Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-14
u. A. 3. ROSE,
sULLIYAN COUNTY.

| Pursuant to previous notice, a meeting oi
| the Conservative-Democr party of Sui
| liYan county convened at the courthouse
| at BlountVille, on Monday asst. SAM
| Evans, ESQ, was called to the chair, and
John Slack requested to act as Secretary.
On motion, committee of three, M. H.
Morrell, j. w. DcGary and job Shaver,
Esqrs., were appointed to select commit
tee of ten, who should select list Of dele
| gates to attend the State Convention at
| Nashville, and the Congressional and Sena-
torial Conventions at Morristown. The
committee of three selected the following
committee of ten, viz: James G. Eanes,
James A. Cole, D. j. Crumley, Jacob Gels
Ter, VIM. Cartwright, j. LOngacre, VIM.
Staubus, John Wolfe, j. G. Hammer and
VIM. K. Anderson, who, after consultation,
| reported t e following list of delegates to
attend the State Convention at Nashville
First District-L. G.. Dryden; 2, VIM
B. Blevins; 8, ]. P. Rhea; 4, r. B. Rhea; s.,
j. P. Hammer; 6, Joseph Latture; I, John
Shaver; s, n. Gregg; 8, w. A. Cross; 10,
W. Newland; II, Joseph Groesciose; u,
Sam. Roller; Is, Sam. Baehman; IA, r. P.
Chase; Is, Nathan Bachman; 16, j. P.
Snspp; II, John Slack; Is, z. Yoakley.
AA4O wing NOACtsoLSo ~ -AOA AAStOhA
were also reported, viz:
First District-D. g. King and John Nc
Gary; "A. S. GaIliher and o. n. Briscoe;
3, ). NJ. Jones and D. J. Crumley; 1, Z. p.
Rhea and J. S. Thomas; ), James E4nes
and Berj. Keys; 8, NJ. H. Morrel and Jacob
Wolford; 7, NJ. e. Spurgin and Robt.
Hawk; 8, John Hawley and NJ. DevaulI; 8,
VIM. Smith and John Wolfe; 10, Benz Nc
Cary and Sam. Pec'ol; II, Jacob Birdwell;
l2, James Patton and E. Butler; 13, Joseph
Birdwell and Sam'l. BAchman, IA, w. II
King and r. p. Chase; 10, George NJ. Bach
man and A. Barnes, l6, J. NJ. Smith and
Henry Harklerode; Is, n. N. Taylor and
j. R. Crumley; Is. John Crawford and Ma
than Paehman.
The following resolutions, offered bysMr
Slack, were unanimously adopted.
R R5solved, That any Conservative Demo
croJic citizen of Sullivan county, at Nash
vile, on the 2lst inst, shall have privilege
of acting as delegate from said cOun y;
and that DR.. VIM. Morrow and Col. John
c. Burch be requested to act as proxies
from Sullivan county, if none of the dele
gates appointed by this convention should
attend-and that they be requested to use
all honorable means TO secure the nomina-
ton Of eXPTesident Andrew johnson, if
his name is presented to she Convention, as
a candidate for Congressman from the
State at large.
Be it further resolved, That any Conser-
vative-Democratic citizen of Sullivan, pre-
sent at MOrristown, on the 10th inst, shall
have the privilege of acting in conjunction
with the delegates from their respective
civil districts.
Be it further Resolved, That it is the
sense of this convention, that the Senatorial
Convention should meet at MorristoWn on
the 15-h inst.-but, if it should not, then
the delegated to the Congressional Conven-
ton are authorized to attend the Senatorial
Convention, when one is called.
The following preamble and resolution,
offered by D. o. King, Esq, was adopted:
Whereas, a meeting of the Conservative
party of Sullivan county, held at the Court
house. in Blountville, on the 5Jh day of
August, 1872, for the purpose of appointing
delegates to the Convention at MOrristOwn,
Tenn, On the 18th day of August, 1872,
and said delegates having been appointed,
it is, therefore, the sense of this meeting,
and said delegation is hereby instructed to
cast the votes of Sullivan comfy in said
Convention, so as to reflect the popular will
Of the Conservative party of Sullivan coun-
ty, it being the chief desire of the great |
Conservative party that such a nomination
shall be made at such convention as will
most certainly secure the election of a Con-
servative member to the Congress of the
United States from e First Congressional
District of Tennessee; therefore
Be it resolved, That said portion of the
delegation this day appointed as delegates
to said convention, that may attend the
same, are hereby instructed TO cast the en-
tire vote of Sullivan county III accordance
with the above instructions.
On motion the Bristol Courier was re-
quested to publish the proceedings of this
meeting, and the Conservative papers of
the District, and the Bristol NelCs, Knox
vile Press and Herald and Nashville
UNION AND AMERICAN be requested to
copy the same.
On motion, adjourned.
SAM'L EVANS, Chm.
,JOpNV SJACK Sa(SV