The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-30
CONVICTION, TENN.
THE WORK OF THE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.
warm Contest Between the Dele.
gates for James Phelan for Cen
gress and Those for James
M. Harris.
lsPHoIAL 10 TEE ApPEAL.l

CovINGToN, TENN, July 29.-The
Democratic convention that met here
today nominated DR.. A. l.. Elcap, of
Tabernacle, for the HOUSE OF Rsa6,
sentAtives. He Is . we'll known ply
sician, and one Of the brainiest aud
most popular men in the county. His
nomiD alton is the best that could have
been made and will add strength to
the ticket. Several other names were
before the convention, viz, Joseph
Townsend, of Covington. formerly of
Rowe, Townsend & Creig ghtoD, OF your
city; Virginius Kimbrough, of Atoka;
j. II. Shinault, Of Ebeneezsr; James
Dunlap, of Wright's Store, and James
H. Bringle, of Center. 0n the first
ballot Mr.. Kimbrough led by very
handsome vote. The race soon mar
rowed down to Elcan aud Kimbrough,
the others being withdrawn in the in.
terests of harmony. A deadlock being
apparently threatened, Mr. Kimbrough
withdrew his name and made ahesrty
speech, pledging his support to the
nominee.
Delegates we're then appointed TO
the various conventions. The fight
between the Phelan and Harris men
came on in the selection OF delegates
t. the Congressional Convention. Mr..
N. W. Baptist, an avo we'd Harris man,
moved that COMMITTEES OF three be
appointed by the chair TO select the
same, whereupon DIR. M. Bell, Phe-
Ian man, moved in lieu that each dis
trict select q member from their num-
ber to appoint or select the delegates,
which, after a heated discussion, was
carried, and a delegation OF 126 Sc
leCte |, OF whom more than 100 are
outspoken Phelan men. After which
DR.. Bell moved that the delegation be
Instructed to cast the vote of Tipton
for James Phelan, which motion wss
laid on the table after lengthy dis
cussion by MCss's. Baptist and SAM
t rd, opposing instI and Messrs,
J. NJ. "oung and G, w. Su itheal fav-
oringit Q same. The Harris men &C
knowl Iged in their speeches that
there vas q very great and rig-
orous pposition to Mr.. Harris in this
county and that bis friends were
"largeE. in the minority" and oa this
account Ool. VIM. Sanford plead with
the convention to protect this minori-
ty from the grasp Of the majority,
which was able to take care OF them
selves. But withlall the able and in.
genious efforts Of the Harris men TO
prevent Instructions, the measure
would have been carried with ease,
but for the expectation of many OF the |
mem bers OF the convention that there |
would be other candidates before the |
convention, and in all probability one
from our own county.
After the adjournment Mr.. Phelsn
was serenaded by the Oovington
string band, and from the gallery Of |
OF the Clerk and Masters office he
acknowledged the compliment in a
short and graceful speech, in which he
addressed himself more especially to
the young Democracy OF the county,
with which he claimed to be fully aud
identified. His speech
was we'll received and vociferously ap-
plauded by the large and enthus astic
crowd which the music and speech
+ ad burriedly called together. II Mr..
Phelan does as we'll elsewhere as in
Upton, there will be no trouble to SO.
cure his nomination. The lowest esti-
mate made by his friends of his
strength in this "uninstructed" dele
2 ton is 10l out Of the 128, while
others claim even more than this. The
people Of Upton were not fully settled
On Mr.. Phelan until yesterday, when
a great many came out pronouOcedly
Ior him, and manifested an enthusi.
lsm very gratifying to his friends.
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