Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-05

semb!ed, that the Honorable Caswell
Bennitt, of Livingston county, is the
choice of the Democrats of Christian
county for the office of Judge of the
Court of Appeals.
Resolced, That the Chairman of
this Convention appoint ten gentle
men as delegates to attend any con-
vention that may be called in this APP
pellate district to nominate candi-
date for the office of Judge of the
Court of Appeals, and further that
said delegates be instructed to cast
the vote of Christian county for the
Hon. Caswell Bennett, as long as he
may be candidate before said con-
vention, and be it further
RESOLVED, That we suggest and rec
ommend the city of Hopkinsville as
suitable place to hold said Appellate
Convention when same shall be call
ed.
Mr.. ii. j. Sites submitted resol-
ution endorsing Hon. Jas. b. Gar
nett for Commonwealth Attorney
and Judge Joe McCarroll for Circuit
Judge and authorizing and instruct
ing the Chairman of the Convention
to appoint delegates to the district
convention to cast the vote of the
county for them.
AT this point two or three persons
who were opposed to McCarroll at
tempted to adjourn the convention,
but the motion was voted down and
after lively discussion both resolu-
lions were adopted with hardly
dissenting voice.
The Chairman then appointed the
following gentlemen as delegates to
the Appellate Convention:
APPELLATE DELEGATES.
T. j. Morrow, Chas. NJ. Meacham,
r. W. Henry, l. Burnett, Hunter
Wood, L. r. Salmon, Jno. M. Dulin,
j. d. Clardy, S. G. Buckner, J. L.
Dulin, Austin Peay, 7. G. Hanberry,
L. A. Sypert, II. ]. Sites, W. G..
Wheeler, j. d. Russell, L. 7. Brasher,
J. NJ. P'Pool, G. II. Bush, ]. Ii. Cav
anah, j. w. Mcpherson.
JUDICIAL DISTRICT DELEGATES.
r. T. Petree, II. j. Sites, S. G..
Buckner, Alex. Campbell, Walter
Kelly, Jno. w. Mcpherson, Ben
Moore, F. M. Quarles, Jno. L. Dulin,
Jno. M. Dulin, Jno. Cornelius, A. NJ.
Henry, j. d. Clardy, r. W. Henry,
Chas. M. Meacham, c. II. Bush, j.
A. Boyd.
The resolutions were adopted. al
most unanimously and there was
scarcely dissenting voice to that
instructing for Judge McCarroll. He
came into the convention with 81 in
structed votes-a voluntary express
sion from the people. Three dis
tricts with 6 votes were instructed
for Judge Grace. The delegates rep
resenting the IA uninstructed votes
were almost unanimously for McCar-
roll and it was clear to all that he
had five-sixths of the convention,
which was composed of the best ele-
ments OF the Democratic party from
every district in the county. TIL
testimonial 10 Judge McCarroll com.
ing unsolicited from the people, was
certainly a fattering endorsement
and one Of which he may feel justly
proud.
THE MASS CONVENTION.
Immediately after the delegate
convention adjourned mass conven
ton was organized, the officers of til,
first convention being retained. The
court house was filled with voters
who were not delegates and in order
to have a more direct expression
from the people the same resolutions
were offered and the action Of the
delegate convention was ratified b!
the people with unanimity that lief
no room for doubt. The same dele
gates named above were then ap