The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-08-27
which is as follows:
Total number of votes, 81.

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Total number of votes, 81.
On motion of w. A. Caruthors
the convention proceed to nominate
candidate to represent Hardeman
County in the Legislature.
w. D. Hankins placed the name
of G. A. Miller in nomination. J.
A. Foster nominated w. T. F.
Thompson. w. A. Caruthers nomi-
mated J. z. Ferguson.
Whole number of votes "a.
Necessary to a choice AZ {.
First baIlot.-Miller, SO and two
sevenths; Thompson, "a and two
seyenths; Ferguson, 2 and three.
sevenths.
Second bollot.-Miller, 50; Thomp-
son, q and One-half; Ferguson,
4 and one-half.
Third ballot.-Miller, 43 and
one fifteenth; Thompson, Is and
six.ffteenth; Ferguson, and
elght-fifteenths,
The chairman announced the
nomination of Charles A. Miller,
which on motion of X. w. Smith
was made unanimous.
@, G. Adams and w. A. H. Nc
Daniel were appointed to act as
assistant secretaries.
The following resolutions were
adopted during the progress of the
convention:
No. 1. Presented by G. II, An
dcrson: Resolved by the Democrats
Of Eiardeman county, in convention
assembled, that the delegates to the
Congressional Convention be in
structed to cast the vote of Harde-
man comfy for Joseph a. Manson,
as our choice for Congress.
No. 2 presented by A. j. Coates
Resolved that no proxies be allowed
in the Hardeman delegations to
any of the conventions, but that
each civil district may select its own
delegates from any part of-the
county to represent said district in
the conventions.
No. 3 presented by A. J, Coates:
Resolved by the Democrats of Har
deman county, that hereafter the
Chairman and Secretary of the
County Democratic Executive Conn
mittee, by and with the consent of
said committee, are hereby author
lied and empowered to open and
hold primary elections at the sever
al voting places in the county, or
call a convention, for the purpose
OF 1minating democratic candidates
for the various county offices, said
primary elections to be held on the
first Saturday in July in the regular
election year.
No. 4 presented by r. w. Smith:
Resolved that the democrats repr e.
senting the several districts now re-
tire tor the purpose of selecting
delegates to the Senatorial conven,
ton, called to meet at this place on
the 18th of September to nominate
a candidate to represent this Sena.
torial District, composed Of the |
counties of Hardeman and McNairy |
and that said districts indicate their
preference for Senator, and return |
their preference with their list oil
delegates.
A motion prevailed that TIE dele
gates to the Congressional conven-
t on should also act as delegates TO
the Pictorial convention to be held
at the same time and place, and
that each civil di, trict be entitled to
the same number of delegates that
they have votes IN this convention.
List Of delegates to the Congress
sional and Pictorial conventions are
rs follows.
No. A. B Gather, j. T. Lowe,
H. B. Wright, r. NJ Bostwick, j.
NJ. Prewitt, J. NJ. Morris, w. A.
Lowe
No. 81. W. Jones, J. D. Woods,
w. A, May, J. P. Ferguson, q. E.
Harris, j. K. McCaskill, d. w.
McAnulty, I, J. Richardson.
No. 3 w. w. Casselbery, j. w
Bass, Q. Harris, Thos. Polk, JEFF ,
Jasselbery, j. j. Nelly, Jr. Thos.
7oOte, Jim Foote, n. B. Cross, JEFF
7arris, o. B. Polk.
No. t 7. S. Robinson, w. NJ.
ohnson, j. G. johnson, w. I. Cross
:. A. Duncan. s. g. Neodham,
+. w. Wilkes, j. A. Moore. l.. Z.
Ioore, T. F. Bishop, w. II. Seddens,
/. b. Wynn.
No. ) ). II. Clinton, w. a.