Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-21
AFTERNOON SESSION.

]. A. Morrison. alfI .-t..,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Committee on permanent Or
ganization made the following report:
We, the Committee on Permanent Organ
iLation, recommend Hon. John r. House
for permanent Chairman, Mr.. H. j. Lynn
for Secretary and Mr.. A. &. Upfhaw for
Reading Secretary, and George Griffin for
Sergeant ut arms.
.t A committee was sent out to look
for Col. House, and returned report
ing that he. was too i'll to serve as
permanent Chairman, whereupon
Hon. ]. ID. G. Atkins was elected to
that position. On taking the chair
Mr.. Atkins made very forcible and
sensible speech. H.....#
The following were elected dele
gates for the State at large: Albert
T. McNeal, of Hardeman, John F.
House of Montgomery, Thomas L.
Williams of Knox and S. A. Cham
pion Of Davidson. ~. .'
NIL Crow moved that ]. r. Goodwin,
Scion K Rose, ]. w. Wallace and Thomas
Neal be elected aIternates by reclamation
This motion was carried unanimously.
alternate as follows: House, Rose, Cham
piOn, Goodwin, McNeaI. Neil, Williams,
Mai. T. NJ. Mcconnell moved that the
Chairman and Secretary be elected EOnora-
ny members of the delegation to Chicago.
This motion was unanimously adopted.
DISTRICT DELEGATES.
Mr.. w. ]. 'Whitthorne moved that the
claQ a In "A a tn "a n
gressional districts, so that the delegation
to Chicagoy from these districts should be
roll called, and the following named gen.
tlemen selected: ..-.r. ... ~
First Dlstrict-W. S. Dickson and John
Slack; alternates, T. G. Cain and ]. K.
Second District-T. w. Henderson and DIR.
]. Q. Cawood +; alternates, T. Z. Gates and E.
Third District. H. Savage and James
johnson alternates, Byron Pope and r. r.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures r. Il. McLane
of Wilson County, ID. w. Dinges of DeKalb
s@it6 to afsn' and ". W. A FnTg@son Of
Fifth District-Thomas r. Myers and ],
G. New; alternates, William Bonner and
Sixth Dlstrict--W. y. QuaiIes and George
s. Kinney; alternates, Charles H. Eastman
Seventh District-Lucius F. Polk and
Eighth District-H. w. McCory and H. c.
Towns; alternates, j. A. Cunningham and
Ninth District-F. P. Bond and T. Z.
Richardson; aiternates, W. ID. Cardwell
and M. A. Lowe. s... -f .fs. ..ft..
Tenth District-Luke 2. Wright and t. X. |
Reddick; alternates, ]. Harvey Matthews
aud William SANFORD. Pr .fr
The convention then adjourned until S:S6
p; IN. .......-...
GrrIIr
Quite number of names were put |
in nomination for delegates from the
State at large, but finally all were
withdrawn and j. ID. C. Atkins and, |
Robert Taylor were elected by accla-
nation. l @ '.-El.'t.
J. w. Judd of Robertson county |
was made elector for the Sixth Con-
gressional district.
The committee ON resolutions sub
mitted the following majority and |
minority reports: #.r G..r.
l-.. THE MAJORITY REPORT.
The Democracy of the State OF Tennessee,
in convention assembled, do declare; that, |
!. whereas, The administration of Gov. |
VIM. b. Bate has been pure, faithful and |
f.. 2. That we regard the settlement OF the |
debt of the State OF Tennessee, made by the |
last Legislature, as final, and pledge our |
selves TO tire faithful maintenance of the |
same. -. d..
g. That we favor such legislation rs will |
compel railroad property to bear q just por- /
ton of necessary taxation. ....- .... |
A. That we favor the regulation OF rail- |
roads in this state by n commission for that |
al hair
rights and the people from eXtortiOn and |
from unjust and Unfair determinations.
5. That we favor the promotion and en- /
couragement of popular education.
9. That we declare that no more taxes |
should be levied by the state government |
than is absolutely necessary to defray the /
current expenses of the same, administered |
with the most rigid economy, to meet the |
accruing interest upon the funded debt and |
liquidate the same In accordance with the |
contract. But II in the practical operation |
of our revenue system more money has
been or should accumulate in the treasury |
than is needed for these purposes, we favor
the appropriation of the same by the proper |
fiscal officers of the state under sale and
proper legislative restrictions to the extlnc-
ton of the states Indebtedness.
J. Justice and sound policy forbid the
federal government to foster one branch OF
industry to the detriment of another, or to
cherish the interest of one portion TO the it,
jury OF another portion of our common
ent tariff as a masterpiece of injustice, inc
quality and false pretense. 1t prohibits i'm
ports that might purchase the products OF
American labor. 1t has degraded American
commerce from the first TO an inferior rank
ON the high seas. 1t has cut down the
scales OF American manufacturers at home
and abroad, and depleted the returns OF
American agriculture and industry followed
by over half OF the American people. 1t
costs the people five times more than It pro-
duces to the treasury, Obstructs the processes
of production and wastes the fruits Of labor. /
1t promotes frauds, fosters smuggling, en-
riches dishonest officials and bankrupts
honest merchants. It accommodates a cor
ruptiOn fund in the vaults OF the govern
ment 20 poison official action and debauch
the public conscience. We favor q reduc- /
ton of the tariffand demand that no more 1
revenue be raised than is required to defray
the legitimate expenses of the govern ment
administered, aud revenue
raised for any other purpose whether by
taxation or otherwise is un-
Authorized by the constitution. |
We denounce the republican party be-
cause the logic of its long lease of power
coupled with the duplicity of the sham pre-
adopted In this state, and also mt Chicago, 4
show that il is the settled p1rpose OF the real
leaders OF that party to subvert the local
and erect on its ruin and /
The poverty OF the masses a consolidated
1espotism. (SignedD II
kirkpatrick, Chairman; w K Moore,
4 Taylor, w Hale, b b Watkins, H
staples, w Tyler, III Crunk, j NJ Head, !
VIM Morris, B NJ Webb, Matt Martin, w |!
Houston, ] NJ King, Frank Wilson, j n L,
Kopng, Thos N Jones, II A. Park, Leyt Nc
s III Caldwell, A Manson. II
i eoncur In all the report OF the majority
kept as think II could be amended by 1
report. WV. WHITsoN.