The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-08-05
Comfy Democratic Convention.


We are indebted to Mr.. S. T. C.
Doak, secretary, for the following
report of the proceedings of the
county democratic convention last
Monday:
In accordance with the call of the
Democratic County Executive Com
mit.ee, the Democracy of Giles
county assembled in convention at
the courthouse in Pulaski, On Mon
day, the End inst, at IL 80 o'clock,
and were called to order by z w.
Ewing. chairman of the executive
committee. On motion of w. H.
McCallum, Mr.. Ewing was made
permanent chairman, and stated
that the object of the convention
was to appoint delegates to the Gu
bernatorial Convention which meets
in Nashville on the 10th inst. On
motion of Jas. R. Grove, S. T. c.
Doak was made secretary. On mo-
ton of John S. Wilkes, it was re-
solved to appoint a committee of
seven to appoint delegates to the
Guberratorial convention. The
following gentlemen were appointed
by the chair to compose the COM
mittee: Jno. S. Wilkes, W. II.
McCallum, DIR. D. L. Gordon, r. A.
+. Jackson. T. B. Warner, D. b.
Garrett and j. NJ. Bass.
+. Smithson moved that the dele
CATION be composed of one from
each district, and 10 from the coun-
ty at large. Mr.. James r. Grove
moved to amend bv selecting two
from each district and % from the
county at large. Mr.. Groves
was adopted. On a
call for the question, the motion of
Mr.. Smithson, as amended, was
adopted,
While the committee was out,
Colonel Ballentine was called for,
but thought talking was not neces-
sary.
The committee appointed by the
chair selected the following dele
gates to the State convention:
District No. Nv. S. Ezell, r. B.
2.-H. c. McLaurine, DR.. j. P.
Butler.
81. Y. Lucas, j. W. Blassingim.
4-Wm. Malone, DR.. A. Howard.
5.-P. A. o. Sneed, w. r. Black.
Cd. B. Short, Sam Harwell.
il. G. Lester, E. T. Taliaferro.
8.-Sam Butler, F. D. Aymett.
9.-Asa Moore, W. A. Baugh.
1O.-R. w. Morley, Presly irvine.
n.-Maclin Marks, Lafayette
Harwell.
12.-T. H. Brandon, VIM. Rivers.
l3.-Dr. o. Y. Brown, DR.. A. Nc
Knight
14.-Sam Yokely, D. A. Alexan-
Ter.
15.-R. A. Mitchell, C. H. Witt.
16.-Geo. Dismukes, G. H. Nc
I'D. L. Gordon, j. K. P.
Black burn.
Isl. j. Lindsay, j. M. Paisley.
19.-Dr. j. II. Campbell, j. NJ.
Parker.
2O.-J. NJ. Bass, G. III. Harris.
COUNTY AT LARGE.
D. b. Garrett, DR.. T. B. Harwell,
Dr.. j. Msyes, John S. Wilkes, r.
/. +. Jackson, DR.. D. L. Gordon,
Willis Morley, S. c. Mitchell, J. R.
Grove, E. Edmundson, w. W. Cor
lon, Thomas j. Campbell. Jno.
3ateman Smith, j. r. Newman,
capt. S F. Kindrlck, b. +. Carter,
:. w. Ewing, S. L. G. Doak, A. 2.
Clark, +. Smithson, DR.. Hurbert,
mo. r. Jones, r. P. YanceY, G. ii.
ridwell, G p. Jones.
On motion of W. H. McCallum,
he following resolution was adopt
d.
Resolved, That no proxies shall
re given by any of the delegates Sc
ected, excep: to other members OF
be delegation.
On motion o: F. Smithson the
ollowIng resolution was adopted:
Resolved, By the Democracy of
tiles county, IN convention assem-
led, that we heartily approve of the
omination of Hancock and En-
lish for President and Vice Presi-
ent, and we endorse, in toto, the
latform of principles enunciated
V the Cincinnati Convention.
On motion, the convention adj
burned sine die.
z. w. EWING, Chm'n.
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