Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-07-15
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Montgomery County.

The call upon the Democratic party
in Tennessee which has appeared in
several of our recent issues, was free
ly responded to on Monday the 10th
inst, and the GAINESVILLE Court house
on that morning held a numerous body
of delegates in council assembled.
Seldom has it been our privilege to
witness a meeting in which men seem
ed penetrated with so deep a sense of
responsibility as to the business to be
transacted, it was felt that the posi-
ton taken as regards the financial af-
fairs of the State might affect its in
terests for good or for evil for many
years, and it was also seriously borne
in mind that any want of harmony in
it's proceedings was liable to impair
the efficiency of the canvass for the
great Presidential election now upon
US, as we'll as to distract the convic-
tions of the people on matters affect
ing the welfare of the State. 1t was
therefore, a sober and reflective con-
vention, men came there with strong
convictions which they were prepared
to urge faithfully; they were also pre-
pared to give serious attention to the
convictions of their neighbors. Meet
ing with such a feeling men very seldom
go far wrong, and We are able to con-
graduate the county upon a result in
the main highly satisfactory, attained
indeed with SEINE appearance of want
of harmony, appearances which were
really more superficial than essential.
The meeting was called to order by
Hon. D. N. Kennedy. In doing so,
Mr.. Kennedy in the plain, terse, prac-
teal manner for which he is so we'll
known, urged harmony and dispassion-
ate deliberation upon the convention.
The business then commenced in
earnest.
On motion, w. II. Crouch was I'M
animously called to the chair on
taking it he briefly explained the pur-
poses for which the meeting was call
ed, viz: l. To nominate a represent
alive for Montgomery County in the
next State Legislature. 2. Toappoint
delegates to the State Convention to be
held in Nashville next month, and to
the coming Senatorial and Floaterial
Conventions at Indian Mound and
GAINESVILLE. 3. To appoint an Execu-
tive Committee for Montgomery coun-
ty for the next two years. He also
urged unity of action upon the con-
vention.
/. p. Howard was then appointed
Secretary, with d. +. Wright of the
CHRONICLE, and Zophar Smith of the
Tobacco Leaf, as assistants.
Dr. B. w. Ussery, DIR. N. l.. North
ing and Hon. d. n. Kennedy, being
appointed Committee on Credentials
soon reported the following delegates
as entitled to seats in the Convention:
District No. Joe Limbaugh, FINS Eve
ing, w p johnson, ] L Wilcox and @ w
No M f wilcox, Jno Manson, William
Harris, w II McCauley, A G Child, and ii
No. S2R A Wilson, R Johnson, W
Jones, w A Elliott, g w Barbee and
No. Nv Taylor. ] D Kendrick, n V
Smith, w S Mallory, Jno Marable and II
Cornell.
No. 5BW Herring. ] g Waraeld, DIR.
f Moody, DIR. n l. Northington, ID Grant
L F Northington, II r Rogers, ESD, I AZ
lins, Gaines and Ross Bourne.
No. 6-E B Ross, g II Slaughter and DIR.
= No. "a Goodlett, Thos. Herndon and
w e smith.
No. S-W X Cummins and p Howard.
No. 9-Jesse Cooper, Thomas Reynolds
and Frederick.
No. lob r Miller and VIM Rogers.
No. Nv II Ccouch and VIM Rudolph.
No. l2-W B Fentress, Henry Bryan,
Mark Parlin, b w Macrae, Bryce
stewart. X ID MoSeley, L Bloch, ID n Ken
nedy, w Rarksdale, III w Ritter, r w
Jackson, q Joseph, John Young, II ID
Read, Chas. Barker, + ) BringhuFst, w NJ
Daniel and H. II. Lurton.
No. l4-John B Taylor, ] Humphreys and
No. he. Hewitt, H Halthrop and R
Iii Burney.
No. I6--T Dixon. C A Wilkins and L F
Green.
srs, Jas Mathews and DIR. w Ussery.
No. ISIS q Wickam, Jas Il Kelley, Jas. /
N Harris It nj Seeker and w Il Brown.
No. 2O--David Williams and John w
Vaughan.