Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-07
Public Meeting in johnson County

On Monday, the Sd inst, large
and respectable meeting of the citizens of
johnson County met at the courthouse in
Iaylorsville, to appoint delegates to the
Republican convention to meet at Greene
vile on the 10th inst. Kemp Murphey was
meeting to order. Capt. A. L. Donnelly
was then elected permanent chairman, as
sumed the chair, and explained the object
OF the meeting In siaort ind lucid spessh-
On motion, Kemp Murphey was appointed
secretary.
The chairman, on motion, appointed
committee of eleven persons, one from
each civil district of the county, except the
one including the town of Taylorsvile,
from which he appointed two, to select del
| egates to said convention The names of
said committee are as follows: William
Keys, L. j. Barry, r. L. Wilson, j. q.
Butler, w. G. Arnold, M. L. Moreland, l.
F. Mcqueen, G. j. Walker Houston Wat
son, W. F. Grayson and Joseph II. Dug
| gan.
/ The following were appointed commit
Craig, George H. Crosswhite, j. H. Church
and W. K. Donnelly.
! The committee appointed to select dele
gates having retired returned and reported
the following persons as their selection ::
A. b. Wills, r. L. Wilson, j. H Church,
}. G. Donnelly, j. G.. Butler, W. G. Arnold,
u. Z. Stout, l. +. Mcqueen, l. F. Shown,
James L. Cole, w. f. Grayson and A. L.
Crosswhite, which report was received and
| adopted.
A motion was made and adopted adding
the following names to the list of delegates:
julius Be<'ey, d. q. Williams, Washington
Waugh, II. c. Northington, H. P. Murphey,
j. P. Smith, 4, Il. Butler, A. I. Donnelly
and Kemp Murphey.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following, which was adopted
/ Resolved, That we, the Republicans of
johnson County, endorse the administra-
ton of the Hon Alvin Hawkins; and that
we Will use every effort TO re-elect him as
Governor of our State; that We acquiesce in
the late compromise settlement of the State
| debt OF 60-3, 4, 5, 6, believing it to be the
most equitable, and the best settlement that
/ can be made between the State and her
| creditors; that we Will aid i'll the election of
no one to office who does not endorse the
settlement; that we regard the action of the
| late low tax Democratic convention at Nash
| vile, as to said settlement, as unwise and
an attempt to perpetlate most uncon-
sc1ous breach of faith upon the creditors of
the State; that we denounce the platform
adopted by the reputation element of the
party aforesaid, as to said settlement. is
dishonest, detractive of public morality and
the great fundamental interests of the State
OF tennessee, and as an effort of designing
demagogues through personal interests
to get temporary control of the politics of
the State.
On motion of 7. j. Barry, the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That we endorse the course of
the Hon. r. Il Butler, as a member of the
Legislature; that we feel greatly indebted to
him for his efforts and labor in the settle
ment of the State, and that We will unani-
mously support him in his reelection as
representative in the next Legislature
On motion 1t was agreed by the meeting
'hat the delegates TO the convention shall,
on the first ballot, cast the vote to which
The county Is entitled, as follows:
For A II. Pettibone, two; A. A. TAYLOR,
TWO D. ID: Randolph, one After which
tney cast the vote for the best interests of
the Republican party.
Ihe delegates were also instructed to cast
the vote of the county for DIR. J. NJ. Rob
erts, for hoater.
1t was further resolved, That the Knox
vile WHO AND CHRONICLE, Mountaineer, at
Ellzabethton, and Herald and Tribune. at
Jonesboro, be requested by the secretary of
this meeting, to publish the above proceed
lngs in their several papers.
On motion the meeting adjourned sine
die
KEMP MURPHEY. Secretary