The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-06-29
Senatorial Convention.

County June II, 1892.
Hon. George l.. Bank of Roane
county was made permanent chair
man and r. B. Robinson of Louden
county permanent secretary of the
committee.
The committee On resolutions
was composed Of the following
gentlemen; o. H. Chandler of An
derson county, J. G. Pope, of Roane
county, DIR. J. A. Goddard of Blount
county, J. A. Cassidy, of Loudon
county and Wilson Woods, of Meigs
county reported the following reso-
lutions to-wit.
RESOLUTIONS.
ed.
The committee on re-organiza-
ton composed of Messrs. Joe
Brown of Anderson county, A. S.
Henderson of Louden county,
Major Ben Cunningham of Blount
county, S. p. Sparks of Roane Co.
and Wilson Woods of Meigs report
ed the following named persons one
from each county, as the Seatorial
Executive committee of the Sixth
Senatorial District to.wit:
Anderson county S. M. Leath,
Clinton. Blount county, Andrew
Gamble Maryville. Loudon coun-
ty, r. B. Robinson, Loudon Meigs
county John Carter, George Town
Roane county, Captain j. f. Tar
water, lockwood.
: The Chair then announced that
S the next order of business to come
= before tie convention was the
e nomination of a candidate for Sen
I atOr for this the Sixth Senatorial
2 District of the State of Tennessee
D Gen. d. F. OWings, of Roane
\ county in brief we'll chosen re-
l marks, as is this distinguished gen.
tleman's custom of making, placed
in nomination Thomas Brown OF
Blount county. The nomination
) was seconded by ]. E. Cassidy of
l Loudon. There being no other can
l didates before the convention, on
motion Mr.. Brown was unanimous.
ly nominated by acclimation.
A committee was then appointed
by the Chair to inform Mr.. Brown
:, of his nomination and then escort
him to the rostrum.
Mr.. Brown was brought in and
. in very eloquent manner thanked
the Convention for the honor con-
fered upon him by the unanimous
= nomination, and by his most elo'
: quent talk proved to the conven
. ton that they had made wise
: selection and had most certainly
nominated the right man to repre-
sent the people, in the next Stat
Senate.
The Senatorial Executive Com
), mittee met Immediately on the ad
journment of the convention AM
= organized by electing Captain Tar
water of lockwood, Roane county
Chairman and r. B. Robinson c
y Loudon, Loudon county, Secratar,
y We the Republicans of the SiXtl
4 Senatorial District of Tennessee
', re-affirm our allegiance to the prir
- ciples of the Republican party g
= set forth in the platform adopte
:, by the Republican party at Mime
~ apolis and Nashville. We poir
i' with pride to the achievements {
- the Republican party of this N;
" ton.
We endorse the administration {
-, Benjamin Harrison as wise, homes
;. and for the good of the whole pee
:, pie. And pledge ourselves to US
= all honorable means for his election
We endorse Hon. j. G, Houk fC
congress and pledge him our SUI
-, port in his reelection.
re We endorse Hon. George W
ld Winstead for Governor an
N pledge ourselves to use a
d. honorable means for his election
is We realize from san experienc
1T that the Democracy of Tennessee
r is incompetent to govern a gref
s. State like Tennessee. 1t has show
As its incompetency by repudiat;n
n one half of the State debt and b,
" ing unable to pay the intere'
e promptly on the balance. 1t ha
ID shown its dishonesty by inaugurs
Of ting and perpetuating the convic
rs lease system, whice places free hon
m est labor on a level with convi(
id labor. We therefore urge our re
m publican brothers everywhere
III organize that we ma
n he able to redeem the whO'e Sta,
r: from the clutches of Den
ocracy and keep the nation in til
hands of it's friends.