Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-10-16
TENNESSEE.
THE SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN
CONVE NTION.
AN ORGANIZATION EFFECTED.
CARRYI OUT THE PRO
GHAMME LAID DOWN FOR
Il III F. NJ.

Hall to-day, and were called to order by
Senator Clayton, of Arkansas, who
nominated for temporary Chairman
Hon. VIM. Markham, of Georgia.
Mr.. Markham said that this was the
most important Convention ever as
sembled in the reconstructed States,
al q thanked them for the honor.
Fl. S. Chamberlain. white, Of Ten
nesse and J. IL E.nerson. coiored. of
Arkansas, were appointed temporary
Secretaries.
A Committee of one from each State
on Credentials was appointed, as fol-
lows ID: Arkansas, Henry M. Cooper ::
Alabama, Jas. H. Speed; Georgia, E.
G. Wade; Florida, Geo. L. Wentworth;
Mississippi, VIM. Gray; Virginia, l..
FL. Shoemaker; Texas, b. J. Baldwin !;
Louisiana. II. G. Myer; Tennessee, J.
G.. Napier: North and South Carolina,
not represented.
The Committee on Credentials re-
ported the list of delegates appointed
North and South Carolina not repre-
scented; Florida, ore delegate; Virgin
la, only two.
A Committee of three from each
State was appointed on permanent Or
| ganization.
Mr.. Brown, of Mississippi, stated
| that the reason for three was in order
to promote harmony and reconcile diff
ferences among the delegates.
The roll of States was called and
the following names suggested for the
Commit, ee on permanent organization
Alabama, Geo. E. Spencer, E. F. Jen-
nipgs, Il. T. Smith; Arkansas, A. A.
G. Rogers, John n. Sarber, John
Whytock; Georgia Ebert Head, John
A. Woody, Joel r. Griffin; Florida,
Geo. E. Wentworth; Mississippi, VIM
n. CaEpton, Z. Il. Bliss, Jas. Hill;
Texas. p. L. Randall, Geo. w. Haney,
Richard Alien; Louisiana, 2. B. S.
! Pinchback, JOHN Ray, L. T. Tracy;
| Virginia, L. 1. Shoemaker, Jas. T.
| Wilson; Tennessee. W. II. Stellwell.
". Ii. Bryant, J. Fisher.
The Convention adjourned at 80
2. N. 10 i Z. N After reassembliug
the following letter viii be read to the
Convaniicn tro1n the Republican Con-
gressional Executive Committee:
To......, Delegate to the Chat
tanooga Convention, Oct. Is. Sir
| Considerate men who have given the
| subject attention, regard the move
ment for Convention of South
ern Republicans as of very great i'm
| portance to the section of country to
be represented. They believe that if
calm and considerate counsels prevail
and the delegates come togeth-
er possessed of the facts bearing
upon the condition OF Southern
communities aud lay them before
| the country IN an authentic aud
concise form, al impression will be
made which may fayorably affect the
| ludment o! the well disposed in every
section. At this Convention the
record should oe fully and honestly
made up, showing all the hindrances
to material, moral and intelle ctuaE
| progress with which the Republicans
have had to contend; what progress
has been made, and whether, in the
States ana sections where Democracy
has controlled, if any of the great III
tertsts of socIet! have prosPered more,
which, j. any, have been discover
! ed; also whether persons or property
have been more or IL: sGcure, and
the resous therefor. which ever the
fact may be. Outragos OF all classes
| shout! be carefully reported; whether
resulting IN crime, or extending only
to intimidation. The spirit aud Iur-
pose OF the action OF the Legislative.
| judicial end executive departments
Should b' reviewed. al, in TACT, that
tends to dlsorder. lawlessIess or op-
preston may we'll be considered upon
the whole. The re cord thus honestly
and fairly made up the corsiderat,s
ind gmeut Of the American people nav
be safely invoked To the siucere and
thoughtial statesmen vino may assem-
Die on TINS occasion, these suggestions
are be!ltFeu To ue tnhrely uuneceSsa-
~, huc lest some should deem them
nh"afTahted, i here state that they
are suggestions oIly, and that they
are submitted with great dlthdence,
bat WITH The sincere hope that they
may - an extent, a!d IN securing the
csfeI"l Pt' p'ra'iGn lor the work OF
me COW enI:oA ana inii attendance
~ on rs Si''ln6S- :,
3iS1e'' q. a. EhACNDs,
! Secretary.
! The Convention reasscmbled az 4
! 2. n when the COMMITTEES reported
the following permanent officers f the
Convention: President, Hon. Lewis
E. Parsons. of Alabama; Vice-Presi-
dents, L. ID. Evans, of Texas: 4. E..
! Barber, Of Louisiana; John n. Sarber,
of Arkansas; Fnnis H. Little, of
Mississippi; David Woodruff, of Ala
bama; Jefferson Long. of Georgia; T.
| W. Osborne, of Florida: J. L. Wilder.
of Tennessee; L. NJ. Shoemaker. OF
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