Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-08-13
County Convention.

Pursuant to previous notice, meeting
of the CONGRATULATIONS party
of Sullivan county convened in the
Court House, at Blountville. on No: :
day last. SAM'L EVANS. Esq, Was
called to the chair, and John Slack re-
quested to act as Secretary.
On motion, committee of three.
NJ. II. MOrrell, J. w. McGary. and
John Shaver, Esqrs., were appointed
to select q committee Of Ten, who
should select list of delegates to at
tend the State Convention, at Nash
vile, and the Congressional and Sena-
tOrial Conventions at MOrriston. Tie
Committee OF Three selected the fol-
lowing Committee of Ten, viz: James
G. Eanes, James \. Cole, d. J. Crum-
ley, Jacob Geisler, VIM. Cartwright,
J. Longacre, VIM Staubus, John
Wolfe, J. e. Hammer, and VIM. II.
Anderson, who, after consultation, re
ported the following list of delegates
to attend the State Convention at
Nashville:
1st District, L. G. Dryden; 2, VIM.
d. Blevins IS, J. II. Rhea; 4, II. B..
Rhea; ) J. p. Hammer; 6, Joseph
Latture; Z. John Shaver IS, n. Gregg !;
8, w. a. Cross; 10, w. Newland; IL,
Joseph GrOesclosc; II, Sam'l Roller !;
-, Sam'l Bachman II. r. p. Chase /;
i, Nathan Bachman; Is. J.P. Snapp !;
Il, John Slack Is, i. YOakley.
The following delegates to Morris
town were also reported, Viz:
LIST District, ID. O. King and John
Notary ,, \, ;. Gallihcr and o. n.
BriscOe; 3, s. NJ. Jones and ID. j..
Crumley; 4, II. p. Rhca and j. S.
Thomas -, IA mes Eanes and Benz.
Keys; 6, NJ. IL. MOrrell and Jacob
WOlford; I, NJ. r. Spurgin and Robt.
Hawk 8, John Hawley and NJ. De
vault; 8, VIM. Smith and John Wolfe !;
10, Bc:4;. McGTary and SAINT Pectol !;
II. jacob B:rlwell; II, james Patton
and L. Butler; Is, Joseph Bir,lwell
and Sam'l Bachman; II, w. II. King
and X. p. Chase Is, George NJ. Bach
man and y Barnes; Is. J. NJ. Smith
and Henry Harklerode; Il, n. Nj.
Taylor aud ]. II. Crumlcy; IS, John
Crawford and Nathan Bachman. $50
The following resolutions, offered 10y
Mr.. Slack, were unanimously adop-
ted.
ResOlrcd, That any Conservative
Democratic citizen ofSullivan county,
at Nashville, OH the 2lst inst, shall
have privilege of acting as delegate
from said county; and that DIR. VIM.
Morrow and Col. John &. Burch he re-
quested To act as proxies from Sullivan
county, if none of the delegates ap-
pointed by this Convention should at
tend-and that they be requested to
use all honorable means to secure the
nomination of eX-President Andrew
Johnson, if his name is presented to
the Convention, as candidate for Con-
gresham from the State at large.
BE 1t furthe, Rcsolrcd, That any
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES citizen of
Sullivan, present at MOrristown OH the
10Th inst, shall have the privilege of
acting in conjunction with the dele
gates from their respective civil dis
tricts.
BE it further ResOlred, That it is the
sense of this Convention, that the SEN
atOrial Convention should meet mt
Morristown on the Is inst.-but, if it
should not, then the delegates to the
Congressional Convention are author
lied to attend the Senatorial Conven-
ton. when one is called.
The following preamble, and resolu-
ton, Offered by d. o. King, Esq, was
sdopted:
WHEREAS, A meeting of the Con-
party of Sullivan county,
held at the Court House, in BlOunt-
Vile, OH the 9Th day of Aug. 1872, for
the purpose Ofappointing the delegates
TO the Convention at Morristown,
Tenn on the 18th day of August,
1872, and said delegates having been
appointed, it is, therefore, the sense of
this meeting, and said delegation is
hereby instructed to cast the vote of
Sullivan county in said Convention,
so as to reflect the popular will of the
Conservative party of Sullivan county,
it being the chief desire of the great
Conservative party, that such nOmi-
nation shall be made at said ConyeE-
lion as.well most certainly..insure the
election ola Conservative member to
he Congress of the United States from
he First Congressional District of
therefore
Be IL Res0lrcd, That said portion of
he delegation this day appointed as
delegates to said Convention, that may
attend the same, are hereby instructed
% cast the entire vote of Sullivan
in accordance with the above
On motion the Bristol Courier was
to publish the proceedings
If this meeting, and the Conservative
papers of the district, and the Bristol
Meas, Knoxville Press and Herald,
md Nashville Union and american,
De requested to copy the same.
On Motion adjourned.
SANI'L EVANS, Chdnl'n.
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