Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-04-11
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
An Enthusiastic Meeting.-Judicial Del.
egates Chosen,

All EltnuslhSUc MeeUUg'-JuulclAl Del.
egates Chosen.
Pursuant to notice, a convention of
the Democratic party of Washington
County met in the court house Monday
at l P. NJ. George w. Willett, County
Chairman, called the meeting to order,
and j. II. Bowman, Secretary, read the
call for the convention. Capt. A. S.
Deaderick was elected Chairman of the
convention. and j. II. Bowman, Sec.
On motion of DR.. Hoss, all Demo-
Gratis present from districts where no
delegates are present, were invited to
seats in the convention. A call of the
districts showed all of them represent
ed. On motion, a committee of one
from each district was appointed to &C.
lect delegates to the State Judicial Con-
vention at Nashville. While the com
mittee was out Judge Kirkpatrick ad-
dressed the convention upon the merits
and claims of the various candidates
for Supreme Judge, and spoke in com.
%plimentary terms of all the aspirants,
and especially of Judge Snodgrass, the
representative of East Tennessee. He
favored %instructing for the East and
West Tennessee candidates where they
had no opposition, as to Middle Ten
nessee, where there are four candidates
he thought no instructions should be
made.
DR.. Hoss moved that the delegates
go to Nashville and find out who the
machine was for, and then go against
the machine.
Mr.. Burrow offered a resolution that
the party platform oppose all State
officers riding on free railroad passes.
Judge Kirkpatrick thought the reso-
luton was "a reflection on the Supreme
Court, when we have no evidence that
they are using such passes. The reso
luton was adopted by a majority vote.
The committee to select delegates re-
ported the following list: County at
Large-H. G. Jackson, W. B. Bowman,
L. H, Jackson, D. w. +. Peoples, A. S.
Deaderick, S. j. kirkpatrick, E. j. Bax.
ter, Fl. II. Carr, E. q. Reeves, Robt Bur-
row, Isaac Harr, Thad Cox, W. ]. Elk.
UNI, G. T. Lee, A. E. Cloyd, T. NJ. Wells,
j. f. Nelson, H. NJ. Deaderick, E. G..
Mcclure, j. R. Mauk, 1. E. Reeves, Jas.
H. Epps, Sam G. Williams, s. S. Crum
ley, j. H. Bowman, w. w. Faw, A. R.
johnson, F. P. Burch, Jas B. Cox.
District Delegates-1st, Sam Mauk;
Cd, j. B. Chase; Sd, G. w. Broyles; 4th,
A. V. Deaderick; 9th, d. NJ. Slonaker;
9th, Benton Henley; 7th, DR.. Geo. r.
Duncan; Slh, A. H. Broyles: 9tl. Mon
roe jackson; 10th, w. w. Devault: nth,
DR.. ]. A. Kirkpatrick; 18th, W. P.
lobe; 18th, Jno P. Duncan; 14th, A. j..
Campbell; 10th, DIR. A. G. Hoss; 10Th,
DR.. j. D. Thomas: 18th, DR.. j. d. Camp
bell; 18th, T. A. Gillespie.
On motion, the report was adopted.
DIR. Ii. II. Carr moved to instruct the
delegates to vote for Judges Caldwell,
Snodgrass, Wilkes, Seay and Beard.
Judge Kirkpatrick moved to omit in
stfuctions as between the four gentle
men in Middle Tennessee.
DR.. Hoss moved that the delegation
go uninstructed. Mr.. Burrow raised a
point of order on DR.. Hoss' motion,
and it was ruled out. DR.. Hoss then
moved that as a delegate he be per-
mitted to go to Nashville without being
handicapped by instructions.
DR.. Carr, Judge Kirkpatrick, Mr..
Burrow, E. G. Reeves, w. B. Bowman,
Capt. Reeves, S. G. Williams and DR..
Hoss, all made speeches on the subject
of instructions. w. R. Reeves, opposed
all instructions, as that would deprive
delegates from getting a little pocket
change at Nashville.
The motion to omit instruction for
Middle Tennessee was lost.
The motion of DR.. Carr was then car
ried ON a division by a good majority.
On motion, the delegation was di.
rected to vote as a unit upon all ques-
lions.
The convention then adjourned, and
the county committee went into secret
session in the Chancery Court room.
NOTES.
DR.. Hoss hit the machine" a center
shot Monday.
Wonder if Mr.. Blu rrow used a r. R.
pass while he was a State official!
Guess not.
w. r. Reeves allusion to q little
pocket change may have had no one
specially i'll view, yet tt sounded like
he was not on a cold trail.
The Convention it appeared intended
to down the lawyers at the outset, on
the question of instructions, but when
the lawyers all got through speaking,
they downed the opposition to instruc.
tons and it went through by a major.
ity vote.
The Convention was enthusiastic fol-
East Tennessee, and thought the other
Divisions would be gone but for East
Tennessee Democracy.