The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-02-20
Democrat. Convention.

The democrats of Washington county
met in mass convention at Jonesboro
last Saturday pursuant to the call of
Chairman Willett. After being called
to order by the chairman tho conven-
ton organized by electing Judge A. S.
Deaderick, chairman, and Oy II. Lyle,
secretary. The usual committees were
appointed. The convention endorsed |
the administration OF Gov. McMillin |
as being wise and iudicious in all re-
spects and expressed the belief that he |
had, in discharging the duties of his
high office, been governed and controll
ed by the interests and welfare of the
people, and believing that Hon. Jas. b.
Frazier will be worthy successor the
delegates were instructed to cast the
vote of the county for him in the next
gubernatorial convention. The dele
gates were instructed to cast the vote
of the county for John X. Shields, w.
X. McAllister, John S. Wilkes, w. d.
Beard and M. M. Neil for judges of the
Supreme Court and II. Nj. Barton and
S. f. Wilson for judges of the Court
of Appeals. The only fight of the day
was the effort to have the convention
instruct. for John M. Taylor for the
Court of Appeals also, but the motion
was defeated by vote of II to 10 aud
the delegation will select tho third
member of this court when it reaches
Nashville.
The delegates were also instructed to
vote for the denomination of Hon. j. N.
Mckenzie for railroad commissioner
: The motion to have the delegation
vote as a unit ON all questions at Nash
vile was defeated and no proxies were
allowed.
, The delegation was instructed to vote
for Judge A. S. Deaderick for the
- member Of the state executive commit
: tee for the First congressional district.
Geo. w. Willett and A. J. Baxter
were reelected chairman and secretary
of the county dem ocracy for the next
s two years and the convention adjourned.
e The following are delegates to the
judicial and gubernatorial convention
1st-J. M. Capp, Baxter Taylor.
cd Bud Kimerly, D. W. Bayless,
w. NJ. Harris.
3d-John Henry Sanders, Charley
Gourley.
= 4th-H. L. Deakins.
; jth-Dr. r. L. Patton, e. j. Mcclure.
n 9Th H. G. Jackson, Il. f. Treadway
II 7th-T. NJ. Wells, Geo. II. Duncan.
Is Sth-D. j. Fine, John Leach
is 9th-Isaac Hdrr, Haskell Dyer, S. s.
Crumley, e. @. Reeves, j. H. Bowman,
g S. @. Williams, G 7. Lee, A. r. John.
I'd son, Robert Burrow, T. A. Cox, Leroy
he Reeves, j. II. G. Lewis, A. H. Bullock
y Frank Leonard, r. G. Hunter, Frank
Taylor, Cy. IL. Lyle, John W. Boring,
y W. A. Hunter, Newt Boring, Sam. p
in Bolton, DIR. L. S. Miller, belong Rice
l. II, d. Gump.
e. 10th-W. r. Reeves, Tom Crumley.
to 11th-D. j. Hickman, w. w. Bow
IN man, E. G. Baldwin, j. A. Morley, G
g. G. Hale.
i'll 12th-Pete Boring, S. II. Gray, w
ne Lige Wine.
III 13th-Sam Kinchelow, Jas. Fulker
IN son, L. Gibson.
re 14th-David Quinn, S. II. Carter.
lg 15th-E. j. Baxter, J. S. Pritchett
v Sam S. Kirkpatrick, j. II. Epps, r. G
ss Thomas, Ross Smith, Jim Epps, p. w
er kirkpatrick, r. f. f. Dosser, Ches
or Allison.
16th-Drewry Carson, Mat Campbell
It. j. r. Carson.
as 17th-Ben White, Dave Bowman.
d. 1Sth-Dude Keebler, Nelse Walker.
r. County at large-A. S. Deaderick,
u j. kirkpatrick, DIR. A. G. Hoss, G. W
to Willett, M. Jackson, H. H. Carr, Il. L
Id McNees, Tate l.. Earnest, Dr. W. J
N Miller, Gen. Jas. P. Taylor
a We reco mmend that the above dele
he gates be delegates to the judicial an