Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-09-24
THE couNrY CONVENTION.

THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
A meeting of the citizens of Mont
gomery county, at the court house on
Monday, was called TO order by Gen.
J. M. CHARLES. Upon motion Hon.
j. +. House was made permanent
Chairman, and III. ii. Lurton, Secre-
tary. Upon call of the Districts,
all were represented except No. IS.
Mr.. L. NJ. Wilcox nominated Robt.
+. Ferguson. Dr.. ". l.. Northing-
ton nominated Col. VIM. Weather
ford, of Port Royal.
The vote was taken and resulted rs
follows:
Ferguson, Districts No. I, 2, 8, 4, @,
7, s, 0, II, IL, IA, 10, IL and 1872
votes.
weatherford, Districts No. 5, and
10-6 votes.
Mr.. Ferguson was declared nomi-
mated and on motion, it was made
unanimous.
On motion, a committee of five was
appointed to select delegates to q
Pictorial, Senatorial Congressional
Convention. ID. n. Kennedy, w. H.
Crouch, VIM. Shelton, E. NJ. Will
cox and w. III. Sherron.
Col. John Sturdivant, candidate for
Floater being called upon addressed
the Convention in a timely speech,
placing himself upon the Democratic
platform.
Mr.. Kennedy, Chairman of Com
mittee on delegates to Springfield, on
the Goth instant, submitted the fol-
lowing list of
DELEGATES.
Thos L Yancey, b Killebrew, Col
Goodlett, j p Rogers, L r Dabney,
J G Gold, A ] WOotton, N l. North
ipgton, w Weatherford, r P Bowl
ing, w G Smith, b X Gold, w M
Shelton, ] Bartee, l. Cooper, r Nor
row, K l. Williams, T. M Nolen, w
ii Crouch, M J Rudolph, p G. John
son, II H Lurton, + o Anderson, Jas
NJ Quarles, J l. Williamson, A b
Harrison, ] J Hamlet, ] Young, w
S McReynolds, ] M Pace, w Stew
art, s III r. Wilson, G e Il McCauley,
w g Batson o TiisIey, T Ramey, w
r. Thompson, w NJ Organ, M G
Gholson, j M Smith, r Eldridge, II
II McFall, V w Smith, Jno Nolin.
On motion, the Chairman and COM
mittee, and M V'Ingram were added
to the list.
DELEGATES TO CONGRESSIONAL CON-
vENTIoN.
JLW Power, II Y johnson, d w
Taylor, Jack Field, E Sturdivant,
n l. Thomas, j ii Hendrick, Jas
Mallory, u Smith, j r Elliot, ID
Grant, p A V Johnson, II M Dud-
ley, A j Gupton, I + Pettus, Il ID
Leonard, John DOdd, Col Young, G.
w Outlaw a ii Colman, Jno Helm,
] III Patrick, G & Halliburton, w A
Quarles, J f Bailey, Polk G John
son, r.. w Humphreys Jno + House,
J J Crusman, + p Gracey, w II
Bringhurst, Il NJ Clark, Jno Shrodt,
w M Daniel, Willie b Stewart,
Squire Swift, Dave Brown, A Fizer,
w G Batson, Tom Harper, Christie
pher Cooke, 10 Smith, Ben Harris,
VIM CHANNEL, w r. Martin, r Ed,
rige, J II Marable, S A Nesbitt, Jno
NOlin.
The following was offered by H. H.
Lurton, Esq, and unanimously ad-
opted
Resolved BY this Convention, That in Gen.
w. g. Whithorne we recognize the sterling
gentleman, the sage counsellor, and ripe
statesman--one in whom the people of the
9th Congressional District can repose full
trust and confidence as representative, n
man In every sense of the word, and that
the delegates appointed to represent Mont
gomery county In Congressional Conven-
ton called to meet at GAINESVILLE on the
9Th day ofOct be Instructed to cast the vote
of the county for him.
ResoIred, That In the withdrawal of the
Hon. Dorsey Is. Thomas we recognize an
act of pure and exalted patriotism, and
that he is entitled to and has the unbound
cd confidence and gratitude of the Demo-
cratic party of Montgomery county.
The Chair announced T.. NJ. Will
cox, ]. NJ. Quarles, DIR. Nick North
ington, as a committee to inform Mr..
Ferguson of his nomination.
Esq. Williams moved that the con-
yention express preference for Col.
N. Brandon for Senator from this
District. Adopted unanimously.
Col. Brandon being called, addressed
the convention in an able and digni-
fled manner.
Gen. Jas. NJ. Quarles offered the
following:
Resolved, That we heartily approve of the
nomination of the Hon. Jno. {. Brown,
for Governor of the State of Tennessee and
we pledge Montgomery County to his en-
thusiastic support at the Ballot Box IN No
veinber next.
On motion the Convention adjourn
ed.
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