The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-08-24
HARMONIOUS DEMOCRACY.
Giles County Convention.
Dr. z. Edmundson Chosen as Candi.
date for Senator from this
District.
Capt. w. f. Ballentine and
Capt. j. X. p. Blackburn
Nominated to Represent
Giles in the Next
Legislature

The Giles county democratic con
vention, convened in the court house
in Pulaski, Monday, August Dist
1882, was called to order by Capt
w. F. Ballentine, chairman of the
low tax wing of the democratic party
f in this county, and Col. j. L. Pearcy,
chairman Of the state-credit wing,
jointly, Capt. Ballentine spokesman.
He stated the object of the conven-
ton to be to nominate a candidate
for the state senate from the district
composed of Giles and Lincoln
counties and to nominate two can
didates for the legislature to repre-
sent Hiles during the ensuing term
of two years.
On motion Hon E. L. Taliaferro
was elected chairman of the conven-
ton and having been conducted to
the stand, in a brief talk said
many good things for democracy, in
his characteristic style. He gave a
brief history of the 1908 law suit
and said that he and his co-attorneys
did nothing but their duty to their
clients. The supreme court having
decided the act unconstitutional,
still more Objectionable bill was
passed in the last session of the
legislature-the 6O-3-4-5-6 act.
He urged upon the convention
the Importance OF eiectipg men
of honesty and integrity to
the legislature, and said that the
bond holders would use their money
lavishly to suppress the will of the
people in the comming election, re-
ferring to a certain sum which it
has been reported will be used for
that purpose, stating Giles proper
ton Of the sum would be $4,000.
j. D. Andrews and r. G. Hansen
were selected as secretaries.
The chair announced the conven-
ton ready for business, and upon
motion a committee on credentials
and representation, consisting of
one from each civil district, was APP
pointed, as follows:
Dist No Wv S Ezell; 2, H c Nc
Laurine 5, DR. z S Edmundson; 4, w
A Malone; ., p Grigsby; @, Jas.
Short; z, J r Grove; s, Sam w Butler;
Butler; u, G I Buford; 13, w A Kel-
sey; IA, j III Farmer; 10, j n Grigsby
10, b L Jones; y. r A f jackson; Is,
j G Walker; IS, DR.. j ii Campbell; 20,
Sam Tucker.
After the committee retired Col. !
Jno. @. Ballentine was urgently |
called. Taking the stand, he said
he was proud Of the call, but at the !
same time sorry it had been made. |
His hearers, however, had no cause
to regret their action during the |
short time he occupied in an elo |
quent defence of the principles of /
democracy, whose object, he said,
was to restore government to the
intelligent masses. He condemned |
yet charitably, the action of the
boilers who stand on FusselPs plat
form, saying they had made a mis-
take-had left the democratic par
ty and joined the enemy. He ridi
culcd the 60 who bolted the conven
ton of 400 democrats and then re
tired and wrote over the entrance of
their little abode: ''The Only |
True Democracy"
Mr.. Laps. d. McCOrd was called |
and said it was usual at such times to
call this the ''most important occa-
sion that has ever brought the peo-
pie together since the declaration |
of independence" This by way
of introduction to earnest remarks |
upon the importance. of the action
then about to be taken by the con |
vention. His views upon the situa- |
ton of democracy in Tennessee had |
changed within the last few days. |
He had read newspapers and heard |
reports from other sources until he |
had almost come to the belief that |
the democratic standard bearer was
not able to cope with the giants on |
the hustings-that he was only a |
bouquet of flowers or a culver of |
lances. But he heard Gen. Bates
speech at Carter's creek, and all |
such fears were banished-his flow
ers of eloquence were always wreath |
ed about a crown of triumphant argu |
ment, and every lance struck nail |
on the head and sent it home. Bate
will carry the democratic banner
to victory over all opposition.
Capt w. f. Ballentine being |
called upon excused himself, saying
he would at some other time,
discuss the political issues if
the people desired him to do so.
DIR. T. b. HarWell likewise had no |
speech TO make, but in q few re-
marks made happy illusions to his |
candidacy before the convention.
The committee on credentials and |
representation then announced
themselves ready to report, and
recommended that the following
delegates be allowed seats in the
convention:
DELEGATES.