Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-08-26

slonaI 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-
gressional 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 Tennessee is here
by called at knoxville, Thursday, August
oath, 1882, to nominate a candidate for
Congress-
The Republicans throughout the district
are requested to meet at the county sites of
their respective counties on Saturday next
before August oath, 1882, at IL O'clock m,
to select delegates to said Congressional con-
yentlon, each county being entitled to the
following number of delegates, viz Ander-
son, 8; BIount, s; Campbell, 5; jefferson,
9; Knox, %; Loudon, 5; Morgan, 2; Roaue,
8; Scott, 3; Sewer, ~, and Union 9, 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. G. Nelson, of Roane County, was
nominated and elected temporary chairman,
and Hon J. NJ Thornburgh, of Knox, and
Hon. D. P. Gass, of Sewer, were appointed
as committee to to escort Capt. Nelson to
the chair. H### - H
EantaIp haiSpn &c a1 with stN
of applause. He took the stand, and with
very few words announced the convention
open for business
On motion of Mr. " F. Gossett, of
Knox, Rey. C. G. Russell (eol }, of knox,
was nominated for temporary secretary and
elected.
On motion of Mr. j. w. Hood, of Roane
Greed Boyd (col), 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.
q. Lawrence; Scott, M. A Byrd; Roane,
Thos N. Clark; SEWER, A. Fl. Keener;
Anderson Henry Clear, IT.; Morgan,
G. W. Keith; Union, F. NJ Kinds;
Loudon, Robert Kttren; Campbell r. d.
Perkins; Jefferson, III. @ Whitaker.
On motion, the following were selected
BY the several county delegations as com
mittee on credentials Knox, Il. T. Cooper;
Blount, K. P. McReynolds; Roane, r. NJ.
Liggett; jefferson, VIM. H. Taylor; Scott,
w. H Potter; Morgan, G. W. Potter; Lou
don, G. L. p Davis; Anderson, W. H. Nc
Adoo, Sewer, J. r. Chandler; Campbell,
Jesse Wilson; Union, H NJ Hubbs
On motion, the following were selected in
like manner as committee on resolutions:
Loudon, A. B. Eaton; Union. Josiah Smith;
Knox, A. 8. Prosser; Blount, E. Goddard;
Anderson, Rev. w T. Marley;
Roane, c. F. Brause; Scott,
James Sharp; Sewer, Z. NJ. Wynn; Mocgan,
G. W, Keith; Jefferson, Il. C. Whitaker,
Campbell, j. Nj. Bibee-
W hlle the committees were out, Hon.
David Richards, of Knox, was called upon
for speech. He lamented that there was
a division IN the Republican party and that
there were In Knoxville to-day two conven-
tons ''fVe are" he said, driven here to
day by reason of drunkenness and immor
ahiy. l have talked all over the streets of
Knoxville for tenn erance aud morality. 1
could not ana you can not vote for
| the man who has 80 disgraced the
| people of the Second Congressional
district" He referred to the certificate on
| published iii the CHRONICLE yesterday from
I L
man of sobriety, and asked if Judge Houk
could get any number OF respectable gen
tlemen IN knoxville to testify that our pres
ent Representative is a sober, moral mau.
| (Cries of No! noD He said he had not
seen Judge Houk drunk, for the reason that
| he was not IN the habit of frequenting the
| places where drunk men assemble. He
| would always support sober men for every
| Office in the gift of the people. He paid
| the highest compliment to Capt. William
| Rule, whom he had known many
years, and insisted that the CON
vention was in the right place and on the
right side.
| The committee on permanent organiza-
| ton appeared just as Mr.. Richards closed,
and reported the following officers:
! For permanent chairman, Hon. Jno. Q.
| Nelsongo Rcane. FagU eez. 4g-r
! VI VICE. EcblNcul5, L. u NJ LIlhll, VI
Sewer, d. G. Thornburgh, of jefferson.
Ed Cline, of Loudon, Green Fields, of
| Knox.
| For secretaries, w. A. Galbraith, of
Knox, j, G.. Patterson, of Jefferson, Rev.
| c. G. Russell. of Knox Us ~
The report of the committee was adopted
| unanimously.
Mr. J. G. Patterson was called for and
made short speech in which he said that
he had not had an opportunity in Life to fit
himself for speech-making, The question
IN his mind was between right and wrong,
between. morality and immortality, AMI he
intended to support the right as nearly as be
knew how.
MIR. 5. L. Logan was called for. He
wished 10 know what had caused this diyi-
sion III the Republican party; what caused
two conventions. 1t was caused nv the
disoraeefui conduct of the man Who now
represents tie people of this district in Con
oress. Some time ago he had asked friend
of Jtdee-Houk if our preventative in Con-
oress had conducted hInself properly had
done his duty as Congressman,
v neither tneresweuld be now division IN
tls .Repa blican party. Il The answer had
been 10. MIR. Logan insisted that the
4 blame for division rested with Houk.
f Houk had forced a division. He had dis
graced the people and the people are rising.
They will not submit any longer TO boSslsm.
The, people in Pennsylvania have risen
against it, and other States have done SO.
Any man who tries to be boss the people
will repudiate. The people of this district
are going to rule themselves, and they viii
have RULE. FE8 XD% III
The committee on credentials appeared
! at this juncture and reported the