Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-22
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
Pull Report of Proceedings.

18th. From delegates who have returned
we learn the convention was a large one,
made up of the best men of ou- party and
in every respect satisfactory. Nearly every
county in the State was represented. We
give below such portions of the proceed
ings as were not reported in our special
dispatch given Thursday morning
The convention was called to order at
twenty minutes to one o'clock by Ii. III.
Harrison, Chairman of the State Central
Committee.
Prayer was offered by Rev. II. +. Pat
ton, of Robertson.
Colonel Thomas Waters, of Davidson and
DIR. A. w. Hawkins, of Carroll, were APP
pointed temporary secretaries.
The following committees were appoint
ed by the chair
On Credentials-H Il Hudson, of Shell
by II A Kercheval, of Davidson Will
liam Rule, of Knox a III Pettibonc, of
| Greene.
On Permanent Observation-Disclosures Dis
trict, Jno X Miller Second District, John
b Brownlow Third District. w NJ Will
hottie Fourth District, Lewis Tillman
Fifth District, G w Emery ; Sixth Dis
trict, G w Blackburn Seventh District,
DIR \ w Hawkins Eighth District, John
X Poston Ninth District, Barbour
Lewis.
The convention, at five minutes to one
o'clock, took a recess of thirty minWes, af-
ter which Colonel John Ii Brownlow,
Chairman of the Committee on Permanent
| Organization, made the following report,
which was unanimously adopted
| PreSidcnt-Joshua b t'rerson, of Maury.
| Vice PreSident-1st Drstrict-R r But
| tier ID District-Geo Andrews /; Sd Dis
trict-Samuel Bard 4th District-Wm
Bosom 9Th District-H III Harrison s; 9Th
District M Dickinson 9TH District-T
A Smith Sth District-P II Mitchell 9th
District-Benj Paine.
SccreturiesSDr A w Hawkins, of Car
roll, w A Gavett, of Davidson, and Il l.
Cate, of Bradley.
The President returned thanks briefly
for the honor conferred upon him by the
convention, and read the call under which
the convention had assembled.
The Committee on Resolutions, consist
ing of one delegate from each Congression-
al District, was appointed, as follows:
First District, II II Butler; Second, Horace
Maynard Third, II S Kendrick Fourth,
Jas Mullens; Fifth, John Temple; Sixth,
Ct w Blackburn Seventh, w w Murray;
Eighth, ID g Lacy Ninth, II + Patter-
| son.
Hon. Horace Maynard declined to serve
| on the committee, and Judge Geo An
drews, of Knox, was appointed i'll his
stead.
The following committee was appointed
to select delegates the Philadelphia Con-
vention, and four electors for the State at
large: First District, n Hacker Second,
VIM Rule Third, G o Cate Fourth, w
Y Elliott Fifth. III III Hacker; Sixth, J
| NJ Dickinson Seventh, 5 & Wheeler !;
Eighth, w l. Postoni Ninth, l. Dyer.
| Governor Brownlow's letter was here
read. We printed it in our telegraphic re-
port Thursday.
G w Emery moved that the letter be in
corporated with the proceedings of the
convention, and that a copy he furnished
to each Republican paper in the State.
Hon II Il Butler, from the committee Oh
resolutions, made the following report,
which was unanimously adopted.
TIE RESOLUTIONS.
The Republicans of Tennessee, i'll con-
, vention assembled, appeal to the records
of the country i'll exemplitication of their
principles, viz;
l. The American Union and the sup
preston of armed rebellion; and the aboli-
ton of slavery to maintain it.
=. Civil right and political privileges for
, all, with protection to persons and prop
erty, and the elective franchise, not only
c from vindctive action of the Government
but against organizations which seek
: their ends by violence and other unlaw.
{ full methods.
Y 3. For those who suffered in our severa
) wars, and the widows and orphans, boun
: les, pensions and the payment of JUS
= tlaims for property taken or destroyed 10y
Y the national army.
o 4. The public credit maintained agains
!. all attempts to impair it by reducing, anC
d rs far Us possible, repeating all taxes which
! fall upon industry, by impartially collect
/ ing and honestly applying such as re
), main; by curtailiug expenditures ant
/ abOlishing unnecessary offices, thus rapid
r ly diminishing the public debt, while tn
:, burdens OF the people are constant.
Of ligh.ened, aud the business of the countr!
n undisturbed.
'r 3. The rigid accountability of all Off
lie Gals, Furnishing swiftly and sternly tn
dishonest. removing the incompetent, an
II making efficiency and fidelity tests of fiji
re ness in preference to political opinions
n partisan service, race color or nationality
Or 5. The national honor inviolate, eithe
l. by unwarrantcd demands upon othC
n. powers, or by unworthy concessions
Or them, by menaces to the weak, or by dis
nc courtesy from the proud.
$, Z. The interests of labor by free schools
sc free homes and an industrial policy ,whic
err has doubled the rate of wages and increa
IN ed the annual production of the countr
rd fourfold.
s. Emigrants from all other lands invi
ed and cordially welcomed to the enjo,
he ment of equal rights and privileges Wit
H. the native born, themselves descende
IN from parents who arrived as emigrants
our shores.