The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-08-08
OUR NEXT GOVERNOR.

As per announcement the people
Of Giles county assembled in con-
vention at the court house in Pulas-
HI or Monday last to select dele
gates to attend the Gubernatorial
Convention at Nashville on next
Thursday, 9TH uIt. The meeting
was called to order by Capt Y. W.
Ewing, Chairman Dem. Elk. Com.
who explained the object for which
it was called.
Mr. +. I. Taliaferro nominated
Hon. Jas. McCallum as permanent
Chairman of the Con yention. Car
ried.
Chairman McCallum, in accept
ing he chair, delivered some excel
lent advice to democrats, warning
them against being led away by the
weak promises of disorganizers, and
bringing to their minds the sure
fruits that would follow a rigid adj
hcrence 20 Democratic principles.
The remarks were wise and pointed.
Mr.. Taliaferro moved that the
districts be called for delegates
which carried, and the following an
swered:
Dist. No. /, w. 5. Ezel, .Neill
McCallum, Milton Brown, Jas
Brown; 2 and not represented; 4,
G. n HAYWOOD, VIM. Malone; ), j.
II. Wheeler, Frank Hopkins, T. I.
Carter. A. II. HARDWOOD, David Harris;
6 L. Oliver, J. +. Amis, Jas. Short;
7, Jno. S. Wilkes, A. Stevenson, f.
Edmundson, Jno. c Brown, w. +.
Alexander, Thos. Stout, b. f. Wat
kins, Il. w. Ewing, Jno. r. Jones,
A. Il. Richardson, G. z. Jones, Jerc
Parker, +. NJ. Jones, S. G. Mitchell,
$ +. Rose. II. b. Wade, w. II. Tun-
gett, c. Il. Suttle, J. G.. Ballentine,
ID. G. Gordon, j. G. Lester, Jno. H.
Woodbridge, Andrew j. Alternately;
$, Sam. Butler, L. &. Alternately,
w. j. TN'ply, r. B. Grow, T. B.
Harwen, +. d. Aymett; 9, w. A.
Baugh, j. J. Patterson, T. j. Reeve,
Jesse Cobb; 10, +. NJ. Cant, Buck
Chilcs, Ben Garrett, n. Burns; II,
J. G. Young, w. j. Brown, w. X.
Mcknight, VIM. Hall, TLos. Mccoy;
u, A. Black, @. T. Buford, G. p.
Reed, Alex. Peden; ID, not repre-
sented; IA, Sam. Yokely; 10, Owen
Smith. j. p. Fry, w. G. Carter; 1G,
T. X. Gordon, VIM Moore, E. II.
f. Gordon, Ben Jones, J. f. Low
thorp, Thos. Wisdom; II, E. G. b.
Lee, r. A. +. Jackson, r. j. ADDER
son, j. Il. Harmon; Is, Jack Ro-
land, j. J. Lindsey, r. Il. Reed; 10,
c. n. Taught, c. c. Vaughn, VIM.
Chapman; 20, w. NJ. Stevenson,
DR.. j. Mayes, j. NJ. Bass, A. b.
Davis, Smith Young, A. Houze.
Hon. Thos. NJ. Jones moved that
each district send two delegates
and the chair appoint 20 at large,
which carried, and upon a call of
the districts the following appeared
rs delegates
Dist. No. l, w. S. Ezell, G. E.
Vance; ,, DR.. Cardwell, r. N. West
moreland; 3, DR.. Waters, Thos. /
Reagin; 4, VIM. Malone, j. Nj. How /
ard; 3, A. r. Harwood, Frank Hop
kins; 6, l.. Oliver, S. S. Williamson;
7, L. Il. Taliaferro. S. +. Rose; s, !
r. b. Harwell, Willis Worley; Q, j. !
]. Patterson, w. j. Ridgway; 10;
Ben. Garrett, N. Burns; II, Jno. NJ.
White, Merit Eslck; u; 7. S. |
Brandon, C. 2. Reed; 10, w. S. Alb
crnathy, II. NJ. Brannan; IA, d. A.
Alexander, j. G. Hanna; 10, Z. A.
Mitchell, II. d. WagstafI; 16, II. c.
Topp, j. f. Lowthrop; II, w. A.
Beaver, II. J. Anderson; Is, DIR.
Davenport, j. J. Lindsay; 10, c.
n. Taught, c.. c. Vaughn; 20 G. H.
Harris, DIR. Mayes.
The following are the delegates
at large: Jno $. Wilkes, a. Ste
veuson. +. Ednundson, Jno. G.
Brown, w. II. McCaIlum, Il. A. L.
Jackson, L. Smithson, f. G Blu
ford, j. II. Crow, +. ID. Aymett, ).
c. Mitchell, Thos. NJ. Jones, Jno.
c. Lester. j. @. BallenLine, j. NJ.
Bass, j. X. p. Blackburn, Sam.
NokcIy, a. w. Moore, A. Black, L.
W. McCord.
The Chairman of the EX. Com,
and the Chairman and Secretaries
OF this convention were made dele
gates.
Judge Jones, Col. Ballentine, Gov.
Brown and Mr.. Taliaferro each adj
dressed the convention.
On motion of Laps. ID. McCord,
Col. Thos. X. Gordon was added to
the list of delegates.
JAS. McCALLUM, Chm.
Lars d; MoCoRD, sec'ys.
G. w. MERRELL,