Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-17
FARMERS IN COUNCIL.
Mass Convention ofTennessee Farmers
They Don't Know Whether They Wsnt
q State Association or Not.
First Dax,s Prooaeainrs.

The Tennessee Farmers Convention
met at IL A. NJ. yesterday, in the hall O
| Representatives. The following is q fol
| -a LIST OF DELEGATES
present: 9sy 4sE
Wilson County; Flat Rock Grange No
l7-Delegate: w. d. Hancock.
+ County Delegates--A Brett, j p Harri
son, w d Hancock, ID w Baird, p F Ligan
A Baird, Robt Young, F M Sullivan, Jas
Hamilton, e S Seawell, S S Preston.
Williamson Countrywide M Wiustead
Sam A Pointer, Jno McGavock, VIM Jones
Bddy Trone, DR. PinkstoD, FL G Roberts,
James 2 johnson, Sam N Thomss n W
Motheral, Jno r Hill, e N Perkins, j q
Bowman, E Buchanan, NJ. Baxter.
Madison-Dr. A. Jackson.
Maury-Henry Jones, w. j. Strayhorn,
Thorn. 81. Williams, r. p. Ledbetter, j. l.,
Williams, j. B. Hamilton, S. w. Scott, D.
]. Estes.
0bion-W. 81. Stovell.
Maury-Hall of Lion Grange, Nos Gen
Jno Green.
. Athens, Ala, Grange, No 23-J M Town
send.
Sumner-W Summers, Jacob Liyar.
VIM McMury, M Head, j N Guthrie, j
j HILBERT, G E Boddie, w 81 Baber, r q
atkins, Jos Miller, 10 d Martin, inc
Baker, A B @ Dickerson-Stewart, e G
Bush, John Schultz, Dew Mills, j W BRYAN.
Weakley--J f Gardner, IL E Hawkins.
Hsrdeman-Perry Wilkes, John Wilkes,
N. T. Polk.
Morgan county, Ala, Trinity Farmers,
Club. Gum, John A. Turner.
White--J. III Carnes, M. S. Lowell.
Davidson-W. D. Phillips, VIM. P. Har-
din, DR.. r. G. Foster, J A Vaughn, w P
Turnip, w Watson, Gen W Il jackson,
Ben Drake, John Drake, B F Cock,ill, Mic
Lore, A G Gof, 0 Griffith, Tom Claib-
orne, Henry Buchanan, Jas A Harwood,
And johnson, Tfos B johnson, W E Wat
kins, Arts Brown, Stephen Collins, G. W.
Ballew, Thos Heron, T B Hamlin, John
Williams, And Baker, A 81 Sharpe, d II
McGavock, VIM Shelton, w 81 Hyde, Gen
w G Hardin, W s Duke, j E Rust, Th B
Eallew, w B Rains, DR. B G Hampton, Geo
w Martin, Michael Campbell, Thos Wainer,
w 81 Jones.
Moore Jno 81 Baxter.
Giles-Albert Buford, B jackson, j
K p Blackburn, J G Patterson, D A
Alexander, d q Jones, VIM Perry, j B
Jones, Sam @ johnson.
Marion Amos L Griffith.
Blount-T W Keller.
McMinn- E Id Newton, 81 81 Ma,tock.
MoDroe-F ii johnson.
Marshall l. Orr, r Hoyle, R S Mont
gomery.
Trousdsle-Col W A Caruthers, d 81
Goodail, E P Lowe, A l. Reaves, W WTur-
ner.
Dyer-W Maxwell, VM Mckinney.
Gi5son-Gen Jno Green, Jno Blackman.
d Robertson, A D Thurston. M
Smith-Carrol Denny.
Rutherford-Levi Wade, r K Hender-
SOD, j III King, j Overall, M s Fletcher, j
W Smith, John Beatty, L B Sennis, j B
Bsskette, j III Publes, " B Lillard, Jr.,
Thos Redont, c B Wade, j FL Gilbert, Jack
Goocb, w II Norman, L W Knight, E
Manson, 81 r Williams, A Linke, j II
Jlmison, Allen James, John Patterson,
Geo Hawse, DR. l. Russell, T. Nance,
Thomas Beatty, John Lyttle, Minis Jordan,
II 81 YesrgaD, G w Mclaughlin, S r Sand.
ers, II Caster, Geo Beatty, G r Reed, w
McGregor, DR. j A Ridley, Geo Beatty, W
D Martin, DR. w @ Work, A Ridley, Jr.,
Geo T Keeble.
