The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-07-13
CARROLI. DEMOCRACY.
proceedings aud Resolutions OF the
County Convention.

Proceedings aud Resolutions OF the
County Convention.
Alta meeting of the Democracy OF
Carroll county, Tennessee, held at the
Court House, in Huntingdon, on Mon.
day, july the Sd 1876. the following
proceedings were had.
The Convention was called to order
by j. T. Wilson, Esq, Chairman Of
the Democratic Executive Commits
tee, whereupon, by motion, T. c. Bell
was made Chairman, and A. F.
Estes Secretary.
MIR Bell briefly explained the object
OF the assembling of the Democracy,
i'll Convention, to be to re-elect dele
gates to represent this county in the
Democratic State Convention, called
to meet in Nashville Aug. the 9th,
which Convention was to nominate a
Democratic candidate for Governor,
and to nominate Presidential electors
for the State at large, and the Con-
gressional Districts to run on the Til
den and Hendricks ticket. After
which DIR W. NJ. Wright offered the
following resolutions, which were
adopted.
Resolved, that we dispense with the
appointment of a committee to draft
suitable resolutions &c, expressive of
the sense of the Convention.
Resolved, that the Chairman be
hereby authorized to appoint fifteen
delegates to represent this county in
the State Conven, to be held at Nash
vile, on the 9th of August next.
The Chairman, with the assistance
of some of the members of the conven-
ton, made out the following list of
delegates: A r Hall, Z D Shofner, G
H Prince, H c Towns, j III Hillsman,
Isaac Pinson, G w Harris, w S Ste
phens, John Warlick, A G Hawkins,
w NJ Wright, J P Bramley, A War
rem, VIM Johnson, and John Owens.
On motion the Chairman and Secre>
tary were added to the list.
The following resolutions were of.
fer by H. c. Towns.
Resolved, that for his pure upright
and able administration of the affairs
of our State Government, during the
past two years, and for his personal
integrity and virtue we cordially en-
dorse the course of the Hon. Jas. d.
Porter, and we believe the best inter-
est of our State demands his re.eiec-
ton.
Resolved, that we endorse theaction
of the National Democratic COnven~
ton, recently held at St. Louis, in the
nomination for President, Of the Hon
Samuel j. Tilden. of New York, and
for Vice President, Hon. Thomas A.
Hendricks, Of Indiana, that we here
by pledge our united efforts for the
success of this ticket, in November
next.
Resolved. further, that We endorse
the platform of principles adopted by
the National Democratic Convention
at St. Louis, for its broad, compre>
hcnsive, and liberal spirit, and its de-
manding the repeal of that part of the
resumption act fixing the date of re-
sumption, and we denOunce said act
olious and unjust, and that its enact
ment has paralyzed the Commerce of
the country, shut the doors of Manu>
factories, turned thousands of men,
women and children out of employ
ment, and produced the unanimous
cry Of hard times.
The Secretary was then, bymotiOn,
instructed to forward copies of the
proceedings Of the convention to the
following papers for publication;
Nashville American, jackson Sun,
Milan EXCHANGE and Paris Intelli-
gencer. The Convention then adj
iourned sine de.
Il. G. BELL, Chairman.
A. F. Estes, Secretary.