Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-07-04

or Garfield and Arthur, Candle
dates for President and
Vice President.


speeches by Hon. }. NJ. Meek. Judge
H0uk end Pref Murphy.
8 According to announcement, and in
obedience to some pieces OF music by
he colored brass band Of the city,
there was large gathering OF repub-
licans at the opera house, yesterday,
not only Knox county republicans. but
many visiting friends from q distance.
who were drawn here by the Ali OF
July excursion rates.
The meeting was called to order |
about 1870 p. NJ, by H. r. Gibson.
Hon. David Richards was elected |
temporary chairman, and Geo. l..
and A. e. T. Draper, secre.
taries.
The following were appointed a
committee on permanent organiza-
ton and resolutions: Ell. r. Gibson,
VIM. Rule, Geo. L. Maloney.
g Hon. Jas. NJ. Meek, of New Market,
was called upon while the committee
was out, and responded with an ex-
csllent speech, appropriate to the &C.
casion,. which the speaker deemed
eminently fitting time to ratify the
nomination of Gen. Jas. A. Garfield
and Chester A. Arthur as the republi-
can nominees for president and vice
president Of the United States.
On motion OF w. F. Yardley mum.
Der of gentlemen were invited and
took seats on the stand, among whom
were Hon. O. P. Temple, Chancellor
W. B. Staley, DR.. r. P. Eaton, w. 81.
Franklin, w. =. Chumles, of Blount,
and W. n. Swan and G. B. Gossett,
candidate for trustee and sheriff.
The permanent organization was
then effected as follows:
President-Hon. David Richards.
Vice Presidents-J. T. Doyle, Esq,
A. c. E. Callen, w. FL. Roberts, M
D. Bearden, Geo. w. LeVere. J. M.
Murphy, J. M. Crawford, w. A.
Rodgers. s. w. Kennedy. Andrew
Knott, w. r. Murphy, s D Leinsrt,
George Weaver, c. NJ. Munday, Geo.
French. w. F. Yardley, Sam. Ander-
son, r. A. Sterling, w. 8. Mead
David Lewis, NJ. A. Williams. w. G.
| Brandon.
Secretaries-Geo. L. Maloney, A. E.
T. Draper.
81. r. Gibson read and the meeting
adopted the following
RESOLUTIONS
The republicans of Knox county in pub.
| lie meeting assembled at Knoxville, this
| day, do hereby resolve,
LIST, That we endorse and ratify to the
| fullest extent of language, thought and
| feeling the nominations of James A. Gar.
| field for president and Chester A. Arthur
| for vice president, and pledge them oul
voices, our energies and our votes. bellev.
| ing that in them the grand republican
party of the nation have leaders worthy o.
| the patty that made freedom universal
subj ugated rebellion and preserved the
| uul IN.
| End. That we do hereby declare our de-
| liberate op Mon to be that it is the duty
as we doubt not it will be the } leasure, o
| every republican in Knox county 10 do biz
uttermost TO advance the glorious cause O.
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way, and in fact the only way to do this, II
| frst to rally around the whole republican
| ticket, county, state and national, and hrs
to vote for the who 9 of it ourselves, anc
then to see TO it that every body else does
| the same thing.
Sd. Resolved, That we regard the demo
| cratic party, made up as 1t is of ex conted-
crates in the south, copperhesds in tn.
| north, and of q cross between the two II
the border states, that we regard this party
as q standing danger to our country, anC
its constitution and laws; and believe it t.
be the duty of every patriot to continue Il
make that war upon 1t that was begun IL
1861, and ought not to end until that party
is buried in the same grave with its onJ
| child, the southern rebellion.
Mr.. Gibson also announced tha
Judge Alvin Hawkins, republican
candidate for governor, had been ex
pected 10 address the assembiage, but
had telegraphed that he was unable
to be here, being engaged in an &C
tive canvass in West Tennessee.
Judge Houk was then introduced
and spoke for over an hour on the
issues of the campaign. He reviewed
at some length the records Of the two
parties and the candidates represent
| ing them in contrast with each other
Ia forcible aud able style, pointing out
very clearly and copclusively, to any
unbiased mind, that the republican
party and it's candidate is more en-.
titled to the confidence and support OF
all patriotic and loyal freemen of this
nation. The speaker commanded
close attention throughout and receiv-
ed frequent and loud applause.
Prof. w. r. Murphy followed, ia
response TO calls, and made a manly
and vigorous though brief speech in
defense of the republican party and
republican principles, after which the
meeting was declared adjourned by
the president.
To connection with the ratification,
q national salute was fired from an
emminence north Of the city, with the
guns belonging to the university.
TERRIBLE OUTRAGE.