Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-10
Republican Meeting in Sewer.

AT a meeting of the Republicans Of Sc
vler county, held at the Court House in
Sevierville, on Monday the 9Th day of May,
1872, on motion of S. w. Randles, Esq,
the Honorable J. NJ. Layman was called
to the Chair, and D. p. Gass was chosen as
Secretary.
D. P. Class then offered the following
resolutions, which, on motion of Col. Dug
gan. were unanimously adopted
We, the Republicans of Sewer county,
in Convention assembled recognizing in
General Grant a firm devotion to Republi-
can principles, and in his present admins
tration honesty, purity and integrity,
and believing that no one could so well
serve the interest of the American people
for the next four years, as the man who
has led us through the perils of the past,
therefore
RcSOLUcd, That we heartily endorse the
past course of General Grant, and are in IA
vor of his denomination as the Republican
candidate for President. @
ReSOLUed, That the Honorable Horace
Maynard, by a long course of public service
in which he has distinguished himself as a
man of ability, integrity and purity, and
by a constant devotion to the interest of
the people, and fidelity to principle, has
endeared himself to the people of Tennes-
see, and knowing him to be a man in
whom the people of Il nation can safely
cOntlde, we therefore nominate him as our
first choice for Nice-President.
ReSotUcd, That the Chairman of this
meeting appoint seven delegates to attend
the Nashville convention on the 18th of
May, for the purpose of appointing dele
gates to the National Convention to be held
in the city of Philadelphia in June next,
tor the purpose of nominating Republican
candidates for President of the United
States, and our delegates are hereby i'll
structed to select such men as delegates to
the Philadelphia convention as will cast
their vote for Grant and MAYNARD.
ReSOJUed, That in case none of the dele
gates from this county attend the Nash
Vile convention, VIM Rule, Editor of the
Knoxville CHRONICLE, is hereby author
lied to cast the vote of Sewer county in
conformity to the instructions to our dele
gates.
Resolved, That the Chair appoint seven
good and true Republicans, who shall con-
stitute Il county executive committee,
whose duty it shall be to call county con-
ventiOns, whenever the interest of the
party require it, and perform such other
duties as th2 interest of the Republican
party may demand. N
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Knoxville
CHRONICLE.
After the adoption of the above resolu-
tons the Chair appointed the following
persons as delegates to the Nashville con-
ventiOn.
Honorable J. c. Ellis, Daniel Kelly,
ESD, Col. Wilson Duggan D. W. Howard,
r. w. Crawson, r. II. Reagan and D. P
Class.
OnmOtion the Honorable J. NJ. Layman
Samuel Handles, Esq, u. ID. Wynn, Esq,
Nelson Fox, Esq, and Rufus Creswell,
Esq, were added to the number of delegates
to the Nashville convention.
On motion the same persons named as
delegates to the Nashville convention, were
constituted county executive commit
tee.
On motion the convention then adjourn
ed.
J. NJ. LAYNAN, PrcSf.
ID. 7. GAss, Secy. ..