Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-10
COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
Smith County.

COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
Smith County.
On Monday last 18th lust } Convention
of the people was held in Carthage for
the purpose of appointing delegates to
the State Convention to be held in Nash
vile on the 18th; and also delegates to the
Congressional Convention to be held in
McMinnville on the 10th.
Col. John A. Fife was called to the
chair and Capt. Frank NJ Duffy, editor
of the VIdette, and Charles Swope,
ESQ.,, were appointed secretaries.
On motion of Capt. JAS W. Henry a
committee of five was appointed to draft
resolutions expressive of the sense of the
Convention; whereupon the chair appoint
ed Capt. J. W. McHenry, Capt. H. w.
Hart, Vincent Thompson, ESQ.,, John
McMurry, ESQ.,, and j. B. Luster, ESQ,
who reported the following, which were
unanimously adopted:
RESOLUTIONS.
1. Resolved, That we recommend Gen.
John c. Brown for the nomination of
Governor of Tennessee, and instruct the
delegates of this county in the State Con-
ventiOn to vote for him for said nOmina-
ton. In him we recognize those ele-
ments of character that eminently fit him
for the distinguished office. He is firm
and unselfsh. He is possessed of those
broad and comprehensive views of the
duties of the situation which enable him
to rise above prejudice and passion, and
lead the hosts of his admiring country
men in union with our true political al
lies of the heretofore loyal States. No
other testimony of this capacity upon his
part is necessary than his late noble and
manly address to the people of Tennessee,
which we hereby endorse.
2. Resolved, That we recommend for
nomination by the district Convention, as
a candidate for Congress, in this district,
Col. A. E. Garrett, of this county, as our
first choice; but, in the event Col. A. E.
Garrett is not the choice of said district
Convention, we recommend Judge E. L.
Gardenhire, of White county, as our
second choice.
3. Resolved, That the chairman of this
meeting appoint twenty-five delegates 10
attend the State Convention to be held in
Nashville on the 18th of this month.
l. Resolved, That the delegates au-
thorized to be appointed under the resolu-
ton aforesaid, be authorized to act as de-
legates to said district Convention, and
that the chairman of this meeting be su-
thOrized to appoint twenty-five additional
delegates to attend said distinct COnven-
ton.
5. Resolved, That the President of
said District Convention be authorized,
and is hereby requested to cast the vote of
Smith county in the event no delegate
whose appointment is herein provided for,
shall attend said District Convention. The
vote of this county, in either event, shall
be cast, according to the preference here
in indicated.
The Chairman appointed twenty-five
delegates to Nashville and twenty-five to
McMinnville.
NAMES OF DELEGATES TO NAsHvILLE-To
THK STATE CONVENTION.
The following is list of the delegates
from each district to represent Smith
county in the State Convention at Nash
vile:
l. A n Williams, 2. Hardy Calhoun,
4. W w Ferguson, 5. John S. COrnwell,
William Young, 6. p G billiard, Z. 7 T
Stovall, g. John NJ Madden, g. Mike Ian
caster, 10. David Smith, II. Lewis Frank
lin, II. W V r Hallum, Is. VIM Ar
rington, IA. Geo H Glass, Is. John r
James, 16. Hiram Lyles, II. VIM High,
10. John BarbeC, 10. Nathan Phillips
20. w H Cheek, 81. G Apple. To
which the names of the committee and
the Chairman and Secretaries were added.
NAMES OF DELEGATES TO MOMINN WILLIE
G,T1 =, e Al i i
from each district TO represent Smith
county in the district Convention at
McMinnville:
i, A. A Swope; 2, S. w. Mccormack
and j. II. Cardwel; 8, Thos. c. Taylor,
Jr.; 4, Thos. Cosby; 8, C. W. West; 6,
Ward Ballew; Z, J. A. Vaughn, Jr.; s,
James DeBow; 9, Sam Reyonlds; 10,
John A. Moss; II, John Hubbard; II, w.
W. Seay; l3, A. Mccall; IA, T. C. Saun-
ders; Is, H. d. Donnell; Is, B. j. Walden;
II, Sam'l Allison; Is, VIM. Oakley; 19,
Thos Kitchen; 20, W w Jones; 81, E H.
Knight
Capt. w. w, Ferguson introduced ithe
following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the delegates appointed
by this meeting be further instructed to
meet the delegates of the counties form
ing the Senatorial aud Pictorial Distric cts
at Huntsville, Trousdale county, Tenn,
on the first Saturday IN October, 1870, for
the purpose of nominating candidates for
Senator and joint Representatives for the
counties embraced in the districts.
Resolved, That these proceedings be
published in the Carthage TTdette, Nc
Minville NcaU Era, Gallstin Examiner,
Nashville UNION AND AMERICAN and Ban
ner.
After which the Convention adjourned.
JOIN A. FIFE, Chairman.
FRANK NJ. DUFFY, I coo.o,.r;o.
CHARLES SwopE, ''0'e'AlieS'
The County of Hamilton.
The representatives Of the Democratic
and Conservative party from all districts
of Hamilton comfy met in convention at
Harrison, TO appoint delegates TO
represent them in the State Convention
at Nashville, Tuesday, and the Con-
gressional Convention at McMinnville,
Friday.
The convention was one of the best at
tended and most harmonious.
The committee reported the following
DELEGATES:
First district, Byrd Thomas, John Brad
field; second, Andrew johnson, Emerson
Roberts, A. Selcer; third, A. c. Carroll,
Isaac Thomas, NJ. ID. Thompson; fourth,
James Light, James Cummings; fifth, F.
NJ Gardenhire, J. W. Brown; sixth, John