Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-16


coming convention Will represent tho
Republicans of Knox county better
than any ever held. Itdoes away with
all cries about a lefty ringn or a
" Knoxville clique" The people have
had the opportunity to make them
selves heard, and if they have in any
localities failed to improve it, it is Their
own fault, We give below the reports
from the districts nearest the city, and
will give the others as they come to
hand.
Knoxville CITY Convention
a large number of the Republicans
of the LIST district of this county met
at HoXsie's Hall last night, TO select
delegates to the State and Congress
sional conventions. Almost every
class of our citizens were represented
railroad men, machinists, carpenters,
brick masOns, lawyers, physicians,
merchants, etc, were there, taking
part in the proceedings.
Mr.. V. +. GOssett stated that in the
absence of the chairman Of the llx-
ecutive Committee, it deyolved upon
him to call the meeting to order
w. +. Nardley, Esq, moved that
Mr.. S 7. Logan take the chair, and
Judge Andrews nominated Capt.M.D
Beardeu. Mr. Logan asked to he ex-
cused, and MIR. Bearden was elected
chairman, unanimously.
Mr.. Bearden then stated that the
object of the meeting was to select
delegates TO the Chattanooga State,
and the Knoxville Congressional CON
ventiOns, and declared the meeting
open for the transaction of the bust
ness for which they had met.
On motion of Major Prosser, Mr.. 5.
I. Logan was elected Secretary.
Mr.. Gossett moved the appointment
of a Committee of five to select dele.
gates to both the Chattanooga State
and Knoxville Congressional Conven-
ton. Carried.
The chair appointed Geo. Andrews,
Jno. Hudiburgh, II. l.. Bradley, Yves
ley Stuart, Harvey Clark.
On motion Of Judge Andrews, Mr..
V. f. Gossett was added to the COM
mittee.
After an absence of from IS to 90
minutes, the committeg upon dele
gates reported as follows, for the
CONGRESSIONAL Convention:
Perez Dickinson, d. II. Boynton,
lgnas FAM, Isaac r. Barry, II. \. r.
Nelson, James Pickens, j. b. HOxsie,
David Richards, John Long, Isham
Young, :. II. Smith, a. S. Prosser,
w. u. Osborne, Emanuel Johnson,
Ben. Maynard, Burrell Blair, w. w.
Pestertield and Hugh Lynn.
And as follows for State Convention
CHATTANOOGA DELEGATES.
S.P.Evans, Ezekiel yveatherrord, w.
T.Osborne, William Rule, S. II. Logan,
NJ. l.. Hall, John Leahey, NJ. j. Chill
dress, T.. G. Camp, H. NJ. Aiken, Z.
n. Parham, Col. Jno. b. BrownlOw,
f. g. Locke. Capt. w. 0. White,
Thos. a. r. Nelson, J. 3. Hoxsie, NJ.
ID. Bearden, Hon. Horace Maynard,
Hon, M. ThOrnburgh, II NJ. Schleier,
a. w. Rose, Capt. John Martin, j. c.
:. Mcdonnell, VIM. Porter, Green
Fields, Robert Kennedy, Sam. Os-
ment, Theodore Miner, 10. Black.
Upon suggestion of the chairman
Of the Committee tue lists of dele
gates to each Convention were voted
upon separately and adopted unani-
On motion the Committee to select
delegates was added to the delegates to
the two Conventions.
n resolution by w. +. Nardley, ESD.
to instruct the delegates to the Con-
gressional Convention to vote for the
Hon. Horace Maynard, was laid on
the table.
y motion was made and carried that
the chair appoint an executive com
mittee for this (the lst) District.
The chair announced that the COM
mittee would be duly appointed, and
published in the daily papers.
4 motion to appoint additional col
Ored delegates to the two Conventions
was lost
y resolution instructing the dele
gates to the Congressional Con-
ventiOn, TO meet at Knoxville, to vote
for Hon. j. NJ. Thornburgh, was car
ried by a vote Of nearly three to one.
Adjourned.
M. d. BEARDEN, Chm.
>. Y. LOGAN, Sec'y.
5EechanicsyiIe Meeting.
The Republicans of the Eastern
part of Mechanicsville, met in front of
Mr. Jos. Richards store, as per ap.
Mr.. j. ID, AttiT was chosen Chair
man and David j. Richards was APP
pointed Secretary. Wiley 3. Wright
and A. J. Kicks We're chosen delegates
10 the Congressional Convention.
Judge J.. G. Houk, Col. Coffee Chiles,
Nj. 4. Williams, Jos. Richards, Taylor
Williams and Abe Gay were elected
delegates 10 the Chattanooga Conven-
lion. Mr.. j. II. Ambrose was elected
1ue of the members Of the County
Executive. Committee from the l2.h
District.
Thr second District:
The Republicans Of the Second Dis
riot, held a meeting at Rouss.'5 Mills
yesterday.
Daniel Lee was called to the chair
and ", r. Murphy elected Secretary.
w. A. A. Conner, s. c. Morley aud
las. NJ, McCampbell, were selected as
delegates to the Confessional C0nVen-
ion. Messrs. w. r.. Murphy, Jas.
Crawford and John NJ. Harris Were
chosen "a delegates TO the Chatta-
loOga Convention. Mr.. Daniel Lee
was elected a member of the County
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