Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-23
NINTH DISTRICT.
Haywood county-Wm. NJ. Hall.
Obiou-Woodnu Naylor.
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0uSlby cpuntE-Cen. W. y. '-mith
aud five others.
Hendersou-N. II pruitt
The report of The committee was
adopted.
Hon. n. Hacker chairman of the
Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton, made the following report:
For President-Hon. II. II. Harri-
son, of Davidson.
For Vice Presidents. w. Ramsey,
of Bradley James a. Thompson, of
Shelby.
For Secretary-Dr. C.. Wheeler, of
Washington.
For Assistant Secretary-J. c. Mas
pier, of Davidson.
The report of the committee was
unanimously adopted,
Randall Brown, of Davidson, moved
a committee of two be appointed to
conduct the President to the chair.
. The chair appointed Randall Brown
and Hon. N. Hacker.
Mr. Harrison made short and APP
propriate address, for which we will
/ try to find room i'm our next issue.
On motion of Hon. 5. NJ. Arnell, the
chair appointed committee of one
| from each Congressional District on
/ resolutions or platform.
The chair appointed the following
committee 20 draft "A platform of prin-
/ CiDles, viz;
Ist district, Maj. \. H. Pittibone !;
I % district, Il. c. Camp; 3D. district,
. Capt. II. 5. Chamberlain; 4th district,
e. :. Williams; 9Th district, William
Spence; 9th distrit, Col. WE. Prosser !;
7th district, Col q. w. Blackburn !;
Sth district, Mai. II. NJ. Thompson (;
9th district, w. NJ. Hall; 10th dis
trict, Gen. w. J. Smith.
On motion of Hon. ). NJ. Arnell, all
resolutions were ordered to be referred
to the Committee on Platform without
debate.
On the reassembling of the conven-
ton, 5. NJ. Arnell moved that the con-
vention proceed to the election of an
Executive Committee for the State.
jude Shackelford moved to amend
that the committee beappOinted by the
president OF the convention.
Mr.. Brown, of Franklin, opposed
the amendment.
Randall Brown moved to amend SC
as to have each district delegation Sc
. lcct member Of the committee.
Dr. Wight, of Hamilton, thought
the president should appoint.
Hon. Horace Maynard proposed tina
the committee be composed of fiv,
members from each grand division o
! the State, and that they be appointed
by the president and vice-president o
the committee.
b. O. Conuor, Of Shelby, offered
, substitute for the above, that each dis
l trict delegation elect one Of thei
4
E shall elect an executive committee o
2 fifteen members.
, The following is the committee t,
elect the State Executive Committee
) Isl district, Hon. n. Hacker 2
district, Col, j. b. Brownlow Sd dis
a trict, +. 7. Sawyers; 4th district
e James Peacock 5th district, J. w. {
y Bryant 9th district, f. 5. Jones III
A: district, DR.. d. Il. Clitie; Sth district
; +. G.. Ridgely 9th district, w. Nay
; Tor; 10th district, b. o. Carr.
d On motion of >. w. Keeble, of d.
Ii wilson, the com mitt,e was directed
3 report to the convention before ad
|, iHurning.
}. In ashort time the committee Tepol
= ted the executive committee rs 70
} lows
EAST TENNESSEE.
I, Dr. c. Wheeler, of Washington
l. county; A. S. PTosser, of Knox cOur
ty; NJ. l., Mcconnell, Of Blount cour
ty; John w. Ramsey, of Bradley couI
iIe ty; DR.. K. NJ. Wight, Of Hamilto
-, county.
&c MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
70 G. w. Blackburn, of Maury county
Sanford Griffin, of Montgomery couI
ty; DIR. ID. B. Clitle, of franklin cOul
ty; ID. w. Peabody, and e. 5. JOne
% of Davidson county.
WEST TENNESSEE.
G. Gen. w J. Smith, of Shelby count,
John Norman, of Carroll county; '
ID. Scates, of Obion county; Col. l..
Eaton, of Shelby county; r. '
Thompson, of McNairy county.
The Committee on Resolutions,
ter an absence of two and half hou
en- made a report, which was discuss
till =. NJ, at which time the Co
er. vention adjourned to = p. NJ.
A. EVENING SESSION.
o, The Convention was called to orc
by the President.
n, q. Sharp, who had moved t
previous question before adjOurnmel
withdrew the motion, and T.. G. Can
OF hnOA, OleTeu u RESOLUTION III II
,ru of section third, Of the report ofIel
'"' by the Committee previous to adjOul
,,,o meut, as compromise measure.
W. ter considerable discussion, the pl
form as amended was adopted, anC
as follows:
49, REPORT or COMMITTEE ON REsOLUTlON
The Republicans Of Ten nessee,
IT State Convention assembled, make
following declaration OF principles
First. We reailirm the platform
principles set forth by the Natio
roo Republican Convention of the Rep
licau party in the year 1872, and co
mend 10 to the favorable cOusiderat
Of the voters of Tennessee.
.,t Second. That the system Of Nati,
" al currency founded by the Repu
.rg can pa Is, haas proved the best ever
-gg vised for the purpose intended, :
while we would favor no yiol
change which might be oppressive
either the debtor or creditor class,
,co would recommend a system Of (
4 national banking, based upon s
plan for redemption, and return
and specie payment at the earliest pra