Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-04-25
JUDICIAL CONVENTION.
The Proceedings. Nominees for Judge
and Attorney General.

| one, ana VIII DE elected by large
majority. Both Mr. Campbell and Mr..
Harmon are young men, and men Of
ability, full of energy and vim, and
will make stirring canvass.
=, Pursuant to call, the Judicial Con-
vention met in the court house at
Jonesboro, Tenn, April 5, 1894, and
was called to order promptly at /
O'Clock, by G. G. Taylor. On motion
Hon. Geo. E. Boren, of Carter county,
was elected temporary chairman, Chas.
Allen, of Greene county, temporary
secretary, Thos. E. E. Beal, of Haw-
kins, assistant secretary. Counties
were called to enroll delegates. john
son reported two delegations, and a
motion to appoint a committee on
credentials, to consist of one member
from each county having no contest,
was carried. The Chair appointed J..
ii. Alexander, Carter; W. F. Mullenix,
Sullivan; L. S. Tilson, Unicoi; j. A.
West, Washington; w. j. Hendrix,
Greene; w. H. Gillenw aters, Haw kins;
w. b. Davis, Hancock. The commit
tee retired and while consulting, the
convention was addressed by Col. w.
P. Gillenwaters, G. c. Collins and
others. The committee then reported
the following resolutions which were
received and adopted:
We, the Committee on Credentials,
appointed by the convention, on the
contest from Johnson, after hearing
the evidence of Robt. Donnelly, who
was secretary of the county organiza-
tion, j. S. Jenkins, Jos. T, Letter and
j. w. Shoun report as follows:
That under the facts the convention
presided over by w. X. Donnelly was
the regular convention of johnson
county and the delegates appointed by
that convention are the legal delegates
to this convention from that county.
to wit, j. II. Parker, j. S. Jenkins, R.
e. Donnelly R. L. Nave, j. B. D.
Robinson, and L. B. Parks. On the
Hawkins matter we recognize the dele
gates whose names appear to the
agreement filed before this committee
as the legal delegates, and that each
delegate shall have vote in selec ting
a candidate for Judge and Attorney
General, or his pro rata part of the vote
of said county. A motion, seconded,
to make the temporary organization
permanent, carried.
Secretary was ordered to call roll of
counties for nominations for Circuit
Judge. Col. w. P. Gillenwaters, of
Hawkins, placed in nomination Hon.
I'll. I. Campbell, of Hawkins. A. w.
Taylor, of Greene, withdrew from be-
fore the convention the name of Judge
A. j. Brown as candidate for Circuit
Judge. There being no other nomina
tions, motion to nominate Mr.. Camp
bell by acclamation prevailed, and he
was duly declared the nominee of the
convention. Counties were called for
nominations for Attorney General.
Mr.. Edens, of Carter, presented the
name of j. M. Simerly. Mr.. Allen, of
Greene, the name of Dana Harmon.
Mr.. Donnelly, of johnson, nominated
j. A. Wilson and DR.. J. w. Cox, Ct
Washington, Chas. H. jennings.
The convention then proceeded to
ballot for nomination, and on the 18th
ballot, Dana Harmon receiving a
majority of the votes cast, was de-
clared the nominee for Attorney Cen
eral. On motion of DR.. j. w. Cox, of
Washington, the nomination was made
unanimous. 1t was moved and sec
onded that two committees of three
each be appointed to inform the nomi-
nees of the action of this convention,
carried. The Chair appointed COM
mittee to notify Mr.. Campbell, Ship
ley, of Washington, Haynes, of Sulli-
van and JONES'. of Hawkins. Com
mittee to notify Mr.. Harmon, Baker,
of Greene, Donnellv, of johnson and
Cox, of Washington. The committees
returning, Hon. H. T. Campbell was
introduced by Mr.. Jarvis, and Hon.
Dana Harmon by DIR. Cox. They ac-
cepted the nominations and thanked
the convention in short speeches.
Hon. II. Clay Jarvis introduced the
following resolutions which were re-
ceived and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS in the interest of harmony
and to the end that there should be
only one convention in Jonesboro on
April 8. and one candidate of the Re-
publican party for Circuit Judge and
Attorney General for the first judicial
circuit, R. M. May conceded to G. G.
Taylor, Chairman of Congressional al
Executive Committee, the right to call
the judicial convention to order
Therefore, be it
Resolved, that the convention ac-
knowledge and recognize Mr.. May e
liberaiity and loyalty to the parry, and
express their qualification that har-
mony end party success stood above
his personal pride and ambition in his
action in the premises, and he is most
heartily commended by the conven'
tion therefor.
2. Resolved, that the thanks of tAe
convention be rendered &C. Taylor
for the impartial manner in which he
discharged his duties in calling the