The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-12
GIBSON COUNTY REPUBLICANS.

tative republicans from nearly all the
districts we're present.
Mr.. q. w. Martin. chairman of
the old executive committee, called
the convention - order. On motion
g. w. Martin was nominated and
elected as chairman of the convention,
and J. NJ. Beard secretary. The
first order of business was the selec-
ton ofan executive committee, chair
man and secretary for the coming
cam naign. Everett Bell, of Trenton,
was chosen chairman and Jno. w
Cox secretary of the executive com
mlttee. On motion the following
committees we're appointed, viz: com.
mittee on organization, committee IN
delegation, and committee OH resD
buttons. While the committees were
preparing the reports aud resolutions,
the convention was addressed by Hon.
Geo. Kelly, DR.. Stillwell and j. s.
Fields.
The committee on resolutions sub
mitted the following resolutions, viz:
The Republican party of Gibson
county, in convention assembled do
resolve as follows viz.
l. That as free ballot, fair vote
and an honest count are essential to
Republican institutions, we stigma
TIE any illegal interference with the
ballot box, the voter or the count as
the highest crime against peoples
government, and if we would have no
Mississippi or Virginia tragedies en-
acted upon the soil of Tennessee, it is
the necessary and imperative duty Of
every voter first to vote inteligently
aud patriotically himself, then to see
that every other voter has fair
chance to cast u free ballot, and that
when the polls are closed, the result
he honestly ascertained, truthfully
answered and lawfully enforced.
2. That we are opposed to the sys
tenn of bringing convict labor in unne>
cessary conflict with free labor, That
the rights of the laboring men and
women of Tennessee deserve and
should have the fullest protection, in
asmuch AS the trus wealth of every
state is coined from the sweat of the
working men.
3. That the maintenance of our
free school system is ne of the mos
sacred duties we owe to our state and
posterity; that we favor further i'm
proveInent in that system, to the ell
that every son and daughter of Zen
nessee, whatever their race or color,
shall have "a fair chance to ne sufficient
ly educated at public expense To trans
act intelIigently theordinary business
of life and to discharge patriolically
all the duties of citizenship.
4. That we hail with satisfaction
the establishment of manufactures,
the opening of rivers, building of fur
naces and erections of mills and fac.
tories within our state, and through.
out the soutb as sure signs of better
day coming; and We call upon our
Representatives in Congress to pro.
tect our coal, iron, co ton, tobacco,
etc., interests by appropriate leglsla
ton, we believing that democratic
opposition to Congressional protection
tor our planter farmers, mine $, me
chanics aud manufacturers Is un Amer
lean and hurtful 10 our prosperity us
people and Independence as ma
ton, and we believe That no part OF
our common country would he more
benefited nv sucn protection ttIan our
own state of tennessee.
5. That we favor Hon. ID. A
Mum, of Haywood county, as oui
first choice for Governor, aud don.
w. j. Lyle, of Hay wood county, for
, Congress.
=. That We endorse tue admiustra
ton of Presiden; Arthur as wise, pat,
rioLic and worthy at the tul couti
dence and praise ot The Wnule Amen.
can pc pie. EVERETT BELL,
Cn'm'n Exc ann
The resolutions /wer' unanimously
adopted
Committee on delegation presented
the list of delegates 10 the State :on
venlon, VIZ: Everett Bell chdiInin.
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