Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-06
rnE ,UDIotAL CONVENTION.
y :. Madison County.

A meeting OF the citizens OF Madison
county Tin which every civil district wa
represented) was held at the Court-houss
in jackson, on Monday, the fourth day ol
July, for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to attend the State Judicial Conven
ton at Nashville on Monday, July IL.
On motion of Gen. A. w. Campbell,
Maj. r. B. Hurt was unanimously elected
to preside over The meeting, with John W
Gates, Jas. r. Stephens and Col. d. M
Wisdom as secretaries.
On motion the chairman appointed
Maj. NJ. Bullock, Gen. A. w. Campbell
and j. L. IL, Tomlin, Esq, a committee
to draft resolutions to be submitted to
the meeting. After retiring a few min-
utes, the committee, through their chair
man, reported the following, which were
adopted without dissenting voice:
Resolved, That we, the people of Mad
ison county, in primary meeting assem-
bled, approve of holding convention at
Nashville, on the second Monday in July
inst, to nominate suitable candidates for
the Supreme Judgeship in the three Grand
Divisions of the State and that we viii
send delegates to represent the county in
the convention. = ns t
Resolved, That, in the selection of
candidates, we are in favor of Ignoring
the old party prejudices that have hereto
fore divided the people of this State, and
! will only require that the candidates select
ed shall be men of sound Conservative
views, according to the old landmarks,
on the great Constitutional questions of
the day; and shall have the necessary
moral and professional qualifications for
the office. - - ~ =, 81
Resolved, That we deem it inexpedient
to express any preference for any of the
distinguished gentlemen who have been
mentioned in connection with the posi-
tions, but will leave their selection to the
sound judgment and discretion of our
delegates.
The following gentlemen were then
selected as delegates to the Judicial Con
yention, viz: DR. A Jackson, ] B Long,
NJ Bullock, Col d NJ Wisdom, A S Rogers,
JCM Garland, Gen W. Mcfarland, Col
A r Reid, r w Sims, II McCorry, J w
Gates, Gen A w Campbell, Jas O'Connor,
B F Gates, DIR II F Still, F G Gibbs, S P
Caldwell, Jas r Stephens, G Adamson,
BR Person, Maj E B Mason, p d w
Conger, f b Snipes, j r ChappeH, s w
Boon, Col Robert Chester, Don Came
ron, Maj J B Seely, W..D Winchester and
Maj r B Hurt.
On motion, the secIe Ietaries were ordered
to furnish city and Nashville papers with
a copy of these resolutions, with the re-
quest that they be published.
r. B. HURT, Chm.
!; 8; i Y !: Ss#ss 555ss,t s#sssss SECRETARIES.
Cheathnm County.
On the 4th-County Court day-at
Ashland, q Convention composed of
farmers, merchants and men of the medi
cal and legal professions of the different
parts of Cheatham county, adopted the
following resolutions in relation to the
election of Judges of the Supreme Court.
1. That the following citizens resid-
ing in the several civil districts be ap-
pointed delegates to the Convention to
meet at Nashville on the 1lth, viz: ] N
Allen, ESQ.,; G w McQuary, Samuel
Powers, ESQ.,; w E Felts, John Johns,
Peter Woodnox, James Senox, Eos; B
Williams, David Wilkins, w A Shaw,
B ] Gossett, j H Williams, ] NJ Pardue
John Hooper, G Gupton, ] S Hooper w
II Plaster, Cooper Gupton. S Williams,
John Haywood, Pitts Hull, VIM Shea
ron, J. Fl Fulgum, T Atkinson, Fl I
Yeatman, NJ Jones, w Herring, and
] Henry. To which but the Chairman
and Secretary were added, and r. B
Sloan, ESQ.,, and Thomas S Dodd, ESQ.,,
of Nashville; either OF both are requested
to cast the vote of this county
in said Convention if none OF
said delegates should be present.
2. That said delegates have unlimited
authority to cast the vote of Cheatham
for the men in whose characters are com.
bined the qualities of the ablest jurist:
and unwavering integrity; for men Of
profound craftsmanship, unbiased by the
prejudices and predictions of the mere
politicians; for men who, from long in
tercourse with the people, are familiar
with the various intricacies and workings
of the human mind, and the motives that
impel men to act in their daily routine OF
business
8. That, without making invidious dis
tinctions between him and other eminent
and worthy men whose lives are familiar
to and admired by US, we inYoluntarily
revert to James f. Bailey, of Mont
gOmery, as the man ''to interpose the
purity of his ermine to save US from this
pollution, and instruct our delegates TO
secure his nomination, if practicable.
The convention was addressed by r. 3.
Sloan, of Nashville, in a few brief but
pointed remarks, which were listened to
by his numerous friends and admirers
with marked attention.
The special business of the convention
ended, it was further
Resolved, That we, the citizens OF
Cheatham will heartily cooperate witt
the emigration movement now on foot OF
getting up, and that we will, in good
faith, extend the right hand of fellow
ship to all honest and upright men who
may locate in our county with the view
of aiding us by their labor, capital or in
genuity in developing its resources.
That the Secretary furnish copy OF
the proceedings to the Nashville UNIoi
AND AMERICAN, and Clarksville ChrOni
Gle, with the request that they be pub
lished. r. j. STRrNGFELLow, Pres.
L. J. Lowe, Secretary. .El...
Smith County.
At meeting of the citizens and mem
bers of the bar of Smith county, held a
the Courthouse, in Carthage, on the At
| of July, 1870, the following proceeding
were had, to wit:
J. G. Sanders, ESQ.,, was called TO tn
chair, and Charles Swope was appoints
| Secretary. rr1
| On motion, Col w. H. Dewitt, Capt
| John Allen and J. B. Luster were az
| pointed a committee TO draft resolution
| expressive of the sense of the meeting
who reported as follows: p
Whereas, A call. has been made for
Convention to be held in the city @
Nashville, on the 11th inst, to nominal
candidates for the Supreme Bench; there
fore,
Resolved, l. That in the event of th
holding of said Convention, we deem
important to be represented therein.
| 2. That w. w. Seay, John A. Fite, 1
II. Cardwell, Samuel Allison, John i
James, James w. McHenry, Charlie
Swope, BJ. Walden, Burrell James, v
W. Furguson, F. NJ. Duffy, Geo, Glass
w. H. Cheek, be appointed delegates t
attend said Convention, and that such 0