The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-09-08
County Convention,

vile on Monday last.
l.. I. LenOir, esq, was appointed tenn
pOrary Chairman.
On motion, the Chair appointed a COM
mittee on permanent organization, as fol-
lows Jas. H. Pickel, W. II. Dawson, w.
Fowler, Thos, Harvey, John Minis, j. G.
Vaughn, H. Chestnut and Jas A. Coffin.
The Committee retired and on their re-
turn reported the following named gentle
men as permanent officers
|. T. Lenoir, President G. B. Wood
ward, Secretary,
On motion, it was agreed that each Dis
trict be allowed one vote in the Conyen-
ton for every twenty-five Conservative
voters in the several districts.
On motion, the Chair appointed dele.
gates to attend the G~ubernatorial Conven-
ton at Nashville on the 18th of Septem-
Der, as follows:
j. G. Vaughn, Jason McMullin, Thos.
Hensley, J. \. Peck, j. a. Coffin, J. Il.
Gaines, j. II, Pickel, jefferson Etter, \.
A. Boyd, A. Stakoley, G. Jones, G.. b.
Woodward, Neil Howard, John Mosier
and Charles Jones.
On motion, the appointments as above
we're ratified by the Convention.
A motion to appoint delegates to the
Congressional Convention at Knoxville
was carried, and the following gentlemen
were appointed:
G. B. Woodward, J. II. Pickel, Lon.
Borkner, L. G. Harris, j. r. Gaines, TIE.
1T. McCroskey, Clcve Jones, W.. T. Le-
noir, VIM. j. Fowler, VIM. Davis, J. A.
Coffin, Jefferson Etter, a. Stakely, j. A.
Peck, G. w. Williams, 7. A. Crews, JAS.
GEall, ]. r. Cole, J. i. Houston, II. i.
Chambers, VIM. Dyer, Ed. Clark, D. w.
Baltimore, Elisha Kimbrough, Jason Me-
Mullin, Arch Mason, NJ. +. johnson, John
Mckenzie, W. Ii. Dawson, James Isboll,
Thomas Hensley, VIM. Barnes, Robert
Duncan, Boyd McMurray; J. G. Vaughn,
[. 7. Lenoir for 18th and 2Oth district;
Larkin Branham and w. B. Mcssmoir.
The Convention then proceeded to nom
mate a candidate for County Representa-
tive in the Legislature. Messrs. H. A.
Chambers, II. Is. Yearwood and Il. KIM
brough were placed in nomination, but
before the balloting had proceeded very
far the names of the two latter gentlemen
were withdrawn, and Mr.. Chambers was
declared the unanimous choice of the Con
v%ention.
a County Executive Committee was
then organized, as follows
President, Guilford Cannon; Vice Pres.
nent, j. G. Vaughn; Secretaries, J. H
McCroskey and G. B. Woodward; Treasu.
rer, Joseph Houston.
The following District Committees were
appointed
|. W. G.. Mckenzie. J. W. Lotspeich
j. Fl. Pickel and VIM. Cleveland.
2. Esq. Lowry, Esq. Samples and E. G
Harris.
8, John r. Gaines, G. Pearce and W
W. Grub.
a. Capt. Jones, Hugh Chestnut ant
Arch. Bacon.
5. W. j. Fowler, VIM. Davis and J.. H
Carmichael.
6. W. McCaslin and j. A. M~cSpadden
7. Esq. Boyd and DR.. Stakely.
8. G. a. Spillman, - Cardin ant
- Everhart.
9. James Hall, Esq. Summit and Mon
roe Starratt.
10. J.. h. Houston, E. E. Griffith an
A. T. Hicks.
ii. Clark Dyer and j. NJ. Worthy.
l2. Z. Kimbrough and P. Isbell.
Is. J. McMullin, A. Mason and Alb
Hicks.
IA. G. Hunt and DR.. Carter.
ID. - Howard, John Moser, jr., an,
-- Dawson.
Is. - Hcnsley and - Robinson
II. A. L. Rogers and R. Duncan.
l8. III. P. Williams, D. Hedgcock an,
David Cunningham.
10. W. b. Mesmier and VIM. Tilley
20. John Stratton and u. G. Caldwell
On motion of G.. b. Woodward, it wa
Resolved, That the delegates %appointe,
to the Nashville Convention be instruete
to cast the vote of Monroe county 10
John G. Brown, of Giles county, for th
next Governor Of Tennessee.
A Committee was appointed to wal
upon II. A. Chambers, esq, and inforr
Vim Of his nomination, Mr.. Chamber
appeared ard thanked the Convention 70
the honor conferred.
During the session, General John {
Vaughn addressed the Convention, and i
the course of his remarks announced him
self as a candidate for the State Senate
The announcement was received with ar
plause.
/. I. Lenoir, esq, also addressed tn
Convention in relation to a contemplate
road from the North Carolina Mountain
through Monroe county. We will refe
20 this subject more at length next weel
There being nc more business on HAND
tho Convention adjourned without day.