Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-07-06
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CONVENTION.
FuLL REPRESENTATION.
Nominations Cor sheriff. Tax Collector
and Tailor.
Gen. FrsnR Cheatham, the Choice Of the
Cotsn,y, Tor Congress from the state
at Large.
Delegates Appointed to state Conven-
ton.

I'm accordance with the call of the
County Executive Committee, the
people by their regular chosen dele
gates, every District in the county
being represented, met in Convention
at the Court House on yesterday.
| District No. 1.-Finis Ewing, H.
| G. Vaughan, 10. Lnebeaugh.
District No. I'll Whitfield, Chas.
Station.
District No. 81. NJ. Anderson,
Ephraim Manson, w. A. Elliott, VIM.
Green.
District No. A. J. Wooten, Robt
Payne, w. ID. Taylor, J. d. Kendrick,
| u. p. Dennis, w. S. Mallory.
District No. 5--Dr. b. L. Moody,
b. W. Herring, y. Smith, j. +.
Gaines, David Grant, DR.. Northing-
ton.
District No. 6-R. A. Barnes, Car
ter Rollings, Benz. johnson, A.
Payne.
District No. Nv. G. Smith, DR..
Gupton, w. w. Watts, John L. Staten,
District No. 8--Dr. j. G. AGREE, Jno
Dodd, j. w. Bartee, Il. Shelton, Col.
Young, ID. M. Buck.
District No. 81. T. Outlaw, G..
Lyle, Squire Duncan, X. Morrow
District No. lO-Wm. Rogers, H..
NJ. Dickson.
District No. 1T. S. 1'rigg, Robt.
Mosley.
District No. 12-Sandy Dick, G. D.
Bailey, DR.. Fentress, T. ID. johnson,
J. G. Joseph, @. c. Atkinson, j. L..
Lockcrt, w. NJ. Kerr, M. V. Ingram,
f. II. Lewis, j. l.. Williamson, +. O..
Anderson.
District No. 14-'Squire John Tay-
lor.
District No. ia. W. Fiser, j. q.
Grant, j: f. Ransdell, A. Smith.
District No. 16--J. N. Blackford,
I. L. Harper, l.. S. Collins.
District No. 17--John A. Gholson,
B. w Ussery, G. d. Roberts, w. w.
Wick.
District No. Ism. G. Gholson, j.
NJ. Swift, VIM. Channel, Jas. Kelly
District No. 19-R. II. McFall, j.
NJ. Peacher, John Jennings, S. B..
Powers.
District No. 2O-John T. Nolen,
D. S. W illiams.
The meeting was called to order by
Gen. j. NJ Quarles, Chairman Of
County Executive Committee. On
motion, DR.. B. w. Ussery was chosen
President, and NJ. V. Ingram and
DR.. A. j. Gupton, Secretaries. A
motion requiring all candidates before
the Convention to abide the decision
of the body and support the nominees,
was adopted. Nominations being in
order, Mr.. j. G.. Reed announced
himself as candidate for Sheriff. Mr..
Bish Beaumont refusing to go into
Convention, Mr.. Reed was nominated
by reclamation. Some of Mr.. Beau
monts friends become excited, made
speeches, and for few minutes, the
Convention wa, rather stormy. From
the indications, Mr.. b., stood a fair
chance, if he did not actually have a
majority of votes in the Con, en,ion,
had he submitted his claims.
A Il. Smith, j j. Rawls and j. l..
Herring, announced themselves as
candidates fer Revenue Collector. The
number of votes in the Convention,
66, were cast as follows: Smith 80,
Rawls o, Herring ,. Mr.. Smith was
declared the choice of the Convention
for Tax Collector, when Mr.. Rawls
announced his satisfaction with the
result, and his purpose to vote for
Smith, requesting his friends to sup
port him also.
The following gentlemen announced
themselves for Jailor, and on FIRST
ballot, received the number of votes
annexed to their names: A b Maxey,
Lewis Bourne. ii; g G Jackson; j n
Travis; | n Belote, G; Jas. Stamper,
8; John Muir, 6; ii 4 Lyle, G; b w
Balentine; w NJ Organ, ~; + N Cook
sey, 5; w A J Bitter, /; & Morrison,
Is; j w Bagwell, 8; b f Harris, 2;
r NJ Collier, /.
On the fourth ballot, the vote was
for Organ, 81; Bourne, "a; Bagwoll,
(; Cookscy, /. The Chair then an.
nounced Mr.. Organ the nominee for
Jailor.
CONGRESSMAN FOR THE STATE AT
LARGE.
Col, w. F. Young offered the fol,
lowing resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, In the private and public
| lie of Gen. Frank ChGatham, we recOg-
ni2e "A man devoted To Tennessee, and
faithful in assuming duties, and iearl, SIS
in their discharge; man deserving til. ir
gratitude, and n fit man to represent
them in Congress,
RcS0hcd, Therefore, that wo appoint
delegates to the Convention 10 assemble
at Nash vile, August 2lst, 1872, and that
said delegates be instructed to vote for
Gen. Cheatham, AZ the choice of Mont
gomory county, for Candidate for Con-
gress, from tho state at large.
The following gentlemen were ap.
pointed delegates to the State Con
gressional Convention
FINS Ewing, X Y johnson, Ewin
Wilcox, Capt McCaulcy, w A El.
lott, j NJ Anderson, Judge Overton,
j G Gold, W 5 Mallory, w ID Taylor,
DIR. Northington, James Gaines,