Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1876-05-25
State Republics ednventien

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tfiet and one from tse State ii iafgs, was
appointed. Tie following we're sbpoiatea
as The committee
First District, Il. r. 1s6tlsf Second,
q. ". Levere; Third, @. b. Stanley !;
Fourth, c. johnson ;Finb,w. O. Bryant !;
Sixth, w. Il. Cobb; Save1tb, A. NJ
Hughes Eighth, r. N. Thompson Ninth,
d. A. Mum Tenth, Edward Shaw; l..
G. IIouk. from the State at large.
A letter from Hon. Wa. G.. Brownlow
was read.
Msi. Pettibonc moved the appointment
of a committee on resolutions. consisting
of one frem each Congressional district
Carried, and the following we're ap.
pointed
First District, A. II. Pettibone Sec
ond, Il. C. Camp; Third, j f. Wilder;
Fourth. A. j. Brien Fifth, e. L. Call /;
Sixth, +. T. Reid Seventh, H.. NJ. Moss /;
Eighth, S. w. Hawkins; Ninth, A. A.
Free man Tenth, w. J. sa.ith.
Judge nouk, from the committee on
permanent organization, then made the
following report:
Mr.. Chairman-After a espd deal of
trouble and right smart Of fun r uyh-
ter, the committee have instructed me
to report as follows:
For President-H Hon DOS. ,R. Dillin of
Davidson.
For First Vice Hon. Henry
II. Gibson, of CaurpL Lssl- ~ -
Second Vice pr-Assesfsss '1SEr@3=
cock. OF Wilson
Third Vice Pre-, iient James A
Thompsoni of Shelby.
For Permanent Secretaries-H. l..
Gosling, of Bedford; w. I. Yardley'
Esq. of Knox Honorable 4. A. Free
man, Of Haywood.
TIE president was escorted to the chair
and made a short address.
G.. n. Tillman, Of Bedford. offered the
following resolution
Resolved. that the chairman Of this
convention appoint a State Executive
Committee, to consist of two members
from each Congressional district OF the
State, to be recommended by the respec>
tive delegations from the Congressional
districts, ard one member from the State
at large.
Tie resolution was adopted and the
convention adjourned until 8 .. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION. =
Before the convention assembled, sew
ural delegates met in caucus aud made
selections Of delegates to the Cincinnati
Convention.
When the convention was called to
order, a. NJ. Hughes Jr, moved that a
committee of one from each Congressional
dstri ct and one from the State at large
be selected to name four delegates from
the State at large to the Cincinnati Con-
yention. Carried, and the following
were appointed as the committee:
A. NJ. Hughes Jr., for the State at
large First district. r. r. Butler Sec>
ond, F. S. Evans; Third, A. G. Sharpe;
Fourth, f. Chester; Fifth, w. Y. Elliott ;
Sixth, j. O.. Shackelford, of Davidson;
Seventh, 7. a. Harris, of Maury; Eighth
Henry McCoFa; Ninth, A. w. keer
Tenth. I. d. Eidrege.
Mr. Tillman offered resolution that
the Congressional. district delegations TO-
struct their delegates to the Cincinnati
convention to vote for Bristow. Tabled,
after some discussion.
A resolution endorsing Senator Keys
course was offered and withdrawn.
The appointment of the following State
Republican executive committee was an
nounced.
: From the State at large-G. N. Till
man. .atr. .It 5.--ee o.
First district M S. Mahoney, j. B r
Lyon, 5000
Secopd-Wm. Rule, ". B. Staley.
Third-T. j. Garlic, Samuel Parker.
Fourth-Albert Carr, S. Walters.
Fifth-John d. Wilson, J. w. C..
Bryant.
sixth-Coloucl W. F. Prosser, j. IL.
Headricks
Seventh-D. B. Cliffe.
Eighth-T. c. Muse. J.. L. Hawkins.
Ninth "A. \. Freeman. ii. ", Key.