Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-05-08
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CONVENTION.

AT a convention of the people of
Cheatham, Robertson, Montgomery,
Dickson and Stewart counties, held
at GAINESVILLE, Thursday, May @,
1869, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for Circuit Judge and At
torney General of this Judicial Cir
cult, Col. Jno. +. House was called
to the Chair and Clay Roberts and
NJ. V. Ingram appointed Secretaries.
The Chairman explained the OBJ
iect of the meeting in an able and elo-
quent speech.
The following is n list of the dele
gates reported:
Montgonsery-Jordan Ncblett, Chas Tyler
Spencer Daniel, Itob't Furguson ] Roilow
III Mason, w ii Elliott, j Rogers, A j Woo
ton, j & Gold, VIM Overton, j Auchey, Il
smith \ l. North3ington, nr " Dawson,
Mcdaniel, b X Gold, J b osburn, j L scott
VIM smith, a Wood, Il $ VIM, T Og-
burn, q p Allen, Levi Cooper. A X Cole
nan, g CIiyle, + Williams, w Reynolds
X w Humphreys, Il House, J T. Bailey,
w \ Quarles, Il F Coulter, & Barker, W NJ
Pollock, q \ Roth, Mark Parlan, Jas Wall
4 Herman. W Kleeman, p sullivan, J q
Taylor. S II r Wilson, b + Brown. Il
Brown, : ) Harper, T Batson, j w Attaway
: RichnrdS9n, I kamSsy, NJ smith, 4 J
sam Nebiett, j Nolen.
Robertson T Stringer, w Wright, Boliyer
Payne, ID Plird. WIN johnson, W NJ Willis
J l. latcs, a G. Cook, & Howard, j NJ Dean,
10 Holman, Farihing, J Il Bell, ST., Jas
1 - I'D
JG { Mason, j II Dunn, = b Mason, 4
Holland, II Dozier, r w Gum, j NJ Gum
J d Rqberts99n,, Bell, Z n Brown, r i
Whitehead, a Atkins, w c Gossett, II {
Gardner, 7 IL Gardner, Mills Taylor, Josiah
FARMER II MatheYs9, YIN Maston, ] \
TTnnrKs; spear6 Gqrner Arehle
NJ Bats, VIM Moore, Milton Green, b ii
Boon, DIR w III Farmer, j 5 Hart, q II Gar
rett, solomon Fiser, Jesse Roberts, w I
| Doris, ii Pitt, G. b Randolph, NJ McMurry
Jesse Edison. w Z Pitt, J { strickland, "
10 Cobb, j W Davis, q a Farmer, Dr Il q
t'laS4ttgr4sso tribrihn1, y x swan, r Ran
uolpn, ID Cook, Il & Patterson, a L Binkley
| J. W Rawls, $ Clinard, W Womack, Sugg
Fort, G. Kimbro, NJ l. Killebrew, 4 ] Fort
@eWdt-W l. Dunbar, ] T Johnson, III
w West, w J Atkins, T. r Bogard : l.
Gentry, L linrgis, I + Elliott, DIR y y
FrinlIle, Col n Brandon, Mai j Il Flood, A
b Ross, John Jones, II Leadbetter. II i
BOYD, Chiffon, Sexton, Joshua Cole
= Summers.
Cheaiham-P II Woodson, T Edwards,
u wilkins, j N Allen, : Richardson, 5 III
Dunn Pr WillamSJ X Allen, W IL Stew
4rt' d Council Us Major j II Williams, j
drick, Moses Jones, j n Osburn, j 4 Hud-
son, q Allen, w NJ Rose, W b Nichols,
McQuay.
by some oversight the Secretary
failed to furnish us the list of dele
gates from Dickson.
On motion, the Chairman appoint
ed Jno. $. Hart, Robertson county 4:
Thos. McNeely, Dickson county; j.
A. Townsend, Stewart county; J. n.
Allen, Cheatham county; w. A..
Quarles, Montgomery County, COM
mittee to agree upon the basis of rep
resentation.
The committee retired, and the
meeting was addressed by Col. Gar.
ner, of Spring in an able and in
teresting speech.
The committee returned and re-
ported rs a basis of representation,
that each county should have one
vote for each civil district, to.wit:
Stewart, II; Montgomery, 10. Rob
ertson, II; Chcatham, II; Dickson,
l2-and that the delegates from each
county should decide how the vote of
the county should be cast. The re-
port was adopted unanimously.
The Robertson delegation retired
for consultation, during which time
the meeting was addressed by Col.
Willie Woodland.
On motion, the meeting proceeded
to nominate candidates for Judge and
Attorney General. Col. McNeely, of
Dickson, nominated j. T.. Rice, of
Montgomery county, for Circuit
Judge. There being no other nomi-
nations, he was, on motion, declared
the unanimous choice of the meeting.
WI. Broaddus, Of Stewart county,
was nominated Tor Attosey General,
and there being no opposition, the
nomination was made unanimous.
On motion, committee was APP
pointed 10 inform the gentlemen of
their nomination.
Messrs. Rice and Broaddus address
ed tie meeting, accepting the nomi,
nation.
Mai. @. \. Henry and Col. Me-
Nicely were called FOR, and addressed
the meeting.
Gen. !. NJ. Quarles offered the fol
lowing resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted;
Rr,o'rfd, That We dcprccate ana rcpulI-
ate tho principle at making partisan poll
li., "a trst OF judicial fitness, and prrscut
oar candidates, i, T., lNCF, Esq, ana W, j.
lhNo NuuuS, ESQ, rs men of ability, intcg-
rity ana Justice, ana rs such invoke the
support OF an mon iu the disc. let, OF any
party and condition an life.
Tho meeting wa. then addressed by
Col, j, T., Bailey, Gen. j. NJ. Quarles,
Col. lnc. i, House, Jno. :. Hart and
Capt. Jas +, Flood.
On motion, all papers In the district
were requested 10 publish the pro-
ccelings Of the meeting.
ON motion, the meeting adjourned.
CINN RoRERT~, c..
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