The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-08-14

cholic of a spasmodic nature and
supposed to have been contracte,
while at old Newport August Is
among the darkies.
Truth.
Democratic Convention at New
port.
The Democrats of Cooke county
met in Convention at Newport, OF
Monday, August 5th, 1873, for the
purpose of nominating delegates tC
attend the Gubernatorial Conven
tion at Nashville, and also to ap
point delegates to the general Con
vention at JoaesborO', which meets
August 22d.
The house was called to order by
w. w. Langhorne, and Mr.. Malcom
McNabb being called to the chair
and Andrew J. Thomas to act as
Secretary, the following measures
were taken:
A committee consisting of j. B.
Stokely, 7. E. Moor, w. W. Lang.
horne and DR.. B. G.. Bell was ap.
pointed to draft resolutions for the
Convention. After retiring for a
short time, the committee returned
and submitted the following reso.
lutions to the house, viz:
1st. That we favor a Government
both State and National, in the in
terest of the people, administered
by the people through their repre-
sentatives, chosen at the ballot-box.
where the voter has been unintimi-
dated by force or violence. and the
result unperverted by fraud or cor.
ruption.
I'd. That we favor an adjustment
of the State debt on such basis as
will do justice to the people, Justice
to the creditor, and honor to the
State.
Sd. That we recognize the great
Importance of placing at the head
of affairs in Tennessee a man of
ability and answering integrity.
We therefore. express our prefer
ence for, and instruct our delegates
to vote only for men of such quail
ties.
4th. That, as agriculture is the
basis of all national wealth, and as
the tillers of the soil and the labor
ing classes are the producers of all
wealth, and directly or indirectly
bear all the burdens of taxation,
and as they are not now and never
have been represented in proportion
to their members or interests in
volved, and as about three feurths
or more of the voting population of
the First Congressional District are
of this class, we express the con-
viction that for availability and as a
matter of right, our next candidate
for Congress should be selected with
a view to more fully representing
this class Of our people.
The above resolutions were read
and adopted in full.
While the committee on resoIu-
tions was deliberating, the house
proceeded with business, and ap-
pointed VIM. McSween, G. W. Pickle,
Jas. H. Robinson and Jas. H. Clark
as delegates to the Gubernatorial
Convention at Nashville with the
power of choosing their alternates
in case they themselves fail to at
tend.
Sd. Res0IUed, That one delegate
from each District in the county
consisting of 1st District, Jos. Huff;
I'd, John Gragg; Sd, w. B. Wall;
4tb, VIM. Holloway; 5th, Thomas
Moor 9th, w. j. McSween 7th,
G. W. SusoDg; 9Th, VIM. Sheffee;
9Th, VIM. Garrell; 10th, Allen Lii.
lard; 11th, w. F. Morris; 18th,
Alex. Giles, 18th, Solomon Will
liams, and two from the county at
large, consisting of Jas. 81. Robin
son and DR.. B. F. Bell to attend the
Convention at Jonesboro, for the
purpose Of nominating a candidate
for Congress from this District. AT
ter which the Convention adjourned.
The State Debt and other absorb
ing topics Of tie day were brought
up and hastily considered, but no
definite instructions were given the
delegates as to their action on these
questions. Perhaps the Convention
was the largest and most harmon
ious that ever met ia Newport.
SEMPER.