The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-07-25
Delegates to the Jackson COnven-
tion.
BOLIVAR. TESN Jnlv 81 1878.

BOLIVAR, Tenn, July 81, 1878.
Pursuant to a call made through the
columns of the BoLIvAR BULLETS a large
number of citizens assembled in the
court room to appoint delegates to fully
represent this county in the New State
Convention which meets in jackson on
Tuesday, July 29th, 1878
On motion of Col NJ. T. Polk General
r. P. Nicely was called to the chair. p.
I. Jones, Esq, was chosen Secretary.
The chairman stated the objects of the
meeting A movement was on foot to
form new State out of North Mississ-
ippi, all of Vest Tennessee and South
western Kentucky; looking to the consul
nation of this grand undertaking cons
yention of all the people inter ested was
near at hand that Hardeman must have
voice in that convention: etc.
II. Nj. Polk, Esq, being called on,
spoke at some lengtA, warmly advocating
the cause.
As the convention was incroaching up.
on His Honor's time-Judge Flippin bav.
ing given way to the conventional was
moved by NJ. R. Parrish that all unneces
saFy preliminaries be dropped and that a
full delegation be appointed to represent
Hardeman county at Jackson. The mo-
ton carried, and the following named
gentlemen were appointed by the chair
man and the committee appointed to as
sist him:
District No. l VIVA. II. Todd, J. C.
Prewitt, N. II. PrewItt, B. N. Hullum, j.
Sanona
No. 2; W. D. Avant, R. Scott, A. H.
Rose, J. S. MeAnnlty, I. J. Richardson
No. 3; T. j Eubank, J. Blalock, E. B.
Stuart, K. d. Cross, o. B. Polk
No 4 ". w. Farley, Phil Nicely, w.
NJ. johnson, W. NJ. Norment J. w
Wilkes
No. 3 ; j. B. Harriss, P. t. Jones, T.
D. Clinton, w. A. Caruthers, w. Wilkes.
No. 6; A. NJ. Statler, H. NJ. Polk, NJ.
r. Parrish, j. NJ Richardson, j. j. Nee-
ly, j. NJ Hubbard, e. w. Hardin, Jesse
Norment, j. }. Dupuy, n. T.. Polk, F.
Fentress, j. g. Acton, j. G. Savage, g.
NJ. Dugan, Marcus Kahn, r. l.. Light
forte, j. A. Wilson, DR.. j NJ Mask, w.
T. Armis tead, j. b. Franklin, L, Owens,
Z. j. Walton, l.. b. Carringtsn.
No. 7 J. K P. Cliff, Lem Gay, Nat
Wilkinson, Alex MeCarty, Jesse Sherron.
No. 8; j. Nj. Miller, james Carter, N
Mcdaniel, J. r. Jones, VIM. Mckinney.
No. 9; U. A. West, r. w. Smith, D.
Macon, DIR. T. Y. Russell.
No. 10; B. Sauls, Bob Wright, Neil
Callahan, Newt McCommons, j. b. Shaw.
No. IL; c. NJ. Lambeth, J. L. Rosson,
Fl. Campbell, DR.. }. Nicely, n. Simpson.
No. 10; Joel Sasser, A. Bishop, Jas.
Rose, j. J. Simpson, Ii. Lofland.
No. 10; DIR. Thompson, j. Wiley, &C.
Mcdaniel, Hense Doris, VIM. Polk.
No. ID; 4. 6. Patrick, VIM Smith, J.
B. Fawcett, w j. Blair, A. Black
No. Is; j. q. Chisum, Dr. j. Anderson,
P. L. Vernon, w. Knott, T. J. Gardner.
No. 49, Esqr. Wilson, Ham hurley,
Geo. Armistead, w Wilson, w. Hankins.
No. II; ]. Webb, w Burns, VI. Webb,
A. Foster, Robert Hardwick
No. Is; 2. ri. Huddleston, J. G, Jack
son, James Mccain, VIM Rush; VIM.
Savage.
On motion the chairman was appointed
delegate for the county at large.
The chairman them gave notice that
halEfare tickets would be sold to dele
gates by agents of the M. c. r. R. Assoc
citation.
The hospitality of jackson is extended
to delegates to the convention.