The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-05-17
He Was Nominated.

He Was Nominated.
The convention that adjourned
last Tuesday at Nashville will
doubtless stand until the history of
the party is all written as the most
memorable in all its annals. It
was the biggest crowd, the most
boisterous, the bitterest ever assem-
bled. They fought like tigers
each disputed every inch. The OPP
position went into the fight with
ssanything to beat Taylor" for
their watch-word, and they resort
ed to every conceivable device and
died struggling in the last ditch.
The Taylor men went in without
organization, relying upon his actu-
al strength as calculated from
study of the instructions given the
counties, and he was easily entitled
to the nomination if the instruc-
lions had been obeyed. The oppo-
sition was manufactured after the
delegates arrived IN Nashville and
i Gov. Taolor was cheated out OF al
most all his second choice vote. 1t
was bitterly complained that the
TAYLOR men held his strength by
enforcing the gag, and so fierce was
the fight to .'stake the bride off,
that lit had to be done, and 10!
ITaylor's vote increased! 1t was q
sumner to the opposition-the gag
off and Taylor's vote bigger than
ever. The fact is, the opposition
was held together by the gag and
J the Taylor men never sought to re-
, move it.
The Taylor forces went in with
out leader and without organiza
ton, but on the third day, seeing
t the necessity of leadership and uni
. ted effort, an organization was ct
e fected, the leaders chosen, the dele
cations disciplined, and the line
gotten into solid array, and ate
: that they moved like veterans.
5. Friday night the opposition gath
q cred their forces in hand for
- charge and then ensued the mos
terrific scene imaginable. Delega
!, ton after delegation changed t
!. Trousdale and every man was 0
=, = his feet and yelling like a mania
;. Except the Taylor men). Whe
. it was over and the result announc
ed, astonishing to relate, Taylor ha
Or actually gained votes. Such thin
j. was never before known. Again o
s. Monday night stampede was o
e. dered by the opposition, and tn
time the name of Benton McMi
lion was screamed all over the al
J. dience. Again there was a seer
ty of wild confusion as the serle
or ranks Of the opposition broke int
1g frenzied.platoons and swung into tt
new line of battle. And when
was over and the vote counted, Ia
= lor had gained!
e at killed them. The next morr
VI ing they sought q conference al
W proposed terms of capituatlon. N
~ Yertrees, their leader, proposed tn
at Taylor be withdraw and any demt
tie crat in Tennessee named who stot
tie upon the platform. 1t was
M. course instantly rejected. Tn
err. proposed then to permit his mol
nation by RETAINING from votin
They were told to do as tn
Or pleased. The last ballet then b
ms gan in an uproar.
,he Then Waterloo "broke loose
ng Georgia"
N Delegations fell into the Tayl
column in rapid succession pc
nell land the opposition went
the pieces. Gov. Taylor received 10
ish votes and the balance scattered
ost were silent. Then it was ma
her unanimous, the governor was &c
IN. for and "a camp-meeting follow
en-. Everybody went away for Tayl
= When it became evident the Sc
we ond day that Taylor had a major
q a and that he was able to hold it a
py that the opposition grew more q
rRs more obstinate and bitter, te
eat grams began to pour in from
low over the state, increasing daily,
rry til it seemed that the whole PEG
were aroused and indignant. N
90, who were not for Taylor now
20 manded his nomination.
80. There is much that might be
- verely criticized in the man&gem
~ of the convention and the part
,,n rulings of the chair, bat it is b
,ib unsaid. Good feeling now prev'
-, = : aud must be maintained. We G.
fdently predict q. majority
Cleveland and Taylor OF fully
ook 600.
III Gov. Taylor was nominated
. N the 10th ballot about IL o'clock
lis the sixth day. He began with
life and fraction and never got
ON than that except upon the 9th ba
INV when it was less. After that
rite got majority of all the votes
every ballot and gradually climl
to S14, when the opposition yield
,ro- We never saw as bitter convent
at and we never saw bitterness dis
,e a pate as easily and pleasantly. !
,ose opposition yielded like gallant d,
@ ocrats and all of them will doubt
to vote the straight ticket.