The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-06-04
THE CONVENTION.
Unprecedented Turnout of the
People.
Perfect Harmony, Good win
and Peace.
Full Nominations Made


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, Pursuant to call, the convention to
= nominate candidates for count, Office,
to be elected August 9Th next met at the
Court House in Pulaski on Monday.
June lst. Judge I. NJ. Jones was called
Z to the chair, aud W. r Garrett, Geo. )
5, Riddle and L. d. McCord appointed
y Secretaries The chair addressed the
st convention, stating its objects substan-
italy as above, and eounciling peace.
harmony and unity Of action.
e On motion of Hon. Jas. McCalIunl,
J. the delegates from the districts were
called upon and required to present
: credentials. w. c. Flournoy, Jas. S.
Edmnndson and DR.. J. A. Bowers were
! appointed a committee on credentials.
2 All the districts were fully represent
ed except the 4th, and gentlemen were
there from that district, but without
o credentials. The committee on creden-
, tails reported 10 districts properly rep
resented.
A motion was made that the districts
have two votes for each magistrate of
the district
\ recess of ten minutes was agreed
upon that the delegates might consult as
to whether they would adopt the con-
vention system or the lock box system.
motion was adopted after recess that
the convention proceed to nominate its
caudidates-52 votes in favor of nOmi-
nations and 81 in favor of the lock box
The convention system was then
made unanimous. A motion to take up
nominations tor the different offices sep
arately carried.
A motion that a majority of all the
votes cast shall be required to effect
nomination WIS carried.
a motion that the hindmost man be
dropped after the second ballot was
carried.
The delegates were here allowed to
withdraw to consult together.
Messrs. Cant and Higdon, candidates
for tax collector announced their with |
drawal.
Messrs. Garrett, Alternately, A. R. !
Gordon, II. NJ. Gordon, Mitchell, Pittard, |
G. 2. Reed, Stanley, Smith, Dyer and |
Devers announced their willingness to
abide the decision of the convention.
a motion that the convention shall |
not vote for any man who had not sub
mitted his name to the convention was /
overruled as out of order by the chair.
An appeal was made from the decision
of the chair, which was lost.
The balloting for candidates then
commenced, with the following result:
For Sherih-Ist ballot-MitcheH 20, |
| johnson ].
Circuit Court Checklist ballot-H. NJ.
| Stanley so.
! Tax Collector-Ist ballot-Lewis 4,
Gordon 80, Meredith "A, Pittard 8, Scog-
| gins 2, English 6, Parker2 ?.
I'd ballot-Lewis 4, Gordon SO, Mere
dith n, Pittard 10, Seoggin ?, English 3,
| Parker 2.
Sd ballot-Gordon 80, Meredith "A,
Fittard IA, English 7.
4th ballOt-Gordon 3414, Meredith
/ 1864, Pittard 8.
9Th ballot-Meredith 46, Gordon 81.
County Court Clerk-lst ballot-Gor-
don 35, Aymett "a, Alternately 3, Hous-
| ton ,, Edmundson 6, Woodland 5, Reed 4.
I'd ballot-Gordon 80, Aymett "A, Alb
| ernathy !, Houston 2, EdmundsOn 8,
Woodland 4, Reed 4.
Sd ballot-GOrdon Al, Aymett 3l13, !
/ Edmundson 3, Reed 4.
| Trustee-Ist ballot-Garrett 4015, |
| Brown 49,, Reed ,, Smith 81.
Register.-On motion the rules were /
suspended and JnO. w. Dyer elected by |
| reclamation.
The convention voted its thanks to /
Hon. ThOs. NJ. Jones for his efficient |
and impartial conduct as chairman.
/ a ,T
chair appointed an executive committee
consisting Of S. F. Kendrick, DIR. Camp |
bell and HUI. F. Ewing.
The convention then adjourned.
The following are the delegates from
the different districts:
District Nv. S. Ezell, W. J. Nc |
| Nicely, L. B. Carter, NJ. +. Eddins, J. G. |
| Vance and J. w. Vance.
| I'd Dist.-H. Z. McLaurine, JnO. w. |
| Nelson, Alfred Hardy, DR.. w. 5. Card |
well, j. +. Simmoville, Willis Whitfield, !
] 4. G Jones, Theo. WestmOreland, w.
! A. Coffman, NJ. f. Westmoreland.
| 81 Dist. 5. Edmundson, Jos. NJ. |
Hanna, Jas. d. Hicks, 7. c. Reagin, |
DR.. J. 5. EdmundsOn, Thos. Harwell, |
/ VIII Blassiugim, DR.. NJ. 5. Waters and |
| G. NJ. BrownlOw.
4th Dist.-NOt represented.
] 9TH q" II. IL. Hancock, Sam G. john
son, Saml Wilson, w. T. Carter.
9th Dist.-Sam Harwell, JAS. b. Short, |
| Thos. Fogg.
| tin, T. B. Logan, JnO. c. Lester, 7. b. |
| Wade, b. +. Carter, Jno. T. Steele, HUI. |
/ +. Ewing, VIM. Graham, p. II. Ezell.
Sth Dist b. Harwell, S. +. Ken
drick, Jas. Rivers, J. NJ. Marks, w. j. |
| Lloyd, Sterling Alternately.
9th Dist.-G. b. Reasons, DIR. ThOs. |
| Clark, Col. Z. w. Griggsby, j. j. Pat |
terson, a. j. Reeves, I. 6. Jones, w. +.
| Swinnea.
10th Dist. S. Sheriff., Sam Sher-
riI, w. p. Irvine, B. I. White.
18th Dist.-McLin Marks, Wesley |
! Harweu, L. B. Worsham, w. j. Brown, |
w. \. COggin, w. II. Oliver and Il. Z. |
| Mccoy.
18th Dist.-w. c. Flournoy, T. S.
Brandon, Alex Black.
18th Dist.-W. X. DickersOn, VIM.
| Evans, Walker Wilsford, DR.. Brown,
VIM. Wnsford, +. G. Buford, Lee Rey-
nolds, NJ. g. Fitzpatrick, Maj. Rainey
18th Dist.-D. L. Horne, Martin Hous-
ton, d. A. Alexander, Sam Iokeley.
18th Dist. NJ. Farmer, j. p. Boyd,
r. d. Wagstaff, Jas. A. Martin and
Martin Fry.
/ D. .
Thos. Malone, J. G.. johnson, c. L. Orr,
Jas. Perry, G. II. McMilliOn, NJ. =. Har-
i wood and J. b. Marshall.
18th Dist. 7. Hammond, John Muir
ren, w. w. Simmons, J. B. Jackson, X.
J.. Anderson, J. II. CrenshaW, j. w.
u simmons, a. p. Clark, a. J. Helmick,
J. {. Burgess, J. c. Hodges, }. z. Moore,
j. II. McMilliOn. W, A. Beavers, w w.
White, Frank Allen, Oliver Altman, W.
NJ. Few, w. b. Hammond, 7. 5. Clark,
L. c. jackson.
18th Dist. D. Davenport, j. j.
Lindsay, JnO- Paisley.
18th Dist. II. Campbell, K. N.
Herbert, ID. p Vaughn, }. c. Dickey,
J.. f. English, Sam Collins, j. X. Camp
bell, j. &. Morris.
10th Dist.-Jesse Mays, Willis N.
/ Stevenson, j. NJ. Bass.
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