Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-08-08
Republican Meeting i'm Carter
COunty.

At q meeting of the Republicans oil
Carter County Tennessee, held at the
Court House in Eiizabethton, to appoint
Delegates to attend the Convention to be
held to nominate a candidate for Congress
from the 1st Congressional District. On
Motion of Col. j. K. Miller, Hon. H. G.
Smith, was chosen Chairman, and A. r.
Toncray, Secretary.
On Motion of 81. j. Snyder, L. Lewis,
1st District-Isaac Noba, 2nd-Oliver
Hall. 3rd-George G.. Bowman, 4th-
G. G. Taylor. 5th-P. A. G.. Crockett,
6th-B. M. G.. O'Brient, 7th-J. HI.
Keen, 8th-Allen L. Carriger, 9th-H.
H. Housley, 1Oth-H. Carroll, 11th-
Campbell Buckets, l2th-S. FL. Hendrix
13th-was appointed as a committee to
appoint delegates to the Congressional
Nominating Convention. On Motion II.
j. Snyder. was added to the above list.
On Motion of Col. Miller, Col. j. G.
Fetters, ID. S. Nave, Arch Williams,G w.
Emmert and Samuel Miller, was appoint
ed as a committee to draft resolutions.
On motion Col. Miller, and Capt. Denny.
was added to the Committee.
The Committee after retiring for . short
time reported the following list as dele
gates which was unanimously adopted.
Ist District, III. LII. Kurmick and John
HI. Smith.
2nd-J. s. White and Andrew Buck.
3rd-N. G.. Taylor and George F.
Morton.
4th-G. c. Bowman and John AMBER
5th-C. C. Taylor and N. T. Will
6th-P. NJ. Williams and NJ. D. l..
Boren. (.
7th-John C. Smith, b. NJ. G. O'Brisn,
and c.. G. Wilcox.
sth-Levi Slaglc and j. H. Keen.
9th-Joseph Vanhuss, A. T. Carriger
and Col j. K. Miller.
1Oth-H. III. Housley and Charles l..
Clark.
11th-w. D. O'Brien and E. Birch
field.
12th-J. Nj. Smith, Thomas Heartherley
and VIM. Herley.
13th-S. N. Hendrix and Isaac Lewis.
On motion Alex Lore, Landou Slower
and Richard Lacey. co,ored, was added to
the above list of Delegates.
On Motion of Col. Miller. c. p. Ton
cray, Samual Miller, j. FL. Keen, j. d.
Carriger, and james G.. Smith, was ap-
pointed as a County Central Committee.
On Motion of II. j. Snyder. the follow
ing named Delegates was appointed as a
working committee for each civil District.
Ist-J. D. Pearce, Ii. Ii. kinnick and
Holm III Smith
2nd-Jessey White. J. X. Smith and
+. w. Heaton.
3rd-D. NJ. Morton, Henry Hyder and
Oliver Hall.
4th-Wm. Phillips. Thomas McInturf
Sr. and John Anderson.
5th-Jos. Morton, n. I. Williams and
c. q. TAYLOR.
6th-Montgomery BoreD, John Snod-
grass and p. Williams.
7th-Johu Edens, Joseph Taylor and
A. Harthoway,
8th-Juhn Underwood, Henry Stout
ond Joseph McCorkle.
Jones Allen
1Oth-James Lewis, II. Forbes and H.
Fl. Houslsy.
Ilth-Dayid Erwin, DR.. Bell and Hen
ry Mckinney.
I2th-David Cortland, Thos. Heather
ly and Ben Cole
l3th-S. H.. Hendrix, NJ. Y. Morton
and Samuel Thompson.
TIE Committee on resolutions after re-
firing Cor a short time returned and sub
mitted the following preamble and reso-
- IL. ~-.- nl@~tAI
At a Republican meeting held at this
place on the 5th day of August, 1872,
the Committee on resolutions respectfully
submits the following. viz =
= ResoIred, That the Delegates of this
Convention in view Of the past course and
public services of the Hon. r. r. Butler,
in the Congress of the United States, and
his patriotism, honor, integrity, and faith
full services to his constituents. We
heartily recommend him as our standard
bearer, believing him to be the choice of
a large majority of the Republicans of this
County, as our next Representative in the
45rd Congress of the United States. and
our Delegates are hereby instructed to
vote for him as our first choice.
Ne further rcsolUe. That we RECON-
mend the Hon. +. S. Singletary, as our
standard bearer, on the Republican Elec-
toral ticket. for the Congressional District,
and our Delegates are instructed to cast
their votes for him in said Convention.
Ne further r~esolce, And recommend
as our choice for Senator, for the LIST SEN
atorial District, the name of Col. w. G.
Emmert, and instruct our Delegates to
cast theft votes for him in the Senatorial
Convention.
Signed, j. x. MILLER.
w. f. DENNEY.
G. w, EMMERT.
j. G. FELLOWS.