Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-06
FOR SENATOR
That's What Democrats From
Two Counties Have Said.
The Senatorial Convention Places the
Banner in His Hands-ool. House
Makes Ringing Speech.

son was called to order at the court
mouse this morning by Judge Tyler
chairman of the Exc cutive Commit
tee of this county.
He stated the object ofthe meeting
and on motion Jno. l.. Stark, OF til,
Springfield bar, was elected perma
neDt chairman.
The routine work was transacted
and Mr.. Stark vacated the chair
calling on Judge Tyler to occupy il
for the time being. Mr.. Stark then
took the floor aud stated that Rob.
ertson county would call on Mont.
gomery to furnish the nominee of the
convention. He said that he knew a
Democrat in Montgomery county in
whom the people OF his county had
the utmost confidence, and one who
would meet with the appoval of his
people as the nominee of the conven-
tion. He said his people wanted a
good man and pure Democrat, and
they knew they would get him in
the person of Mike Savage. He
therefore nominated Mr.. Savage and
asked that he be unanimously chosen
rs the candidate to represent the
in the State Senate. He
paid high tribute TO Mr.. Savage, all
of which elected rounds of vigorous
applause.
Judge Holman seconded the nomi-
nation and DR.. Northington aud
Judge Tyler responded in behalf OF
Montgomery county, each thanking
the delegates from Robertson county
in selecting a Montgomery county
man for the honorable position.
They also pledged the work of every
Democrat in the county to see that
the nominee is elected.
On motion the nomination was
made unanimous and a committee
was appointed to notify Mr.. Savage.
They soon found him in the Chan
cery court room and brought him
before the convention. He was
greeted with loud and prolonged APP
plause as he assembled the stand.
Mr.. Savage thanked the convention
for the honor conferred and promised
TO give his whole time from now un.
til the election to the canvass. He
said that he wanted it distinctly un-
lerstood that he expected all Demo.
,rats to help him in the canvass. He
would 60 wherever they chose to
send him and he would make vigo-
'ous campaign. He believed that
every Democratic nominee of the
would be elected, and he also
believed that Judge Turney would
be elected governor of Tennessee and
hat Grover Cleveland would be
elected president. He would 60 into
he fight to win, and if he did not
win 1t would be through no derelic-
ion OF duty on his part. IF elected,
ne would serve them faithfully.
This work being completed the
went into a love feast.
Some one called for Col. House who
was occupying seat in the rear of
he room. When his name was
yell went up that fairly
shook the building. They yelled
ouder, however, when Col. House
was seen to arise and start for the
rOnt. They gave him a genuine
ovation and his presence had an elec.
ric effect on the audience. He spoke
,nly few minutes, but those few
were full of more Democrat
C enthusiasm than has been seen in
at any time during the
Col. House briefly re-
viewed the political situation, and he
thought he could see the skies bright
ening. He had heard from Georgia,
he State from which Weaver re-
.reated in front of a rotten egg. 1t
was passing strange to him that a
man with Weaver's record would
run from such an insignificant
hing as rotten egg. He compared
Grover Cleveland with Weaver, and
thought it passing strange how it was
that decent white man could vote
Tor the latter in preference to the
former. He then came down to State
affairs, and wondered how a man
could support Buchanan 10 prefer.
ence to Judge Turney. His speech
was full of the oid-time fire that the
people OF Montgomery county have
loved in Col. House in the past, and
1t filed every man in the building
full of enthusiasm. After Col.
Houses speech, Judge Tyler and
Judge Seay both made short speeches
which were heartily applauded. It
was veritable love feast, and every
man left the house with 6. determina-
ton to elect the nominee of the con-
vention.
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