The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-09-10
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Full Observation-Disclosures
observation-disclosures
tory Results.
DIR. ThOs. B. HarweI and DR..
JAS. A. Bowers Nominated.


Legislature, and to appoint delegates "a
the Congressional Convention to be held
at Columbia on Monday, I4th inst, and
the senatorial Convention to be held at
Lawrenceburg on Saturday, 18th inst.
met in the court house in Pulaski last
Monday morning at 10 O'clock, and was
called to order by Maj. HU. F. Ewing.
Chairman of the Dem. Elk. Com.
ACHILLES A. DICKERsoN, Eso'r. was
made permanent Chairman of the Con-
Yention, and 4. w. EWING, Esa'r, and
LAPS. ID. MCCoRD elected Secretaries.
On motion, the districts were called
to present their lists of delegates, every
district responding with credentials.
4. w. Ewing, Jas. r. Dickey and
Laps. ID. McCOrd were appointed a COM
mittee ON credentials, which committee,
upon examination, reported all creden-
| tlals properly authenticated.
The following were the delegates
| lst district-W. S. EzeIl, L. B. Carter.
| W. j, Neeley, Jas Dyer, W. L. Ro-
| dy, q. w. Vance, j. G. Vance, Jacob
! VanhOOzie, II. z. Ezell, NJ. Z. Eddins.
/ j. L. Stewart.
2d-JnO. 4. Gilbert, Chas. F. Butler,
jas. Potts, L. G. Jones, @. w. McLau-
rine, w. 5. Whitfield, II. c. McLaurine.
;. ID. Clack, DIR. Theo. WestmOreland,
/ \
3d-JOs. S. EdmundsOn, David Var
| brough, q. M. BrOwnlOw, w. N. Jones,
j. Nj. Hanna, J. a. Jones, ThOs. Hanna,
4th-ThOs. II. NOblitt, Jas. A. War
rem, ). b. Williams, jesse Shelton.
5th-W. i. Jackson, 7. S. Wilson, IS.
a. Wilson, 81. a. Hopkins, w. II. Car
/ ter, 5. Q. Johnston, p. A. o. Sneed, Jno.
| W. Story, r. d. Reed, A. R. HarwOod.
6th-S. S. Williamson, T. $. Fogg, J.
| B. Short, 7. II. Meredith, J. p. viii
liams, G. II. Tidwell, j. D. Anthony.
7th-J. L. Pearcy, A. j. Alternately,
JnO. Q. Lester, DR.. Jas. A. Sumpter, w.
| II. McCallum, r A. Mitchell, r. NJ. N.
Jones, Jas. McCallum, A. Al. Carter, L.
| w. Ewing. DR.. VIM. Bate, DIR. ID. T..
Gordon, JAS. 7. Mckissack, Z. I. Talia-
ferro, 5. c. Mitchell, Jno. A. Tfnnop,
| Laps. ID. McCord.
| Sth-C. G. Alternately, Sr., VIM. Az
NETT, ST., j. NJ. Edwards, j. NJ. Marks.
NJ. II. Butler, W. j. Brownlow, Ed. r.
! Cox, j. L. Baugh, +. ID. Aymett, c.. p.
Reed, A. II. Alternately, S. d. Butler.
9th-W. 5. Ridgway, T. r. Wilker-
son, w. \. Baugh, j. c. Butler, S. c.
Grubbs.
lOth-R. H. Williamson, SamI sher-
rill, j. S. Sheriff., F. r. Cant.
11th-J. 9. Young, Felix Oliver, w,
|
l2th-Wm. Rivers, II. NJ. Tops, It. b.
Alexander, G. S. White, c. H. White,
w. w. Lee, Alex. Black, JnO. Phillips,
5. S. Anderson, Tyre Rodes.
l3th-J. f. Alternately, II. L. Evans,
j. Bittick, w. S. Alternately, j. IL. Cook.
14-JnO. w. Lowell, D. A. Alexander,
Martin Houston, j. c. Hanna, r. Baker,
z. II. Yokely, d. E. Horne, I. w. Will
| cOXen, II. g. Niece, d. A. MCGEE, Jas.
r. Dickey.
I5th-A. a. Dickerson, T. NJ. Gordon,
! w. b. Pepper, j. ID. Calvert, j. G. CAL
vert, J. A. Martin, 7. r. E. BOatright,
}. n. Griggsby, Cole White, c. H. Witt,
j. NJ. Farmer.
16th-Wm. Perry, w. c. Carter, B. F.
