Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-27
SEWER County Republican Con-
VentiOn.
sEvIERvILLE, TENN, May %.

SEyIERyILLE, TENN, May ~.
Mr.. EDITOR: Pursuant to call OF
the republican executive committee
for Sewer county, heretofore pub
iished, u convention Of the republicans
Of said county was held to-day at the
court house In Sevierville. The con-
ventlon was called to order by +. M.
Wynp, ESQ, chairman of the execu-
tive committee, who stated that it's
object was to appoint delegates to the
congressional convention for the sees
ond congressional district, to be held
at Knoxville, on the 9th inst.
On mott Of w. l.. Duggan, w. r.
Turner was chosen chairman, and on
motion Of T. d. Wynn, ID. w. Howard
was chosen secretary OF the nesting.
On motion of 5. A. Sims, the chairman
appointed as a committee to select del
egates to the congressional convention,
the following gentlemen viz: b. A.
Sims, J. II. Walker, Matthew Breeden,
George l.. Delozier, William Il. Under
wood and George Pate (cOlOred).
The following minutes OF the pro,
ceedipgs of a meeting OF the coiored
voters Of the county were presented to
the convention, and on motion or w.
M. Duggan, were ordered to be spread
at length upon the minutes of the pre-
ceedings of this conveHtion: a3 .iaa
1.-The colored voters of SEWER county
met In convention at Union Hill on
Friday night, May 81. 1880. for the
purpose of selecting delegates to repre-
sent the colored voters OF Sewer
county in the congressional conven-
ton, to be held in Knoxville, on the
9th day of May, 1880.
1.-THE convention was called TO order
by Ellis Sto7er, and Thos McMahan
was made chairman and Ellis Slower,
secretary. Isaac Dockery, Samuel
Coleman and Jesse Cannon were APP
pointed com mittee to select delegates
to the congressional convention. The
committee reported the following del
egates Ellis Slower and Isaac Dock.
cry. The following were appointed
an executive com mittee for the next
two years: Torris McMahau, Ellis
Slower aud samuel Coleman. The
delegates were instructed to vote for
Hon. L. c. Houk for congress.
On motion, the convention al
journed.
THOMAS MCMAHAN. Chairman.
ELLIS STOVER, peCTcIaiy'
These proceedings were then referred
to the committee on delegates, with ins
structions to report % colored delegates
the persons selected by said convention
of colored voters. ,5s...g Il. b.
Said committee reported the follow
ing delegates First district, Samuel
Proffitt, George Allen; 2nd, Jonu
Stinnett, ]. NJ. Proffitt; 3rd, John
Walker, G. @. Shrader; 4ah, John
Erwin, Tennessee Lovedsy; 5th, w.
G. Chandler. J. M. Thomas; 9th, w.
Fl. King, P. l.. Duggan; 9TH, Pink
Naples, Mack Trotter; Sth, Daniel
Kelly, w. T. Underwood; 9th, o, M.
white, J. r. Chandler; 10th, g.
l.. Delozier, ]. M. Bowers;
18th, Noah Ogle, w. v. Compton;
18th, Moses Long, Jacob Newman;
18th, T. w. McMahaD, Levi Bransop;
I4th. Samuel Ellis, ID. w. Paine; 18th,
s. 8. Brown, William Roberts. For
the county-st~lafge, Ellis Stoyer and
Isaac Dockery, colored. 'ra
I'm rssr,ti1s. - ~ N uNs,ra -aaid ut
port was in all things confirmed.
On motion of r. A. Montgomery,
the Oh 4irman and secretary of this
convention were added to the list of
delegates
On motion of T. D. Wynn, and by
unanimous vote OF the convention, the
delegates were instructedto cast the vote
of Sewer county for Hon. L.. G. Houk
for congress; and, on motion OF w. ID.
Gass, they were further instructed to
support J. F. Leak, Esq, of this eoun-
ty, as presidential ector for the Sec
ond district.
On motion OF s. A. Sims, the secre-
tary was ordered to furnish TO the
Knoxville CHRONICLE and Republic
can copies OF the minutes of the pro.
ceedings OF the convention, and re-
quest them to publish the same.
On motion of D. G., Emert, the con-
vention adjourned sine die
w. r. TURNER, Chairman.
D. w. HOWARD, Secretary.