Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-20
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ROane County Republican Con.
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Pursuant to the advertised call of
the chairman of the executive COM
mittee, the republican party of Roane
county met in convention at the court
house in Kingston on the 18Th day of
May, 1880, and orgauiz ID by electing
Judge Sam'l L. Childress, chairman,
and Il. Crum bliss, secretary.
On motion, the chair appointed a
committee Of five to select delega' es to
represent Roane county in the con-
gressiOnsl convention, which meets in
Knoxville on the 9th instant. The
com mittse, after having first retired
reported the following named as dele
gates, and the report was adop!ed, as
| follows:
First district, II. Crumbliss, j. M.
Sturges, Table Sewer and A. Brown;
2nd, c. G. Martin; 3rd, Joseph Kinds
and Isaac EoleD; 4th, J. H. Adams;
5th, W. ]. HornsbJ; 9th, j.
w. Bowman; 9Th, M. l.. Cook;
8 b, J. NJ. Barnard; ION, A. G. Bar
nard; 1lth, j. J. WintOn; 18th, /. A.
Robbs; 18Th, Col. f. ID. Owens, M. +.
MilHcan, Dick Lincoln and Wiley
Clark: IA h. B. F. Roberts; 18th, G. w.
Digs and Rufus Cox; 10Th, John G.
Nelson; l7th, Dr.. Montgomery aud d.
G. Sparks.
Ga motion, committee OF three on
resolutions was appointed by the chair,
which, after consultation, reported the
following, which was adopted
We, the republicans of RoAne coun.
ty, in convention assembled, do de-
clare that we believe the policy of the
democratic party, in carrying solid
south in sectional hostility to other
portions of the nation, Is an injury TO
national prosperity, and to our own
state especially, rs 1t tends
to repel immigration, and
thus prevents the development OF
our great resources and Consequent
increase of values both to labor and
property; and that the defeat OF To at
party in all coanty, state and national
elections Is therefore essential to the
general welfare Of this community.
We also believe that the republic an
party Is the party of progress. under
whose auspices the great northwest
has made its rapid strides In wealth
and population--leaviug the south,
including our own fair atate, far behind;
aud that TO establish it's principles SO
firmly In the hearts Of the People of
Tennessee as to lead toa substantial
victory in the next election would be
Immediately followed by tide OF i'm.
migration which lie now held back only
ny the proscriptiye policy OF the DEM
ocratic party through the belief among
would-be immigtants, that the solid
south IL not sincere la its professions
OF devotion to The Union.
We also believe that substantial
assurance of tue future predominsnce
Of the party OF the nation over the
sectional party of the solid south In
the state OF Tennessee would be fol-
lowed by an Increase In the value OF
every acre of land 10 the state, as we'll
as OF every mans labor, and so beliey-
ing, we adopt the following as our
declaration of principles.
Resolved, That we hereby resffirm
our allegiance to the principles of the
republican party, believing that upon
its success depends 10 great extent
the welfare OF the nation, and Of the
states, and especially Of the state Of
Tennessee.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the platform adopted by the recent re,
publican state convention at Nash.
Vile, and pledge to lite nominee for
governor, Judge Alvin Hawkins, our
earnest, e1tbusiastic support.
Resolved, That we hereby pledge
ourselves TO exert every proper and
legitimate effort to support and
maintain the organization OF the