Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-18
MAKING A GOVERNOR.
The Convention Dragging Along
With Little Change.
The Brides are Taken on but the Dele
gates Stick Pretty Close to
Their First Love.

turneU last ulBut1 among tn6 nutllDtT
M. Savage, chairman of the delega-
ton. In an interview with Mr.. Saw
age this morning few points were
obtained that make one believe that
Jno. p. Buchanan win eventually be
the nominee of the convention. Mr..
Savage seems to think that this is the
most probable solution to the matter.
The Buchanan men are determined
and say they will stick a month or
have their man.
No delegate that has been APP
preached by the LEAF-CHRoNICLE
thinks there is shadow of chance
for either Patterson or Baxter. They
all believe that Baxter will stay in
the race to the bitter end. and that
Patterson will remain simply to de-
feat Baxter. When the delegates
left Nashville last evening there
seemed to be a growing opinion that
the best thing to do would be to give
Buchanan the nomination and go
home. Mr.. Savage thinks Buchan-
an will in all probability be nomina-
ted tomorrow or tomorrow night.
In case this is not done, however,
then Monday may work change In
the convention and perhaps a dark
house could be nominated. The con-
vention is not ready for an outsider
yet.
The quiet, unassuming style
of John M. Taylor has done
his candidacy no good He is not
aggressive enough to make his men
roll up their sleeves and work for
him. There is very little belief at
Nashville that he will poll more
than his instructed vote on any one
ballot. The convention Is deadlocked
and the ultimate outcome is doubt
full, though Buchanan undoubtedly
holds the reins.
Montgomery county for the last
few ballots has been voting for Buch-
an almost solid. Baxter, on the last
ballot, got one and three-quarter
votes from Montgomery, the remain
der all going to Buchanan. This Is
not permanent, however, and should
any unexpected turn be taken, or in
other words should John M. Taylor
develop any strength, the Taylor
vote of the county would go back to
him.
NO CHANGE FROM LAST REPORT.
After the AF-CHRoNICLE went
to press last evening three specials
were received from its special cor
respondent at Nashville giving tthe
ballots of the afternoon session of the
State convention. On the last ballot
at this sitting the brides were taken
off and delegates allowed to vote as
they chose. This made no great
change in the situation. Buchanan
ran down to TIC votes, his loss being
divided between Baxter and Patter-
son.
At the night session nothing new
developed. On the 10th ballot, the
last one for the day, the vote stood
Buchanan 7l94, Baxter 1855 5-6, Pat
terson 374l, Taylor l44 Sc.
The accident to the delegate from
White county brought about sud
den adjournment, and the American
claims that this defeated one great
scheme:
Buchanan leaders were In cOnsulta-
ton and decided to throw 100 of
their votes to Baxter, or such num-
Der as would put the latter well in
front OF Patterson, so as to induce
the latter's forces to stampede In the
Buchanan direction In order to de-
feat Baxter. The gentlemen in
charge of this scheme were ready to |
deliver the goods TO the Bakeries on
the ballot which was not taken be- |
cause of the casualty TO the White |
county delegate. A number OF votes |
given to that end went to Baxter on !
the last ballot and the fictitious
strength gave him 1856 votes.
Continuing on the situation, the |
American says:
In the meanwhile all talk Of pos.
sible dark horse solution is hooted at.
The delegates evidently are deter
mined to take one Of the four candi-
dates now under consideration,
though which one they have de-
clined to say. There is no evidence
of daylight through the clouds Of
ballots, and il is impossible to give
any sort of prediction, either as to
who will be the nominee or when
will be made. II may
cone this morning or this afternoon,
though il 1t does it will be surprise
to us, or tonight, as is more likely
but if no nomination Is made before
nights session there will
be only fulfillment of the present
outlook.
Special to the Leaf Chroniclel
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 49,
The twenty-second ballot was taken
at II o'clock as follows: Buchanan
ISL. Baxter ago. Patterson $40. Tav.