Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1880-05-15
,NNESSEE SATURDAY, MAY Is, 1880.
Democratic Convention in Van Buren,.
SPENCER, May 3, 1880.

Pursuant to a call Of the Democrat
ic Executive Committee, the Democ-
racy of this county met at the court
house to day, for the purpose of select
ing delegates to the convention to be
held in Nashville June s, to elect dele
gates to the National convention at
Cincinnati, to nominate candidates for
President and Vice President of the
United States, also to the Gubernatorial
convention to be held at Nashville
Aug. 18th, to nominate candidate for
Governor, and the Democratic Con-
gressional, Senatorial, and Pictorial
conventions when called.
The convention was organized by
electing W. G. Haston Chairman, and
r. j. Head Secretary. The chairman
after briefly stating the object Of the
meeting in a few well timed remarks,
on motion appointed VIM. II. Head,
A. j. McElroy and A. L. Cummings a
committee on resolutions, who retired
for a short time and returned and sub
mitted the following resolutions which
were unanimously adopted.
Resolved, that the Democracy Of this
county in convention assembled, do
hereby instruct our delegates to the
Gubernatorial convention to be held in
Nashville August 18th, to cast the vote
of this county for his Excellency Gov
ernor A. S. Marks, believing that he
has by his eminent public services dem
onstrated his fitness for the position he
has filled with fidelity and ability, and
that he pre-eminently embodies all the
elements necessary to harmonic the
party, and lead it to victory in No
vember.
Resolved, that the persistent efforts
of the Hon. G. G. Dibrell to restore
our Government to the fraternal spirit,
frugality and constitutional principles
of our fathers, and the fidelity with
which he has guarded the interest of
the people he represents, meets our
hearty appreciation, and we do hereby
instruct our delegates to the Congress.
sional convention, when called, to cast
the vote of this county first for G. G..
Dibrell
Resolued, that our distinguished fel
fow citizen, F. NJ. Motit of Spencer,
Van Buren, county, is the choice of this
county to represent this. Senatorial
District iG.the nSXt State Legislature
and the deIega from this county to tn,
Senatesial COMA 3tion, when called, are
! hereby instructed to cast the vote o
this county il said convention for F
NJ. MoRtt.f
ban l Rfssa'' " that in the event that th
Ared bot represented in the con
mn nhpe held at Nashville JUNE
and eal the Gubernatorial to b.
-L-s1lst 18th, by her REGULAR!
DpaTpointed delegates, the Warren count!
delegates to said conventions are re
quested, and are hereby authorized II
act as proxy, and cast the vote of thi
county in said conventions in accordance
with the instructions herein given t
the delegates of this county.
: Resolved, that we are in favor Of tn
i next Congressional convention beini
d held at Pikeville, Bledsoe county.
On motion H York, M A Cummings
j ] Walker, James Worthington, A
i McElroy, Carter Dillon, r Hills, v
y II Head, G W Sparkman, VIM \
# Simpson, and r j Head were appoint
! ed delegates to the democratic CONVEX
!, ton to be held at Nashville August tn
18th, also the democratic Compression
l. al, Senatorial and Pictorial CONVEX
+ tons when called.
!. On motion, the McMinnville Ne
r. Era, the SOUTHERN STANDARD, tn
l. Chattanooga Times, the Valley HerolC
it and the Rhea Springs Ne,c8 were r
, quested to publish the proceedings
! the convention.
Of On motion the convention adjourne
4; syie die.
t, w. G. HAsToN, Chairman.
II r. J. HEAD, Secretary.