Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-01
Meeting In Polk County.

the 2sth day of January, 1868, on motion
of Col John Elliot, Isaac N, Greer was
called to the Chair, and James Parks was
appointed Secretary, whom the following
preamble and resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
Whereas, by the action Of the tcont
State Convention, held in the City a Nash
vile the proposed amendments tcthc Con-
stituton and the Schedule thcreto annexed
are submitted to the people Of the State to
be voted for or against, by them, on the End
day of February, 1868, and, if ratified by
the people Of the State an election is to be
held in this State on the 4th Of March next,
for Governor and members Of the General
Assembly, the Governor to be inouguratcd
and the Legislature TO meet on the first
Monday Of April next.
And whereas, said Convention provided
for the election of Senators and Rcprcscn-
tatiyes, by General Ticket, selected upon
the basis and apportiopment Of 1862.
And. whereas, The counties Of Polk, Nc
Minn, Monroe and Mcigs, compose one Sen
atorial District and the counties Of Mcigs,
McMinn and Polk are entitled to Float
ing member, and the said counties Of Nc
MINI and Monroe are each entitled to Il
Representative, but the counties of Polk
and Mcigs are not entitled to II Representa-
tive.
And. whereas, we regard the action of
the ncxt Legislature of the grayest impor-
tonce to the loyal people Of the State, and
as the counties Of McMinn and Monroe are
each entitled to II Representative, we be-
icvc that the counties Of Polk and Meigs
ought to have the senator and Floatcr.
And wo appeal TO the magnanimity and
generosity Of the loyal people of the Dis
trict and particularly to the counties OF
McMinn and Monroe, to accord to Polk
county the Senator and to Mcigs county the
Floater. And to that end
ReSolred list, That the loyal citizens OF
the counties Of Monroe, McMinn, Meigs and
Polk, meet in convention in Athens, Ten
ncssco, on the LIST Monday Of February next,
to nominate candidate for Senator for said
district to be run upon the General Ticket
for the next ensuing General Assembly OF
the State.
Resoircd 2nd, While we acknowledge
the fitness and qualification Of the candl-
dates selected by the Convention at Nash
ville-butit leaves Polk county without any
reprcsentativc-and while we do not intend
to dictate the candidate to be selected by
said convention to meet at Athens on the
first Monday Of February next, we recon-
mend to the district, Thomas H, Galloway,
citizen of Polk, as a loyal and well quail
fled man, to be run for the Senate of said
district man raised in the district and
well known to all the people,
Resolrcd 3rd, If the convention should
select a citizen of Mcigs as the candidate
for Senator, then we claim as an act Of lib
erality and fairness, that the Floater for the
counties of Meigs, McMinn and Polk should
be selected from Polk, then all the counties
would be represented and have a voice III
said Legislature.
ReS0iUed, 4th, That the following named
citizens Of Polk county are appointed dele
gates to the convention to be held at Athens,
Tennessee, on the first Monday in February
1868, to wit:
1st Dist--Joscph l.. Hackney, J. l.. Nc
CIary, Esq, VIM. A. Denton Charles NJ
McClary, VIM. Scarbury, VIM. Cameron
Esq, and Joseph Lillard.
md Dist.-john N Toy lor, Con. James
Gamble, DR.. r. n Fleming, VIM. f. Me
Connell. George NJ Coleman, John b. Cate
and Thomas j Boyd
3rd Dist-Samue Parks VIM, J. Dowell
Esq, William p Copeland, Esq, Morgan
Orr, DR.. W. j. Copeland, J. J. NJ Peck and
n. l.. Fouts, Esq.
4th Dist.-Col John Elliot, s. +. Browdcr
A. p. McClary, DR.. John \. Fitzsimmons
Samuel Waters, Nathaniel Hall and J. c
| Collins.
9th Dist.--R ID. Mitchell, John p Brewer
J b. Taylor David Ballcw, VIM. Simmons
John Morrison and Crapy Miculon
9Th Dist-llamilton Pearcc Esq, Riley
Thompson.
9TH Dist.-John Neal, John W. Johnston
and A. b. Fame, Esq
sth Dist-Thomas &. kimscy J.. Me
| Lcod A. c. Hunter and John Bell
9th Dist
10th Dist-lra Gasaway. james NJ. kcr
by, W. G. kcrby. l.. Miller. lessee Allcr
and Capt. V. Stuart.
On notion the Chairman and Secretary
was added to the list Of delegates.
On motion it was resolved, that the See
retary furnish a copy of these proceeding
to the Knoxville Wing and Chattanooga
Gazette for publication.
On motion the meeting adioured sine die
j. y GREER, CuMRMAN.
JAMES PARKS. S,crddrU