The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-09-16
COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Democrats of Giles County
Nominate Hon. u: w. Ewing
for the State Senate.
And Hon. =. 3 Harwell and z. P
Yancey for the Lower
House.

- Yaneey for the Lower
House.
The convention assembled a
= Antoinette Hall at l o'clock. H
NJ. Grigsby, chairman of the exec
utive commit tee, called the cOnven
- ton to order. The first order O
business being permanent organiza
ton, Laps. D. McCord was elected
chairman, Flournoy Rivers secreta
~, j. Polk Alternately and J. Ii
= Wright assistant secretaries. The
chairman appointed the following
committee on basis of representa-
ton; j. e. Alternately, N. II. White
and II. NJ. Grigsby The commit
tee submitted a report recommend
ing that the vote for the democrat
ic supreme judges in 1886 be used
as basis, and that one vote for ev-
cry % and fraction over Is be al
lowed in this cOnveD ton.
A motion to the Cleveland vote
in 1884 was substituted as a basis.
The committee on credentials
consisting of Sam. Butler, j. Polk
Alternately and j. H. Burrow re-
ported the following list of names
as duly authorized to represent
their respective districts in this
convention:
District No. l, L. B. Boswell, w.
S. Ezell
No. ?, J. C, Potts, A. L. King, A.
w. Griffin, J. C. Gilbert, r. H..
Ragsdale, n. S. Beasly, j. f. Gil
bert, j. S. Whitfield.
No. 3, J. N. Yarbro, j. w. Kim
bro, Sam Graves, E. +. Edmund
son, G. p Meadows.
No. 4, W. j. Hill, S. X. Gooch,
Permenas Cox, Jas. Howard, Frank
Black, E. Graves, Frank Cole, Gid
Prince.
No. 5, Wm.Beasley, DIP. Vaughn,
j. NJ. Howard, II. G. Hayes, May
burn Hancock, j. T. Wheeler, r.
d. Reed, N. H. White and j. P.
Woodward.
No. ., r j. Simpson, L. Oliver.
W. w. Anthony, r w. Holt, w. r,
Rackley, J. P. Williams, VIM. Rey-
nolds.
No. 7, E. B. Craig, NJ. C. Camo-
dy, II. NJ. Grigsby, f. Arrowsmith,
n. S. Allison, j. d. Pullen, Laps.
d. McCord, L. w. Pitman, j. r.
D. Williams, C. c. Alternately, w.
H. McCallum, Frank Webb.
No. s, j. +. Williams, S. d. Eason,
E. R. Cox, S. W. Butler, A. E.
Marks, G. w. Mcclure, w. S. New
bill, Jno. NJ. Aymett, Cape Aber-
nathy, W. ID. Aymett, F. D. Aym-
EFT, G A Reynolds, Jno T McCor-
mick, w T Tarpley, S W Giaddish,
Jno L Baugh, II NJ Donald.
No. 9, J G. Butler, II w Watson,
D f Wilson, L L Williams, j r |
Beasly, Joe King, f Grolh.
No. 10, George Garrett, w A
Wilkinson, Cam Parker, r W
Morley.
No. II, n G Eslick, S H Tucker, |
j F Harwell, Merritt Eslick, McLin
Marks.
No. u, Cal Brown, NJ T Cope
land, Jack Rains, T B Wade, t S |
Brandon.
No. IS, j f Alternately, NJ =
Fitzpatrick, r L Evans, Z Tack
er, w r Diekerson.
No. IA, NJ E Alexanner, j w |
Boatright, D E Horn, Sam Yokely, |
r Reed, A D Yokeley, Jack Rhea.
No. 10, j w McLaurine, Harri-
son West, w c Carter, j D Fry, |
J Z Lowery, G B Witt, J H Bur
row, j B James, N Z Martin, W a
Doster.
No. Is, F r Kellum, B F Jones,
NJ B L Gordon, c II Orr, 7 + Nc
Cord, 7 f Dunlap.
Ne. II, W A Beaver, R J Ander
son, J n Gordon, w A Rothrock, |
w B D JACKSON, W r Hardy, Mace !
McMillon, d L Gordon.
No. Is, N. H2-cock, c Brady,
A j Douglas.
10. j NJ Carter, j w Peder, j C
Dickey, + N Campbell, L j Waugh,
J NJ English.
No. 20, DIR Jesse Mays, L H
Smith, Jas. Bass, j G King, r F
Holland, NJ H Northcross,J r New
man.
The chairman, on motion, was
authorized to appoint county ex
ecutive committee to serve two
years which he did as follows:
District No. /, f. @. Wilson; 2,
Jno. E. Gilbert: 3, j. S. Edmund
son; 1, E, w. Graves; 3, N. H.
White; 6, r. j. Simpson; 7, H. Ar
rowsmith; s, Clifton Rodes; 8. d.
Z. Wilson; 10, " esley r. Moore;
IL, Dan Eslick; u, Jas. Buford; Is,
D. j. FoIlis; IA, r. G. English; 10,
Jno. w. Fry; IS, G. II. McMillion;
II, r. A. f. Jackson; Is, N. Han
cock; 10, Hu. A. English; 90, J. F.
Holt. County at large, A. w.
Moore, Giles A Reynolds, Jno. c.
Lester, Gid. Is. Simmons, Thos. w.
| Pitman.
On motion it was decided to nom
mate the senator first and the rep
resentatives afterward.
The convention having decreed
that no eulogistlc harangues be
permitted, the names of Hon. Eli
hu Edmundson, and Hon. Il. w.
Ewing were put before the conven-
tion and each was pledged by his
his friends to submit to the action
of the convention ami support the
nominee.
On the first ballot Ewing re-
ceived 81 and Edmundson, At.
There was very little change until
the 10th ballot when J. NJ. Bass
was put in nomination and was
Withdrawn on the 18th. DR.. Ed
mundson was withdrawn on the
18th and placed back again on the
10Th, Jno. t. Allen was placed
back again on the 10th and with
draw on the Goth. Bass highest
vote was 295 Edmundson's high
est vote was 81. Aliens highest
vote was 80. Ewing was nomina-