The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-05-26
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Washington COuntI's Faithful Nominate
county Officers.

county Officers.
The democrats Of Washington county
met in convention at JonesbOro last
Saturday at l o'clock. The convention
was called to order by the chairman
and W. b. Bowman was made per-
manent chairman, and Baxter Taylor
secretary. The usual committees ON
credentials and business of representa-
ton, and to select delegates to the gu
bernatorial convention were appointed.
While they were out the convention
entered into the election Of candidates
for the various county Offices.
Capt. Ross Smith was nominated for
county court clerk, Geo. P. Crouch for
circuit court clerk, j. S. Pritchett for
sheriff. The nominations were all
made by acclamatiOn.
The following resolution was carried
relative to the trustee:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that G. W. Willett should
make his race for trustee in the cOming
election, and that the executive com
mittee be and is hereby authorized to
tender him the nomination for said Of
flee.
The delegates to the ghbernatorial
convention were instructed as follows:
Whereas, we, the Democratic Party
of Washington County, in Convention
assembled, having confidence in the
personal and political honesty and in
tegrity of Hon. Benton McMillin, and
believing that il elected to the exalted
office of Chief Executive of the state.
that he will discharge the dutiesof
that position faithfully and impartially,
and with a view to the general public
welfare therefore,
Resolved, That delegates to the Gu
bernatOrial Convention be and they are
hereby instructed to cast the vote Of
this county as unit. and that they
cast the vote of the county for Hon.
Benton McMiIlin, fOrl Governor, 80
long as he is candidate before the
Convention.
On Motion of Robert BurrOw the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously
passed:
Resolved, That the delegates this
day appointed to the Gubsrnatorial
Convention be also authorized to cast
the vote of Washington county for
Railroad Commissioners.
The committee on delegates to Guber-
material Convention reported the fol-
lowing:
list. Jacob Seaton, Jas. Copp.
Cd. Alex Bayless, Frank Bailey.
Sd. John H. Sanders, j. l.. Hum
phreys, Sam. Ford, Jas. Glaze, Brook
Campbell.
4th. Themas Radford, II. M. Dead
erick.
9Th. DR.. r. L. Patton, J. A. Butler,
W. S. Boyd, W. R. Foster, N. N Self.
9th. H. G. Jackson, S. E. Graham.
18th. 7. M. Wells, G.. +. Duncan.
9th. John Thornburg, D. j. Fine,
Butler Stove~.
9th. f. B. ST. John, DR.. W. r. Price,
s. S. Crumley, Isaac Harr, J. Fl. Bow
man, W. A. Hunter, NJ. Jackson, J.
W. Scalf, John Key, Cy H. Lyle, s. G.
williams, T. A. Cox, r. G. Hunter, W.
G. snapp, M. I. Gump, 1. N. Boring,
Robert Burrew, L. L. Earnest.
10th. Weldon Default, W. G. Long,
W. r.. Reeves.
18th. w. B. Bowman, E. G. Bald
win, J. A. Kirkpatrick, A. G. Bowers,
| N. D. Kirkpatrick.
| 18th, Sam Gray, Peter H. Boring,
| N. A. Gray.
18th. Landon Jackson, Ed Gibson.
( 14th. Jas. Murdoch, Sam. Wilcox,
Jesse M. Bayless.
I 10Th. A. s. Deaderick. A. @. Hoss,
is. s. Kirkpatrick, E. J. Baxter, ]. H,
Epps, w. H. Correll, r. G. Thomas.
10th. J. W. Crumley, F. R. DEFAULT,
Chas. Carson.
18th, W. B. White, DR.. Campbell.
18th. Jas. Williams, G. G. Walker,
| DR.. N. A. Morelock, J. F. Nelson, A.
E. Gillespie.
! County at Large -Robt. L. Taylor,
Elijah Wine, I. E. Reeves, s. ]. Kirk
patrick, Fl. Fl. Carr, A. r. johnson,
E. @. Reeves, e. G.. Mcclure, A. s. N
Dobson, r. L. Bruner, A. II. Bullock,
W. W. Faw, Jas. Cox, D. W. Bsyless,
VIM. Bayless, Floyd Dsakins, s. A.
Bowman.
The convention then elected NJ. /
Gump chairman of the Executive Com
mittee for the ensuing year.
Then being no further business thu
convention adjourned.
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