Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-09-19
The State Canvass.

! ne state canvass.
Meeting of the Republican Exec
utivc Committee.
DR.. Il. NJ. Wight, of Chattanoo-
ga, Nominated for Governor.
American, 18th.
From a gentleman who was
present at the meeting of The
State Rcpul can Executive
Committee, yesterday, the fol-
lowing statement OF their pro-
ceedings was obtained:
The Committee consisted Of
twelve members-two from the
State at large and one from each
Congressional district. Ofthese
twelve there were only fourpres-
ent:
j. r. Dillin, Of Rutherford,
Chairman; f. a. Montague,
colored, Of Maury; III. l.. w.
Chcaiham, Of Robertson; j. b.
BURNS, colored, of Davidson.
The first question was nomi-
nation or 10 nomination, and
the vote was cast as follows:
FOR A NOMINATION.
j. Il. DiIIin, Chairman; /. NJ.
Hill, Of Shelby, by j. r. Dil.in,
pi oxy; j. NJ. Tholnbnrgh,. Of
Knox, by j. b. Brownlow,
proxy; +. A. Moniaguc,c olured,
OF Maury; w. S. Upton, Of
Bradley. by Ii. S. Griscom,
proxy; II. i. w. Chcaiham, of
Robertson.
AGAINST A NOMINATION.
j. Ii. Burrus, cololed, of Da-
wilson; G. w. Levere, colcred.
of Knox, by j. B. Brownlow,
prox; T. Ii. Reeves, Of Wash
ington, by j. b. Brownlow,
proxy.
The committee then proceed
cd TO nominate a candidate, and
the yoie cast for and against
DIR. e. n. Wight, Of Chatta-
noooa. was The same as the
above.
Col. j. b. Brownlow stated
that he wouid have voted Mr..
Thornburgh's proxy against a
nominiion, had he not been in
structcd 10 do otherwise. lie
was, however, of the opinion
that were Mr.. Thornburgh pres
ent in person to see the ccnsti-
tuition of the committee, be
would have voted against a
nomination.
Mr.. Dillin admits that imme-
diaiely after Mr.. Ethcridge's
declinaIion, and when it was
pretty well understood that
Judge East would be the cam
didate Of The Nationals, he wrote
10 all the members Of the COM
mittcc that Judge East was Gas
bio n reDudiator as Marks" and
Just as much Of a Democrat,
and that nincty-nine out Of eve
ry hundred Republicans wanted
a nomination; yet, noiwith-
standing this fact, he did rot
deem it necessary 10 exhibit
two petitions. signed by twenty
five leading Republicans OF Da-
wilson county, protesting a
gainst nomination, until called
for, which petitions had been
gotten up in consequence of
Dir. DiIlin'S statement, one
week ago, that he WIS still, as
duiing he Republican Conven-
lion, opposed to a nomination,
but that he regarded the resoln-
ton Of the Convention as inn
pcraiivc, and could not be in
fucnced by the mere verbal
stnft mcnts of Republicans.
A dispatch was at once sent
TO DIR. Wight asking him
whether he would accept the
nomination. DR.. Wight re-
7pondcd that he would answer
in few minutes. The COM
mittce then adjourned until s P.
NJ. After sitting for some time
The committee adjourned until
this morning. Immediately af-
ter the adjournment the follow
ing dispatch was received from
Mr. Wight:
Il accept the candidacy Oh
the platform of an honest pay
ment of the State debt and free
education"
DR.. Wight is a native of
Maine. lie graduated at Dart
mouth College at about the
commencement of the war and
accepted the position of Assis-
tant Surgeon in a colorcd regi-
mrnt. AT the close of the war
be settled in Chattanooga and
has been praeticing his profess
sion there ever since. He has
been Mayor of Chattanooga,is a
member of the State Board of
Health, is now in charge of the
United States Marine Hospital
at Chattanooga and has lucra-
tive practice. He was until re-
Gently connected with the n ash-
vile Medical College as one of
- $50 foerarr