Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-01
G. H. SLAUGHTER
Nominated for the State Sen
ate on Third Ballot.
A Stormy Convention With an AMIGA
BILE Ending.


Democratic County Executive Com
mittee, called to order. the convention
assembled to nominate a State Sena.
tor from this and Stewart counties to
fill out the uneXpired term of Sena-
tor GOodpasture. On motion G. p.
Warfield was elected chairman and
G. b. Lyle secretary, with DIR. II. H.
Marable assistant.
A committee on basis of represen-
tatiOn and credentials was appointed
as follows: r. III. Burney, DIR. N.
l.. Northington, N. l.. Whitfield,
and James Williams, who reported
as basis of representation one vote
for every Cleveland vote and frac
tionaI part thereof, which gives
Montgomer y county 50 votes. The
report was received.
A motion was made to proceed to
the nomination of candidates, which
brought out some discussion, this be
ing only county convention with
out the power to nominate,
and on motion the convention adj
journed to meet with the Stewart
county delegates in Senatorial con-
ventiOn. Stewart was represented
by Jas. w. Rice and r.. E. Thomas,
who were instructed to cast the vote
of the county.
The Senatorial convention was
called to order by r.. II. Burney, and
on motion Jas. w. Rice, of Dover
was elected chairman and G. b. Lyle,
M. V. Ingram and ]. Il. Wilson, Jr.,
were appointed secretaries.
On motion Montgomery county
was allowed % votes and Stewart 10.
DIR. Northington moved that the
convention proceed to a nomination
This was carried, when the same
gentleman took the floor and nOmi-
mated G. II. Slaughter. j. N. Black
ford, b. j. Corhan and G. III. Bailey
were also put in nomination, and
on motion nominations closed.
In the Montgomery delegation the
first vote stood as follows, after nu-
merOus changes and a good deal OF
wrangling:
Slaughter, q 5G.159; Bailey, 20 3 ;
Blackford, 3; Corban, II So.
Mr.. Warfeld, chairman of the
Montgomery county delegation,
moved to declare Slaughter elected.
This brought out hot discussion
on the majority and tWo-third
rules, and after a good deal of par
lying the question was put to
the house, and Montgomery voted
Is $50 for the two thirds rule and
II n 50 for the majority rule. Stew
art voted solidly for the two-thirds
rule total 2 $50 for the two thirds
and y II so for the majority rule.
On taking the ballot by districts
another Wrangle got up about the
two thirds rule and another vote was
taken on it, resulting in q for the
tw0-thirds rule and % for the ma
jority, which decided the question.
The tirst@hallot in convention was
now taken and resulted as follows:
Montgomery county - Slaughter
Is $3.50; Bailey II $3.50. Stewart
Slaughter s; Bailey 5; total, Slaugh-
ter % 1850; Bailey l6 80 so.
The second ballot was without
change, and on the third ballot Mont
gomery gave Slaughter 1G "a 80,
while Stewart gave him her solid
vote, making 80 1850, which elected
him. On motion he was declared
unanimously elected.
THE NOMINEE.
G. III. Slaughter, whom the Demo
Gratis have honored with this nomi-
nation, is well known to large ma
jOrity of the residents of the county.
He resides at his pleasant country
home at st. Bethlehem, where for
many years he was a merchant,
doing good business and ac-
cumulating more tnan a competency.
He is a gentleman of high order
of intelligence, broad information
and liberal views on public
questions. He is well informed on
current topics and appreciates the
needs of the State at present. He
has often been spoken of in cOnnec-
ton with the county's Legislative
representation, and it is more than
likely that this honor would have
been conferred on him before, but for
a defect in his hearing that some
think will dctract from his useful
ness in legislative body.