Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-08-20


Lee, Fl. T. Richmond, Duncan
Montgomery, Junkin, Spindle
, Pulaski A. McCaull, Abel
Roanoke, Jno. A. McCaull, Greene
Russell. Dickinson, Dickinson
Scott, Ayers. WOlfenbarger
smyth, Carter, Miller
Tazewell. SPOTS, Gillespie
Washington. Bailey, Fowler
Wise. Wells, Wells
Wytbe. DR.. Gibboney, Robinson
The convention then adjourned I'M
til
2:3OP. II.
at which hour, on the call Of the tenn
porary chairman, the committee on
credentials reported the several cOun-
ties entitled to the following votes re-
spectively: Buchanan 8, Craig 4,
Giles s. Lee Is. Montgomery Is. Pu-
laski 8 Roanoke II. Russell IL, Scott
u, Smyth Is. Washington p, Wise
6, Wythe 18-total 156 !. and the fol-
lowing list of delegates
BUCHANAN-R. r. Henry.
CRAIG-J w Marshall, D B Strouse,
w N Ballard.
GILEs-J B Peck. DIR. James o.
Keefe, DR.. J G Black burn, J E Hen.
dersoD, H Hoge.
LEE-C T Duncan. A Bumgardner,
H c T Richmond, P P Fugate, Wright
Stickley, A Surgener, J w Orr, Chas.
Willoughby.
MoNTGoMERY-AA Phleagar, G G
Junkin, T w Spindle Floyd Smith, J
P Charlton, A Dverle. VIM Ellis.
JnO NJ Thomas, Hugh Preston. En-
gene Henderson. NJ V Smith, G F
Hall. w f Stone.
PULAsKI-A McCaull, A w Math-
ews, w B Cecil, NJ Scott, Jas Moore
head. D Abel.
ROANOKE G Green, r H Logan,
G NJ Webber, Thomas Lewis, A
Watts, Robert Norman, D G Keyser,
A Gayle, IT w Starkey, DR. o NJ
Wiley, John A McCaull.
RUssFLL-H H Dickinson.
SCOTT-John NJ Harris w s VOL
fenharger, r A Ayers, DR. A B Nc
COnnell.
SNIYTH-A Starrett, G D Carter.
VIM Sexton, w D Wilmore. d Z Mil.
Ter, A Atkins, w G PendletOn, E
James.
TAzEwELL-G w Spots, r 3 GIL
lespie, Jno G Watts, S + Watts, A T
Ward.
WAsHINGTON-Daniel Trigg, G V
Litchfield, JnO B Hamilton, r A
Preston, Jno B Smith, VIC Saunders,
James S Jones. J S Kindrick, John D
Blackwell, A w Little. Jonas Kelly,
A Branson, d f Bailey, II Wood. /
c Fowler. r G Craig, q. f. Keller,
John NJ. Hamilton.
WIsE-T q Wells.
WYTHE-Dr s c Gleaves, DR. James
Gibhoney, J 6 Holbrook. E II UNI
barger, John Buntz, VIM Hudson, CT
B Thomas, Rev w P Cooper, Grattan
Crockett, Newton Allison, Adams
Saunders, 8 P Browning, Paschal
Jackson, Robt. Landreth, J S Crock
EFT. J w Robinson.
The committee OH
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
reported for Permanent Chairman, I.
c. Fowler, of Washington !, Vice.
President, A. A. Phleagar, of Mont
gomery.
Secretaries-C. T. Willoughby, of
Lee, G. NJ Webber, of Roanoke, J. H.
Caldwell, of Wythe.
The reports were unanimously
adopted, and Messrs. Spindle. of
Montgomery, and Trigg. of Washing
ton. were appointed to conduct Mr..
Fowler TO the chair.
The gentleman upon taking the
chair addressed the Convention as
follows.
MR.. FOWLER'S REMARKS.
Gentlemen of the Contention am
profoundly sensible and grateful for
this distinguished and unexpected
honor at your hands. Never | fear.
did similar one bring its recipient
such responsibilities Issues of rapid
growth and deep root, involving the
welfare and glory of the State, stare us
in the face. The voice of our broth
ers sweat, If not blood, crieth TO us
from the ground aud claim at our
hands the redress of wrongs and
the correction OF evils that never ex-
listed in such fearful proportion before.
We represent the Conservative par
ty. Never since its baptism in the
gloom of 1869 has 1t failed To hear and
heed the popular voice. When that
night and TEMPEST ciesed around our
frail wreck. IL was the glad boat that
rescued Us from the deluge and ruin
Never until the party be
dead and cease TO perform the func- |
tons OF oar State eXistence-never un.
Ill then let us know any other name,
or acknowledge any other party allie
glance.
need not counsel you to modera.
ton fOrbearsDce and courtesy on this
occasion. There are new and mighty
questions for US to settle : hut let us
settle them in and by the COnserva-
tive party. Let US not shrink from
the responsibility because it is great. s
Let ns march boldly to the issue, de- {
to do right, and the heart Of {
the people will beat in unison with l
our work because it is not wrong.
Agitation can only be quieted by a i
fearless, manly discharge of dirty
Let rs prove that We have founded I
our party building on the rock of {
truth aud justice, and hencefOrth. as /
the wiads of independent. &
ism and of sedition may beat In vain
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