Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-07-17
Meeting in Garter County.

According TO previous snhouhCehehI NonFeA-
ton of loyal citizens met at the court house in the
town Of Elizabethton, on Monday, June Sd, 1867,
for the purpose Of nominating candidate for Floa-
ter to represent johnson ald Carter counties in the
representative branch of the next Legislature and
also to nominate candidate to represent US in the
First Senatorial District Of Tennessee.
wheregpon. Wa C Ernnort was called 50 the
chair, and Joseph p Vanhurst appointed Secretary.
The chairman then called for the delegates from
each civil district in the counties of Carter ana
johnson, to report to the Secretary their names
FROM CARTER COUNTY.
First Dstrict-Thomss c. White, H. G. Pearce
and j. D. Pearce.
+ Second District-James W. Orr, Elcaney HeatOn
and w m. jenkins.
Third District-S. w Hampton james jackson
and John W. Hyden.
Fourth DistTict-Thomas MeJ eHtuf Spencer
Bowman and VIM. Philips
Fifth District-Samuel Miller Samuel Williams
and w. w. Payne.
Sixth Dstrict-F. NJ. Hyder, John O. Williams,
and Pies. NJ. Williams.
Seventh District--A. p. Crockett, Jas. Y. Smith
and David B. jenkins.
Eight District-Wm. q. Emme1t j. W. Hender-
son and NJ. Y Morton.
Ninth Dstrict-J P. Vanhurst, D. S. Nave and
Samuel Slower.
Tenth District-H. d. Hausloy, B. B. Ferguson
and j. III. Lewis.
Eleventh District-David Bel, r. B. Cohern and
VIM. d. o Brien.
And from two colored Union Leagues
Emanuel Upton, Rufus Taylor, David Dufield,
Wan. Smith and jesse Love, to represent the color
ed people.
FROM JOHNSON COUNTY,
DR.. A. s. Crosswhite, David Stout, William G.
Howard and Jacob F. Dugger, who took their seats
On motion, committee of one from each civil
district was appointed by the chairman to select a
suitable to represent US as a Floater, and the
chairman appointed the following as the commit
| tee, to-wit:
First District. d. Pearce; Second-James W.
| Orr; Third-John w. Hyder; TNourth-Wlliam
Phillips; Fifth-Samuel Miller; 5xth-P NJ. vii
! liams SEVENTH. Singetary; Eighth-J NJ
| HENDERSON; Ninth-Daniel S. Nave; Tenth-B
b. Ferguson Eleventh-Wm. d. o'Brien From
i Johnson county: A s. Crosswhite, David D. Stcdt
VIM. G. Howard and Jacob f. Dugger.
Who retired TO a private room in the coart house
and in a few minutes returned and recommended
the name of Isaac A. Taylor as a saitsble man.
Whereupon, she chairman put tie question to the
convention All those in fav9r of Isaac A. Tsylci
far Floster, will make it known by saying aye and
the house rang with ayes Ifthere is any objection
say no, and there vas no response.
The chairmsa then announced Isaac a. Taylor
unanimously nominated as the candidate of tho
Union party for Floater in the counties Of Cartel
and Johnson.
There was then committee appointed TO wait or
Mr.. Taylor and inform him Of his nomination, and
in few minutes they returned and Mr. Iaylo
thanked tho convention for the honor conferred on
him and accepted the nomination.
The chairman then called for delegates from th'
counties OF Washington and Sullivan 70 come II
and take their seats and 60 in a convention to nom
mate Union candidate for the Senatorial branch
Of the Legislature in the First District and tn
chairman announced that the committee on resolu
tions appointed 10 nominate candidate for Floate
would compose the committee on resolutions, to-
gsther with the delegates from Washington and
Sullivan, to-wit
From Washington, Major w. S. Denton. An,
from Sullivan, Alexander Caywood, John Cay wooC
; and J. j. Hatcher, who returned with the commit
tee for consultation and reported the name Of MAJ
A. linton, Of Carter county, ss the most suitabl
man 70 represent the Union man in the Senate
risl branch Of the next Legislature, which repor
was unanimously adopted by the convention, anc
the chairman announced that Abraham Tptol
was the unanimous choice Of this convention q
Senator in our next Legislature Whereupon
committee Of three was appointed to lnioTm MAJ
Upton Of his nomination, to-wit; b. Is. Ferguson
Pleasant NJ Williams and Daniel ; Nave WI
. waited on the Major and informed him Of his nom
= nation and in = few minutes he appeared 6eior
9 me convention, and in few remarks thanke'
q % %ehelh Tor the honor done him, and accepted th
y nomination
uc.'l yn motion, It was ordered that the Secrets
~ lufhlsh hh copy Of the proceedings 10 the Jones
6oro emo" ftag Tor publicaeson. and request othe
# Union papers to copy, and the conveptior bavin
gone through with the business for which h cor
vened, adjourned sine die. - '''
. WIN. c. EsIMERT, Chairman,
+ JosErH p. NANuURsr Secretary,