Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-06-12
THE JUDICIAL CONVENTION
Five Democrats Nominated for
Judges of the Supreme
Court.
Montgomery's Candidate Gets In
on the First Ballot.

The State Democratic Convention to
Judges Of the Supreme Court
in Nashville Wednesday. |
Hon. w. L. Ledgerwood, of Knox, was
made temporary chairman, and q. W.
Ewing, Of Giles, permanent chairman.
The morning and the greater portion OF
the afternoon session were spent in or
ganization.
The following candidates were put in
nomination: Ingersoll, Washburne,
Snodgrass, Cook, kirkpatrick, Sewer,
Mayfeld, of East Tennessee; Cooper,
Frizzell, Turney, Lurton, Bright, Gar
denhire, of Middle Tennessee; Folkes,
Caldwell, Lea, Freeman, Of West Ten
nessee.
Judge Lurton was put in nomination
by Hon. John T. House.
The first ballot resulted in the selec-
ton of Turney; Lurton, Caldwell and
Folkes. Two from Middle and two
from West Tennessee.
This left one to be nominated from
East Tennessee, and Snodgrass was
finally chosen for the position, Ingersoll
being close second.
There was some dissatisfaction on the
part of Ingersoll's friends, who threat
ened to withdraw from the convention,
but they were finally pacified and the
nomination made unanimous.
Montgomery county voted as follows
on the first ballot Ingersoll, 4; Snod-
grass, IL; Kirkpatrick, 8; Sewer, /;
Mayfeld, 6; Folkes, Is; Caldwell, Is;
Lea, -; Freeman, s; Cooper, z; Fritz
zell, 2; Turney, 10; Lurton, %; Bright,
2; Gardenhire, 4.
The Nashville Union gives the follow
ing biographical sketches of
THE NOMINEES.
Judge w. G. Caldwell was born in
Obicn county in 1S49. His early life
was uneventful and contains nothing OF
special interest. 1t was at the law col
lege at Lebenon, where so many of the
distinguished lawyers of this State have
graduated, that Judge Caldwell reciev-
ed his education. He graduated from
there in 1872, and, after practicing in
his native county for a short time, re-
moved to Trenton, Tenn, where he
has since remained. He was appointed
Judge of the referee court three years
ago, since which time he has come into
prominence. In October 1879 he was
married to daughter OF Judge Green,
one of the professors Of the Lebanon
Law school, and has three children.
Judge w. G. Fowllzes is native o.
Lynchburg, Cambell county, Va, where
he was born June s, 1874. When the
late war between the States broke out
he was in attendance at school at Lex
ington, which he quilted to join the
Eleventh Virginia infantry in Long
streets brigade. He was afterwards
transferred to Beauregard's battery O
artillery, and on the last of the Seven
Days Fight at Malvern Hill lost foot
At the close Of the war he resumed hi
interrupted law studies at the Univer
sity Of Virginia, from which he gradu
ated in 1866, and in November of tina
year came to this State and settled a
Memphis, where he has since remained
r In 1870 he married daughter OF Judg
! Archibald Wright, one Of the oil
judges OF the supreme court, witt
e whom he formed partnership. Thi
is the first Office that Judge Fowlke
: has ever held, excepting when he So
e temporarily on the bench.
!. Hon. D. L. Snodgrass was born i
n White county. He is 81 years OF ag'
: He graduated from the Knoxville I'm
IS versity, and was admitted to the bar j
j. 1870, and began the practice Of law i
:. White county. Four years ago he r,
Il moved to Chattanooga and opened
e law Office with Mr.. G. d. Clarl
He was appointed as one of tt
s judges OF the referee court. II
l. represented White and Putnam coui
e ties in the legislature in 1879, durir
r which time he served with honor on Il
r. judiciary committee. He married
t, 1872 and has four children.
III Hon. Peter Turney was born in Wi
lie chester, Franklin county, Tenn,
to 1897. He came of race Of statesmt
and law-givers, for his father MAJ
h. years prior to the late war sat in t
d. United State senate from this State. .
I'd the breaking out of the fractricid
ne struggle Judge Turney raised a re,
IT, ment of Tennesseans, and was amoI
lie the first to throw himself in the viii
ng pool of blood and bravery which aim,
al rent the Nation asunder. ]
re wears on his face the marks of honoi
In bic scars received in the discharge
his his devotional dutv 10 the SOnth. Az