Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-11

A County Convention met at the
City Hall (which Is also the Court
House pro teDa.) on Monday last
at the summons of Mr.. Polk g.
johnson, Chairman of the Exeeu-
tive Committee of this county. Its
purpose was the election of delegates
to the State Convention which is to
meet in Nashville on the 18th inst.
to nominate candidates for the va
cant seats on the Supreme Bench.
The meeting being called to order
by Mr., Johnson, Gen. Quarles was
elected Chairman. On taking the
chair the General made a short but
impressive speech, urging the neces-
sity of grave deliberation in select
ing the highest judiciary officers of
the State. He then appointed the
editors of the Tobacco Leaf and
| CHRONICLE Secretaries aud business
commenced. The first thing to do
was to ascertain whether any duly
authorized delegates were present
from the various delegations it was
found that only one district, the 18th,
had held a primary meeting for
that purpose. 1t was then agreed
that any members present from the
several districts should be invited
to act for those districts, and in that
way all the districts were represent
ed except the 9th, 10th and 14th.
1t was moved by Mr.. w. NJ. Dan
iel that a committee of five should
be appointed to select delegates to
attend the convention.
Judge Smith offered an amend
ment that the committee should
consist of one member from every
district represented. This being
carried thecommitteew was appointed
as follows: w. NJ. Daniel, S. Will
cox, w. H. McCauley, w. H.
Green, w. S. Mallory, J. III. Achey,
B. Haskins, l.. B. Chilten, J. G. At
kins, S. A. Caldwell. w. FL. Ander-
son, w. J. Lyle, q. Orgain, w. S.
Martin, E. Trotter.
These gentlemen, after retiring
for a short time, reported through |
their Chairman, w. M. Daniel. |
The following is the list of delegates
reported by them, which was i'm
mediately elected by a unanimous
vote of the convention:
District No. 1-Sam. Wilcox, j.
B. Allen.
No. Wv. H. McCauley, J. A.
No. 8-W. H. Green, E. P. Man
son, w. A. Elliott.
No. Nv. D. Taylor, Green
Smith, J. D. Kendrick.
No. d. H. Achey, B. II. Her
ring.
No. Cdr. Ben. Haskins, II.
Whitfield, Chas. Warfeld.
No. u. J. Carrot, w. J. Pow
ers, II. w. Watts.
No. 81. b. Chiltern, w. H.
Ike Howard.
No. 9-Thomas M. Reynolds, G.
C. Lyle.
No. 1O-W. J. sheron, f. M. No
No. 11-Wm. Crouch, J. w. Will
kesOn, DIR. B. f. Moody.
No. PC. G.. Smith, w. NJ. Dan
iel, r. w. Jackson, Polk G. John
son, Ed. Campbell, J. r. GOOdpas-
ture, r. n. Rhodes, ID. n. Kennedy,
J. J. Crusman, j. J. West, C. d.
Bailey, Jacob Rudolph, John Hurst,
Z, NJ. Riley, IL. G. Bats, A. MaXey,
H. G.. Merritt, II. c. Stacker, f. p.
l.. Bloch, Z. B. Lurton, J.
w. FaXon, Arthur MunfOrd, A. G.
GoOdlett.
No. III. S. Majors, w. B. Stew
art, James Walker.
No. 15-Ed. Hewitt, j. w. Coun-
sci, w. II. Anderson.
No. 1G-T. I. Harper, S. c. Bat
son, w. J. Lyle.
No. 17-Dr. B. w. Ussery, G.
Orgain, Ed. Dunlavey.
No. 1S-Henry Lyle, J. w. Alta
No. 19-S. w. Martin, Alex. Out
law, Wilson Powers, S. a. Wilson.
No. 20-Pitts Powers, DIR. Sulli-
van.
No names were mentioned of
for the high judicial Off
ces in question, though it was well
known that there were strong pref
erences entertained, and an electric
spark or two was elected during the
which showed that con-
feeling existed. The del
agates, however, go unpledged to
the State Convention to use their
best judgment in the deliberations
of that body.