Shelby-Dr. n q Perkins, R d Goodwin,
Samuel Hammontree, Col Bedford, A B
Haynes. .1
Crockett, BellVille Grange, No. SIM.
J. Clay.
Cofee-Matt Martin, j E Hough, s
Carmichael, G r Campbell T j Wilson,
Wiley Hickeson, w T Garrett.
Bedford-W Young, w h Young, Willie
b Cannon, Thos G Moseley, B G Fields, j
J Shriver, E G Davis, NJ 81 Webb, Bay
Whitwortb, j Hutton, w Z Rar SOM,
Henry Osborne, Isaac Young, R A Write,
R Bingham. @
Hamilton-Thomas Crutcbfeld, Jno
King, Jr. -.-r1f- 1.l.
Robertson-J L Jones, A T Bowy, h j
Croker, 7 W Willis, E c Bsaslet.
Tipton-D @ Slaughter, Jno T Douglass,
Nat Upton, S G Bernard, j G Walker.
Warren-Jho Fl French, Ira Faulkner and
L w Hill.
Humphrey-D B Thomas, Jack Crockett,
N McGanley, VIM Hust, and F M Marbly.
Line III l. Stone, q Buchanan,
VIM Bonnie, B Larnet, Jas States ] g
Russell, Jno T Whitaker, d Ii Perkins.
On motion DIR. Lea, agricultural editor
Of ;he Nashville UNION AND AMERICAN,
vas made temporary chairman, and A D
Thurslon appointed Secretary.
On motion the chairman appointed q
committee consisting of the following
named persons, committee to draft con.
Ititution and bylaws: Col Charlton, of
Knoxville; NJ F johnson and E M Newton,
East Tennessee; B F Cockrill and r P
ledbetter, Middle Tennessee; II P Polk
md DR. A Jackson, West Tennessee.
The committee withdrew for the purpose
If consultation, and during their absence
warm discussion was held with regard to
what was the real object of the convention.
PERMANENT or TEMPORARY oRGANIZA-
TON?
A motion was made that the chairman
'ppoint committee consisting of one dele
,ate from each county, TO report names for
permanent officers.
Hon. Fl. r. Moore, of franklin county,
aid that nothing could be done until the
Committee on Constitution and Bylaws
presented their report, which report could
)e accepted or rejected, as the convention
aw fit; but until said committee reported,
he convention would not know what Off
,ers might be required.
Col. Claiborne, of D avidson, was opposed |
o making any grand display in organize
ion. He was opposed to having Presi-
Tents, Secretaries, or anything of that sort.
What the farmers wanted was merely to |
ak over the questions they came here to |
llscuss, adopt a series of resolutions ex-
'ressive of the views Of the convention, and |
hen go home. All the farmer hopes to |
ain can be secured through their |
ranges, if they will move forward deter
ninedly and unitedly. Farmers are the men
rho pay he taxes and they have right to |
ay what shall be done with their money,
nd they want to say that the men who |
ONE to this hall TO transact their business
ball not spend their time in banque'ing.
T. G. Mosely, Of Bedford, favored per-
nanent organization and spoke in glowing
erms of the good which will result to Ten
essee farmers if they will lay aside little |
ifferences and unite in one common
ause.
Col. G. w. Charlton, Chairman of the |
Committee on Constitution and Bylaw,
hen presented the following report:
PREAMBLE.
Whereas, Agriculture is the great basis |
{ subsistence and of national wealth, emit |
ed to paramount importance and rank, by |
irtue Of numbers employed and amount Of |
roparty invested; and, whereas, this most |
ncient pursuit has legged behind many |
Their industries in progress and improve |
lent, especially in the South, since the CEN
ne of 1870 etot;.k;o, aonooaol