Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-07-19
CONVENTION NOTES.

Three cheers for the winner, Creed
f. Bates.
Traynor of Bradley, lifts things
when he takes notion.
Each side seems determined, and
the fight grows interesting.
Harry Robson of McMinn coun-
ty, makes fine presiding officer.
John Moon of Hamilton is the hap
piest man in the convention.
The convention room is rather
small, but it answers very well.
The delegates enjoy the cool breezes
around the Warren House corner.
Z The Meigs county delegation oc-
casionally indulge in "hair-pulling."
Bates has a decided majority
of the convention, and is likely to
hold it.
Prayer meeting at all the churches
last night. Not a single delegate
present.
Laps Walker hit Pat Fleming a
right hard blow when he got off that
Irish yarn.
Mr.. Bates has made quite a fav-
Orable impression upOn the McMinn.
vile people.
The Democracy of the Third Dis.
trict is made of good stuff. 1t has
the right ring.
And still the delegates continue tC
arrive. Quite number rolled in on
last nights train.
r. f. Craig is somewhat of hus
tier, and can be seen on the outside
working for Bates.
All of the young ladies at the War
ren House are electiOneering enthusi
astically for Mr.. Bates.
A number ofyoung ladies gathered
at the Warren House last night cheer
ed Justify for Mr.. Bates.
Newspaper men can be heard from
the house-top. Newspaper men arr
rapidly coming to the front.
McMinnville is the coolest tow
in the state, is the universal verdic
of the delegates in attendance.
Gen. Atkins speech was simple
concise, and the ablest exposition O
the tariff we have listened to.
Howell Barker, the unterrife,
delegate fromlHamilton, raised a vel
every time he arose to his feet.
Mr.. R. F. Brown, of Rhea Springs
was the first delegate to arrive, reach
ing here at $40 Monday morning.
The red bandanna towers aloft an,
looks proudly down on the faithful
adherents of Jeffersonian Democracy
The last II votes of last night.
session, were monotonous Nothin,
but fractional changes being record
ed.
Mr.. W. r. Halsey, of the Sout
Pittsburg Standard, has our thank
for some valuable assistance on tn
issue.
The delegates were all tired AM
sleepy last night, and the town &C
quiet much earlier than the nigh
= before.
!, Mr.. Bates has some able and skill
a full lieutenants, who are working fC
him with commendable zeal an
: energy.
= The delegates are unanimous
: their praises of McMinnville. OF
little park is an object of gener'
admiration.
r Mr.. John G. Mcclure rendere
It the STANDARD some much apprec
|. ated assistance in reportorial work
IS the convention.
I The convention got rather boi
e ferrous On several occasions, but Il
$ ring of the chairman's gavel alway
&c promptly restored order.
" The gentleman from McMinn wi
r. delivered a Fac-Simile" speech
one of Jesse Gaut's production
~ brought down the house.
re Over three hundred delegates al
d and visitors came in on Tuesdf
g nights train, and more than tV
le hundred of them were for Bates.
1t is generally conceded to be Il
; largest convention ever held in Il
u Third District, over four hundrt
- =, delegates being in attendance.
il Mr.. John McMillin, of the -Four
O, District, brother of Congressman NJ
1e Millin, is here attending the cOnve