The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-05-06
Sullivan County Democratic
Convention.

Persuant to a previous announcement the
Democrats OF Sullivan county met in convention
| on Monday, May 8, 1886, at the court house in
| Blountyiile and organized by eecting Col. N. M.
| Taylor, chairman and A. c. Keebler secretary
| pro tenn.
Col. Taylor having stated briefly the object Of
the meeting, the convention proceeded to trans
act the following business:
Thos. Curtin, Esq. nominated G. D. MassengilI
of Union, and j. IL. Caldwell, Esq. nominated
c. H. Slack, of Bristol, for Chairmsn of the Dem
ocrat1c Executive Committee for the next two
years. The names of Messrs. G. d. MassengilI
| and c. II. Slack were put before the convention
and the rising vote was taken which proved un
satisfactory, On motion of Thomas Curtin, ESQ
it was decided to proceed to elect the chairman
by ballot, which resulted in the election of G. d
Massengill
A. c. Keebler was unanimously elected per.
manent secretary.
Mr. G. d. Massengill took the chair, and on
motion of Thos. Curtin, Esq, appointed COM
mittee of nine to select delegates to the Judicial
Convention which meets at Nashville, June the
9TH 1886. The Chairman appointed the follow
ing gentlemen ON said committee: Thos, Cur
TIM DR.. A. C. Emmert, Col N. NJ. Taylor, C. A,
Brown, Capt L. II. Denney, c. II. Slack, ]. NJ.
Barker, Geo. r. Barnes and ]. D. Carr. The
committee submitted the following report which
was unanimously adopted We, the committee
appointed to select delegates to the Judicial
Convention to be held the 9th day of June next
at Nashville Tenn, beg leave to report the fol
lowing list OF delegates; LIST district, J 7 Thorn
as, II c Beinleman and James Burkhart; 2nd
and Nlng( rplNg H., lp1 Il a. ~
and J V Rhea; 4th. John T Earhart and Jacob
Thomas; 9TH Col G X Mcclellan, DR.. N T Du-
laney, Cunning and DR.. John Massengill
9Th a & Snapp and J ID Wolford; 7th 6
J II Cross; 9th. Dr. NJ NJ Martin and S Boil
ton; 10th, J K Pectol and Newland; 18th ]
Wythe Grossclose and ALI Brading; 18th n
Cloud, Jas. Vance and J w Pelter: 18th Math-
ter and Isaac Chase; 10Th. G NJ Murrell, W B
Mcclellan and + II Bachman; 10th. A Nc
Clellan and Patterson; Eth, Chas. Sewer,
e II Vance, B 6 Mcdowell, J II Caldwell, J NJ
Barker, ? NJ Blackley R RAIDER and II Bur
row; 18th. II D Hawkand N d Bachman; 10th.
Sam South and B + Ford; 10Th. Nathan Gregg
and Sanders Respectfully submitted
On motion of NJ L Blackey, the Chairman,
committee and Secretary were added to said
delegation. On notion the Chairman appoint
ed the following named gentlemen as a com
mittee 10 select an Executive Committee: VIM
A Sparger, Col, c Vance, w w Davis. Jas. w
MaSSenglll, W A cross, JOS Rhea, L Snapp,
DR. n Rhea and II Cartright. This commit
tee SUBMITTED the following report: We, the
committee appointed to select an Executive
Committee, submit the following list of mem.
bers for said committee;
Is; Dist. J Cowan and J I Thomas; . VIM
Chldress and Dr. J A Murphy; B. Dr. J 7 Rhea
and l. Crumley; 4. J Mcclellan and Jacob
Thomas; 5, J | Cox, DR.. J d Massengill and J
Erwin 6. ALI Snapp and J d Wolford; z. d
Hamilton and NJ White; g. r S Cartright and
n w Devault; 9. w A Cross and w L Warren
10. Sam Newland and w 4 Dooly; H. A ]
Brading and II oliver - d Roller and John
L Pile; Il, John Terit and David Davault
II. Clinton Whaley and Pinkton Yoakley; l5
George Upton aud VIM B Mcclellan Jr; 49,
Or { Emmert and Mcclellan W Massen-
gill and l. Gerstle H. Chas R Vance, W
Davis NJ Taylor, NJ L Blackley and II Cald-
we'll Is, H ID Hawk aud James Bond; 49,
Samuel South and James Flick; 20. J II San
ders and John b Wolfe
The following resolutions were unanimously
adopted
RESOLVED. That tho delegates to the Nash
vile Judicial Convention be and are hereby
Entrusted 10 cast their vote first for col. W d
Haynes of this County.
RESOLVED, That copy of these proceedings
pc furnished the Democratic newspaper of this |
county and also The COMET of johnson City |
washington County Tenn. For publication
lhereupon the convention adjourned sine die |
G. D. MASsESoILI Chairman |
\, e, kEEBLERs secretary,