The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-08-17
PROCEEDINGS o. PIE aARDE,
NAN COUNTY LEaISLATIvE
C0NVES TLgN.

Committee, called the convention
TO order. James Hackney and W
A. CaraJhers were put in nomiRa-
ton for temporary chairman q.
Caruthers vas elected. The cleo
tion was greeted with the most sx-
travagant applause. W, A. H.
Mcdaniel was elected te porary
secretary. The districts then re-
tired ana selected TIVE committee =
men, one to serve or permansn I
organization and one on credentials
The COMMITTEES on permanent organs
izatiOn reported Jas. ": Jones fer
permanent chairman, w. A. II.
Mcdaniel, permanent secretary, RAd
DR.. Geo. II. DORIS assistant sec reta-
ry, Tue credsntlll committee re-
ported as a basis Of IepreSsntati On
the Cleveland and Hendricks vote
in 1884. This basis gave district:
No /, 10 votes; 2, . votes; 3, 8
votes, 4, IL votes, 8, 4 votes, s, 3
Yates; Z, votes; 3, vote; 8, 2,votes
10, 4 vote., II, votes; 12, 3 70 ties;
Is, Z vstes; IA, 3 votes; Is, 6 votes,
Is, 3 votes, II. votes, l8, 4 votes,
1s, ; votes, 20. vote. Total 50
Votes.
Co. +. NJ McGlathery, Of the
fifteenth district, was appointed to
escort the permanent shail man to
the stand. He was received with
hearty rounds Of applause.
The following resolution was Of
Tered by Col. w. K. Afford:
Resolved, LIST. That the chairman
o this convention is hereby en-
powered and auth lussd 20 appoint
an Executive COMMITTEES tor this
county to serve for the next two
years, Second, That SAID com nit
tee shall consist Of one man trem
each civil district, and that he shal
have power to call and convene dis
triet conventions,
Capt. A. I. McEsal offered al
amendment that each civil district
retire aud select its own cOnmitteo.
mas, Tie amendment was votec
down and the question REQUIRED or
the original resolution carried. The
following are ths committee;
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY ExECUTIvl
COMMITTEE.
District / DR.. z. Z. Prewitt.
District 2, L. J. Richardson.
District 8, 0. B, Polk.
District 4, DR.. NJ. NJ. Smith.
District 5. w. A. Caruthsrs.
District 6, DR.. D. !. Eewbern.
District Z, L. G. Sexton.
District s, J. d. Sasser. Jr.
District 9, H. A. Williams.
District 10, DR., J, D. Sauls,
District II, Or. J. D. SAsser, Sr.
District ] >, lem Hurt.
District Is, Dr.. /. 81. Hornsby.
District ii, John /, Marsh
District 10, Will Pirtle.
District 16, J. ". Swoeten.
District II, W. 4. F, Thompson.
District IS. q. W. Fawcstt.
District 10, j l.. Rosson,
Distric, 20, Redding Nashburn,
The two-thirds rule was adopte
and the convention proceeded Il
nominations. Col John ". Wilkes
of district 4, J. A. Manson, Of dis
trict 1; w, T. F. Thompson, .
district II, WA. Rush of district Il
and JEFF Cassslberry Of district 3
were placed n nomination,
The convection proceeded to bal
lot. After a few ballSts, Csssslbor
ry withdrew, On Monday nigh
w. T. f. Thompson quit the field
On the second day 4. M. Lam
beth was brought i'll. Lana betl
reached 81 votes, but GA the foil ow
ing day dropped down to a small
fraction.
On the third day the convention
appointed delegates to the Congress
innal, Senatorial and Floterlal cen.
venuonI, The relieving is Us
of the delegates:
District 1, Congressional ant
Floterial-J I Lowe, h n Wright
DR. BOstwick, T L Prewitt, 10,
Harris, W A Lowe, Cal Street,
A Boyd. J n Prewitt, q W Tipler
SenAtorial-J I Lowe, Mel Barton
Or Bostwick, J n PreWitt, J v
Harris. W A Lswe. Roger Clark
James Jenkins, J II Arnstt. G =
rlpler.
District ?, Congressional aBC
Floterial-D " MoAuulty, c I
Harris, TJ Richardson, Vim Ar
buckle, CASTOR Nhtmors, J I
McCaskIli Senaterial-JAs Aven
| D w McAnulty, Jas Futran, W :
May, G n Black, J d Weeds.
DIstrist 3, Congressional anC
Flotorial-O b Polk, Orris Harris
Thos Polk, J ID Cassslbery, K I
Stewart, I w Henley, G f Uassel
berry. SensterIsl-W " Cassel
berry, } " Bass, L b Stewart, o l
Polk, Thos POlk, Orris Harris, ] D
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