The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-06-25
EVENING SESSION.

DO IOF III III l0E revenue OILY
EVENING SESSION.
The first business of the evening
session was the election of tive cleo
tors for the State at large on its
Presidential ticket, but the regular
order was suspended to hear re-
port from the Committee on Organ
ization recommending the adoption
of code of resolutions regulating
the future government of internal
workings of Democratic committees
and conventions.
Resuming the regular order Of
business, the following nominations
were made for electors for the State
at large;
S. F. Wilson, of Sumner.
Charles B. Simonton, of Tipten.
Robert Taylor, of East Tennessee.
J. d. G. Atkins, of Henry.
The announcement of Mr.. Atkins 6
name was the signal for ceaseles,
rear of applause, after which Mr.. A,
S. Colyar took the stand and Sec
onded the nomination, asking the
convention not to allow him Mr..
Atkins to decline the nomination.
Mr.. Colyar devoted considerable
time in extoling the political abili-
ties and moral quantities Of the
nominee.
Gen. Atkins, in sentences express
sive of intense gratitude for the fiat
tering demonstration on his behalf,
stated that it was his intention to
decline any honors rendered by this
convention, but in view of the earn
est demand for his service in the
cause of Democracy, he felt it be-
yond his power to refuse to respond.
At the conclusion Of Gen. Atkins s
speech, calls were made for the Hon.
John V. Wright, who responded in
a characteristic speech, seconding
the nomination Of Gen. Atkins.
The following district delegates
and alternatss to the Chicago Cons
ventiOn were elected:
First district -W. S. Dickson and
John Slack ; alternates, L. G. Cain
and l. e. Reeves.
Second district W. III. Henderson
and G. T. Gates; alternates, DIR. J. G.
Cawoed and E. P. Mcqueen.
Third district John III. Savage
and Jas. johnson alternatss, Byron
Polk and r. B. Woodland.
Fourth dlst--R. P.McCain and d.
altcrnates, L. G. Alexander
and W. w. Furguson.
Fifth district = Thos. r. Myer and
VIM. Bonner; alternates, Capt J. G.
New and E. B. Wade.
Sixth district-Wm. A. Quarles
Geo Kinney; altornates, c. II. East
man and I'll. G. Crump.
Seventh distriet-Luciua E. Polk
and Thos. G. Haynes; alternates, J.
L. Pearcy and W. L. Grigsby.
Eight district-H. w. McCorry
and III. G. Townes; alternates, J. A.
Cunningham and J. ". Stsvall.
Ninth district-F. P. Pond and
L. Z. Rich; alternates, L. ID. Card
we'll and NJ. A. Lowe. ..
Tenth dlstrict-L. E. Wright and
L. X. Redlick; alternates, VIM. San
ord and ]. FL. Mathcs.
The following District Presiden-
ial electors were elected
l Robert BurrOw, Of Washington.
S G Heiskell, of Knoxville.
3 Net reported.
NJ S Elkin, of Sumner.
Not reported.
6 J w Judd, of Robertson.
Z P Padgetts, Of Maury.
8 R p Cole, Henry.
9 To be elected September 9th.
10 ] I'll Mathes, of Shelby,
Following compose the State Ex>
cutive Committee:
l John Allison, Jr., of Washington.
2 NJ d Sullivan, Of Knox.
3 James Byles, of Warren.
4 J A TrOusdaIe, of Sumner.
5 T d Gregory, of Franklin.
6 G W Tyler, Of Montgomery.
z RM Mckay, of Maury.
8 S d Hayes, of Madison.
8 Chas NJ Ewing, of Weakley.
10 G A Hitler, of Hardeman.
Col. Josiah Patterson, of Shelby,
ccended the nomination Of s. +.
Wilson, of Sumner. He acknowl-
dged the truth of all that had been
aid about the J. D. G Atkins, but
. also recognized in the Hon. Mr..
wilson the fealty to party, devotion
0 the cause of right and the ability
. meet the most formidable adver-
ary in tho ranks of the enemy.
Gen. Luke E. Wright seconded !
he nomination of the Hon. c. B. |
Mr.. Slmonton took the stand and
withdrew his name from the coven-
on, pledging his services to the
arty Whenever and wherever wan
ID.
An hour or more was spent IN Gu
'gy of the names already mention.
d, when the Hon. Robert l.. TAYLOR
Tas called up and accepted the !
omination for elector. He said he
-anted the nomination because he
ad borne the Democratic banner in
sveral counties in the hotbed of
in East Tennessee, and
ad invariably gone down in defeat.
lie had been surrounded by mobs
nd been made to look into the
louths of pistols fer the sake of
democracy, and now he wanted to
ct ever int Middle and West
'enneSsee among the rebels, where
g could enjoy the comfort of pure
democracy.
A motion to nominate Atkins and
aylor by acclamation was unani-
lously carried.
The Hon. Robert i. Taylor re-
bonded pledging, for himself and
is colleague (Mr Atkins) a should
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