The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-06-10
State Convention.

LlOQ-LWO from eACu COD8EeSSiOuaA
district and two from the state at
large-met in Nashville Tuesday.
Hon. Il. W. Ewing, of Giles county,
was elected temporary chairman and
escorted to the chair by Messrs.
Taliaferro. Judd and Edwards.
Upon taking the chair, Mr.. Ew-
Ing thanked the convention for the
compliment paid him in choosing
him as their temporary chairman.
After lapse Of nearly four years
the democratic party has found it
self again face TO face with its ola
opponent, the republican party.
The democratic party must be
raised to full power. With the
hope that harmony would prevail
in the convention and that the dem
ocratic flag would triumph, he again
thanked the convention for the
honor conferred.
Committees on Resolutions, Gre
dentials and Permanent Organize
ton were appointed after which the
convention was addressed by Hon.
Casey Young, of Memphis, who
counseled harmony and such action
as would Indicate the determination
OF the Tennessee democracy to aid
in securing the best nomination
possible at Cincinnati. Hon. B. A.
Enloe, of Madison, was elected per-
manent chairman, Charles l., Rid
lev, of Rutherford, secretary and
A. B.. Upshaw, of Maury, assistant
secretary.
A majority of the Committee on
Credentials reported in favor Of adj
mittiug the low-tax delegates from
Wilson county, thus excluding the
delegation appointed by the con-
vention of State credit men who, it
will be remembered, were forced to
leave the county convention on &C
count Of the violent demonstrations
of the other side. A minority re-
port recommended the admission
of both delegations, allowing each
t. cast one half of the vote of
the county. The majority report
was voted down by large MAORI
w and the minority report adopted.
The Wilson county lOw-taX men
then left the convention.
The Committee on Resolutions
reported in favor of an uninstruct-
ed delegation TO Cincinnati and
the same was concurred in.
The convention elected delegates
to Cincinnati as follows:
For the State at Large-ThOmas
O'ConBer, James d. Porter, John
W. Childress ana - LIAM H. Car
roll.
First District-JOhn A. McKin-
new and John Allison.
Second District-COl. Moses
White. of Knox, and W. L. Welck-
er, OF Loudon.
Third District. B. Cook, of
Hamilton, and S. c. Cunningham,
of Cumberland.
Fourth District-John A. Fite,
of Smith, and r. L. G. White, of
Wilson.
Fifth District-W. R. Butler, of
Rutherford, and j B. Lamb of Lin
coin.
Sixth District n. Brandon, of
Montgomery, and John Overton, OF
Davidson.
Seventh District-Judge T. NJ.
Jones, of Giles, and D. B. Cooper,
of Maury.
Eighth Dlstrict-John NJ. Taylor,
of Henderson, and 5. A. Champion,
of Henry.
Ninth Dist1ict-Spl. Hill, of Glib
son, and DR.. 7. J. Edwards, OF
Obion.
Tenth District. NJ. Heating,
of Shelby and A. T. McNeal, of
Hardeman.
The following gentlemen were
chosen as presidential electors:
First District-Charles r, Vance.
Second District-W. L. Ledger
wood.
Third District-To be filed by
the Third Congressional District
Convention.
Fourth District. Z. Washing
ton, of Robertson.
Fifth District-Left to the Dis
trict Congressional Convention.
Sixth District-W. y. Thoma.
Seventh District-Left to the
District Congressional Convention.
Eighth District-A. @ Hawkins,
of Carroll.
Ninth District-T. E. Richard
son, eIector, VIM. Sanford, of Tip
1 ton, sub electOr.
Tenth District-R J. Morgan, of
Shelby.
For the State at Large-John NJ.
| Fleming, of Knox, and John l.. I.
Sneed, of Shelby.
The American says fifteen out OF
the twenty-four delegates to Gin
cinnati are for Bayard, with Sey-
mour as second choice.