The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-04-09
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Washington County Instructs for Bob Tay-
lOr and Declares for Free Silver.

Jonesboro to send delegates to the
gubernatoriAl and judicial convention,
and to select time for holding the
convention to nominate county Of
ficers The convention was called to
order by Chairman Matson and f. P.
Burch was elected chairman and Cy
II Lyle secretary.
On motion of Judge Kirkpatrick,
each district WIS requested to furnish
list OF delegates to be sent to Nash
vile to be ratified by the convention
The following delegates we're selected /:
First-Baxter TAYLOR.
second-Wm H4rris, R A Bay less,
Joe Bally, VIM O'Dell.
Third-John DepeA, John squibb,
James Fitzgerald.
Fourth-T A. Radford, J. ] Byron,
FIfth-W, S Boyd, j. Butler, w R
Foster, r. L Patton.
Slxth-H. O. Jackson, A H Bay.
less, l. b. Henley, R. A. Treadway.
SEVENTH, G R. Duncan.
ENghth-A H Broyles.
Ninth-F P Burch, T. E. Matson,
R L Bruuer, J W s alf, Geo F.
G ,mpbel, DIR E S. Miller, @ M Fay.
Tor, M Jackson, Cicero Hale, G. W
Hamilton, Isaac Harr, Geo S Allen
) P Bolton, Geo E. Naff, Robt. Bur.
row, I, A, Cox, w. P. Cooper, r. A,
White, W J. Miller. G Fl. Lyle, Chss
Carr, Nat Hyder, e G Reeves, H. Il
Carr, Robt Weaver, Geo H, Berry
A T Hice, d Gump, ] w. Boring
w W. Faw, W. J Exum, THIS
Turner, NJ. H Cannon, JAS H DAVIS
john Sanders, G. K Lido, W A kit
Tate Earnest, A. R johnson, W. A
Huuter, ] B Cox, NJ. l Gump, w. o
Snapp.
Tenth-T. K Crumley.
Eleventh w. B Bowman w. d
Boring, J w, Snider, ], R. B WIN ~
DR. Kirkpatrick, E. G. Baldwin.
rwelfth-S H. Gray, N A Gray.
Thirteenth-J. NJ Cox Enos Kinche
10.
Fonrteenth-S. t Cox. A. J Camp
bell, james Murdoch.
Flfteenth--N. N. Wsrlick, T. ]
Peoples, /. E Reeves, A S Deade. lex
j. B. Shipley, s. J. Kirkpatrick, E ]
Baxter, G. K. Patterson, J. G. Smith
S. ). Kirkpatrick, J. A. Pierce, A. S
Murray.
STANDARDIZATION Campbell Jr.
Seventeenth-W. B White, Gus
Buderick, Will Bowman, J. G Hale
Eighteenth-Jam 8 Williams, J. A
Keebler, Joe Miller, W, N Walker, G
G Walker, A. E. Gillespie, james
Noel.
A motion b, Frank Love to have
the chair appoint o committee on
resolutions was shelved by a motion
in lieu by kirkpatrick to have the roll
called and let each district select 8
member of the committee Carried
The committee retired, and, after
considerable wrangling, brought in o
majority and a minority report, ths
latter declaring for free silver. Judge
Kirkpatrick moved TO adopt The
majority report and made an earnes
and logical appeal in it, behalf. Mar
tin Gump made a motion in lieu Il
adopt the min rity rep"r and thu
speechmakine commenced in earnest
being limited by motion of Burrow t.
five minutes each and ustructing 'ht
chair to recognize speakers on eacf
side alternately. Several strone
speeches were made on each side o
the question. II was urged by speak
ers in favor of the majority report
although Tree silver men personally
that is was not the proper time to de
clare for free silver, as it should mo-
enter into state politics 1t was evi
dent that maj nrity of those presen
were in favor of silver but were OPP
posed to resolution to that effect II
this convention. A motion to TAXI
the vote by districts was declared las
by the char, and Wv &c vote wal
taken on the motion to adopt thu
minority report and was declared
carried by the chair. The resolution
follow:
The democrats of Washington county
in convention assembled declare:
First-That we hereby re-affirm oul
allegisnce to the time honored princi
pies of the democratic party-th'
principles "enumciated by Thomas
Jefferson and exemplifed by Andrew
jackson. "
Second That we demand the i'm
mediate restoration of silver to its con
stitutional position as q money O
ultimate redemption, and to that enc
we favor the free and unlimited coinag'
of both silver and gold at the ratio O
is to /, without regard to the action o
any other government.
Third-We recommend that Hons
Isham g. Harris and VIM. B. Bate
John Allison and W. Il. LedgerwooC