Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-09

En Carter. Greene and BlOunt
Counties.

AT a republican convention held in
Elizabethton, April 5tb, 1880, pur-
suant to q cali of the chairman of the
county executive committee, the fol-
lowing proceedings were had:
On molten, q committee of FIVE, con-
sisting of G. C. Taylor, D.. s. Nave
John G. Smith, George w. Emmert
and F. M. Hyder, was appointed to
select delegates to the state convention,
which meets at Nashville, 9th OF May.
During the absence Of the commit.
tee, which had retired, general call
was made for speech from Hon. A.
A. Taylor. who responded in stirring
speech of fifteen minutes, urging the
adoption of a wise, conservative and
judicious policy on the part OF the re.
publican party OF the state upon al
questi rs affecting the public interests,
aud the nomination of an acceptable
candidate for governor.
MIR. Taylor thought that IL such
course was pursued and the party
would make valiant fight in solid
column. the prospects for the triumph
of republican principles and repu6li-
can candidates we're better Than they
have been in many years. There was
an honest element, he said, in the
ranks Of the opposition which could
not, nor would not refuse to cooperate
with Us in an honest effort to settle
definitely aud honorably the one vital
question OF the state csmpaign-the
question Of our public Indebtedness.
The committee having returned, Mr..
Taylor ielded for their report.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Resolved by the republicans of Carter
county in convention assembled, That the
following be, and they are hereby APP
pointed, delegates from their respective
districts to represent this county in the
state convention at Nashville. which meets
the 9Th of May, to.wit:
First District, T. G. White Henderson
Smith, I'd, j. w. Orr, S. B. Snyder; Sd,
d. Price, G. A. Anderson; 9th, A. A Tay
Tor, David Boring; 7th. J. g. Smith D. B.
jenkins; 9Th, Jonas Keen, j McCork e;
9th, J. P. Vanhuss, Joel Carriger; 10Th, j.
Frazier, Wiley NJ. Christian; 18th, Jacob
Taylor, Jesse Cole; 18th, S. II. Hendricks,
r B. Daniels
Resolved, That in case of the non-attend-
ance of the entire delegation, those attend
ing be and they are hereby empowered to
CAST Tue VOte VI tu0 County, anu suOuld
none attend except Hon. A, A. Taylor, he
is hereby empowered to cast said vote in
said convention as he may deem to the
best ir terest of the republican party.
On motion this report was adopted
by the convention.
Mr.. John c. Smith intr duced the
following resolution, which was unan-
imously adopted
Resolved, By this convention, That hav-
ing full confidence in the ability, integrity
and republcanism of the Hon. A. A. Tay-
Tor, we take pleasure and pride in recon-
mending him for, and do hereby earnestly
ask, that the state convention appoint
him presidential elector for the state
at Urge, and our delegates a e
hereby expressly instructed 10 cast the
vote Of this county for him in said con-
attend except Mr.. Taylor himself, then
her by empowered and requested to cast
said Garter county for Mr.. Taylor.
Mr.. John G. Smith also introduced
the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the delegates from Car
ter county be, and they are hereby in
structed t. cast the vote of this county in
the state convention for Hon. w. 2. Gil
lenwaters for governor.
On motion, the Mountaineer and
all the republican papers in the state
were requested to publish the pro-
ceedings Of this convention.
Ga motion, the convention ad.
journed, l.. f. HYDER, Chm.
A. T. JOHNSON, Sec'y.