Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-08-25

Huddleston, of Union County, secretary
of the Republican Congressional committee
the Republicans of the Second Congression-
court house in Knoxville at ~ H., yester-
day. The Criminal Court room was filed
to overlooking, and a large number con
gregated around the doors and windows.
The assembly was composed of the most
intelligent, respectable and reputable citi-
zens of the district The colored men pres
ent were noticeably intelligent Many of
the best of the best citizens of Knoxville
were present as delegates and spectators.
In fact, there has never assembled IN this
city body of men on political occasion
that there were more the real representative
of the intelligence, responsibility and hon
esty of the people of the Second Congress
sional District of Tennessee.
The convention was called to order BY
Hon. L. Huddleston, who announced that
in the absence of the chairman of the Con-
gressionaI executive committee the duty de-
volVed upon him. He then read the follow
ing call, after which he announced the CON
vention open and ready for business.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May %.
Republican Congressional convention
for the second district OF Tenn see is here
by called at Knoxville, Thursday, August
oath, 1882, to nominate candidate for
Congress.
The Republicans throughout the district
are requested to meet at TIE county sites of
their respe tive counties, on Saturday next
before August oath, 1882, at II O'Clock H.,
to select delegates to said Congr- sional con-
vention, each county being ent tied to the
following number of delegates, viz: Ander-
son, 5; Blount, s; Campbell, 5; Jeffe sen,
8; Knox, y; Loudon, 5; Morgan, 2; Roare,
s; Scott, 3; Sewer, 10, and Union 8, being
one vote for each 200 votes, and fraction of
200 over 100 cast for Garfield and Arthur,
in 1880.
By order of the Republican executive
committee.
JNo. NJ CoRDELL,
GEO. L. MALoNEY, Chairman.
Assistant Secretary.
Capt j. @. Nelson, of Roane County, was
nominated and elected temporary chairman,
and Hon. j. W. Thornburgh, of Knox, and
Hon. D. P. Gass, of Sewer, were appointed
as committee to to escort Capt. Nelson to
| the chair
Captain Nelson was greeted with storm
of applause. He took the stand, and with
very lew words announced the convention
| open for business
| On motion of Mr.. V. F. Gossett, of
KnCx, Rev. G. G. Russell Coli of Knox,
| was nominated for temporary secretary and
elected
On motion of Mr. j w Hood, of Roane,
Greed Boyd (col J, of Roane, was elected
assistant secretary.
On motion of Mr.. E. j. Sanford, of kuox,
each county delegation selected one of its
| members to compose committee ON per
! manent organization. The committee is as
follows: Knox, E. J. Sanford Blount, J.
G. Lawrence; Scott, NJ. A. Byrd; Roane,
Thos. n. Clark; Sewer, A. H Keener;
Anderson, Henry Clear, jr. Morgan,
G. w. Keith; Union, f. NJ. H;nds
Loudon, Robert Kittrell; Campbell B.. d.
Perkins; Jefferson, H, C Whitaker
On motion, the following were selected
by the several county delegations as COM
mittee Oh credentials knox, H. T. Cooper
Blount, Il. P. MGR aynolds Roane, r. NJ
Ll3gett; jefferson, VIM. H. Taylor; Scott
W. I'll Potter; Morgan, G. W. Potter; Lou
don, c. L. P. Davis; Anderson, w. Ii. Nc
Adoo, Sewer, T. r. Chandler; Campbell
Jesse Wilson; Union H. NJ Hubbs
On motion, the following were selected il
like manner as a committee on resolutions
Loudon, A. B. Eaton; Union, Josiah Smith
Knox, A. S. Prosser; Blount, E. Goddard
Anderson, Rev. w. L. Marley
Roane, c. F. Brause Scott
mes Sharp; Sewer, E. NJ Wynn; Morgan
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| Campbell, J. NJ. Bibee.
While the committees were out, Hon
David Richards of Knox, was called upol
for speech. He lamented that there wa
division in the Republican party and tina
there we're III Knoxville to-day two conven
tons. Eve are" he said, driven here to
day by reason of drunkenness and immol
ally. L have talked all over the streets o
| Knoxville for tenn GRANGE and morality.
, | could not and you can not vote 70
| the man who has so disgraced th
people of the Second Congressionf
district" He referred to the certifcatiol
published In the CHROGIoLE yesterday froI
the neighbors of MIR. Rule that he was
!. man of sobriety, and asked if Judge Hou
could get any number of respectable gen
Q tlemen III Knoxville to testify that our PREF
ent Representative is sober, moral maj
| (Cries of No! ne!) He said he had M
seen Judge Houk drunk, for the reason thi
he was not in the habit of frequenting tt
places where drunk men assemble. e
would always support sober men for ever
Office in the gift of the people. He pa
the highest compliment to Capt Willia
|, Rule, whom he had known man
years, and insisted that the CO.
vention was in the right place and on Il
Of right side.
It. The committee on permanent organic
ton appeared Just as Mr. Richards close
and reported the following officers
For permanent chairman, Hon. Jno.
Nelson of Roane.
- For vice-presidents, DIR. j. nj. Lavnlan.
Sewer, d. q. Thornburgh, of Jefferse
Ed. Cline, of London, Green Fields,
Knox.
II For secretaries, w. A Galbraith.
Knox, J. G.. Patterson, of Jefferson. Re
G. c. Russell, of Knox.
The report of the committee was adout
unanimously. ..
Is Mr.. J. G, Patterson was called for a
made short speech, In which he said IL
he had not had an opportunity in life to
himself for speech-making The questi
Il. in his mind was between right and wro1
between morality and immortality, AMI
intended to support the right as nearly as
knew how. -
Mr. s. T. Logan was called for. I
wished to know what had caused this di'
sion in the Republican party; what caus
two conventions. 1t was caused by
disgraceful conduct of the man who u
represents the people of this district in Or
y. gress Some time ago he had asked fife
of Judge Houk if our Representative in Ok
gress had conducted himself properly.
done his duty as a Congressm,
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