The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-06
The Conservative Mass Meeting.

Inc OOnSeFEat1NG NAthSS AAeeIRHS.
There was large meeting held in the
courthouse last Monday, for the pur-
pose of devising some plan to hold
fair convention to nominate candidates
for the several offices to be filled during
the year. The meeting was presided
over by the Hon. James H. Thomas.
He said he was there in the interest of
no one candidate; that his vote was un~
pledged, and that if he knew his own
heart he was seeking the common in
terest of his country. That he would
support the nominee of his party, who's
ever he should be-that he would vote
against his own brother, If he had one,
and he should run as an Independent
boiler. lie said that this way OF every
man holding out for his individual
friends at all hazards was rdlnous to the
country We seek to advance the COM
mon country's interests, and not person
al friends. He said that every citizen
to speak in legal terms-was trustee,
for the government, and ought to hold
himself responsible as such. That there
was too much apathy among the people.
That we needed industrious voters.
There was time in our history, few
years ago, when we were all temporari-
ly deprived of the right to take part in
public elections; and there was great
murmuring among the people. Now
they could vote, and would not. He
called on the. people to arouse from
their lethargy. 1t did not take proph-
ct to tell that unless there was con-
vention our county offices would be
filled by our enemies. That even
if two men of our party ran it would SCI
cure the election of the candidates OF the
opposite party. He pointed to the work
Of the Radical party in South Carolina
and Louisiana, and admOnished the
people to take warning. BE said that
he had never seen the people turn out
as they should for twenty years. His
appeal to the people to go to work was
full of patriotism. A committee compOs-
ed of tue following gentlemen was ap~
pointed to submit resolutions setting
forth plan for organizing Capt. A. Z.
Hickey, o. w. McKissaCk, Sparkman
Sicily, Col. d. F. Wade, Esqs. n. r.
Holden, r. A. Glenn, and b. @. Wells.
Their report provided that the County
Court at its April term be resolved into |
nominating convention, for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for the
various county Offices and the State
Legislature The report was first adopt |
ed, but afterwards recOnsidered and the |
following adopted:
That the citizens of the several civil |
districts of the county be requested 10 |
hold primary conventions, at their place |
OF voting, on the first Saturday in April, |
and elect two delegates to attend gem
eral convention to be held in Columbia |
on the first Monday in May, which con-
vention shall make the nominations for
the offices hereipbefore mentioned. 1t
shall be the duty of the delegates elect
ed at the district conventions to aScer~
tain the sentiments of the people of their
respective districts, and to represent
their views at the county convention.
In case district should fail, on the first
Saturday in April, to elect delegates, the
committee before named, in conjunction
with Col. ]. II. Thomas, shall appoint
delegates from said district.
KnishIs=TempIar.
By invitation, Past Grand Comman-
der Jos, NJ. fowler, with an escort from
CeMolay Commandery, No 3, Knights
Templar, consisting of the following Sir
Knights, w. B. Gordon, j. W. 8. trier-
son, VIM. II. Williams, J. w. Wither-
spoon, j. 81. Parrish, w. B. Ramon, d.
T. Chappell, r. A. Mckay, A. N. Akin,
n. F. Cheairs, Lucius Frierson, c. Fos~
ter Williams, n. Vaught, w. j. Cakes,
L. II. Attwell, ]. H. Russell, John P.
Brown, n. r. Wilkes, A. NJ. Hughes, Jr.,
j. L. l.. Cochran, John ]. Wilson, visited
our neighboring city Pulaski on Friday
last. They returned perfectly enthusi-
astic over the princely manner in which
they were entertained: Upon their ar
rival, they were met by Pulaski Com
mandery, headed by band, and they
were escorted through the principal
streets of the city, to the Masonic Tenn
pie. At night an address was delivered
by Right Eminent Jos. M. fowler, to a
large and appreciative audience. Re-
turning to the Asylum, they found a
Royal Banquet, prepared by the fair la
dies of the city, of whom a number
graced the occasion by their presence.
The festivities were continued until
quite late hour, and we are advised
that some of our Benedict Knights al
most forgot their responsibilities at
tention extended the knights Of DEMO-
lay, by their F'ratres of Pulaski, we join |
them in our heartfelt thanks. Such re-
unions are very pleasant, and must re-
dound to the noble Order to which they
belong, and tend to keep up neigh
borly feeling between ourtwo towns.
Criminal Court.
Judge McLemore opened Court last
Monday. The Grand Jury was charged
and put to work. The work of the
Court will commence in earnest next
Monday; and the Judge will, as he
docket, which, by the way, is a large
one. Some important cases will be dis
posed of: William Shockley, Morris
Griffith, Charles Goler, and William Err
win, will all be tried on charges OF muir
der. They are all white. The two
Cook boys, from Marshall County, are
also in Jail.
.DVERTISEMENTS.
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