The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-07-13
The Proposed National Convention.

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4th inst, to consider, the call for National
Convention lately issued By the Executive
Committee Of the National Union Club
On motion Hon. VIM. Heiskell, of Knox,
WAS called to the Chair, and Hon. John A.
Campbell appointed Seorstssss
After free znd harmonious interchange
of views, on motion, 1.-The Chair was directed
to appoint committee Of three, to draft 4
series Of resolutions. sembodying the action
aud sense of the meeting. t&ss1
The Chair appointed on said committee,
John Lellyett, Esq, Hon. John s. Brien.
and Hon. John G. Gaut, who. after retiring
few minutes. presented the following reso-
lutions, which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Chairman Of this
meeting appoint an Executive Committee Of
Eve members at Nashville. and two Auxili-
AIRY Committees of three members each, at
Knoxville. and Memphis.
ed. Said committees are empowered to
appoint sub-conmittees-one for each Con-
gressional District. The COMMITTEES at
Knoxville shall appoint the subcommittee
for the 1st. Cd and Sd Congressional dis
tricts. The committee at Nashville shall
appoint for the 9Th, 9Th and 9Th districts,
and the committee at Memphis for the 9Th
and 9Th districts. z's '''' ,'l- @
Sd Notices shall be given by bandbills,
letters, notices through the newspapers,
and in every possible manner that meet
ing Of citizens of the State fayoring the
Presidents restoration policy, as indicated
by the address of the Ex- Committee Of
National Union Club at Washington, shall
be held in each county on the last Saturday
in July, to appoint delegates to a Conven-
Yention in each Congressional district, to
assemble on the first Saturday in August.
whose duty shall be to appoint two dele
gates and two alternates from each subdis-
tTict to the Union National Convention, to
assemble in the city Of Philadelphia, on the
4th day Of August,
4th. In case of the failure Of the appoint
ment in any district of delegates to said
Union National Convention, or. from any
cause q vacancy shah occur, it shall be the
duty of each Subcommittee herein provid-
ed for. to perform that duty. And il case
Of the failure of any of the subcommittee
to FIJI such vacancy, the executive and aux
ilisry committees shall make the appoint
mepts each for its own division. =. !.
8. Each committee shall be empowered
to enlarge its numbers at discretion.
9th. This meeting shall appoint four dele
gates from the State at large, and four al
ternates; and IN case of vacancy the central
and auxiliary committees shall appoint suit
able men to fill such Yacancy
On motion It was -
Resolved, That the ,ings of this
meeting be. publishe 9 city papesss
and the friends to
U-ss-7pe reg uested'to forward the informa-
ton contained herein to all parts Of the
State with zeal worthy Of such cause.
On motion the meeting adjourned tc
meet again on next Saturday afternoon al
a O'Clock.
The convention, according to this ad-
| journment, met, the President OF the Con
yention, Hon, ZgEz- Heiskell, Of Knox,-iir
the Chair. l-~ -
/ The, appointment Of delegates having
been confded to conventions to meet in ths
several Congressional districts, by recon-
mendation Of the last meeting, the Chair
announced that it was in order to put names
4 in nomination for the State at large, where
upon the following named gentlemen wer,
+ put in nomination and elected in the ordeI
which their names appear. viz:
/ Col John Baxter, Of Knox, with Col
John Netherland, Of Hawkins, his alternate
Hon. John s. Brien, of Davidson, with E
H. East, Esq, Of Davidson, his alternate
Col Jordan Stokes, Of Wilson, with JOhr
! Lellyett, his alternate; John Leftwich, o
Shelby, with 6. B. Church, his alternate. Z
Then, on motion, the Chair proceeded t,
appoint an Executive Committee for tb
three grand divisions of the State:
CoMM1rTEEs.- Middle DiYision.-Hou
John s. Brien. Hon, John G. Gaut, P. w
Maxey, F. c. Huntington, E. H. East, Esq.
w. Matt Brown, Esq, Henry Watterson
Eastern Division-F. S. Heisksll, Jobi
Williams, Robert Armstrong, a. Blizzard
James Brittou, Abner, Jackson.
Western Division.-Wm. POston, SAM
P Walker. VIM. Nj. Harrington, Harve
Brown, P. B. Glenn, NJ. s. Temple an
Role Sanders.
There being no further business befor
the Conventions, it then adjourned.
u ~.-lFF.. rga WIZ. HEIsEELL, Pres.
JoHS ASK CAMPBELL See. 1s ss
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