Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-28
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION

COUNTY CONVENTION. |
Hon. j, NJ. Thornburgh, Cliairman-Ortler-
ly and Harmonious Meeting.
C. b. Gsssett Renominated for Sheriff by
Acclamation.
Ga braith Ford, Gibbs, Reeder and Carter
Named for the Other Positions
Pursuant to announcement previously
made, the Republicans of Knox County,
through their properly accredited delegates,
selected by districts assembled in the Grim
inal Court room at the court house at
IL o'clock yesterday morning, for the
purpose of nominating candidates
for the offices of Sheriff, County, Circuit
and Criminal Court Clerks, Trustee and
Register, in the coming August election.
The meeting was called 10 order by Mr..
]. A. Swan, chairman of the county ex-
ecutive committee, who announced the
objects.
On motion of H. T. Cooper, Hon. J. NJ.
Thornburgh, of the 18th district, was chosen
as temporary chairman by unanimous
vote, and took the chair amid great ap
plause. After calling.the meeting to order,
Col Thornburgh said he had but single
suggestion to offer, and that was that to in
sure successful, harmonious and fair con-
yention the business must be transacted sys-
tematically aud in order, and he would en-
force order and see that the business was
done fair at all hazards All seemed entire
" disposed to obey the request from the
chair, and order was soon obtained.
Motions were made by Messrs. JOS G.
Harris and H. L. Cooper that all except
delegates and candidates be requested to re-
tire outside of the bar so that the delegates
may have the room.
Joseph G. Harris nominated T. ]. Craw-
ford for secretary, and w. H. Ogburn
nominated Rev. j. NJ. Armstead. Ths
name of Mr.. Crawford was Withdrawn,
however, and Rev. J. M. Armstead was
unanimously elected temporary secretary
of the convention.
H T. Cooper moved the appointment of
a committee of three on credentials. Car
ried and the following appointed: Fl. T.
| Cooper, 18th district; A. p. Smith, 22nd
district; Willis McCamy, 10th district. The
| committee retired to make up report
| Neil Mcclellan moved the appointment
| of committee of five on permanent or
| ganization Carried, and the following ap-
! pointed: Neil Mcclellan, 18th district; l..
| ID. johnson, 21st district; Sam Osment, LIST
district ; J. A. Roberts, 10th district; L. j.
Crawford, Sd district.
On motion of Jos. G. Harris, the follow
! ing committee of five was appointed on
resolutions: Jos. G. Harris, LIST district
S. H. johnson, 18th district; S. Ell. Mar
cum, 9th district; D. A. Shipe, 18th dis
trict; j. H. Farmer, Goth district.
The committee on permanent organiza
ton through L. J. Crawford, reported thai
by unanimous vote, the committee had
decided to retain the temporary chairman
and secretary as permanent officers of tn
convention, and the report of the commit
tee was adopted without dissenting voice
The committee on credentials, througl
their chairman, Ii. L. Cooper, reported, an
their. report was adopted, The repor
showed the following delegates to be &C
credited to seats in the convention:
First ward-B r. Childress and T. 1
Prince.
Second ward-R. I. DeArmond and J
II. Cleage.
Third ward-John w. Hutson and W. 81
Ogburn.
Fourth ward D. r. Hampton.
Fifth ward-D. NJ Taylor, j. NJ. Arm
stead, D. A. Smith, Sam Osment and LIE
Greer
Sixth wards. P. Angel, Fl. J. Coole
and H. l.. Bradley,
Seventh ward-Patton Vaughn, Ale
Wade, Sharp Mcclellan, Benjamin F
Smith.
Eighth ward-Jos. C. Harris, J. T. Am
, brose, Alex Hodge.
Second district-Bradley Lee, A. HawI
John Payne, Jas. Carter, John FL. Martin
David Lee, William Tindall.
Third district. A. Clapp, Byron Bul
, ton, Robt. Burnett, T. j. Crawford.
Fourth districts. J. Tarver, f.
Lytle.
Fifth district-R. L. Blain, Lewis Mi
Ter, W. NJ. Harms.
Sixth district-W. Y. Cox, J. Fl. Edins
ton.
Seventh district. NJ. Mayes, T. R. Hal
, JAS A. Ogg.
Eighth district Charlton Bradley, J.
Monday.
Ninth district-Henry Freels, s. H. Ma
cum.
Tenth district. A. Roberts, R. c. Boz
ham, B. f. Doughty, Calvin Lytle.
Eleventh district-H. G. Maxwell, Ne
Mcclellan, NJ. P. Cocker.
Twelfth districts. Fl. johnson, Evan .
Davis, D. S. Bowers, Ell. T Cooper, j. D
Thornburgh, j. G. Lones, lobe Coyingtol
Geo. Monroe, Sam Anderson, Thos. Ola,
Jerry Walker.
Thirteenth district-Jos. Ford; Jol
Flenniken.
Fourteenth district-R. NJ. johnson, J.
a King.
e Fifteenth district H. Friar E.
# White, W. W. Cruze.
:, Sixteenth district-Isaac Sherrod, WI
Ii Thomas, VIM. Sherrod.
ID Seventeenth district-M W. Huffake
le Jas. Brown.
N Eighteenth district-D. A. shipe, Andt
son Cox.
s. Nineteenth district-Anderson Waltz,
W. Cudgington, Willis McCamy.
u Twentieth district. Ell. Farmer.
Twenty first district-A. J. Cruze, Mic
ael Rule, L. D. johnson.
ne Twenty second district-A. P Smit
Alex. Bales, W. II. Doan.
Twenty -third district George Akeridge
es D. A. Smith moved the appointment OF
sergeant at arms to clear the bar. CARR,
u NJ. W. HuffakeI appointed.
The report of the committee on resol
lions was read by Jos. G. Harris. chairmi
as follows:
'sResolved, That we reaffirm and here
.er adopt the resolu ton adopted by the RepI
.er lican State cony ention held in May, 1880,
expressive OF the sense OF the
ma question of the State debt as follow
y. That the bones of Tennessee, heretof
A'e deliberately recognized by both the Der
cratic and Republican parties as legally
sued and valid, is an indebtedn
binding in law, and in mo-