Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-07
DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL.
Meeting of the Liberal RepubIIcau.COn-
servatiye.De
The Country In Danger and Patriots mt the
Front.

AhC III Danger anu P6Ir1OtS ~ tHO
Front.
At twelve o'clock yesterday the ringing OF
the court house bell announced the time OF
holding the Democratic convention OF Knox
county. for the purpose of eleeting delegates to
the State convention, which meets at Nashville
on Thursday the 9th inst. But though the raj
lying cry was sounded oft from its brazen
throat, the number that responded was not so
large as the occasion seemed to demand, in the
opinion of the man who had hold of the bell
rope, and large per cent. of those present were
Republicans, who took no part in the meeting,
and farmers who came in to attend the meeting
to nominate candidates for the agricultural
convention.
On motion of DR.. B. Frazier, Col. j. G. Lut-
trell was called to the chair, and Messrs. j. +.
j. Lewis and s. Z. Ramage elected sectaries.
On motion Of Col. j. M. Fleming, the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed committee on
resolutions: Messrs. Fleming, A. Caldwell DR..
B. Frazier, Dr. VIM. Rodgers and Col. John
Williams. .... -
The committee returned for consultation and
during its absence, Mr.. w. l.. Ledgewood
offered resolution appointing a conservative
executive committee for the purpose of proper
ly conducting the campaign and reconciling the
differences between aspirants for office. Refer
red to the committee on resolutions.
The committee returned and through the
chairman made the following report "a ..
The Democratic Executive State Committee,
having called o convention of the Democrats
and Conserva tiv es of Tennessee, to be held at
Nashville, on the 9th inst, for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for Governor, and TAX
ing such other action as the circumstances then
existing may render wise and expedient, there
fore,
RcSoLred That the Democrats and Conser-
vatives of Knox do approve the action of the
Executive committee in calling said convention,
and that the following named gentlemen be
and they are hereby appointed delegates to rep
resent US in the convention, to-wit:
FIRST DISTRICT.
1sT WARDS Akin. T S Webb, J Glib .rt, C W
Charlton, B Stephenson, I Lewis and Geo Atkin.
% WAED-J COgan; Lewis, e. H McGl{HTH 5I'
3D. W1RPSP Rogers. Z May. Henry Glass; Au-
fi4 4T any WlFDMoR Nelson Hon Geo Brown, DR.
Win Morrow, A Bruce c w Park, J Cooke and
9TH WGRD-J S Van Glider, Jno Turley. F Miller,
R S Payne, Saml Lackey and Alex Allison.
D Anderson and Dick McCaiium. 800 :" =
B Branner Pat Sullivan and VIM Hill, Esq.
8TH WARD-Maj D A Carpenter. James Campbell,
Mike Sullivan, Jas McCampbell and Col Hu L Me-
Chung,
Delegates were appointed from the other dis
tricts, one hundred and upwards in nun Der.
And, inasmuch as the administration of Gov
ernor John G. Brown, by its prudence, moder-
alton and wisdom-by its fidelity in the dis
charge of every trust or duty imposed by the
Constitution or by legislative enactment upon
the ExecutiVe-and by the vigilant care with
which the rights and Interests of the people
have been regarded and protected, has fully
vindicated the wisdom of the people of the
State in calling him to the Gubernational chair;
and, believing that such honesty and fidelity
and capacity as he has shown in the discharge
of public duty, deserves in these times to be
specially recognized, and that the welfare of
the State demands the retention of Governor
Brown, in the Executive Office, for anather
term, therefore,
ResoLred, That the delegates appointed by
this meeting are hereby instructed to cast the
vote of Knox county in said convention, ut
Nashville, for the denomination of Governor
John G. Brown for the Office of Governor.
Resolved, That for the purpose of securing a
better local organization and for the promotion
of the general interests of the party. the fol.
lowing named gentlemen are hereby appointed
q central Executive committee for Knox cOun-
ty, with authority and instruction to appoint
committees in each civil district |
Of the county to-Wit John NJ Brooks, Z Lea |
Rogers, S 9 Ramage w A Henderson, i a |
Jratz, d A Carpenter, John McGrath, Sam B |
Luttrell and NJ d Swan. . -rr-
RcSoLUcd That in the approaching contests, |
both State and National, we invite and extend |
with all patriotic people, without !
-egard to previous political differences or de- |
he State and in rescuing the National Govern
nent from mal-administraton.
On motion Of Captain j. M. Brooks, the COM
nittee on resolution were added TO the delegates
o the State convention.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.