Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-04-14
REPUBLICANS IN CONVENTION.
Proceedings Of the County Convention
Last Monday.


The Republican County Compression
al Convention was called to order Mon
day noon in the court house, R. M
May, chairman county executive com
mittee, presiding.
Hon. A. B. Bowman was chosen per.
manent chairman and E. A. Shipley
and s. ID. Stuart secretaries.
The list of delegates was presented
and the convention was ready for bust.
ness.
A committee was appointed to select
delegates to the Congressional Conven-
ton that meets in Greeneville to-day,
and reported the following names,
which were accepted:
w. B. Taylor, E. S. Browning, ]. M.
CARRIER, E. H. West, S. II. Strain, j. C.
Fulkerson, w. G. Mathes, John Rhea,
W. X. Martin, H. G.. Hart, H. w. Har-
graves, J.. R. Mcneil, C. L. Keener. J..
M. Grisham, E. E. Shipley, W. A. Sher-
fey, I. II, Reeves, R. M. May, Henry
Mozee, j. S. Mathes, w. P. Brownlow.
Josiah Mahoney, DR.. Jno. Arnold, A.
A. Byrd, j. A. FEBRUARY, A. R. Moulton,
A. B. Bowman, E. A. Shipley, and Sam
D. Stuart.
These delegates were instructed (1)
to vote first, last and all the time for
Hon. A. A. Taylor as candidate for
Congress from this district; (2) to cast
their ballot for Hon. Newton Hacker
as delegate to the National Republican
Convention at Minneapolis; (3) to vote
for Hon. j. A. West as State Senator.
(4) to vote for Hon. o. M. Brabson as
district e~lector.
A committee was appointed to select
delegates to the State Convention at
Nashville, and reported the following
names;
Newton Hacker, A. A. Taylor, o. NJ.
Brabson, McC. Wagner, j. A. West,
w. P. Brownlow, F. NJ. Chritzman, T.
b. Hacker, R. NJ. May, w. G. Mathes,
A. G. Bowers, E. H. West, Jas. Grimes.
d, B. Hankal, j. A. FEBRUARY, R. M. X.
Deakins, j. M. Martin, L. H. Patton, j.
M. Grisham, II. G. Hart, A. B. Bow
man, Sam. d. Stuart, E. A. Shipley.
These delegates were directed to vote
for Hon. A. A. Taylor as delegate to
the Minneapolis convention from the
State at large.
X. NJ. May, the efficient chairman Of
the county executive committee, was
reelected to that important office.
Having disposed of everything
brought before it, the convention ad-
journed.
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Directly after the adjournment of the
Congressional Convention the County
Convention convened to select candi-
dates for the offices of sheriff, trustee
and tax assessor. Hon. A. B. Bowman
was also elected chairman of this con-
vention, with the same secretaries,
Messrs. E. E. Shipley and Sam D. Stu
art. j.. l. Hawkins and Geo. G. Stuart
were then putin nomination for sheriff.
The delegates from the various civil
districts announced the result of the
primary election of Saturday. OF the
50 votes Hawkins received 52.2 and
Stuart 1914, Hawkins therefore receiv-
ing the nomination. The nomination
was then made unanimous.
( S. H.. Pouder and j. A. 7. Bacon
were nominated for trustee. Mr.. Pou-
der requested that his name be with
drawn, pledging his hearty support to
the nominee. Mr.. Bacon was then
nominated by reclamation.
j. A. Bradshaw, w. A. Hancher, d.
F. Depew, j. j. Scott, w. Fl. M. Smith,
and John 5. Ford, were nominated for
tax assessor. These gentlemen all with
drew except Maj. Bradshaw, who re-
ceived the nomination by acclamation.
On motion w. G.. Mathes, of John
son City, was elected county chairman
to conduct the county campaign.
The convention was characterized all
through by a spirit of fairness and good
will. No ill feeling whatever was en-
gendered.
Now it remains for us as loyal Re-
publicans to elect these candidates to
the various offices of the county, which
we will undoubtedly do.