Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-03-07
Congressional Convention of Washington
County.

Congressional Convention of Washington
County.
Pursuant to call of the Chairman of
the County Congressional Executive
Committee the Republicans of Wash
ington County assembled in convention
at the court house in Jonesboro, Mon
day Marcn ., to sele't delegates to the
Morristown convention, which meets
March 8.
The convention was called to order
at / p. NJ. by Chairman H. G. Hart,
who appointed j. f.. Oliver temporary
Secretary.
On motion R. NJ. May was elected
permanent Chairman. and j. Il, Oliver
and DR.. j. IL. Jones Secretaries. The
roll of the Civil Districts were called
and the delegates elected last Saturday
answered to their names as follows
First District-W. p. Smith, W. NJ,
Johnson, VIM. Holt and w. II. G..
Deakins.
Second District-Robert Broyles, r.
G.. Moore, Jno Hilton, N. S. Dillow and
Henry May.
Third District-Jno. F. Bolton, d. r.
West, Chas Gillespie, Il. S.. Browning
and Mac. G. Wagner.
Fourth District-Dr. j. II. Jones, l..
c. CARRIER, Henry Hoss, Thos Story.
Jno A. Young, David Berry, C. W.
Beckett and G. X. Jones.
Fifth District-J. NJ. Brown, w. G.
Propst, A. j. Slonaker and A. Hill.
Sixth District-Chas Blevins, Hous
ton johnson, j. j, White, Chas Tread
way, G. +. Decker and Ii. J. Young.
Seventh District-Jno W. Painter,
A. R. Moulton and j. L. Shepherd.
Eighth District-J. E. Oliver, j. j.
Jones, Wallace 30 ing, Alb Hufine, j.
M. Slagle and Jas. L. Price.
Ninth Dlstrict-J. E. Brading, Guy
l.. Smith, Alfred Hyder, S.. 4. Harris,
j. M. Martin, II. b. Hankle, Josh 30.
ring. Chas Carriger, j. E. Strain, j. 7.
Browning, Gid j. Harris. p. Ii. Pouder,
I. b. McCowu, j. A, Kilby, Bob Nor
rison, Frank Mckinley, Grant Lawson.
Ed Hampton and Jno T. King.
Tenth Dlstrict-James Shipley, w.
NJ. Francis, w. p. Hunt, j. A. Crow
and w. r. Smith.
Eleventh Dlstrict-A. C Bowers, d.
A. Bowers, j. ii. Harwood and d. b.
Ellis.
Twelfth Dlstrict-Jno. Conner, II.
\, Evans, David f. Depew aud j. NJ.
Grisham.
Thirteenth District-G. K. Brown,
w. c. Hale and VIM. Walker.
Fourteenth District-R b. Stone. R.
NJ. X, Deakins, VIM, Delhi, j. S. Hunt,
Up. Keebler and W. S. Bacon.
Fifteenth District-L. II. Patton, j.
NJ. Fink, R. NJ. May, +. E. Britton, H.
}. Depew, Geo. Hale, j. E. Persinger,
jerry Edwards, j. A. FEBRUARY and T.
Ii. Reeves.
Sixteenth District-Jonathan Bacon
and Aaron Bayless.
Seventeenth District-J. w. KEYS,
Moses Moore and S. K. Hartman.
Eighteenth l'istrict-E. B. Mitchell,
DR.. j. d, Arnold and Smith Byrd.
The following resolution was unani
mously adopted by the conventions:
Resolved that one third of the votes
of the county be cast at Morristown for
Hon. A B, Bowman, and two thirds
Tor Hon. w. p. Brownlow on the first
ballot and after that in the discretion
OF the delegation.
On motion the Chairman appointed
a committee of five to select delegates
and alternates to the Morristown con
yention. The committee reported the
following as delegates. Wallace Bor
ing, j NJ. Grisham, T. H. Reev. S. Jno.
Ford, r. A. Green, d. A. Bowers, j. T..
Brading, j. f. Bolton, H. G. Hart, f.
II. West and Geo. Hale. Alternates,
2. II. Wofford, Jonathan Bacon, Jas.
Shipley, T. P. Britton, A. R. Moulton,
H NJ. Slagle, II. NJ. X. Deakins. II. J.
Depew, John Walker and Houston
johnson. The a~lternates present %
take the place of any absent delegates
in the order named above. j. A. Feb
uary, Chairman; j. d. Arnold, W. S.
Bacon, }. NJ. Martin, Jerry Edwards,
Committee.
The following resolution was intro
duced and unanimously adopted.
Resolved that W. recommend the ap-
pointment OF E. A. Shipley as chairman
OF the County Congressional Commit
tee and Ii. c. Hart as Secretary of said
committee for the ensueing two years.
Adopted.
On motion of DR.. J. H. Jones the
delegates were instructed to cast the
vote of the county equally on the first
ballot between Hon. j. f. Oliver and
Hon. j. A. West for the State Senate.
The motion was carried.
1t was moved by j. E. Brading that
the delegates from each Civil District
present elect their District Chairman.
10 this an amendment was offered by
E. 5. Blowing that the District Chair.
man be elected on the Gath at the pri-
marles for county offices. The amend
ment was accepted and unanimously
adopted.
On motion of d. A. Bowers, the com
mittee to select delegates to the Morris
town convention, the Chairman and
Secretaries were added to the list of
delegates to said convention. The mo
ton was carried and the Secretaries in
structed to add said Committee, Chair
man and Secretaries to the delegation.
On motion OF Col. T. IL. Reeves the
convention adjourned.
r. NJ. MAY,
Chairman.
j. !. f F. J J ! Secretaries.