Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-15

I berry. w. z. Levisay. Seventh District
Reuben Whitson, +. j. Parkinson, b. jar.
nigan and Jesse Barnes. Eighth District
Z. g. Lisk, j. q. Martin, John Miles.
Ninth Disirict-R. S. Alcorn and James
Carlin. Tenth District-E. Corrington,
H. 7. Lee and Anthony McBoon. EleF-
enth District-J. NJ. Young, NJ. A. Jared
and Davis Nichols. Twelfth District-J.
C. Bacl1man, NJ. A. Eager and 10 Holiday.
Thirteenth District-W. w. Cypert and j.
c. Carr. Fourteenth District-T. j.
Whitaker and S. j. Officer. Fifteenth Dis
trict-W. Y. Marchbanks, n. b. Harp and
J. III. Carter. Sixteenth Dissatisfaction
Williams, Charter Mitchell.
Resolved, that it is the duty Of the dele
gates appointed by this meeting to ascer-
tain under these resolutions who the peo-
pie of this county are in favor of for Con-
gress in this the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict, and that they ascertain from their re-
spective districts who they are in favor of
for Congress, and that they meet here, at
COokeYille, on Tuesday, the 18th of De-
cember, 1874, and determine among them
selves that question and appoint from
among their number such numbers to at
tend said convention as they may deem ne
ceSsary, with such instructions as they may
deem necessary to give them.
CLAY.
A meeting ofthe citizens of Clay county,
held at the courthouse in Celina, on Mon
day, Dec. Z, when the following proceed
ings were had, TO wit: Joshua Halle was
called 10 the chair and John K. Hampton,
selected secretary. S. A. Morgan motione
that committee on resolutions beappoint-
ed, which resulted in the appointment by
the C air, of 5. A. Morgan, T. S. McHenry,
John IL. McMillin, john r. Hampton and
Monroe Anderson to draft and submit reso-
buttons, who submitted the following:
Whereas, the death of Hon. John w.
Head has created a vacancy in the Fourth
Congressional District, and, whereas, it is
made our duty to elect a member to fill
said vacancy inthe FOrty-fOurth Congress Of
the United States; whereas, there is
multiplicity Of Democratic aspirants, and
in order that we lose none of the glories
won on the Sd Of November last; therefore
be il
Resolved, that we approve the calling of
a convention.
death Of the Hon. John w. Head, and that
We lCtl Allti III Ills ucdlll AlC anu
the great cause Of freedom has sustained an
almost irreparable loss. Be it further
Resolved, thai we sympathize with his
bereaved family in the great loss they have
sustained.
Resolved, that the following gentlemen
be appointed as delegates to the Congress
sional Convention, TO be held on the 18th of
December, tO-wit:
First District-J. L. Maxey, p. A. Long
ford. Second District-A. p. Green, CIV.
Stephens. Third District-A. J. Carter,
a. Earles. Fourth District-Hiram Crab
tree, w. Q. Purcell. Fifth District-R.
Paligo. Sixth District-Saml A. Morgan,
Tim S. McHenry, w. b Butler, Joshua
Halle, J. T. Thomas. Seventh District
Bailey Butler, Ii. G. Tinsley, j. r. Hamp-
ton, w. F. Plumley. Eighth District
Ben johnson, ]. r. Donaldson. Ninth
DiStrict-W. NJ. Brown, d. w. Cullom,
j. G. Bennett. Tenth District-A. c.
Dale, John Officer; and that they are here
by requested TO ascertain the will Of the
people in their several districts, and so vote
in the convention, which was adopted. A
minority report was read by Tim S. Nc
Henry, instructing the delegates from Clay
county IN cast the vote for j. ID Goodpas-
ture, which was lost.
JOSHUA HALLE, Chairman.
j. r. HAMPTON, Secretary.