Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1900-04-13
Republicans of Nc
Marry County
Hold Their Convention.

BY call of the Chairman of the
County Executive Committee,
Col. j. w. Purviance, the Repub.
licans Of McNairy County, Ten
nessee, met in mass convention at
Selmer, Tenn, on Monday, April
3rd, 1900. The purpose of the
convention was stated by the
Chairman, and then a motion was
made to elect j. w. Purviance
temporary Chairman of the Con.
vention, also a motion was made
to elect j. B. Mills temporary
Chairman. A vote was taken and
j. W. Purviance was declared
elected. Upon motion and second
t h e fol low ing committees
were appointed by The Chairman.
A resolution Committee compos-
ed of Terry Alternately, F. s. Ell
gin, Haywood Hair and j. j.
Swain, and the following were
appointed on the delegation COM
mittee: j. Il. Wesson, j. H.
Scott, j. L. Smith f. j. Floyd and
7. B. Whitehurst. The commit.
tee on delegations was reported
The following list of delegates.
j. r. Wesson, P. ii. Thrasher, j.
L. Smith, o. @. Wilson, III. F.
Scott, F. S. Elgln, j. III. Scott, j.
G. Wilson, j. T. Warren, T. B.
Whitehurst, Terry Alternately, w.
Fl. Stone, j. w. Purviance, j. j,
Swain. This was adopted.
The committee on resolutions
reported majority and minority
report. The minority report be-
ing to instruct for j. Il. Mccall,
W.. p. Brownlow, Foster V.
Brown and G. n. Tillman for del.
egates at large and f. s. Elgin
for district delegate. A motion
was made and seconded to adopt
the minority resolutions. This
precipitated considerable discus.
sion, a vote was demanded, the
Chairman then proposed to put
the question to the convention as
to whether they would 90 unin'
structcd, this question was not
before the convention and several
clamored for a vote on the resO.
lutiOns then before the conven'
ton, to instruct for the Brown.
low Mccall Ticket, amid the
great confusion which ensued,
the Chairman yelled for all who
were in favor of going uninstruct-
ed say /, several said 81" and the
Chairman declared the motion
to go uninstructed as carried, and
he without adjustment and his
followers got up and marched out
of the convention. The "nO"vOte
was not called for. A motion was
then made TO elect Hon. p. H
Tnr3sher Chairman aud f. NJ
Freeman Secretary, which carried
aud the convention proceeded to
business.
The Chairman appointed the
following committee on resolu
lions: Il. S. Elgin, Oceola Butler
T.B. Whitehnrst and w. Fl. Stone
On delegation j. II. Wesson
II. G. Moore, F. j. Lloyd, j. G
Brook and Dick Weatherford
The committee on delegation re
ported the following delegates
the same delegates to attend both
the District and State conven
tons. j. Il. Warren, j. r. Yves
son, Il. T. Scott, Il. S. Elgin, III
G. Moore, j. 9. Wilson, Fl. +
Scott, j. q. Wilson, Frank Free
man, L. r.. Sanders, w. H. Stone
2. H. Thrasher, II. b. Wh;tehurs
and Dick Weatherford. This re
prot was adopted no proxies t
be allowed.
The committee on resoluti OIL
reported the following resolution
which were adopted:
The Republicans of McNair,
county,in mass convention Assem-
bed, congratulate the countr.
upon the wise and statesman.lik
administration Of the President o
the U. s., the Hon. WIN. McKin
lev, who has faithfully executed
the functions of his office as chic
Magistrate of our nation, and ha
redeemed every promise made b.
the Republican party, confidence
res stored, prosperity has come
business resumed, and no maj
need go unemployed.
Resolved, that in w. P. Brown
low, John Il. Mccall, Foster '
Brown and George N. Tilman, W
have able and Trustworthy mel
whom we endorse. Resolved
that we IN ,truct our delegates t.
the State Convention to cast thei
votes for them for delegates TO
The State-at.large to the Nationd