The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-19
COUNTY CONVENTION.

TIN, there assembled at the Court House
on Mond az last, large and respectable
number Ct the people CT IIardeman
County, from all carts Of the County.
At the hour Of twelve, on motion, Gen.
r. P. Nicely was called to the chair rs
temporary chairman, who explained the
object of the meeting to be to hold a
Convention for the appointment Of dele~
gates to the Congressional District to
I nominate a candidate for Congress from
the 9th Congressional District, and if
thought proper to nominate candidates
for the next General Assembly of T'ennN
essee, Upon motion Gen. r. P. Nicely
and a. u Rose, Esqs., were nominated
for permanent chairmen OF the conven-
ton, which, having been subm tied to a
| vote, resulted in the selection of Gen.
/ r. P Nicely as permanent chairman Of
{ the Convention, and Capt. a. T MeNeal
and J. " Hubbard as Secretaries Of the
| Convention The Convention was then
called to order and was announced
ready for business.
1t was then moved and adopted that
the Chairman appoint a committee on
resolutions Of one from each Civil Dis.
trict in the County to retire and report
the sense Of this meeting as to the bust
ness before the Convention. and there
fore the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed on that Committee
james johnson, A. H. Rose, r. D
Cross, W. 7. Haslewood, James B. Har-
ris, J. J. DuFuy, J. P Gift J. N. Miller,
U. A. West P. n. Crawford, Il, Il
Doris, }. D. Easser, a D. Nelson
. W. J. Blair, Thos. W Tate, VIM, Rush
Thos Harris, who retired to their com
mittee room to consider their duties
During the absence of the committee
T. G. Lowe, a citizen of Shelby County,
H. n. IIill and J. w. Wilkes addressed
the convention.
The Committee on resolutions return
ed to the convention and through their
Chairman, J. J, Dupu5 reported a series Of
resolutions which % motion, were each
separately submitted and adopted, to-
wit:
Rcsolred, That we, the people of IIar'
delan County 10 Convention Assem- bled
have heard with regret Of the action o
the Shelby county Democratic executive
committee in regard to the vote of tia
county in the Congressional convention
to meet on the 7th Of August next.
Besolced, Fad. That the rule adopted
/ by that committee by which the candi
! dlte receiving mere plurality OF Tia
votes Of Shelby County should be de
clared tue choice of the county in con
van;ion is an effort to force a minorit
man on the convention, and in view O
, the superior strength of Shelby county
unjust to the other counties Of thi
congressional district
Resozoed, 3d. That We instruct .ou
delegates in said convention TO meet i
, Memphis on the 18th August to endeavo
to change this rule, adopted without cor
sulting the other counties Interested i
it, and to secure an equal and fair basi
upon which to vote and ballot in the
t convention.
Col NJ. T. Polk offered the foiiowin
amendment to sthese resolutions whic
was adopted; aHa
Resolred, That if Shelby county in
sists upon the plurality rule adopted tn
: delegates of Hardeman county have dis
cresion to withdraw from that couyer
ton.
The following resolution from th
e committee was also adopted with Il
, amendment thereto;
We, the people of Hardeman conn
a in convention assembled, believing til;
e the people have at all times the ristt
= select from their body men 70 repgeser
e them without regard to whether Il
. position is sought or not, and that su,
q is their duty at the present crisis, al
. believing that the Hon. James Fentre
!, is in an eminent degree worthy and NC
qualified to represent this district in tt
next Congress, and wiz unite perfect
, the conservative strength of this distric
Therefore,
Z Resol0sd, That the people Of Hard
; nan county do unanimously put t
; name of the said James Fentress befo
the congressional convention as the
choice for Congress and respectfully, y
Is earnestly recommend him to the 9th
< counties Of the 9th congressional di
9 trict as the most suitable person 70
IS nominated thereby, and We desire !
!. delegates from liardeman county to d
is all proper and honorable means to sesu
e his nomination for that position.
i To which this amendment was adle,
9g That nothing in this resolution shall
so constructed as to tranmel the Gel
= g ties from this county in the free e
eroise Of their judgement in nominatir
a candidate for Congress.
d Also the following resolution al
Is amendment were adopted
Il ResoZUcd That the chair appoint Is
{, {, delegates from each civil district to t
congressional. convention to be submit
ted to this conFeation for amendment
y adoption, which was amended up
'e motion of Mr.. Jesse Norment to Fea
=" that two or mere be appointed By t
z chair on suggestion by the people Of t
. several districts
i Wherefore in pursuance of this resoi
= ton and amendmentthe following del
gates we're suggested and appointed
NAMES OF DELEGATES
J. District No. II c. Pruitt w