Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-05
THE REPUBLICANS
Hold Their County Convention
and Adopt Resolutions.
A Contingent of the Party is Unmer-
cifully Sat Down on and J. w.
jackson is Recommended
for Postmaster.


courthouse Saturday for the purpose
of organizing and getting in trim
for the coming campaign. A. Il.
Clardy was called to the chair and ..
O. w. Brandon was made secretary.
On motion of ]. w. III. Peyton a
committee on credentials was APP
pointed as follows: j. w. III. Pey-
ton, A. w. Saunders, j. w. John
son, VIM. Jenkins and j. w. Rad
ford. While the committee on ere
dentials was out J. X. Ratcliff adj
dressed the meeting in stirring style.
He was in favor of harmony first,
last and all the time.
Rev. II. w. Smith was the next
speaker. He was in favor of ad-
vancing Republicanism. He also
made strong appeal for harmony.
He thought the only way the party
could do anything was by organiza-
ton. The speaker made an appeal
in behalf of the colored race and sur
rendered the floor to other speakers.
DIR. Gholson addressed the meeting
in a humorous style, ridiculing the
appointments recently made by ii.
r. Hinkle for taking the census. lie
said that at one time he was Demo
crat, but was then on the mourner's
bench and would henceforth be a
Republican.
A committee on permanent or
ganization was appointed as follows
G. @. Boyd, j. w. Jackson 5. A.
Dabney, D. A. Coward and u. W.
Anderson.
The committee reported the follow
ing on permanent organization
which was received and adopted
Rev. II. w. Smith, Chairman, DR.
Gholson, Secretary.
G. @. Boyd made a speech relative
to the appointment of delegates tt
the Gubernatorial Convention june
II, He then moved that commit
tee of five be appointed on delega
ton. This committee was appointed
as follows: G. @, Boyd, j. w. Pitt
S. O. w. Brandon, d. A. Coward anC
S. A. Dabney. The committee re
ported the following names as dele
gates to the Gubernatorial COnven
ton: G. @. Boyd, S. A. Dabney, J
w. jackson, DR.. j. A. Gholson, j
w. Pitt, j. w. Wheeler, A. M
Saunders, D. A. Coward, j. w. Ran
dolph, j. w. Page and S. o. W
Brandon.
The following committee on resC
: lutions was then appointed: }. W
; Wheeler, A. f. Clardy, j. w. Rar
> dolph, j. w. Peyton, b. F. Reeves
II. w. Saunders.
: The committee reported a lot
Y resolutions, which are too lengthy fC
: publication. a synopsis of the rest
lutlOnS are given
The first resolution endorses fealt
" to the party.
, Second endorses President Harr
son.
T. Third endorses ALI Taylor as Coz
r, gresham.
" Fourth endorses Sam Dabney.
II Fifth endorses the republicans
p of G. Q. Boyd.
Sixth-ResOlved, that we denoun
the acts of any Democrat in tryir
to dictate to us what we shall d
y Andrew Johnson was a great ma
" but he was neither kith, kin, n
relation to anything named Johns(
in this city.
ID Seventh denounces the course
Of II. r.. Hinkle in appointing censu
st enumerators. We don't belle
Il him Republican, or he would n
have been so easily handicapped
-, two Democratic wire-pullers Of Il
n. city.
49, Eighth declares that they have
% good material in their ranks for &c
9 ,us enumerators as anybody, al
~ that in the county they only 6
three men appointed.
Ninth recommends that the par
put candidate for sheriff in the tiel
ne saying that they elected Jerre Whe
to er magistrate and that they can el(
Sc Il sheriff,
Id Tenth recommends that resoI
is tions Nos. . and 8 be engraited
H. the State platform and resolutions
rd Eleventh endorses the unswerVi
Mt principles and straightout repuh
in canism of S. O. w. Brandon.
Twelfth endorses j. w. Jacks
for postmaster ut GAINESVILLE.
Thirteenth endorses the action
~ Senator Blair in trying to get his
Il, ucation bill through the Senate.
,e. Examination of Teachers.
~ On Tuesday, Wednesday, and