Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-09
FEES DIsALLOWED.
DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS.
The County Convention meat SsCUE-
day-Delegstes Appointed Last
Night

Night.
FIRST WARD.-There was a meeting OF
the Democrats of the FIRST Ward held at the
Jail last night, and Hugh Douglas and j.
F. Patterson chosen delegates to the Con-
Vention en- Saturday.
SECOND WARp. : The meeting takes
place tonight
THIRD WARD--The meeting in this
ward was organized by calling r. K.
Greenfield to the chair, and appointing
Edgar o. Parsons, Secretary. A motion was
made and carried that the election be made
by ballot, and the polls kept open until Q
O'Clock, so that all the voters of the ward
might have an opportunity of voting. Upon
a count 1t was found that Player Martin and
! James Il. Brantley were chosen delegates.
FOURTH WARD.-The fourth ward pri-
mary meeting selected Pat Walsh and r.
D. Huff as delegates to the convention on
| Saturday. The following resolution was
offered by K. D. Sloan, and adopetd unani-
moHsly:
Resolved, that our delegates be, and they
are hereby instructed to urge upon the
| convention that hereafter in all the County
Conventions the different wards and dis
tricts shall be entitled to one delegate for
every hundred and fraction of a hundred
votes polled in such ward and district. Or.
Roscoe was chairman Of the meeting and
r. D. Caldwell secretary.
FIFTH WARD.-The meeting in this
ward was organized by electing James
Hawkins chairman and A. II. Lusk secre-
taTy. The following were elected delegates,
to-wit: Maj. James NJ. Hawkins, r. f
Woods, Gen. James Hickman, r. G. Nc
Nary, George A. Diggons.
SIXTH WARD.-Geo. ?. Norvell was
called to the chair, and Edo j. Thompson
appointed Secretary, when Carroll Carter
and J, d. Thomas were chosen as dele
gates, and G. A. NJ. Fullian and E. J.
Thompson as alternates. On motion, the
delegates weresinstructed TO vote for dele
gates to the State Convention who would
support Andrew Johnson.
SEVENTH WARD.-In this ward 3, s.
Rhea was made Chairman and w. D. Gov
ington, Secretary. Z. r. Pennebaker and
W. e. Hurt were then made the delegates.
EIGHTH WARD.-I. K. Chase and C..
K. Winston we're appointed delegates on
Wednesday night.
TENTH WARD.-Tom McRoberts WAS
called 10 the chair and W. II. billiard ap-
pointed Secretary, when Barney McCabe
and James McEwen were made the dele
gates.
EDGEFIELD.--In Edgefeld the following
delegates were selected:
First Ward--Capt. A. j. McWhirter,
Second Ward-Walter Bransford.
Third Ward-T. j. Hopkins.
Fourth Ward--T. S. Blair.
Fifth Ward-W. P. Marks.
Sixth Ward-J. P. Hutchinson.
From the district at large, Gen. w. D.
Bate and John d. Brien.
Tenth District.
AUG. s, 1872.-In pursuance of the call
of the District Democratic Committee. a
meeting was held this day, at Il o'clock. at
the usual place Of voting in the tenth dis
trict of Davidson, to appoint delegates to
the Democratic County Convention to be
held in Nashville on the 10th inst. Robert
Pinckard vas chosen Chairman, and c.. l..
Barton requested to act as Secretary. The
object of the meeting having been explain
ed, DR.. w. A. Cheatham and W. II. Porch
were appointed delegates to the County
Competition,
After which the Convention adjourned.
RoBT. PINcKARD, Chairman.
G. L. BARTON, Secretary.