
cratic party which l have served so
long, or To the old Wing party,
whether either of tl.ese old parties
ever favored Reputation. Gap
plause.) ] know not, gentlemen,
why you have. done me this, the
greatest honor OF my life, unless it
| be tina; two years ago you gave me
the Democratic banner to uphold
and defend, and Which 1 brought
back unscathed for you TO again
send forth to victory. 1t is useless
for me to say more to you. We
| have at last got 10 "harmony."
| (Applause.) Gentlemen, there are
one or two propositions which are:
| That we owe somebody or we do
not. Ii we owe, we ought to pay.
If we owe Il debt let us be like men
and strive to pay it; il we do not
owe it, let us stand up like honest
men and deny it. Those who al
| legG fraud must prove it.
Now, gentlemen, we have come
together again. You are here for
the purpose of acting in harmony.
The hi CHEST duty of Tennessee
statesmen is TO be right. So, gentle
men, let us go forward to victory.
We can do it. Whether victory or
defeat awaits us we will stand by
the old party and its principles to
/ the end. But victory is just as Ger
tain to perch upon our banner as
Tennessee is to be prosperous
State. If it does not the examples
set us by our statesmen Of the past
will count for nothing.
Unless we can stand before the
world and show that we are an hon
est people, we have fought the fight
of our glorious old party to but lit
| tie purpose.
1t now becomes my duty to call
the convention to order, which l
now do.
Mr.. Rhodes nominated, +. r.
Nichols, of Shelby, temporary Sec
rotary. He was elected.
John Il. Lester, of Giles, nOmi-
mated 4. r. Cornich, Of Knox cOun-
ty, assistant secretary, lie was
| elected.
! H. ID. OttCICI IliON Ct llIStl a SOih-
mittee on Credentials and Repre-
sentation be appointed. one from
! each Congressional district.
The following names were handed
in by different districts to compose
| the Committees on Credentials,
Representation and Permanent or
! ganizatiOn which were adopted:
First distrct-E. y. James, OF Hamilton
! by proxy of Hancock county.
| Second diStr1ct-R- IL Samson, OF Knox
county.
| Fourth district-L. g. Alexander, ofSmith.
| Fifth district-G. W. Higgins, of Smith.
Sixth district-Dr. n. G. Tucker, of David
/ son.
Seventh district-W. T. Turley, of Will
hanson.
! Ninth district-Jno. r. Walker, of Gibson.
| Tenth district-L, Lehman, of Shelby,
| PERMANENT ORGANISATION.
| First district--
| Second district-John LittletOn, Jr., OF
Third Districts. Z. Cunningham, of
| Fourth Districts. s. Cause, of Wilson.
| Fifth dislrict-Jas. II. Lewis, of MAJ shall.
| Sixth diStrict-HOn. II. II. BuquO, of HOus-
Seventh district-J. c. Lester, OF Giles.
Eighth district-G. +. O'Conner, OF Madi-
Ninth district-IIamilton Parks, of Dyer.
Tenth district-W. Ii. Hill, OF Upton.
Mr.. 10. Horton, of Davidson,
| moved that committee consisting
of one from each Congressional dis
trict be appointed on RESOLUTIONS
| and Platform.
Mr.. Robt. Morris, of Davidson,
made point of order that the other
committees not having reported, it
was not in order to appoint the
Committee on Platform and Resolu-
tons. The point of order was sus-
! tanned by the chair.
| PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The committee made the follow
lowing report:
| Chairman, B. +, Cheatham, Of Coffee coun-
| ty; Vice Presidents, w. Nj. II. Sanfordr OF
| Upton, and +. A. James, of Hamilton
| Secretary, r. l.. e. White; Assistant Sec
| retaries S. f. Nichols, of Shelby, and L. Il.
| COrnich.
Mr.. 10. Horton moved that the
report be adopted, and the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed to
escort Gen. Cheatham to the chair
w. A. Collier, of Shelby; Judge
G.. G. Smith, of Montgomery, and
Albert Akers, of Davidson.
Gen. Cheatham, who seemed
greatly affected by the honor be-
/ CtoIUnJ ,lnpn him onH nUiInntlN