Plateau gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Tenn.) 1883-1884, 1884-04-10
SCOTT COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
CONVENTION AT HUNTSVILLE.

CON NENIlON Al HUNTS lLLE.
This little mountain town, so true to
Republican principles, is the very heart
of "Old Scott" never blowing its trum-
pet with an uncertain sound. Early on
Monday morning "the horsemen and
the footmen came pouring in amain,"
crowding the court house with the "free
and independent" citizens Of this 'free
and independent" country. The work
to be done was the selecting of delegates
to the Gubernatoral Convention at
Nashville on the 18th inst, and for the
Congressional Convention at Knoxville
on the 18th inst.
The following were elected to 60 to
Nashville: w. H. Buttram, W. Fl.
Potter, Pryor Brown, w. Sharp, A. R.
Lewallen, D. LETTERS, Jno. M. Cordell,
J. c. Parker, W. A. Newport, M. +.
Caldwell and J. J. Duncan.
The following were elected to go to
Knoxville: H. Reed, H. B. Lindsay, j.
M. Cordell, Capt. Isaac Riseden. +. M.
Ross, 0. E. Waters, Denis Trammell, J.
Robbins and J. J. Duncan.
The County Executive Committee
was appointed as follows: Judge Dun
can, Judge Parker and M. L. Caldwell.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted: Q) That we, the Re
pubicans of Scott County,in Convention
assembled, do hereby re-affirm our ale
glance to the principles of the Repub-
lcan party as expressed in the platform
at Chicago in 1882. (2) That we fully
endorse the administration of President
Arthur, and should he be chosen stand
ard bearer, at the next National Con-
vention, wu pledge him a heasty SUP
port and full vote. ~ That we most
heartily endorse the course Of our
representative in Congress, in the past,
and hereby instruct our delegates to
cast the solid vote Of Scott County for
him in the Congressional Convention
which meets at Knoxville on the 18th
inst. (4) That we arraign the Demo-
cratic party, both State and National,
for it's insincerity and ncapacity to
govern and direct useful legislation, and
challenge it to fair combat in the
coming campaign with the weapons Of
public honesty, protection to American
industries, and equal civil and political
rights to all mankind. ~ That the
delegates present at either convention
be authorized to cast the full vote Of
Scott Co., and that in case none of our
delegates attend the National Conven-
ton, Col. r. Gibson, of Knoxville, be
authorized to represent this county in
said Convention.
The Convention was addressed by
Mr.. M. f. Caldwell, a popular legal
gentleman of Huntsville The sub
stance of his speech was that before he
came to Scott County he had heard
much of the intelligence, the loyalty,
the patriotism, aud the good sterling
Republican qualities of its people, but
when he came to know them more he
was like the Queen of Sheba of old
''rhe half had not been told him.
Then in eloquent language he gave the
American Eagle "boost" and showed
how that noble bird looked down with
pleasure on Scott County, and the noble
and heroic deeds achieved 10y it's people
in behalf of human freedom. The
learned gentleman next informed his
audience that they were the most privi-
legged class in the world-they could
send men to represent them in the
councils of their country, which no other
people, in any other country, have the
privilege of doing.
["Great Scott! what knowledge Of
history Mr.. Caldwell has. )" -REPoRTER