Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-04-02

Esq the Chair appointed a committee consist
ing of the following gentlemen to select and
report to the meeting list of delegates to rep
resent the county in the Gubernatorial nomi-
mating Convention on the End of May
next -
Messrs. P. W. Maxey, Abraham L. De
moss, NJ. Vaughn. a j. Ramsey. George
Greer, Gilbert Marshall. Dr. j. E. Manloye
E. B. Bigley and Major Parham.
After retiring short time the Committee
returned and presented the following list O
Delegates, to represent this county in the
GubernatoriaI Convention
FOR THE COUNTY AT LARGE.
N S. Brown. E. ii. Ewing. r Houston
Thos- R. Jennings Nathaniel Baxter, W. K.
Turner, J. E. Rains, T. T. Smiley, Jno. II
Calender, Jno. H. Smith. R. C. McNairy. A
B. Beech. Jno. S Brien. w. B. Ewing F. K.
Zollic0ffer, J. Whitworth, Felix Robertson
and James Walker.
FOR THE CTTY-FIRsT DISTRICT.
1a Ward.-Thos. Farrell, W.O. Maxey,
and JnO. CoItart-
2nd Fard-W. P. Dennis, Pat. Walsh, J..
C. McFerran and DR.. Kelley.
Sd Ward-JOhn Shane, E. F. MulIoy, and
W H Horn
Al HUd-Jno. Rains, and r. L. Cren-
shaw
5h Eud-Jordan Coleman, W. S. Cheat
ham and O.. W. Smith.
9Th Hard-B II. Rhea, JEFF. Yarbrough
and Joe. Francis.
tn Wad-I. Paul, W. w. Parks, and
Micajah Claiborne.
S& Ward-LP. Jones, VI. Cotton aud
Jno. Hobbs.
DISTRICTS. .-
End Disirict.-J- ". Pennington, E. D.
Whitworth. John Greer and James Hoggatt
Sd Distrie.-W. Dennison, N |. Couch, and
DR.. James III. Charlton.
All District.-B. +. Gleaves, W. Donnelson
and Jacob BOnduraEt.
9TH DiStTict.-Duke Cox, II. ToWnes James
Hays, and DIR. Grimstead.
9Th Dsstriet-J. r. Mccain, Johu Briley
and J. III. Austin.
ia Dislriet.--E. 3. Bigley, A G. Baker
and z. W. Davis.
sM Distric.-E. II. Patterson, W. c. Black
man, James Williamson, Esq.
9h DisTic.--A F. Golf, F. r. Rains, D.
Weaver.
10Th District-W R. Ellfston, W. T. Berry,
w. f. Cooper. Horace Scales.
Ilh Distrd.-A. 2. Turner, Felix Comp
ton, III. Compton.
18th District-Samuel Davidson, Church
Hooper, l.. d. Cover.
18Th IistTict.-Benj. COckrell, W. J. Taylor,
DR.. McGavOck, II. Kubly.
14h Distric.-James L. Greer, S Greer, S.
DemOss, ". @. Smith, John S. Pritchard
10Th DiStrict-Wm. B. Lewis. Ben Dodd.
18th DistTit-J- c. Martin, Gilpin Hallum,
Thomas b. Page.
Eth DistJict.-D. B. Hicks, W. B. A. Ram
81, II. Snyder.
lsh District.-N. Hobson, Hugh Douglas,
Isaac LittOn, a. C. White.
18Th Distrid.-S. J. Hall, Thos. johnson, J.
Fl. Wilson
W g. BlackmOre. W u. Dismukes.
2Ist DtstriaG-W. B. Ewing, L. NJ. Temple
W. Robertson.
22d District.-H Hugh Ewing, G. Marshall,
n b. Willis
23d Observation-Disclosures Hyde, W. D.
Simpkins, Fred. Treppard.
24h District-M. Ii. Wilkinson, J. J. Gar
rett, G. Burroughs.
25h DistTieL-Dr. Hampton. Matt. Ander-
son, Esquire McWhirter.
On motion Of 7. T. Smiley, Esq, the
Chairman of the Committee was added to
the list of delegates for the county at large.
On motion of c. ". Nance. Esq, W. r.
Hurley, Esq, was added to the list Of dele
gates, and on motion Mr.. ". f. Meacham.
the following gentlemen were also appointed
delegates to represent the county at large:
JH. Hooper, c. S. Thomas, G. ". Darden,
r. 3. Cheatham, J. NJ. Hinton, r. J. Meigs
Jr., James Haynie. ThOs. I'll. Glenn, Leroy
Armstrong, Herman Cox, a. a. Hatcher,
Wm Lellyett.
The report of the Committee was then
adopted unanimously.
a. l. DEMOss, Esq, then offered series of
resolutions favoring the nomination of Hon.
ANDREW EWING, for Governor, Hon. JOHN
BELL for Congressman, and cOmplimenting
Hon. JAS. NJ. QUARLEs. These gave rise to
considerable discussion, and was finally amen
ded and adopted in the following form:
ResolUed, That while we will not allow per
sonal preference, in a time like the present
to influence us in the selection of candidate
for Governor, and while We are ready to fol-
low the lead of any true and trusty champi-
on, yet knowing the high personal and poll
teal worth of our fellow citizen, the Hon.
Andrew Ewing, and believing that his large
experience, his wise moderation aud sagacity
and his firm and tried devotion TO the Union,
eminently qualify him to be the head of
great State, in a crisis like that which is up
on US. we declare our Partially for him. as
the members of primary meeting. and re-
spectfully suggest his name to the State Con-
vention of the Union party.
ResoLUed. That the delegates appointed to
the State Convention. are hereby appointed
as delegates to the Convention to be held
soon to nominate a candidate for Congress,
for this congressional district. at such time
and place as may be agreed upon by the dele
gates representing the various counties of
the district, and are also appointed delegates
to nominate a candidate for foater for this
f1oterial district, at the Conventio TO be
held for that purpose, al such time and place
as may be agreed upon by the delegates
from the various counties composing the dis
trict.
ResolUed. That in view of the present try
ing exigencies of the country, this Conven-
ton respectfully suggests the Hon. John
Bell as the proper person to represent this
district in the Congress of the United States
Rtsolred, That the Hon. james NJ. Quarles,
our immediate Representative in Congress,
by his calm, patient and concilatory efforts
for the preservation Of the Federal Union,
his vigilant guardianship of the public trea-
sury, and his devotion to the peculiar inter
ests of this District, has merited our hearty
appreciation, and we say to him "well done,
good and faithful servant"
The meeting then adjourned