Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-05-09
Democratic Nfeeting.

A number OF the Democratic
voters Of Lincoln county met
IN the courthouse last Monday,
when Col J.. B. Lamb was cali
ed to the chair and N. o. Wal
lace elected Secretary.
On motion, Col. j. H. Hol-
man, c. G. Mckinney, Esq, and
Mr.. I. c. Little were appointed
a committee to report suitable
resolutions, who after consulta-
zion presented the following,
which after a lengthy debate,
were adopted
ResoIeed, LIST, That the dele
gates from this county to the
State Convention be requested
10 select for candidates for the
Supreme Bench aen best fitted
and qualified for thatposition,re-
CARELESS of personal favoritism
RESOLVED, I'd, That we disap-
prove the policy Of the Judges
of the Supreme Court in APP
pointing their relations toCierk-
ships Of their Courts, and of the
practice of ordering all impor-
tant sales 10 be made by the
Clerks Of their Courts, instead
of remapding the cause to the
inferior Courts for them to make
the sales.
On motion, Col. j. G. CARR
gan, DIR. II. ID. Hampton, n. G.
Sullivan, Col. ID. w. Holman
and Capt. j. Fl. Burnam were
appointed a committee to re-
port suitable delegates to the
State Convention to be held on
the 29th inst.
The following resolution and
list of delegates was presented
by Col. j. G. Carligan, which
were adopted
In obedience to call made
by the Chairman of the State
Executive Committee for the
Democratic Party, we have this
day assembled for the purpose
of appointing delegates to at
tend the Convention which is to
convene in the city of Nashville,
on the Doth inst, to select can
tlidates for the-Supreme Judge
ships for the State. 1t is the
sense Of this Convention as
sembled that the Chairman ap.
point two delegates from each
civil district of the ceanty to
attend said Convention and that
any democrat in good standing
who may be in Nashville, or de-
sire 10 visit said Convention, be
authorized to act as a delegate
from this county in said Con-
vention, in conjunction with the
delegates hereby selected
LIST dis, E. ID. Hicks, j. w.
Rawles; End dis, ID. l.. Beg
carly, Milton Rewell; Bird dis ,
M. Il. Simms, Peter Cunning
liam; 4th dis, w. ID. Moore
head, John p. Cooley; 9th dis,
w. w. James, w. II. Robinson
9th dis, JEFF. M. Stone, N. S.
Rives; 7th~dis., +. c.. Buchan-
nan, JAS. &. Kelso; 9Th dis, n.
j. George, j. Ii. Holman; 9th
dis, l.. l.. Clark, William Mot
fett; 10th dis, L. G. Butler, ia
cob Gillespie; 11th dis, A. c.
Martin, Squire Pickle; 18th dis,
Thomas White, T.C.Little; 18th
dis Nv. Nv. Wilson, j Il. Vowel /;
18th dis, G.. G.. Tucker, e. S.
Wilson; 18th dis, d. G. Smith,
John Clark; 10th dis, Il. L.
:Ezell, u. c. Sherrell; 18th dis,
w. A. Franklin, Alonzo Andcr-
son; 18th dis, w. A. Rhodes,
q. ID. .Griffis; 18th dis, G.. w.
Higgins, A.. S. Bcarden; 10Th
dis, Luther Wiley, ]. c. Caugh-
ran; 21st dis, John M. Routt,
Fl. II. Ventress; 22d dis, Smith
l.. Walker, A. Simmons; 23rd
dis, Dan. Eslick, w. E. Garter;
24th dis, j. w. Cambron, G..
w. Morgan; 25th dis, B. Chris
tinn, F. Taylor.
On motion, the following dell
'egates for the county at large,
ayere~ added--Dr. M. ID. Hamp-
ton. 4. G. Goodrich, JAS. ID.
Tillman, G.. B. Boyles, JAS.
b. Lamb, N. Q. Wallace, F. o.
McCord, j. G. Carrigan, j. H.
Burnam, ID. w. Holman, and N.
,C. Sullivan.
On motion, the OBSERVER,
Express, american and Banner
were requested to publish these
proceedings.
After which, the meeting adj
journed.
j. b. LAMB, chm.
N. O. WALLACE, Sec.
xr ~ 1900 Gar-nr NJ