The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-06-10
Nominated on the 3oIst
Ballot.
PERFECT HARMONY PREVAILS,
The Convention VIII be Long Remem-
bered for its Perfect Fairness, and the
Personnel of its Members.

chairman 70 the secretary to pro-
ceed with the ballot produced the
same result each time of "no
change and up to adjournment for
supper Thursday night the prospects
bid fair for convention dead lock.
During the eTening recess, how
ever, there was Old time log rolling
among the delegates, until an i'm
pending feeling lowered over every
one that after supper something
was "goIng to drop" But no one
felt sure where the stroke would
come from, or where it would LAND
There was much hurrying to anu
fro and whispered, earnest CONVEX
sations. Each faction" stubbornly
maintained its courage and agrees
siveness, and upon the reassembliug
of the convention the vote stood for
several hours as it had before, with
no signs of break. At 10 O'Clock
there was an indication of an ad-
journment sine die without nomi-
nation, but the majority was IN
favorable, and then came the be-
ginning of the end. .
At about l0:30 O'Clock the name
of J. B. Bond was withdrawn, his
two votes going to Williams, giving
him 341a instead of 321a. Shortly
thereafter the Giles county uelega-
tion began to show signs of restless
ness, and disposition To make "a
nomination, and for several ballots
the Holding vote was cast for Will
Jams. Then the compliment turned
from Williams to Holding; two
votes at first, then 4, then 8, then s
and steadily increasing until II of
Williams II 7vOtes in Giles were cas-
for Holding, making him 5l-with-
in and a fraction Of the nomina-
tiOn. .. ..t
By this time the entire cOnven-
tion was in a state of intense sub
dued excitement. Deft hands had
touched the springs of power and
each faction feltits influence. The
convention was on the very verge of
nomination and Holding was m
the lead and running easy. The
leaders of the Williams and Broyles
forces were seen in hurried consul
tations and an impressive silence
pervaded the room, while men with
Serious faces made appeals, to indi-
vidual delegates f.
Bat after receiving 81 votes Hold
ing apparently began ''to tire" anC
BrOyles let out a link for the fina|
finish. lhe Giles county vote turn.
ed hi7 way, and on or s successive
ballots that county gave him AZ
increasing majority, until at las
she had given HIM 20 votes on
of Giles on two successive ballots
making his total at this time Az
Only twelve votes short of a nomina
ton. The Holding men now begar
to look serious and wonder whaI
would happen heXt. But old Gile.
! had only been cOquetting with tht
destinies of the candidates; Broyle.
now began to loose again, and OF
the succeeding ballots lost all tina
he had gained, and the vote sOol
stood again in the old groove, witt
renewed prospects of continua
deadlock. r..a.
But during these exercise trials o
strength, Holding had scored vic
tory that left an impress upon tn,
convention. He had demonstrated
that with ii votes from Giles h
could pole 81 votes, while his lead
ing opponent with 20 votes from
Giles could only reach Az. .Abou
IL o'clock, on the Booth ballot, Will
, Jams name was withdrawn and the
indeed began the tug of war. Tn
friends of Williams held the bal
Lance of power. 70 whom woul
= they go? Only two names now be
/ fore the convention! Somebod
would be nominated! There was
, recess for consultation. Upon re
convening the 30lst ballot was calle
for, and breathless silence reignet
supreme. Giles county led off wit
"a for BrOyles, 10 for Holding
g Hardin gave her l3 votes-fOr til
first time-solidly for Broyles; Law
q renee county divided her vot
l equally between the two, giving t
! each candidate Z votes; Lewis di
= the same, giving 2 to each; Maur
D cast her 39 votes solidly for HOLD
= ing, and Wayne her Z votes fC
D Broyles, and the race was wor
= Holding ten lengths in the leaj
the votes standing Holding 6
b. Broyles 90. Holding was then d.
D clared the nominee, and a motto
. was made aud carried that I'll
: nomination be made unanimous.
4 A committee was appointed {
n notify Mr.. Holding and escort hi
= to the convention chamber. In
!. few minutes he came i'm amidst tn
Q shouts of the delegation, and in
f few well chosen and sensible word
4 thanked his friends and the del,
: gates for the honor conferred upo
. him.
o Each of the defeated candidat,
were then called for, and they bot
5 made ringing speeches, pledgiI
5 their support to the nominee. TT
/ various leaders ana friends of Il
candidates in turn were called o
e aud each and all promised that
/, county would out do all the Othe