The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-09-09
GLORIOUS GIBSON!
The Democrats i'm Convention
Endorse the National and
state Tickets
And NOsRinate Hon. James NJ
Coulter for the Legislature.
s. f. Rankin, Esq, their Choice
for Senator from Carroll
and Gibson.


The Gibson County Democracy as.
sembled in convention in Trenton last
Monday, for the purpose of nomlnat'
ing candidate for the Legislature
and appointing delegates to the Sena-
torisl and Floaterial conventions. T.
j. Williams, Esq, was elected chair
man and the democratic editors pres
ent were requested to act as delegates.
A Jordan, Esq, offered the follow,
ing resolutions, which we're unani~
mously adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that no settlement of the
state debt is practicable pending the
litigation with the railroads of the
state, and we are opposed to any set
Element Of any part Of the bonded in
debtedness of the state by the legisla-
ture until said litigation with the rail
roads is finally determined by the
courts, and therefore are opposed to
any settlement ofthe bonded indebted
ness of the state by the next Legisla>
ture without submitting the settlement
to the people at the ballot box in the
form of constitutional amendment.
We heartily endorse the nomination
Of Hancock and English for President
and Vice President of the United
States, of Jno. V. Wright for Gov
ernor and Chas. B. Simonton for Com
gress, and pledge our united and un>
divided support to the regular demo-
cratic ticket
While the committee on the basis of
representation were out, thrilling
speeches were made by Hons. H. T..
johnson and Spl. Hill, urging united
seton and harmony Of the party. A
confidential circular" issued by the
republican state executive committee,
had been found by some one and was
read by R. P. Raines, Esq. 1t sta
ted that the democratic party was
hcpelessly divided and that there was
a probability that Hawkins would be
elected. 1t urged thorough organiza-
| ton for the election of members of the
Legislature and congressman, and call
ed on the faithful for contributions of
money from twenty-five cents up to
one thousand dollars
The twc-thirds rule was adopted,
after which the following nominations
we're made: Jas. NJ. Coulter, Louis
Tsliaferro, VIM. Z. Duncan and J.
G. Atkins, who were pledged to sup
port the nominee Of the party. Mr.
Coulter received majority Of votes
from the FIRST ballot, and on the fourth
was nominated, after which it was
made unanimous amid enthusiastic
applause. Mr. Coulter accepted the
nomination in shert speech, heartily
endorsing the platform.
Delegates werethen selected for the
Senatorial aud Floaterial conventions,
as follows:
District mol. DR. J J Richardson,
J B Brsdberry, VIM Watt.
No 2. " NJ Senter, J L Fly, L G
Seat, j Hamilton.
No 3. + NJ Kewhouse, J L Rea, J
I Truitt, B B Stallings, Fl T John
con, T j Williams.
No (. n K Dial, G n Bailey, DR.
Sappington, g V Bennett.
No 5. Jno Waldron, DR. Lane, n
B House, I n Mooring.
No 6. J G Owens, n F Arnold, R
B Patterson, 4 " Bates, J S Norveli,
G o Rocks.
No Z. B A Ramsey, II J Furgu>
son, J White, j B Pearson, J G At
kins, Spl Hill, A S Currey, R P
Raines, K z Taylor; J G McDearmon,
w A Cooper, j H Freeman, j r
Walker, W c Caldwell, 81 Taylor,
W W Wade, J II Glass, w ? North,
cross, wills Williams.
No s. DR. Vaughn, N c Kelly, w
D Ramsey, B B Smith, DR. Turner.
No9. B S Thornton, G G Fletcher
VIC Wright.
No 10. S A Boyett, J Venable, ]
S Gilland, J G Smithson.
No II. VIM Riley, VIM Berry, E
B Russell.
No 12. J NJ Cook, J NJ Ing, E j
Armstrong, G NJ Hopkins.
No Is. VIM Thomas, DR. Jordan, G
S Cunningham, A Jordan, W NJ Nc
Call, j T Tucker, DR. Conley, c P
Haun, V L Ware, J P Rhodes, " A
Wade.
No IA. RID Bradford, J N Alex
ander, j N Williams, 6 W Mullins,
S. J. Lett.
No Is. Geo Robertson, j T Swin>
die.
No Is. H D Harper, n o Gordon.
No II. J F Sawyers.
No Is. j C Tharp, DR. james Fos-
ter, Joe Harper.
No 10. w II Killough, A O'Dan-
iel, w G. Oliver.
No 81. P D Ewell, s A Greer, Or
Drane, S 4 Thomas, Z I Davidson,
F NJ Snoddy.
No ~. j G Gibbs, J G Mclean. j
Z Thetford.