Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-15
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CON-
MENTIONS.
Proceedings offhe Jefferson and
Rhea County Conventions.

At convention of the republicans
of Jefferson county Monday, 18th
inst, OF which Samuel /. Newman
was chairman, the following delegates
were chosen to attend the republican
state convention at Nashville May 5th
First district, Moses French, VIM.
Handles; I'd, Andrew Webb, J. Nat.
Lyle; 81, G. G. Cary, r. Birchfield;
M . 99 s%en pv'n ns b. Denton; III S
Collie, ]. G. HoskiDs; 7th, D. G.
Thornburgh, John WooteD; S h, J. M.
Meek, w. A. Bales; 9th, S. /. New.
man, G. Cates; 10th, w. A. Roberto,
N. W. Quarles; llth, A. Lawrence, d.
T. Dalton; 18th, w. II. EckeI, VIM.
Collie; l3 b, Jasper Buckalew, A.
Northern; l4th, J; w. shadden, Porter
Rankin; 10 b, w. M. Turner, A. NJ.
Kennedy; 10Th, J. NJ Leeper NJ. w.
McSpaddeD; colOred delegates, Peter
Hodge, w. II. Bradford, Stephen
Hawkins, Nick. Wilkerson, Joseph
Peck.
The following were appointed ss
delegates to the republican congress
sionsl convention OF the second dis
trict.
lst district, VIM. McMurray; End,
Abe Webb; Bird, w. F. Webb; 4th, w
w. Blackburn; 9Th, JnO. BrinD; Oh,
Samuel Vance; 7th, JON r. Wooten;
6th, ID. NJ. Caldwell; 9th, Josiah Ran
kin; 10th, Samuel Bell; 18th, B. q.
Thornburgh; 18th, Samuel Walker;
18th, Aaron Ballenger; l4tb, Benjamin
Pierce; 18th, John NJ. Meek: l6th, w.
B. McSpadden, colored delegates, j.
G. Davis, Frank Wilkerson, Peter Ell.
lott, Thos. Nelson, A. 3. Bradford
and W. Parker.
Also, the following delegates to the
senatorial convention, to be convened
by the executive committee: lat dis
tflct, Randle French; 2nd, j. B. Davis;
Bird, in. Birchfield; 4th, d. L. Belts;
9th, A. LychIyter; 9th, Lafayette
Collie; 9TH, Jonathan Hay wortb; Sth.
J. w. Thornburgh; Oh, Josiah
Rankin; 10Th, Jacg Belts; 1lth, b.
c. Thornburg; 18th, Peter Eckel;
18th, jackson Ballenger; l4th, j. F.
Rankin; 18th, Robert Thornton; l6lb,
VIM. Zirkle. Colored-Stephen Haw-
kins, w. Houston, Pryor Smith. Phil.
Daily.
A convention was called at Dam
bridge August 2lst to nominate re-
publican candidate for the legislature
and sub.elector for the county on the
presidential ticket, and the following
delegates appointed to the same:
FIRST district, John French, A. p.
Dukes; "a, Benjamin FRANKLIN, J. B.
Davis, A. s. Faiu, COL; 3D., Chris.
Gary, John Hill; 4,h, S. NJ. Mcclure,
Zach. Amey col; 9th, n. B. Swami,
Thomas Hill, Jacob Sehorn, col; 6 b,
John Frazier. J. G.. Hoskins; 7th, w.
Hayworth, job nathan Hayworth; 8 IN,
David Caldwell, W. Elmore; 9th, Geo.
franklin, Alexander Morgan, Bill
Houston, col 10Th. N. w .Qusrles, Blair
Malcom; 1lth, b. G. Thornburgh,
Martin Russell; 18th, Alexander
Falkuer, A. BrlmOn, Rev. Jas. Ford,
col; 18th, A A. Galbraith. Miles
Ballenger; 14th, John w. Corbett, b.
r. Bledsoe; 18th, E. Byones, J. w.
Bouchee; 18th, J. p. Hill, David
Jones, Harry Swami, col.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, lst That the publicans of
Jefferson county heartily endorse the pr n
ciples of the great republican party Of the
nation, and pledge themselves TO the sup
port OF the nominees OF the Chicago con-
vention.
Resolved, End. That reposing ABSOLUTE
trust in General U. s. Grant for his hen
esty, his fidelity to duty, his serene judg-
ment and solid intelligence, his varied ex-
perience, and for tho uniform success that
has ever attended his efforts In securing
.he integrity. perpetuity, grandeur and
of our common country, FIR
.hese reasons and because we are satisfied
hat In him the nation north and south de-
cidedly greet o candidate deserving Of its
.Se rst rosdS1t sod INN
event he is not the choice of the national
convention, for ike reasons we endorse J. |
=. Blaine as scond choice.
Resolved, 3. hat the delegates to the con
3 ressional convention 60 uninstructed, but |
TO be governed by the choice Of the people, |
as ascertained through canvass Of the |
voters OF the county by q committee ap.
pointed for that purpose.