Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-12

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Col. r. NJ. Martin, of jefferson, stated
that in order to secure harmony an IN
formal meeting was held at the Maxwell
House in the early part of the morning
and it was agreed to appoint James BaiiJ
Chairman that gentleman not being pres
ent. it was agreed that Col. A. 5. Coiyel
should preside over the Convention a.
temporary Chairman. Col. @. took the
chair, there being no opposition. He ex.
planned the object of the meeting. and
| pledged himself that if any error was com.
| nitted it would be an error Of the head
and not of the heart, and trusted that the
proceedings would be harmonious and
pleasant. On motion of Mr.. Fleming,
Messrs. George Purvis, of the Banner,
| snd Ira P. Jones, Of the UNION AND AMER
loan, were appointed Secretaries.
II was then, moved that suspension OF
fifteen minutes be had TO allow all the dele
| gates to take their seats. During the
interregnum the hall was filed almost to
repletion with delegates in attendance. On
being called to order, Judge j. q. Cant
offered the following resolution: Z
Resolved, That committee OF nine, to
be composed of three delegates from each
division of the State, be appointed by the
chairman to select permanent members for
this Convention and report the rules which
shall govern the proceedings, and also re-
port the basis of representation to be OBJ
served in calling the votes of the counties
represented. ~ q y
J. On motion OF W B Reese, the following
resolution, as an amendment, was adopted:
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three committees consisting each OF three
members from each Grand Division OF the
State, one upon permanent offices OF TINS
body; one on basis Of representation, and
one of credentials, which last committee
shall consist of the Secretaries OF this body
On motion, Nsill S Brown, Jr, was ap-
pointed reading clerk, and the roll OF dele
gates from the several counties was
called
The following committee on permanent
organization was announced:
Middle Tennessee.-John @ Gaut,. W
B Bate and George Stubbleield
From East Tennessee. N Barton,
A Caldwell and lB Cooke. ~
For West Tennessee.-Gov G Harris,
B Lee, and A 7 McNeal.
The following gentlemen we're announced
as the committee on the basis Of represea-
tation: q
From East Tennessee. A McKin-
ney, Jas r Cooke and E A James.
For Middle Tennesse.-R A Bennett,
Ed Baxter and James W Newman
For West Tennessee.-Jno A Graham,
Robert B Hurt and l. D McKissick.
The secretaries. as committee on Gre
dentials. reported the following delegates
from the counties mentioned:
Anderson: None. F# !
Bedford: t B Ivie, wS Bearden, ] II
Neil, T S Steele, r P Frierson, Ii Whit
thorne, r Whiteside, Hugh Francis, Ed
mund Cooper, ] R Dean.
Benton: None.
Bledsoe None. aza
Blount r N Hood.
Bradley: Jno c Burch and @ Gaut.
Campbell: W Morrow.
Cannon. None. ss-s
Carroll: N M Wright, B F Smoot, j
r Hawkins, r Hubbard, Jas P Wilson,
Garter: JR Cooke. gsE
Cheatham: J Lennox, S ] Lowe, S
ID Power, w Shearron. aaaa a- q
Claiborne: Alfred Coldwell and Joel A
Battle.
Cooke: S P Speck. g..
Coffee: JC Stone, s E Carnes, Jno E
Bennett
Cumberland: Jas R Cooke and Jas.
White.
Decatur: G W Walters. s
DeKalb: None -e- 80
Dayidson-Albert Akers, James Steele,
George Kinney, r Bruce, Thomas Gar
rett, A G Jones, Player Martin, r Patter-
son, John Marshall, Thomas Craighead,
William Dews, John ] McCann, Henry
Hight, A II Hurley, G X Winston, NJ c
Cotton, G King, DR. B F Manloye, jr, W Il
Dillon, w w Woodfolk, Ed d Whitworth,
DIR. Buchanan, II s Cotton, James Davis,
w ] Wade, Phil Shute, NJ Dennison, Sam
Buchanan, Briefly, VIM Moore, James
Stier, ALI Dunn, VIM Holt, John Overton,
| Felix Rains, Jas Paterson, John G Burch,
W M Page, 10 Mulfin, Charles Chickering,
VIM Jordan, Sam Davidson, jr, Maj VIM
Glare, Mai John L Brown, w Demoss,
Ed Bradford, Michael Campbell, Jno Cav
lev, Jno Hurt, Esquire Chandler, Baxter
Smith, w B Bate, VIM Martin, Jo Wade.
| Sam Donelson, K P Hamlin, Enoch Gun
ningham, A Milan, VIM Bowers. 7 T
Sanders, Alb Shaw, Gilbert Marshall, DR.
| Jordan, VIM Simkins, VIM knight, Ike
Lanier, Esquire Burch, DR. Hampton, Joe
Battle, G W Nance, W B Ewing
James T Bell, II Heiss, w L Barre
| Richard McCann, l. Spurlock, Tho
Claiborne, John Frizzell, G NJ Fogg, JOIN
Lellyett, F d Moore, Frank Reid, Howell
Webb, Jas G Malone, N d Malone, A
Robertson, r L Caruthers. S J Henderson
Thos NJ Steger, S Watson, jr., John n
| Gaut, John G Gaut, A Bogue, F B Fogg
WB Reese, T W Haley, Silver Perkins
| Philip Lindsey, WD Covington, Ed Bax
ter. Rob't l. Morris, E B McOlanahan, ]
Rice, John Reid, A G Merritt, ] @ Ferris
John Bass, W Childress, Nat Baxter, jr
Thos H Malone, John Davidson, Alb De
Moss, Neill s Brown, ST, Matt Allen, Judg'
Guild, Terry Cahal, Tully Brown, Trimbl'
Brown, N S Brown, jr, G j Stubblefeld
Andrew Allison, NJ Vaughn, John @ Thomp
son, z W Parker. U -a11- E.E
Dickson: Thomas MeNeeley, and W
Moody. E
DYER: T E Richardson and T 81 Bell.
! Fayette: Charles Lynn, F B Ragland
lew Johusa, 81 @ Moorman, Daniel I
Warren, J ] Williamson, W b Dortch
Cecil Moore, Wash Ivie. Thomas 6 Nc
| Clelland and George I Stull, and s Pill
liam.
Fentress: W Morrow.
Franklin: John B Wright, 7 d Grego
nv, d B knight Fl w Newman, w 81 Bran
non, VIM Simmons, r Beasly, Fitz
patrick.
Gibson: None.
Giles: John A Tinnon, E Rose,
Edmonson, B G Gordon, t 81 N Jones
JC Lester, James Buford, E Talliferro
JB Childress, D 81 Parsons, VIM s New
bill and A Abernathy. cEas
Grainger. James White and l. Speel
Greene: e @ Reeves d O Dukes, L
Self, VIM S McGaughey and GeorG
, Grundy: sColyar. rf.-- ~ .
Hamilton: ] B Cooke, VIM S Eakir
. | Hon E A James VIM G Payne, N
| Cliff, W d Van Dyke.
Hancock: John A McKerney.
Hardeman: ] Polk, II NJ Polk, H 4
Hill, T G Lowe, A NJ Staller, A T McNe
7 F Frentress, NJ r Parrish. II +
Hardin: T p Bateman.
Hawkin: John A Mckinney, Jam
White and VIM Green.
HAYWOOD: B Lea, 81 Livingston,
W Bond, DR. Everett, F NJ CornweIl, f
Potter, J G Read, Willo Haywood, O
!. TaIiaferro, VIM G Taliaferro, l. Turne
,e L Kirkpatrick, r G Thomas, A D Brigl
1 n ~ u--kar 7 n Eraapoon II n Eol- n