Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-09-24
REPUBLICAN STATE CON-
VENTION.
Piatfcrm-O6iciaI Report OF Pro-
cecdings.

meet, at Chattanooga, Tennessee, on
Wednesday, Sept, 16, 1874, the follow.
Ing proceedings were had, and the Sec>
retarY OF said Convention wasiequired to
make the same matter Of record, to.wit
The Convention was called to order at
twelve o'clock IN, by Joseph r. Dillin,
chairman of tue Republican State Cen,
tral Committee.
In . few remarks he stated the object
of meeting to bs to nominate can>
didate for Governor, and make such 9TH
er arrangements as would best tend to tho
succ IS of the Republican party.
On motion, the Hon. Wm. II. Wise>
ner, of Shelbyville, was elected tenn
pOrary chairman.
On taking his seat, he returned thanks
for honor conferred, and stated that we
ha met to nominate candidate for Cow
ernor, if the Convention should think
best to do 50. He had been lighting the
Democratic party for lifty>ono years, and
hoped that the deliberations of the Con.
yentioa would result in the best means to
defeat them. 1t was important to do
our best nov, so as to bo certain OF sue,
cess in the next Presidential election.
No greater calamity could befall the
country than the restoration of the Dem.
ocrollc party to power. 1t would undo
all that the. Republicans have done, and
remand the colored men back to slavery,
II they were in power they would only
nave to increase the numbvr or supreme
Court judges to majority, who would
declare the amendments to the Constitu-
ton irregular, and thus wipe out all that
the Republicans have done. In view of
all this, we should devise the best meas
ures to insure success in the State and
Nation. All the calamities which have
belallen tie South are the result of Dem,
ocratic misrule. In our tate tliere has
never been molo corruption or unfair
dealing than by the present administra,
tiCn. The penitentiary lease was an out
rage on the people. 50 the sale of the
coDptrollorship AMI other 'corruptions.
On motion, Capt. Il. i. Winters, of
Nashville, was appointed temporary sees
rotary, and the cditorso Of Republican pa,
papers present assistants.
On motion ofA. G. Sharp, of Chat
tanooga, committee Of one from each
Congressional district was appointed on
credentials. The following is tho cons
mittee as announced by the chair
First district, A. II. Pettibone Sec.
ond district A. 5. Presses Third dis
trict, A. G. Sharp; Fourth district, p.
a. Wilson; Fifth district, Hon. j.
Eillman; Sixth district, Judge j. O.
Shackelford; Seventh district, A. NJ.
Hughes; Eighth district, L. G.. Ridges
ly; Ninth district, w. NJ. Hall; Tenth
district, Hon. w. j. Smith. =,
Ga motion of Joel |. Fyott, of Rhea
county, the following committee of one
from each district was appointed by the
chair on permanent organization.
First district, Capt N Hacker; Sec
ond district, Hon T Mason; Third
district, Joel | Pyott; Fourth district,
II L W Cheathaa; Fifth district, Col
e 1lannings; Sixth district, Randall
Brown; Seventh district, DR. d B Clilfe;
Eighth district, Maj II NJ Thompson;
Ninth district, w Naylor; Tenth dis,
trict, } A Thompson.
On motion of A G Sharp, the convens
ton adjourned TILL 2 o'clock, p NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The temporary chairman called the
meeting TO order, when, Maj. A. Ii.
Pettibone, chairman of the committee on
credentials, made the following report,
showing the following counties to be rep>
resented:
FIRST DISTRICT.
johnson couuty-No representative.
Carter-No representative.
Washington--N. Hacker and c.
Wheeler.
Green-A II Pettibone.
Hawkius-Chas. Mckinney.
Hamblen-G II Boyle.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Knox county--Wm. Rule and fifteen
others.
Blount--J NJ Green aud A Carver.
JefFerson--John b Minnis, Il A Saw
yerss and Ben, Williams.
Loadon--J Morrow, R ? Eaton and
Stephen Mathews.
Roano-Chas. Brause.
THIRD DISTRICT.
DeKalb county, P Wilkinson.
Hamilton-A G. Sharp and feur