Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-09
Anderson County Convention.

Mr.. EDITOR: AS was expected, and
in pursuance to published call, and
for the purpose announced. the repub
licans of Anderson to-day organized,
with ] A Brown in The chair and w.
T. Garden secretary.
Ga motion, which carried, The chair
appointed a committee OF one from
each district and two colored from
the county at large to select delegates
and 20 draft resolutions suitable TO the
occasion. whose names and places are
as follows, to>wft:- 1855. 5tss5 = =
First district, VIM. Cardeu:E 81,
Francis SHARP; Sd, w. III. McAdoo;
4th, J. g. ChtIts; 5.h, j. f. Chsprna !;
On, A. @ Qneener. TIN, j, NJ. Dun-
can; SLh, Geo. w. Leatb;. 9lb, Geo.
w. Keith; 10Th, H. A; BrowBi
llth, J. F. Hicks; 18th, w. W. Wallace;
and forthe county at large Elijah
Knott and VIM. lip YopBgm III
| This committee retired to cOnslder
its duties, when, in obedience TO calls,
| Andrew Knott made short talk, and
was followed by young Mr.. Csilen.
| Mr.. Knott is we'll known among our
people, and though this was his first
trip to us Mr.. Callen makes pleasant
impressions. Irs }at mori ha.r3l.G Eg
| the committee returned a9j submit.
ted their report, which is as follows
towIt: eE@ -rituu 3d1 .Tf15r.7t r
We, the republicans Of Anderson
county, in convention assembled. re
affirm our devotion to the principles
OF the republican party, and DO de
clare as follows, to>wit as ..1
Jst-That we most hea..ily endorse
the platform of the late republican
national convention at Chicago, AND
pledge ourselves to support the n0m
Inees of the same.
% 2t--We also endorse the platform o
the late republican state convention a
Nashville, and promise its nominee on
full support. a.l- ..4g4.H
3i-We also endorse the IenOmina
ton Of the Hon. l. c. HOuk for con
!, gress, piedgiDg 10 him our united sup
!, port. ,.,
An, We approve of the record of ou
> fellow cities the Hon, h. n. Baker
as member of the house OF represen
tatives,I and instruct our deiegates T.
the senatorial convention, whicl
3 meets at Knoxville, the 18Th ins'., t
f cast the entire vote of Anderson coun
|
| the convention. e"
t 5th,, We recommend that there b
Q fourteen delegates appointed to bot
q the said senatorial and Il i0atorial con
e veDtioDs, as follows, to-wit:r sar.,
9 1st district, Wm. Garden; 2nC
|. Francis Sharp; Bird, w. X. Dali, jr
J, Chas. McAdoo, COL; Alb, j. 9. Chilet
8 E. Knott, COL; 5th, w. B. Il. Wiley
a 6ih. Al. Queener; i. NJ. Duncan
q 9Th, Geo. w. Leath; Oh, Geo. v
l. Kieth: 10th, Wm!sByrge; 1lth, X.
Q Sartin; 18th, w. w. Wallace.
r Your com mittee further recommen
e that the attending delegates cast tt
y entire vote of the county in both col
g venGons; no proxies to be allowed.
d H.. J. G. CHILES, Chm Com.
r GEO. W. LEATH, Sec.
il The report was adopted.
l. Among some other unimpOrtal
l. business, the county executive con
n mittee was reorganized, the names al
is places of Its members being as fOllow
to First district, w. r. Garden; 2
at Henry Clear, Jr; 81, w. III, Meade
Ig 4.h, 7. j. Cam pbell; 9th, ii. G Stove
ri 9th, T. III. LeInsri; 7th, M. Duuca
ce Sth,. Geo. w. Leatb; 9th, Geo. y
leI Keith; 10th, VIM. Byrge; 1lth, Il.
e. Sartin; 18th, G. D. Farmer-Ai
IS for the county at large, Ale
as WaIlace, Reuben johnson and Hen
al Forest, jr., Calvin kirkpatrick a.
le Henderson Whitson. And on moii'
a. it is requested that these proceedin
ne be published in the Knoxville repu
lican papers.
g. The convention adjourned sire d
id l. 9rsa 9sFr JOSEPH A. BROWN, e.
a. ,..-,.. s-...-r es-re1aI Chairman,
II, m CnDEr Soorotory