Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-08-14
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Nomlnses-Th Resolutions, and the
List OF Delegates.


we'll filled with delegates, every district
in the county being represented except
the 14th.
The object of the convention was TO
nominate two candidates to represent
this county in The Lower House Of the
General Assembly, and to appoint dele
gates to the Gubernatorial, Compression
al Senatorial and Pictorial conventions.
Micheal Savage, Esq, chairman Of
the County Committee, called the con-
vention to order and made stirring
speech referring to the party's success
in electing president and its recent
triumph in the election of Supreme
Judges in this State.
On motion OF Judge Tyler Mr. Savage
was made permanent Chairman OF the
convention.
Very little business was transacted in
the forenoon. The committee on the
basis Of representation reported
the Cleveland vote OF 1884 as the basis
Of the representation, and allowing each
district one vote for every so votes and
fractions over % than polled. This
gave each district votes as follows: First
8 votes, Second 2, Third 2; Fourth q;
Fifth 3; Sixth q; Seventh 2; Eighth Q;
Ninth 2; Tenth l; Eleventh 2; Twelfth
IL; Thirteen /; Fourteen /; Fifteen i;
Sixteenth 8; Seventeenth 8; Eighteenth
2, Nineteenth 2; Twentieth 2; Twenty
First l. Total 81 votes.
A Squabble arose as to whether or
not proxies be allowed and was finally
decided in the negative.
Polk Prince, Jno. ]. West, DIR. Ghol-
son, Jno. Mlrable and G. M. Bell were
appointed committee on the selection
OF delegates and on resolutions.
Mr.. Daniel moved thlt a list OF names
be sent to this committee by each dele
CATION. Carried.
Hon. Joseph E. Washington was call
for and made speech.
AT the opening of the afternoon sess-
ion the committee on delegates and res
olut:ols made their report. In addi-
ton 10 list of delegates the entire
committee reported resolutions COM
mending our representatives in the last
Legislature; favoring the submission Of
the question of prohibition. Messrs.
Williams, West and Marable reported
the following resolution of DR.. North
ington:
Resolved that the Democratic party
of Montgomery county in convention
assembled, that the Hon. Jos. E. Wash
ington, of the county OF Robertson, is
our choice for representative in Con-
gress, and we hereby instruct our dele
gates to the Congressional convention to
vote for him SO long as his name shall
be before the convention.
Messrs. Bell and Prince introduced
minority reports, the first opposing in.
structions and the other as follows:
Resolaed, that we are in favor of Q
commission which shall protect rail.
roads in their rights aud the people
from extortion and unjust discrimina-
tiol.
Mr.. D. n ell objected to the list of de e
gates reported because the delegates
were not chosen in accordance with hi
resolution requiring that names be sen
them from the district delegations.
Mr.. West, chairman OF the committee
said, the committee understood thai
these names were only suggested and
not that ii was imperative on the com
mittee to appoint them.
Mr.. Daniel moved that the committe,
be sent back to choose list OF delegate
in accordance with his revolution.
The Chair ruled the motion out O
order as the committee had reported
and been discharged.
Mr.. Daniel appealed from the decis
ion of the chair and was sustained b,
the convention. The committee retire,
to make a second report.
Judge Tyler offered the followin
resolutions in lieu OF those recommend
by the committee.
We, the Democrats of Montgomer
county in convention assembled, declar
That we endorse the course of on
representatives A. II. Munford and
P Wsrfeld, and OF our State Senator
Alexder Bagwell, in the last Legislator
and we commend them as good an
faithful public servants, true to all tn
pledges made by them during tlei
canvass for office, and faithful always [
the party to which they belonged an
the people whom they served,
All taxation, State, county and nj
tional, should be limited to the want
of an economically administered go,
eminent. A heavier burden than tn
no government has the right to place O
the shoulders OF its citizens. We Their,
fore condemn the present high pre-
tective tariff levied by the national go,
eminent as unjust, exorbitant an
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