Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-17
CONVENTION ECHOES.
It Looks Very Much Like a
Deadlock at Present.
The Buchanan Men Say They win Stay
Until The Cumberland Freezes
or Have Their Man.

In pursuance with its noon adj
journment the State Committee re-
assembled at O'Clock last evening
and proceeded to ballot for Cover
nor. The 9th ballot was called
which resulted at follows: Buchan
an 7S5, Baxter 3l4, Taylor 1853, Pat
tersOn 1854.
The sixth ballot was proceeded
with, Patterson at the outset gaining
two votes from Baxter for Cumber'
land.
When Henry county was called
sensation was created by the chair
man of its delegation, Gen. j. ID. G
Atkins, vino arose and stated thai
the twenty-one votes which had or
former ballots been given for Taylor
would be cast for Baxter.
Henry county instructed her dele
cation for Taylor and this move or
the part OF the chairman of the dele
cation brought up cry to take thu
brides OFF, and let the delegations
from each county vote as they
pleased.
Lanier, of Humphreys county
moved the adoption of the following
resolutions:
Resolved, that hereafter in ballot
ing for a nomination the delegates tt
this convention will vote as they sex
proper, regardless of instructions.
Mcdowell, of Davidson, moved t.
table. #s&
The final vote on the matter stood
1856 ayes to 869 noes. The conven
ton then adjourned until s O'Clock
last evening.
THE EVENING SESSION.
Chairman Richardson took up hii
gavel and called the convention Il
order promptly at s O'Clock. The
seventh ballot was taken.
There was no especial interes
manifested in the ballot and the re
suit was announced: Buchanan
1881, Baxter 1864, Patterson 1929 and
Taylor 1884.
After the above ballot was taken
the following resolution was pre-
sented.
Whereas, this convention has now
been in session two days, and the
delegates have done all In theil
power to represent faithfully the
wishes of their respective constitu.
ents and,
Whereas, it is the sense of this con
ventiOn, that protracttd differences
upon the personal questions are cal
culated tG engender bad feeling and
rebound to the party's injury and,
Whereas, it is apparent that some
of the instructed del gates as well as
the uninstructed are growing restless,
and are disposed to complete the
work of the convention and,
Whereas, we b,lieve, that the
nomination OF any sound and able
Democrat, standing squarely on the
platform adopted will be acceptable
to the people and believing the peo-
pie are more concerned in principles
than men therefore be it
Resolved, that after tho next ballot
is taken, it is the sense Of this con-
vention that all the delegates should,
without reference to instructions,
adopt that course calculated to finish
the work of this convention and in
sure harmony, and to that end that
they be justified in voting without
regard to instructions.
The chair ruled that each delegate
had the power to cast his vote as he
pleased. He said he did not mean
to convey the idea that by his ruling
a man was released from his obliga.
cations to his constituency. He
simply held that delegate had the
right under the circumstances to
vote as he pleased.
There was no material change in
the Eighth ballot.
The ninth ballot was announced
as follows: Buchanan 729. Baxter
3O7 II, Taylor 1893 l.3, Patterson
1861.
On this ballot it will be seen that
Buchanan only lacked four votes Of
a majority of the votes cast.
At 10 o'clock the convention adj
journed until 8 o'clock to-day.