The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-07-29
County Convention.
WINcnEsrER, July Goth, 1850.

Ccli'ttt SSisO'itiO'i'
WINcnEsrER, July 10Th, 1850,
In compliance with previous call, q
very large and representative Conven-
ton Of our people met at the Court
house for the purpose Of electing dele
gates to the Gubernatorial Convention,
which convcnes at Nashville August 10,
1880.
The Convention was called to order
by COL W. }. Slater, who announced
its object; when, on motion, Thomas a.
Keith, ST., was unanimously elected
permanent Chairman, and B. p. Hunt
and NJ. c. Forbes were elected Secrcta-
reS
Thercupon, on motion, the Chairman
appointed rs Committee on Resolu'
tons the following named gentlemen :
J b Fitzpatrick, w II BrNnnan, John
Oliver John Simmons, and George W
Byron, who soon reported the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
We, the Democracy of Franklin coun-
t., in convention assembled, hereby de-
clare our unalterablc allegiance to the
principles Of the party as announced in
the platform adopted nj Cincinnati and
we declare as follows;
That in the nomination Of Hancock
and English we have assurance Of sue
cess and Of peace ndprospcrity all over
the country.
That we are for the denomination,
for Governor, Of our distinguished tcl-
low county-man, the present incumbent
Albert ) Marks--and our delegates
are hereby instructed to vote for him
as long as he is before the Convention
which meets in Nashville the 10th Of
August next.
Respectfully submitted.
JOIN SIMMONS,
w H BRANNAN,
j Il OLIVER,
j b FITZPATRICK,
G W BYRON,
W j SLATTER ScC'ry.
Then, on motion, the following named
gentlemen were appointed Committee
to report a list Of delegates-consisting
Of five from the lst district and two
from each Of the other districts, to the
Convention at Nashviilc-TD Gregory,
II Il Moore, } \ Silvertooth; } :
Green, Jr., and Peter Sells, who repair
ed to consider the same. In the mean
time Col. Jesse Arlcdge addressed the
Convention on the subject of the State
debt, urging its settlement upon equita-
bic principles The Committee then
reported the following delegates, who
were chosen
District Wv II Brannun, Joe Len
chan, Jno X Bennett, l. Metcalfe, and
Isaac Estil.
81 X Murrell and Isaac Gray.
3-A II David and Pete Mosley.
Mart Mason and p d Woods.
ID III Thomson and Jno NJ Baker.
G-Will Anderton and W f Gregory,
w l. Byron and W } Travis,
81 Lynch and W Taliaterro.
3D. $ Long and } $ Bennett,
lO-A } Hines and II G. Hampton.
IA } ;5kidmore and Isaac Young.
l2-Jno + Anderson and VIM Gipson.
l3--W Champion, Pate Wilkinson.
l4-G W Byron, W S Faris.
Ij-,lo Graham, Alex Caldwell.
lG-D c Rice, Ed Roger.
limo Il Oliver, Will Faris.
lS-J Il Gun, Il } Gillespie.
Whcreupon, ON motion, the following
resolution was adopted;
That all Democrats from Franklin
county, who may be in Nashville on the
10th Of August, 1880, are authorized to
act rs delegates to vote under the in
structions given by this Convention, and
the members Of the Committees appoint
ed bv this Convention are made dele
gates in addition to those selected by
name.
1t was further moved and carried
that the names of the different Commit
tees, as well as the Chairman and Sec
rctarics of the Convention, be appointed
delegates to the Nashville Convention
and that the delegates to the Guberna-
torial Convention he also appointed the
delegates to the Congressional District
Convention, which is called to meet at
Shelbyville on the 18th Of August,
1880, to nominate an clector for the 9th
Congressional District for the Prcsiden-
tial ticket Of Hancock and English.
There being no further business be
fore the Convention, on motion, ii ad-
journcd sine de-
Tuos A. KEITH, ST., Prcs't
i. b. Hunt,
NJ. &. FORBES,
Secretaries.