Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-23
THE CANVASS.
Second DistrIet Congressional Com

Second District Congressional Com.
The members of the Democratic Con-
gressional Committee of the second district
of Tennessee are hereby request / to meet
at Sparta, on Thursday, Aug. 10. A full
attendance is urged.
G. NJ. MCGHEE, Chairman.
The following is list Of the members Of
the committee: .-..
Charles NJ. McGheo, of Knox: M. w.
McCowD; Of Sewer; II. T. Dick, of Jeffer-
SOD; Thomas Weir, Of Campbell; John
Jarhagin, OF Anderson; H NJ. Colquitt, of
Overton; J, 2. NowliD, of White, Fl. II.
billiard, of Putnam; James NJ. Marshall, Of
Macon; John Fite, of Smith; Jerry Gibson,
of Cumberland; Arch p. Green, of Clay;
D. w. Halves, of Jackson; John L. Smith,
of Scott; NJ. II. AIillsaps, of Fentress; Jul
Ian Scott, of Morgan.
GALL FOR A CONVENTION FOR THE THIRD
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
CHATTANOOGA, July 10, 1872.-After
consultation with the members of the Dem
ocratic Executive Committee, for this Con-
gressional District, it has been deemed ex-
pedient and proper TO call Convention OF
the party to meet at Cleveland, in Bradley
COuuty3 Ou IHtusuthyJ JUG 1otH Vi AOSuS0
next, for the purpose of determining who
shall be the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress in the Third Congressional District,
who the Senatorial candidates for the Sixth
and Seventh Senatorial Districts of the
State, and who shall be the candidates of
the party for the respective Floa'eis Dis
tricts composed of the counties of Monroe
and Loudon; Polk and Bradley; James,
Ao;o, Dhao o,,d Ioriapd. MariOu Co.
quatchie, Bledsoe, Hamilton, Grundy and
Van Buren,. The counties composing the
Congressional District are to determine who
shall be the candidates for Congress; the
counties composing the said Senatorial Dis
tricts, who shall be the candidates OF each
for Senator, and the respective counties
composing the Floaterial Districts, who
shall be their candidates for joint RepreSen-
tative.
1t is respectfully recommended 10 the va
rious counties composing this Congression-
| al District to inset at their CouTthouses on
the first Monday in August next in public
meeting aud elect or appoint delegates to
| the Convention at Cleveland, authorized to
act upoI, the respective Nominations herein
indicated. 1t is earnestly desired that there
| shall be a full, fair and frank expression OF
l Lille DeODl1 Oh bDtSC h1cShClO ~ OiAAO VIZ
! Convention called may reflect then will.
We are entering upon most important
canvass, in which patriotism demands that
all personal claims and preferences should
be subordinate to tbs good of the country,
50 lha5 peace, harmony and goodwill
zhould prevail in our cou-try, and our
liberties and union established and perpe.
tuated.
The counties composing the third Con-
gressional district are Blount, Loudon,
| Roane, Monroe, McMinn, Meigs, Rhea,
| Polk, Bradley, Gaines, Hamilton, Marion
Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Grundy, Van Buren
and Warren.
The sixth Senatorial district is com
posed Of the counties Of Loudon, Monroe
McMinn, Meigs, Bradley and Polk.
/ The seventh Senatorial district is com
posed of the counties of Rhea, James, Ham
ilton, Bledsoe, SeqUatohie, Marion, Grun-
dy and Van Buren,. w. L. EAKIN,
Chairman Committee.