Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-03-14
Proceedings Of the Washington County
Judicial Convention


held in the Chancery Court room in
Jonesboro, March 3, 1894.
John s.. Mathes called the con sention
to order and read the call OF Executive
Committee. DR.. j. W. Cox moved that
John 5. Mathes be permanent Chair
man and S. II. Anderson temporary
Secretary. The several delegates from
their respective district answered to
their names as follows. First District
Jas. Sutherland, Ira Gorely, James
Deakins; 2nd-J.A. West, SIN. Broyles,
s. W. Beasley, N. I. Barnes and John
Stanton; Srd-N. s. Moore, r. d. Beard,
VIM. Hancher Duff Mathes; 4th-G.
w. Swingle, j. NJ. CARRIER, Madison
Lloyd, g. w. Whaley, .. N. Hoss, s. J..
May; 5th-E. II. West, d. A. Thomps
sson, S. 7. Moore, Henry Brigham and
r. B. Reid; 6th-Wm. Beales, S. II.
Strain, John Taylor, Ben Broyles, A. j.
Frazier, j. B. White; 7th-Jos. Craw.
ford, Jesse Fulkerson and V. H. Shep-
pard; Sth-W. L. Vines, j. j. A. Bur-
Lesson, Aaron Bailey, J. NJ. Miller, Jos.
Laws, w. Harvey; 9th-W. G. Swingle,
d. A. Patton, Frank Ellis, w. X. Mar
tin, +. E. Strain, Jno. Cole, s. H. Hunt,
A. A. Wyatt, Frank Landreth, j. w.
Cox, W. Hodges, Nm. Fraker, P. H.
Wofford, G. A. A. Pierce, Dan Dalton,
j. NJ. Reeves, w. T. Erwin, G. W.
Cleinneckt, j. G. Campbell, S. H. Pou
der: l0th-H. L. Hodge, w. S. Strain,
j. P. Mcneil, j. M. Reid, P. G. Bow
man; 11th-J. A. Hamiltan, JIM Mar
tin, j. H. HARDWOOD, U. g. Beard; 18th
Byron Barnes, j. W. Dove, Jno. Ma
den and John Leah; 13th-W.T. Erwin,
Elijah Carey, l.. II. Shipley; 14th-
RUFUS jackson, N. H. Squibb, Alpheus
Keabler, W. H. Hunt; l5th-S. H. An
derson, Joe Mahoney, Geo. F. Squibb,
Chas. Brown, E. A. Shipley, T. 2. Brit.
ton, 7. B. Hacker, Jno. Marshall, How
ell Yancey, j. j. Hunt; 16th-Jacob
Sutherland and JAS. Bell; 17th-E. W.
Keys, j. A. White, W. B. Barley; 18th
%. M. Brabson, Will Stansberry Bruce
Yeager.
Moved by DR.. j. W. Duncan and Sec
onded by o. M. Brabson that the tenn
porary organization be made perman-
ent and was so carried. E. A. Shipley
moved that the chair appoint "a com
mittee of five to select delegates to the
judicial Convention to be held in Jones'
boro, April o, 1894, to nominate o Cir
cult Judge and Prosecuting Attorney
and was carried. The chair appointed
the following committee: W. K. Mar
tin, Jacob Sutherland, Geo. W. Swim
gle, John Marshall, L. A. Shipley. S.
Ii. Pouder moved that the c%hair-appoint
a committee of five to select delegates
to the Judicial Convention at Greene
vile, April 5, 1894, also carried. The
were APPOINTED by the chair:
j. j.. Hunt, w. l.. Vines, Howell Yam
cey, E. W. Keys and ". 7. Erwin. Ju-
dicial Convention for Jonesboro, April
9th, reported the following delegates,
and it was unanimously adopted. JAS.
A. West. VIM. A. Sherfey, Jas. p. Nc
Neil, Geo. W. Swingle, w. K. Martin.
DIR. j. W. Cox, Frank Ellis, of col. E.
A. Shipley, s. H. Anderson, Josiah Ma
honey and John Marshall.
The report of committee for delegates
to go to Greeneville, April 9th, was
also adopted and delegates were j. l. |
Hawkins, j. E. Brading, Z. H. West,
W. F Young. c. w. Hodges, j. A. Feb.
uary. R. NJ. X. Deakins, j. A. Hamil-
w. P. Smith, W. l.. Vines, II. j.
Young. Moved by Hon. o. NJ. Brab-
son, and seconded by a large number
that the delegates appointed by the
Washington County Convention at
J%onesboro be instructed to vote as a
unit for Hon. Newton Hacker for Cir
cult Judge, first, last and all the time
as long as his name may be before said
convention and was carried. Moved
by s. II. Ponder and seconded by sew
eral that this county 60 solid for &. II.
Jennings for Attorney General, first,
last and all the time, motion was car
ried without opposition. The delega-
ton appointed to the Greeneville Con-
vention was also instructed to go solid
for Hon. John P. Smith for Chancellor
as long as his name was before the
convention. The convention then ad-
journed.
s. H. ANDERSON, JNo. S. MATHEs,
Secretary. Chairman.
March 8, 1894.