Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-08-16
FLoTERIAL CONVENTION.

In this city Wednesday.
The attendance was very small,
only one delegate from Cheatham
county and three from Houston
being present. Montgomery coun-
ty was mostly represented by dele
gates from No. IL. Nos. 1, 6 and z,
and probably some other districts,
had delegates in attendance.
G. M. Bell, Esq, called the con-
vention TO order, saying the duty
devolved on him as secretary Of the
Montgomery County Executive
Committee, in the absence OF Mr..
Savage, the chairman. He an
nounced the first thing in order the
election of "A temporary chairman.
Mr.. Munford moved that Mr.. Bell
occupy the chair until a permanent
chairman should be elected. Car
ried.
The Chair requested the repre-
sentatives OF the press to act as Sec
retaries.
Messrs. A. III. Munford OF Mont
gomery, J. III. Balthrop, OF Cheat
ham and j. N. Mcdonald of Hous-
ton, were appointed committee
on credentials and basis of repre-
sentation. $50
The committee recommended that
the same representation be allowed
the counties composing the Pictorial
District in this convention as was
allowed them in the recent State
convention at Nashville, viz:
Chatham 8 votes, Montgomery %
and Houston 5. The committee
also recommended the adoption Of
the two-thirds rule The report was
adopted. .....
8. A. Caldwell, Esq, OF Mont
gomery county, nominated H. III.
Buquo, Esq, of Houston county,
for permanent chairman and Mr.. ].
III. Balthrop, Of Cheatham county,
seconded the nomination. Mr.. Bu-
quo was unanimously elected.
On taking the chair he said that
although the convention was
small assembly, he felt compliment
ed i'm being called to preside over it.
Every Democratic meeting held
this year was au important body.
The Democratic ticket was to be
elected this year from top to bot
tom, and every convention the par
ty held was part and parcel of the
entire work.
The chair appointed Messrs. Bell,
Mcdonald and Balthrop a commit
tee on resolutions.
Nominations of candidates for
Representative were now annOunc-
ed in order.
Mr.. Buquo called Mr.. DeGraffen-
reid TO the chair and took the floor
to place in nomination Mr.. l.. l..
Shelton, OF Houston county. He
said: 81 wish TO place in nomina-
ton man whom l have known
long and with whom | am well ac-
quainted. There has been a tacit
agreement between the three cOun-
ties represented In this convention
that the candidate nominated shall
come from Houston county. With
this understanding a primary cleo
ton was held in Houston county
to select a candidate and the man
whom / will nominate received
nearly all the votes cast, though he
had several competitors who were
gentlemen of eminent responsibility.
This will of the people expressed at
the ballot box was ratified by the
county Democratic convention,
which recently met at Erin. Gen
tlemen OF the convention, have
known this man to be a Democrat |
good and true with answering de-
votion to the party for II years. He
has made an efficient officer and is a |
citizen of sterling character. He is
not a man accustomed TO public |
speaking but belongs to the good,
substantial farming class and will
make conservative and trustwOr-
thy representative" Mr.. BuquO |
then mentioned the name Of his |
candidate.
A. V. GOodpasture, Esq, moved |
to nominate Mr.. SHELTON by accla- |
nation.
A. II. MunfOrd, Esq, said before
that motion was put he wished 10 |
endorse all that Mr.. Buquo had |
said of Mr.. Shelton, and added |
some very complimentary remarks
concerning that gentleman.
MIR. Goodpaslure's motion was
then put and carried.
Mr.. Shelton then came forward in
response to calls and in very man.
ly and unassuming manner express
ed his thanks for the honor conferr-
ed upon him. He Is under the i'm
preston that the 4th day of Novem-
Der i'll hr field day inr cA-ohrrilT..
He belongs To that cl,I~- and the
Democratic voters " i'll see Ia il that
he comes in for mis- share of the hon
ors.
Hon. Thos. l.. DOdd, of Davidson
county, who is n candidate for Con-
gress, was present and was called
on for Il speech. Mr.. Odd il a flu
ent speaker, with good voice, and
entertained tho convention for more
than thirty minutes. He overhaul
ed the records Ui the gcntlcnIen who
are opposed 10 him in the congress
sional race AMI spent some time in
discussing National politics.
The committee on resolutions then
made the following report
Resolved, That we most heartily
endorse the platforms adopted by {
the State and National conventions
and enthusiastically pledge our
selves tn support the nominees Of
said conventions.
Resolved, I'd, That we favor a
judiciOus reduction of the tax upon
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