Last Monday, pursuant to notice, the citizens of Hardeman assembled in convention for the purpose of appointing delegates to attend a meeting to be held in the town of Purdy today for the purpose of nominating a suitable candidate to represent this Senatorial district in the next general assembly of the State. On motion Col. Thomas BOYLE was called to the chair, and J. B. RUFFIN appointed secretary. After the object of the meeting had been explained it was moved that delegates be appointed. The Chairman then appointed the following persons:

Dist No. 1, G. W. HARRIS
Dist No. 2, Cannon SMITH
Dist No. 3, J. J. POLK
Dist No. 4, John MILLER
Dist No. 5, P. T. JONES
Dist No. 6, M. R. PARRISH and W. W. MCCARLEY
Dist No. 7, D. J. NEWBERN
Dist No. 8, J. M. WEBB
Dist No. 9, D. F. HAM
Dist No. 10, D. A. FERGURSON
Dist No. 11, H. R. DORRIS, W. C. ADAMS, W. S. CARSON
Dist No. 12, Richard TALLY
Dist No. 13, A. S. DORRIS, A. W. FITZ
Dist No. 14, Wiley FORT, E. H. DORRIS
Dist No. 15, John MURDAUGH
Dist No. 16, Rev. L. SAVAGE
Dist No. 17, H. HUDSON, John W. WHILBY

In obedience to a motion which prevailed the delegates from Hardemen were instructed to cast their first vote for Hon. Joseph L. ROSSON. No other business appearing before the convention, by resolution the convention adjourned sine die.

The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 08 June 1867, Page 2. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.

 

Pursuant to public notice the citizens of Hardeman assembled at the court room last Monday for the purpose of selecting delegates to the Convention which takes place at the State Capital on the 16th of the present month. From the harmony that prevailed one could not fail to be impressed with the belief that the vote of this county will be a unit on the 1st of August. A. H. ROSE, Esq., was called to the chair, and on motion, W. M. JOHNSON was chosen secretary.

By request, the address of the conservative members of the Legislature was read, after which it was moved by H. R. DORRIS, Esq., that five delegates be chosen to attend the State Convention, whereupon the following gentlemen were selected as the Hardeman county delegation: J. J. POLK, D. J. NEWBERN, M. R. PARRISH, Thomas JONES, and J. B. FAWCETT.

After the business appertaining to the gubernatorial canvas had been transacted, it was then deemed advisable to select delegates from the civil districts to attend a district convention, should one be called, for the purpose of selecting a suitable candidate for Congress. The appointments are as follows:
Dist. No. 1; J. C. PREWITT, G. W. HARRIS
” ” 2; J. C. SPINKS, Theodore HIGGS
” ” 3; Thomas BOYLE, Thomas EUBANKS
” ” 4; W. M. JOHNSON, E. BROWN
” ” 5; J. B. HARRIS, P. T. JONES
“” ” 6; William NUCKOLLS, E. P. MCNEAL
” ” 7; G. W. NEWBERN, B. F. USSERY
” ” 8; J. W. HALFORD, J. M. WEBB
” ” 9; S. T. AVENT, F. HAM
” ” 10; M. GUY, P. M. CRAWFORD
” ” 11; H. R. DORRIS, W. S. CARSON
” ” 12; R. TALLEY, A. J. SIMPSON
” ” 13; J. M MITCHELL, A. W. FITTS
” ” 14; W. FORT, T. G. PATRICK
” ” 15; J. CHISM, James TOON, Sr.
” ” 16; A. J. DEAN, James LOWERY
” ” 17; J. HUDSON, W. A. MCDANIEL

The delegates to the State Convention were added to the above, so was the chairman.

It was the moved and carried that the proceedings of the meeting be published in the Bolivar Bulletin and other papers friendly to the cause.

No other business appearing the meeting adjourned.

The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 06 April 1867, Page 2. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.

We print a list of registered voters of this county, it having been furnished to us by John B. RUFFIN, Registration Officer. Mr. RUFFIN opened his office eight or ten days ago and the following names are all that was given by noon on last Thursday the 19th:

George WOOD
Jessie B. FRANKLIN
N. R. DORRIS
George BURT
Benjamin ANDERSON
G. W. HARRIS
D. H. HAM
D. T. THOMPSON
W. R. HOWELL
J. B. FOSSETT
Austin DEAN
Alvin WARREN
H. H. HURST
W. A. CARUTHERS
B. F. USSERY
C. H. ANDERSON
P. T. JONES
John W. HOLFORD
J. W. KIRK
W. C. ADAMS
John H. JOHNSON
M. P. CROSS
E. BROWN
L. B. ELKIN
J. ESTES
J. R. SILER
R. L. LIGHTFOOT
Thomas CAMP
James B. HARRIS
E. H. DORRIS
T. G. PATRICK
Abner MOORE
John A. CARUTHERS
A. H. ROSE
H. R. DORRIS
Charles MCCOMMON
J. M. MITCHELL
John MURDOUGH
Thomas BLAIR
W. R. KEARNEY
James W. TODD
D. J. NEWBERN
J. J. POLK
William JOHNSON
William NUCKOLLS
M. W. GUY
J. M. MURDOUGH
L. E. MOORE
R. B. SANDERS
E. W. CROSS
H. BISHOP
James WILLOUGHBY
James H. ROBB
A. S. DORRIS
Joshua DOYLE
John H. BILLS
William SMITH
John SANDERS
Moses CAMPBELL
James C. PREWITT
John KINNEY
P. M. CRAWFORD
A. H. THORNTON
A. W. FITTS
Matthew BROOKS
J. A. MCANULTY
Matthew DOYLE
A. J. MOORE
Wiley FORT
Thomas BOYLE
John MILLER
James M. MILLER
W. B. SWEETON
B. M. HATCH
D. C. LOWERY
Robert CLINTON
B. VAUGHAN
W. C. HUDSON
George WARREN
N. B. DORRIS
J. H. SELLERS
Harmon HARRISON

The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 21 July 1866, Page 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.