Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-16
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CON
VENTION.
Selection OF Delegates TO the
COngI esSiOnaI Convention,

congressional convention.
The republicans OF Knox county
assembled o. the court house, at noon
yesterday, for the purpose OF selecting
delegates to the republican congress
slonal convention, which meets In
Knoxville on the 9th inst. ...F
The meeting was called to order and
the otjsot stated, by Geo. l.. Maloney,
secretary OF the county executive
committee, In the absence of the chair.
msu.
On motion of Capt. M. D. Bearden,
w, h. Murp' y Was elected chairman,
aud Gu motion of Gam. Anderson,
Geo. l.. MaIoney was made secretary.
Capt. Bear den moved the appoint
ment OF committee of thirteen TO se-
| iect a list OF delegates. Amended by II
| IL. G bison, tb at each district represent.d
be allowed to suggest names OF dele.
gates. Carried, and the following
were appointed such com mmittee;
M. ID. Beardeb, Il. 4. DsArmond,
Ell. NJ plee, M. J. r Gentle, Wlllls
McKsmey, II. l.. CiIft, J. M. Craw-
furd, Barley Gitfin, John r. Nelson,
Ii. M. Brown, W. I'll. Roberts, J. K.
hickman, w. p. Cline.
On motion OF H. Il. Gibson, the fol L.
lowing committee OH resolutions was
appu,nted: II. n. Gibson, JOS. b a n, ,
Joe Il. York, Geo L. Maloney, w. W.
Cruze, Andrew Knott, james Upton,
w. ii. Burrett, 4. b. McLemore.
While tbs committees we're out re-
marks wers made by ii. r. Gibson,
The committee on delegation re-
ported the following list OF delegates
TO the congressional convention In
this city, 27,h inst:
First district, II. r. Gibson, Alex.
Reeder, E. q. Camp, w. f. Ysrdley,
rhos. Seay, James Isom, III. II. Bran.
don; 2i, Henry Mccall and z. f.
Yett; 81, }. M Murphy; 4th, VIM. M.
Harrle; 5tn, w. A. Rogers; 9Th, w. ID.
Blddie; tn, A. A. Snodderi,; sth, Ii,
h. Brown; Oh, Nels on Callaway; IO, b,
J. A. Ruoie and J. A. Boring; lltc,
F. M, Turner, w. f. Sterling; l2th, J.
Il, York, Wm, Brad ey. Andrew
kno't. q. l.. Maloney; 18th, A. 4.
CottreiI; l4tn, w. ii Burnett; 18th,
w. w. Cruze; 18th, Pull p Sherrou;
18th, NJ. w. Huffaker; 18Th, u. N.
Garter; l9th, A. f. smith; 10Th, d. G,
RldenUur; 2lI, r z. HauD; 22nd, J.
b Derieux; 23rd, Adam Leek.
3 Ou motlon OF j. X. York the COM
mittee on Gelegatee, whose names ap-
pear at the first of these proceedings,
together with the chairman of the
meeting, w. r. Murphy, we're added
10 the list OF delegates. e47rIa'
The report of the committee was
unanimously adopted. ~f
The committee On resolutions made
the following report erae
The republicans of Knox county in
convention. Assem- mbled in Knoxville
ON May 18th, 1880, do resolve as TO-
lows: ..-..
First, That we are for principles In
preferences 20 persons, believing that
the party Is greater than any man;
aud therefore we declare 1t to be our
conviction that 1t 10 the duty of every
irue republican to support the regular
nominees OF the party from president
down, regardless Of personsl likes or
dislikes.
2ud, That, actuated Ia this belief,
we unhesilRtingly in advance, declare
ourselves Ia favor OF the repub loan
candidate for the presidency to be
nominated at Chicago, be The man
who he may.
Srd. That we cordially endorse Judge
Alvin Hawkins as our candidate for
governor, and pledge him our hearty
and unanimous support.
4th. That we ratify the nom minations
Of U. b. Gossett for sheriff aud w. II,
swan for trustee, ard urge every Re-
publican to use bis utmost efforts to se.
cure thelr election
9th. That the course of Hon. l.. q.
Houk Ia congress has been such an TO
merit our heartiest endorsement, and