The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-08-27

The convention which met IN the
Court House on Saturday last to
nominate a democratic candidate
for Representative from this county
and to appoint delegates to the
Congressional, Senatorial, and Flo
terial Conventions, was the largest
and most intelli gent body Of men ever
sembled in this county, on like
occasion. The utmost good feeling
prevailed throughout its delibera>
tons, and so far as we know. the
great body of the party is perfectly
satisfied with the result. Every
delegate did not get his choice, but
the democrats of this county, looking
to the good of the party, have learn
ed to gracefully submit to the will
of the majority. This Is as 1t should
be. The greatest interest was CEN
tered in the nomination of candi-
date for Representative, as Messrs.
Miller and Thompson hadboth made
pretty thorough canvasses of the
county before the convention met,
and each had many warm trienCs
who were enthusiastic for them.
Considerable activity was evince /
upon the part Of the friends of
each of these gentlemen, and hot
contest was expected The fact ths-
so much interest was felt in that
contest, ana the further fact that
when Mr.. Miller was nominated,
ESQ, Thompson and his friends,
yielded cheerfuily to the will Of the
convention, shows that the demo
crazy of the Banner Democratic
County in Tennessee have a higher
regard for the success of the party,
and for democr attic principles, than
for the person al aspirations Of any
gentleman, no matter how worthy
he may be. The action of Esq.
Thompson in promptly coming for
ward, and pIedging Mr.. Miller, and
the democratic ticket, his hearty
support 50 soon as the nomination
of Mr.. Miller was announced by the
Chair, won for him the confidence
and esteem Of every democrat pre-
sent. He showed himself to be q
tue democrat, and we predict that
the democracy Of Hardeman will, at
no distant day, demand his services,
A man who can accent defeat so
cheerfully and so uncomplainingly,
shows that there is something great
er IN him than a mere desire for
public place. We understand that
some little dissatisfaction was ex-
pressed at the action Of the cOnven-
ton in adopting the resolution for
the delegates from the several dis
tricts to indicate their preference for
Senator when they retired to select
delegates to the Senatorial cOnven-
ton, No objection was, or could
be raised to the manner in which
it was proposed to indicate that pre-
ference, becasue nothing could be fair
er than for each district to say who
it favored for that place. This ac-
ton was proposed in view Of the fact
that McNairy county conceded the
candidate to Hardeman, and there
was a very general desire upon the
part of the democrats OF McNalry
that the democrats of Hardeman
should indicate their choice for the
Senate, just as was done by the demo-
Gratis of McNairy two years ago.
This fact was well-known to both of
the avowed candidates for the
Senate, and it was also known some
days before the convention met that
it would be called on to express its
preference for Senator: How, UNI
der such circumstances, any one can
say that an injustice was done any
candidate for the Senate from this
county by asking the largest conven-
ton Of democrats which ever met IN
this county to say who was their
choice for Senator, we are unable to
understand. Certainly no better
opportunity would ever be offered
to test the sense of the democrats Of
this county upon that question.
Indeed, 1t was the only opportunity
the democrats of this county would
lave to pass upon the question.
McNairy had no candidate for the
Senate, and will have none, and
McNairy county wanted to know
who Hardeman was for. Both DIR.
VIM. Thompson, and the Editor Of
the Bulletin, claimed to friends in
NIcNairy that Hardeman was for
them. How was McNairy to know
who was the choice of this county,
if our county convention did not
pass upon the question? And if the
question was to come before our
county convention, what fairer plan
could be adopted than that of per-
hitting each district to indicate its
choice to the convention? The fact
is that the action of the convention
was perfectly fair, and any man of
| good sense and who is not blinded