The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-08-08
COUNTY CONVENTION.
A Large Meeting Last Monday
fu Trenton.-Res0Iuti0ns
Adopted.

feutiUnJ WHICH lheeIs Iu Nasu'nis
next Thursday, met In Trenton Las
Monday. A very large number o.
citizens were present, and much inter
est in state and national affairs wal
manifested.
The convention was called to ordel
by Col. ]. FL. Glass. chairman of Oh,
county Democratic executive commit
tee, who read the address of the com
mittec, urging the united action of shs
Democratic party. On motion. ] T
Penn. ESQ, was called to the chair
and all the editors present were ap'
pointed secretaries. -
On motion Of Spl Hill committee
20 select delegates to the Gubernatori'
al convention was appointed. The
committee consisted of The following
gentlemen;
John L Fly, G W Bennett, FL ]
johnson, Jas. A Hartsfeld, w H Civ
ems, l. p McMurry, Johns Hall. j n
Mcdaniel, l II Wright, W HI Haste,
q NJ Hopkins, A Jordan, A J Little
L V Frasisr, ] c Tharpe, s Jones
VIM Timmons, j G Gibbs, VIM Ed
mondson, Thos Fields
On motion of w A Cooper, the fol
lowing committee On resolutions was
appointed; w A Cooper, Geo A Mat
thews I B Campbell A ] Lassites
and Jno S Cooper.
During the absence Of the commit
tees, Mr. Hendrix made few remarks
urging harmony.
Hon H T johnson, chairman Of the
ccmmittec to select delegates, reported
the following names
BR Foster, j B Bradberry, C j
Witt, VIM Senter, VIM farrell, w !
Mcfarland, r W Leigh, F NJ New
hoase, George Bailey, w X Dial,
Joseph Thompson, o FL Bowers. w
I Arnold, Harvey Howard, Spl Hill,
w A Cooper, VIM Elder, ] W North
cross, J Z Deason, w G. Kelly, A w
Holwcs, j W Burney, Z r Vaughn,
Sade Wilson, A HI Taylor, S Boyett,
w N Holford, w H Haste, W L
Lett, VIM Cook, Daniel Hassell, w
M Mccall; S I Rankin,G Scanning
ham, V l. Ware, A j Landrum, j n
Alexander, Gov Belew, Isaac Holmes.
T j Moore, w r Smith, J } B;tss, FL
G Bafaett, j f Penn, W j Pyland.
j NJ Coulter, F NJ Snoddy, J r Thet-
ferd, J C McLain, w G Bartsn, w
r Descsn, A d Howgate, the editors
of the county Deaocratic press, and
any otkrr Democrat of the county
who may be at the convention.
Mr. Louis Taliafewe made speech
suggesting Col Gardner for Governor
and urging the people to avoid the
very shadow of repudlaticn, yet mold
lag themselves IN readiness to accept a
reasonable compromise,
The cesaesittee GA resolutions pre-
scented the following.
Resolved, That the Democracy of
Gibson county heartily endorse the f.
narrial priaciples as enunciated and
adopted in tie platform of the De
mcorscy of 0lso oa the ,26th of June
last, to wie
That the resumption act be absolute
IL repealed. That all restrictions up
0n the coinage of silver be renewed.
That silver be re-established'as anon
ey metal the same as gold,
The Substitution of u. S. legal ten
der Rotes for national baek notes and
Its permanent establishment IS the
sole f,sper mesey of the conntyy, made
receivable Ser all dues to the govern
Iaent and OF equal tender with coin
the amount of such isssses to heso reg.
%slated by legislatiea as 60 give the
syeas4c aa assurance of stability in the
u.lame Of currency and consequent
stability Of yalae-aDd no ferther in
crease Of sSc bonded debt and no fur
ther.sa4e ef l,essss fer the S,xrcl,ase of
c1n Ser eespsRptson purposes, bat the
gradual extinction ef the pabic debt,
Resolved, further, that the value of
the legal eeade- notes of the United
States should be based upon its being
a legal tender for the paysaesst Of all
dues assd rccesaUein payment Of adj
debts both pablo and private, and
upon TIE stabiEty ef the government
and ats right to regulate money and
not tSpoa the idea of tAesr redemption
in coia,
Resolved, fsst,ress that the Dea,oc-
racy Of Gbsoa county as opposed TO
repudiattoa in any foraA
Resolved, furtheR They favor such
an equitable adjustment and conlpro-
raise of che state debt rs Is consistent
sith TIE ah.kty Of the .people, and JUS
tee tc thew, AID ccas;steat with the
hopet and integrity of the state as a
sevesvga, And it is the sense of the
convention, If the creditorsof the state
wSn net adjust asd co@prcsaise the
debt ca said basis then la such case
that ere action should be taken fer the
present payment Of the state debt or
the iaterest tlseccca>
Resolved, That The convention fav>
ors if practicable, tas issuance of
state treasury er relief -netes, with
which 60 take sp aad retire a limited
aad proper aRsount Of the aaeerest-
bearing isaebrcaEess cf thesssta
Resolved, furtlses That oar defe>
gates 10 the state Democratic ccaven>
ton be instructed to advocate the
adopien Of a platform by shet com
veatiea eabcdyiag the foregoing .lsin-
Eiples,
The rcsulus ms we've d;scsss-d with
spirit at syne length before adoption,