The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-06-17
THEJUDICIAL CONVENTION.
Folkes, Caldwell, Lurton and Turney Nom
mated on the First Ballot and SnOd-
grass on the Second.

The democratic convention which |
met at Nashville last Wednesday
was in many respects a remarkable
body. Over one thousand dele
gates attended, andgreat interest was
manifested. Every delegation went
there with some favorite to fight
for, yet the work of the convention
was done in a single day and the
nominations give very general salts
faction.
The following members of the
Giles county delegation attended !
the convention: Hon. Jno. G. Les
ter, Judge Thos. NJ. Jones, Col. S.
E. Rose, Messrs. II. NJ. Stanley, |
Hume r. Steele, Jno. G. King, T. |
M. Spoford, J. r. D. Williams,
Flournoy Rivers, S. C. Mitchell,
Clifton Rodes, Rufus P. Yancy, r.
G. Reynolds, James Buford, Fl. M.
Grigsby, M. G. Grigsby, E. E. Ed
mundson, j. r. Crow, ]. L. Pearcy,
Laps. D. McCord, ]. NJ. Locke, H.
Arrowsn1ith, Capt. r. a. Mitchell,
Capt. w. F. Ballentine, DR.. ]. S.
Edmundson, Esq. Asa w. Moore
and Hon. z. w. Ewing. They met
Wednesday morning to organize
and elected Col. Scion E. Rose tenn
porary chairman and Esq. H. M.
Stanley secretary. Laps. D. Nc
Cord was elected permanent chair
man of the delegation, Esq. Stan
ley secretary. Capt. r. A. Mitchell
was nominated by the county dele
CATION for district committeeman on
permanent organization, Hon. 7. B.
Harwell on basis of representation,
Hon. Fleurnoy Rivers on creden-
tials. By unanimous vote Capt.
Mitchell was instructed to present
to the committee on organization
the name of Hon. Il. w. Ewing for
chairman. It was also resolved by
unanimous vote that in the event of
deadlock on other complications,
Hon. Scion E. Rose should present
the name of Hon. Jno. S. Wilkes as
man to fill with honor the exalt-
ed position of supreme judge.
a At 10 o'clock a. m. the delegates
t FROM the counties composing the
f 7th district met in the senate cham
e Der to select the committeeman for
E this district. Mr.. S. A. Carroll, ir.,
D of Lawrence was elected chairman
q and called the body to order. Hon.
S Flournoy Rivers was elected secre-
r tary. The committeeman of the
e district were apportioned as follows:
e r. A. Mitchell of Giles committee
D man on organization; L. E. Polk OF
. Maury on basis of representation
/ H. P. Folkes of Williamson on Gre
e dentials.
D The convention was called to or
+ der at II O'Clock and Mr.. W. L.
r LedgerwOod was elected temporary
e chairman. The committees on ere
4 dentials and basis of representation
$ were appointed and the convention
/ adjourned till 2:3O p. M. Perma-
nent organization was effected very
promptly at the afternoon session
by the election of Hon. u. w. Ewing
; permanent chairman and II. j.
Lynn secretary. Mr.. Ewing took
the chair and proceeded to business
i without the Harangue which it has
been the custom of the chairman to
infict. This unprecedented action
: on the part of the chairman was
hailed with an enthusiastic cheer
that was anything but compliment
tary to the gentlemen who have
hitherto been too profusely verbose
in their thanks for the honor. The
chairman promptly announced that
the body was organized for business
and ordered a ballot. Under ma
jority rule 669 votes were required
to elect. On the first ballot four of
the candidates received more than
that number and were declared duly
nominated. Folkes received the
largest vote, 900, Caldwell, 900,
Turney 800 and Lurton 735. An
other ballot was ordered to nomi-
nate man from East Tennessee.
This resulted in the election of
Snodgrass over IEgersoll, their vote
being 100 and GOA respectively.
East Tennessee delegates showed
very plainly that they were much
opposed to this nomination, not be-
cause of opposition to Snodgrass,
but because they wanted Ingers III
and thought they had right to say
who should be the candidate
for their division. The only !
action of the convention which |
caused any bitterness was the refu-
sal of the middle and western divis-
ions of the state to permit East
Tennessee to nominate the candi-
date of it's choice. Just why In
gersoll was defeated is difficult to
say. He seems quite popular in all
parts of the state. In this section
certainly there was no opposition
to him. Snodgrass though an able
lawyer is not more popular than In
gersoll, and unless something is
done to conciliate the friends of the
latter it is probable that Snodgrass
will need some East Tennessee
votes, while nobody doubts that the
rest of the ticket will be elected by
an overwhelming majority. Three
of the nominees, Folkes, Lurton and
Caldwell are favorites in this sec
tion. They received almost the en-
tire vote of the Giles county delega-
ton. Consequently Giles county
voters are quite complacent. Our
delegation and our people wanted
Cooper and Ingersoil, but there is a
general feeling of satisfaction over
the work of the convention and the
entire ticket will receive the almost
unanimous democratic vote of Giles
county.
Diana.