Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-06
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN FRANKLIN.

o. Monday, the 2ld Of March, 1857, portion
Of the democracy Of Frsnklin county met at the
court house in Winchester; when, on motion of
Hon II. L TurneY, Col. Fhos Finch was cSI!ed
to the chair, AMI Abs Frzzsll appointed Secretary
The otj CT Of the maetug was explained by NJ
Il. Garner, L q.
P TarDey, E'q then off red the following resp
lutionz, which we're unanimously adopted:
Rss0lUed, That delegates be appointed 10 attend
the convention to be held 10 Nashville on the 18th
OF a. Ri ue1t for the purpose Of nonna ting can.
didat7 Of the democratic party for Governor
Rssors3, That the democracy Of Franklin here
by deelsrs tdat they prefer the Hon Ishsm 6.
Harris Of Shslby county, as a oaudld';s FOR Gov
ernor.
Resolved, That the democracy Of this county
hereby suggest to the democracy Of the other
counties in mis- Congressional district the proprie-
ty Of holding convention, at an early day, at
some convenient point, fJ: ihs purpose Of uoni.
mating q c7nddate 10: Oongtess. We suggest
Shebyville as tie most central point, ami Fiasy,
the lst day OF Nay, as ia mos. convenient time
for holding said Convention We des'ra the de.
m-crscy Of the district TO respond 70 this sugges-
ton aud make sIoh otl=r sogges iOls So they may
deem right sad PrO;er.
ResOtCsd, That We nomis ale the Hon James II.
Thomas q MaUry, SIS q candidate for Congress,
subject 70 the tciicn Of 8 convention.
On motion OF H,n II L TuFney, the following
additional resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That We suggest to the democracy OF
Frsnktn, that each CiVil distfctin the county hold
a meeting on the I4h Of March, inst, and appoint
each, seven delegates to meet in Convention in
Winchester on the lst Monday n prl next, for
the purpose Of nominating a candidate for the Leg
isslure.
On motion OF Col VIM D Farris. the cYairmsn
appointed Messrs + T Esii, Dr. Fl 9 Blanto1 add
DR. g hCCuLchsOn, Committee to report list
Of delsg1tes to attend the GubsrnAtorisl convsn-
ton to be be in the city Of Nashville on the 10 o
Of April mex; which COMMITTEES reported the io:.
lowing names, to WI &:
District No l.-W E Vena5le, Hayden March,
g A Shock, P Turney, Q @ Garner, ST., W
Gomez, + South, e Robertson, 7 e.. " New
man, Hu Frarcs and NJ W Garner.
District NOR J Turne-, NJ Mana A
ButterwOrth, J -ha Wellington, " q Gllespie
szd Dudley johnson.
District NJ G " Bowling, James II Waite,
Il h Smith, Ben HlgyuOotham AID D. II & "
Graut
District No 4-WmC Handy, John Keith
and J Horton.
District MOBILES Baker, W Farfi,, James
Haudley, Il R Shores AMI 4 ,ron Thonp51n
District No 6.-Bsrj Fcark in N >imp.ol
and Conrad Hlce.
Dl-tI ~ A'S - W II II DyFOn, y 1O95 a EI-
wards, Lazarus Laws n ID D B MISE
District No 6.-Ds1Iel B Stamps, G Q " Clutch
con, John Caitwood, VIM B Desry and W Il
Sharp.
District No I'D; J Absrnsthy, John Ma
gent and E Fl Ikard
District No lO.-Jno Hawkins, A England
JnO Golden and Robert Hines.
District No ll.-James Foster, F D Hudile.
ston and N Williams
District No l2.-Jno F Anderson, Jno Lynch
and " J Mathews.
District No I'D Sells, eldea Rec and J
B Rodgers.
District No l4--Jas A Sivert,oth Thos Morris
and David Weaver.
DisriCt No l5.-James Byroa joseph Smith
and Fred Burke.
Dau.et NJ Is L P Mgr OK, II C:ab-ree sud
James Payne.
Which selection Of dsleg,tes was unanim u,ly
adopted by the meeting
u mot'oa the ca ic-uen S c-atsry and the
said COMMITTEES, w-re added % the list of delegates
The EestIng was addressed by Hon T. L Tar.
ney, I EstiH, w Garner and others
Oh GUtion, 1t was resolved that the proceedings
OF this meeting be signed by the Chairman aud
Secretary, and published in the Home Jourrsl.
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On motion, The nie-1ag s7j1uEled sine de
4 HOS Finch, Charma1
ABE FRIzzELL, Secretary.