Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-23
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVEN.
TION.
pluform-omcioI Report of Proceed,

Al Republican Convention, called .
10 meet ut Chattanooga, Tennessee, I
Oh Wednesday, Sept. Is, 1874, the /
following proceedings were had, and .
the secretary of said Convention was /
required to make the same a matter
OF record, to-wit
The Convention was called to order
at twelve o'clock m, by Joseph K.
Dnlin, chairman of the Republican
state Central COMMITTEES.
I'm few remarks he stated the OBJ
ject of meeting to be to nominate a
candidate for Governor, and make
such other arrangements as would
best tend to the success Of the Repub'
lican party.
On motion, the Hon. William II.
WIsener, of Shelby ville, was elected
temporary chairman.
On taking MS seat he returned
thanks for honor conferred, aud sta.
ted athat we had met to nominate q
candidate for Governor, if the Conven-
tluu should think best to do 50. He
mad been fighting the Democratic
party for fiity-one years, and hoped
F
ton would result in the best means
to defeat them. II was important TO
do our best now, 50 As to be certain OF
success ia the next Presidential cleo
/ ton. No greater calamity could be-
. iati the country than the restoration OF
. the Democratic party TO power. 1t
would undo all that the Republicans
have done, and remand the colored
men back to slavery. If they were
/ IN power they wOuld only have to IN
crease the number OF supreme
/ Court Judges 10 majority, who
would declare the amendments to
the Constitution irregular, and thus
wipe out all that the Republicans have
done. In view of ali this, we should
devise the best measures to insure sue.
cess i'll the State and Nation. All the
calamlties which have betallen the
South are the result of Democratic
misrule. IN our own State there has
never been more corruption or Unfair
dealing than by tile present admins
tratiom. The penitentiary lease was
an outrage on the people. so the sale
of the ptrolleIship and other cor
ruptiOus.
On motion, Capt. Z. +. Winters, OF
Nashville, was appointed temporary
secretary, and the editors of Republic
can papers present assistants.
On. motion Of \. u. Sharp, of Chat
tauoOga, committee of one from each
Congressional district was appointed
on credentials. The following is the
committee as announced by the chair
First district, \. II. Pettibone; Sc
cOnd district, ~. ). Prosser; Third
district, a. q. Sharp; Fourth district,
p. a. Wilkinson: Fifth district, Hon.
Lewis Tillman; Sixth district, Judge
J. O. Shackeltord Seventh district
y. NJ. Hughes; Eighth district, r.. q
Ridgely; Ninth district, w. NJ. Hall
Tenth district, Hon. w. J. Smith.
. On motion of Joel !. Pyott, of Rhei
county, the following committee of on'
I from each district was appointed by
p the chair on permanent organization
. First district, Capt. \. Hacker
4 Second district, Hon, Il, j. Mason
+. Third district, Joel |. PyOtt; Fourth
, district, II. l.. W. Cneatham Fiftl
> district, Col. q. Hannings; Sixth dis
= trict, Randall Brown; Seventh district
- Dr. D. q. Clitte; Eighth district, Maj
n r. NJ. Thompson Ninth district, w
. Naylor; Tenth district, j. a. Thomp
son.
on motion Of 4. G.. Sharp, the con
vention adjourned till O'Clock, p. N
AFTERNOON SESSION.
:, The temporary chairman called Tn
: meeting to order, when, Major A. Il
y Pettibone, chairman of the cOmmitte
on credentials, made the following n
I, port, showing the following counties
~ be represented
r. FIRST DISTRICT.
Ell Johnson couuty-No representativ
VI Carter-NO representative.
Washington-N. Hacker and
y Wheeler.
'd Greene-A. II. Pettibone.
st Hawkins-Chas.M Mckinney.
~ Hamblen-G. II. Boyle.
w SECOND DISTRICT.
,ts Knox county-Wm. Rule and fife,
Us others.
er, Blount-J. NJ. Greer and A. Carve
eu Jefierson-John b. MINIS, l..
Sawyers and Ben. Williams.
.er Loudon-J. Morrow, r. p. Eat
IN and stephen Mathews.
pP Roane-Chas. Brause.
THIRD DISTRICT.
'eu DeKaID county,. p. Wilkinson.
Hamiltou--A. G., sharp and fC
others.
Meigs-Samuel Hutsell and t.
others.
McMinn-W. Gettys and others.
ave Rhea-J. 1. Pyott.
ter Bradley-D. NJ. Nelson and Fl
se. others.
ia. Warrcu-R. Kennedy and J.
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