Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-12-21
Primary District enventiODs the Sat
urday Preceding.


urdsy Pre- ceding.
Pursuant to previou4 publication and
announcement. the Republican Ex-
ecutive Committee of Knox county
met at the court house, yesterday,
there being a very good turnout, al
most all the diair:cs being repr;-
sented.2
The meeting was called 10 order by
Geo. L. Maloney, aud temporary or
ganization effected by electing Geo. l..
Maloney Chairman, and w. w.
Bishop, Secretary.
Ga motion of V. F. Gossett, the
following Committee on Permanent
Organization and Credentials was ap
pointed: V. E. Gosset, J. B. Der
ieux, G. M Monday, d R Samuels.
Jas. Upton
The committee retired FIR consulta-
ton, during which time spe. ches were
made by w. r. Murphy and Fl. r.
Gibson. At the conclusion of Mr..
Murphy 3 fervent aud eloquent speech,
he nominated Gen. u. s. Grant as the
Republican candidate for the next
Presidency, which was greeted with
applause.
The Committee returned and re
ported as permanent officers of the
Executive Committee, Peyton Carter,
ESQ Chairman; Geo. l. MaloDey,
Secretary and TREASURER Vacanei
were reported in the 1st, End and 4th
wards of the city, and the following
appointments Recommended: LIST ward,
w. D. Rule; q, s. I. Logan; 4th,
Jno. T. Hudiburg.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
Geo. l. Maioney moved that the
Chairman be empowered to appoint
additional members on the Committee
from any district where lie deemed it
necessary.
NJ A Walker moved in lieu that
each district b. allowed to recon
mend the appointment of add ional
committeeman.
After some discussion, the mo ion
in lieu was carried.
The delegation from the 18th dis
trict, after consultation, recommended
the addition to the committee of V. F.
Gossett and Ricard Nance from that
district. and they were so appointed.
w. r. Murphy and Jas. M. Craw-
ford were also recommended and ap-
pointed additional committeeman for
the % district.
Jno. Nj. Swan resigned his position
as committeeman from the 10th dis
trict, and Jas. Ruble, ESQ.,, was APP
pointed in his stead.
II. T. Dowell and w. II. Crawford
were appointed for the 9th district to
supply vacancies, caused by the
resignation of VIM. Neibert and John
| Conner.
| Geo. l.. Maloney moved that the
Republicans of each district and ward
in the county be requested TO hold
meetings, at the various voting places,
on Saturday, March 9Th, 1880, at IL
| o'clock noon, for the purpose of Sc
|. Letting delegates to general County
Convention, to lie held in Knoxville
| the Monday following, which is March
/ 29th, 1880, tor The purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for county officers,
| to be voted for next August; and that
| the basis Of representation be one dele
| gate for every so Republican votes,
| and fraction of % or over, cast at the
| last Presidential election.
w. w. Bishop opposed the motion
and favored the appointment of teilers,
to ascertain the will Of the voters.
Col. Gitson made sp -ech favoring
the motion of Mr.. Maloney.
After some further discussion the
| vote was taken and the motion car
ried. with three opposing votes.
On motion of v f. Gossett, the
Secretary was Instructed to get up nd
publish in the city Republican papers,
at his earliest convenience. the figures
of the Presidential election, which is
taken for basis, together with the
number of delegates each district will
| be entitled to in the Convention.
Also moved by V. F. Gossett, aud
carried, that no proxies be allowed in
the Convention.
On motion of V. f. Gossett the
meeting then adjourned.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The following is the Republican Elk.
ecutive County Committee as it now
stands:
w. D. Rule, s. T. Logan, Andrew
Kidd, Jno. u. Hudiburg, VIM. Good
man, e. w. Adkins, Robert Kennedy,
M. M. Harris. Cnas. E Champion,
Gideon McCampbelI, Chesiey Jarna-
gin, w. r. Murphy, j. M. Crawford,
Byron Burton, w. A. Murphy, A. NJ F..
Glapp. Fl. T.. w. Ny matt, John Leslie,
81. II. DoweDl, w H. Crawl ford. Curd
Cox VIM. McCloud, w. w. Bishop,
Hardie Brown, Leonard Heron. Mel
son Galloway, Jas. RubIe, II. M. Har.
vey, FL. III. Taylor. Jacob Barger, GIL
Maloney. j. K. Lones, D. r. 5amuels,
VIM. Bradley, V. F. Gossett. Richard
Nance, j. r Johnson, James Upton,
M. A Walker, J. Nj. Ford, G. M.
Monday. w. w. CruZe, Peyton
Garter, Phillip Sherrod, Alex Leek, 8.
w. Kennedy, Eli Skaggs, James
Majors, George Weaver, g. w. Bird,
Hazel Hill, Rufus Hall, Tnos Mccain
mon, ]. e. Cruz ] B. D rieux and
L. A. Smith.
Chairman, Peyton Garter; Secretary
and Treasurer. George T. Maloney.