Jones, d. S. Simmons, II. o. SelIars, H
A. MOsely, M. B. J.. Gordon, G. r. Dis
mukes, E. II. f. Gordon, T. F. Dunlap,
ThOs. X. Gordon, J.B. Marshall.
l7th-J. X. Trigg, j. c. Burgess, JnO.
Murrell, j. X. 2. Blackburn, A. r. Cor
don, j. 2. Moore, j. T. Hammond, r. j d.
Anderson, w. A. Beaver, j. B. jackson
18TH. j. Lindsay, j. d. Braley, E.
L. Braley, j, Q. ROLAND, j. z. Murrell,
r. r. Reed. A. Hanna, II. D. Puryear,
L. ID. Davenport, G. W. Griffin.
1oth-Jas- II. Campbell, Sam. Rogers,
r. N. Campbell, T. F. Collins, JAS. II.
Campbell, w. T. Wilkerson, n. b. Rit-
tenberry, H. A. English, C. n. Taught,
John c. Dickey.
2Oth-A. Houze, DIR. Jesse Mays, ]. L.
Barnes, S. G. Lloyd, r. Williamson, w.
l.. Holt, l.. II. Smith, 7. II. Holt, A. F..
Oliver.
The chair, on motion, appointed one
delegate from each district to confer
and report at once upon the
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION
n he aHOntpH hu
committee consisted of:
w S Eel, j p Butler, J B VIII
liams, G NJ BrOwnlOw, J L Barnes,
| VIM Carter, S Williamson, + I
Taliaferro, F d Aymett, w j Ridge
way, r II Williamson, w j Brown,
7 NJ TOpp, ] IL Cook, j II Camp
| bell, J NJ Farmer, w G Carter, r J
Anderson, j j Lindsay, j c Hanna.
/ The following resolutions offered by
j. X. p. Blackburn were adopted:
| RESOLVED. That the delegates to this conven-
/ ton do hereby pledge themselves to abide the
action of the same and to support its nominees.
| terrain the claims of any man for office who
win not abide its action and who will not sup
| port its nominees.
A resolution was adopted declaring
/ that twO-thirds of the votes cast should
! be necessary to choice.
The committee on representation sub
mitted their report, as follows:
| To the COnUentiOn:-
The undersigned appointed as a COM
mittee on a basis representation beg
leave to submit the following report =
That each district in the county be al
lowed to cast two votes for each magis-
trate in the district, and report that the
districts will be entitled to the follow
/ ing votes:
! Each district votes, except the 9th
and 10Th, which are entitled 6 each, and
the 9TH, which has s votes.
h. L. TALIAFERRO, Chairman.
On motion, it was determined to NOM
| mate first candidate to represent Giles
! county proper, and nominations being
! declared in order, the following named
! gentlemen were placed in nomination I:
! Willis Morley, r. 2. Yancy, VIM. +.
Ballentine, w. Il. McCallum, John c.
Lester, VIM. Rivers, @. II. McMiIliOn,
| Il. B. Harwell, I. NJ. Topp, c. z. Jones,
+. Saml YOkely and j X. Z. Blackburn.
Pending melton to adjourn fifteen
minutes for dinner and consultation of
| delegates, it was determined to nOmi-
nate candidates for the flOterial nOmina-
ton, whereupOn the following gentle
! men were announced:
Jas. A. Bowers, j. NJ. Bass, John c.
Lester, j. +. Grant, L. EdmundsOn and
w. G.. FlOurnoy.
\ resolution was adopted requiring
the delegates from each district to APP
point three persons to represent their
district in the congressional convention
to be held at Columbia on Monday, 18th
inst, and after recess.
Adjourned fifteen minutes.
On the reassem bling of the delegates
the names of VIM. Rivers, 7. B. Wade
and w. c. Flournoy were withdrawn,
The districts reported the following as
| DELEGATES TO COLUMBIA.
Ist district z Brown, Z 7 Ed
dins, NJ z Ezell.
2d-H c McLaurine, Chas Butler,
Thos Jones.
3D. c Gilbert, J NJ Hanna, Thos
Hanna.
4th-wm Malone, ThOs Watson, j
B Williams.
5th-S Johnston, 4 Wilson, W
I jackson.
6th-S 5 Williamson, f Amis,
II Meredith.
7th-Dr c G Alternately, John A
Tinnon, Z I TaliaferrO. Alternates-
: c Mitchell, J r Crow, J G Lester.
Sth-H II Aymett, 5 w Butler,
p iAbernathy.
eth-T r WiIkerson, 7 G Jones,
A Carter.
IOth-N Burnes, J S Sheriff., Bel