The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-03-20
Meettnr oftbe Candidates.

There was a full meeting of the candi-
dates in the County Court room Monday.
The object of the gathering was to see
how many of the candidates would mani
fest a spirit of harmony--in other words
how MANY would submit to the action of
a convention. The house was called to
order by Col VOORHEES,. Col Thomas
was elected Chairman. All parties not
candidates were requested to
leave the room, except II. p. Figuers,
who was requested to remain and act as
Secretary The rell was called, and all
were present except E. E. Erwin, (absent
on account of his wife's death, Ed. o.
Cross Henry johnson, J. j. Underwood,
1. +. Jamison, (absent on account Of
slckness,) ]. H. Cooper and M. l.. Jack
son. Two ofthose we're absent Eph.
Erwin and Maj. Jamison sent word that
they would acquiesce in convention OF
the whole number present; but one man.
VIM. A. Alexander, announced that he
would not submit to a convention. 5. X.
Watkins said he would submit if the
convention was fair. A. NJ Hughes was
not present, but it was stated, as coming
from him, that he would not submit his
name to the convention. The spirit of
harmony that prevailed during the meet
ing was commendable. A resolution was
then adopted without a single dissenting
voice, requesting the ommittee-appoint-
ed a few weeks since to devise a plan for
the coming campaign, some ofwhom were
present-tO reScind that part of the plan
submitted by them, which provides for the
nomination OF candidates for the Legisla-
ture at so early day Several speeches
were made, in which it was stated that
there was too much time between the two
elections-trom August to November
and that the offices to be filed were too
diverse in their natures to make all the
nominations at one and the same time.
The committee were requested to post
pone the nomination of candidates for the
Legislature till some time IN September,
in order that the people may have time
to know the platforms of the candidates
Messrs, Murphy and Burke were present. |
Most of those present agreed that NICK
Akin's plan was the best. 1t is as follows
"KnoWing the objections entertained ana
urged by many, 70 (3llHt ,I'1i r,asortnd t4
in selecting candidates Tor the u incIent
county Offices 1 beg leave to submit Ihrougn9 |
the HERALD AND MAIL, plan by MhiG men l |
think all these objections ana dlmculIlcS
can be remedied. suppose all Inc az plr1hIs /
meet in Columbia and dep9sIi WIN o S0iiI9
OF money, say SIS each, to pay twenty-five /
men zone in each diStricO to take the vote |
of the county In selecting men to take |
the vote, LET each candidate place the name |
of some man in the LIST civil district in |
and then elect from that num-
Der, and when they have thus elected
man i'm each district. provide each OF them
with the names of all the aSpirants, pal
lot-box "IOcked," and a blank book, ana M
struct them to visit each voter i'll their re-
Spective districts, and without expressing
any preference for any candidate, urge thelh
to place their votes in the box, at the same
time take down the name of the voter.
And when they have completed their du-
ties, let them meet in Columbia, select
Judges from their own number, count the
votes, and see that the number of votes III
each box corresponds with the list OF votes
i'm each district and thereby give the peo-
pie their choice, and save thirty-fve candi-
dates $50 each. A. y: ANN;
The following resolution, offered by
Ben. A Rogers, of Spring Hill was then
adopted:
ResoIped, That the Chairman ana EAecu-
tive Committee, recommend that the dele
gates elected by the people on the LIST sat
urday in April, shall take a lock-DoX TO eN-
ery Conservative voter; and that the candl-
date having the highest mum Der OF votes,
be declared the nominee of the party, anu 1
that the delegates meet in COLUMBIA 10 |
count the votes and declare the nomination
the LIST Monday in May, and that the dele
gates shall not take the box around sooner !
than the last week in the month of April.
There will be another meeting OF the
candidates the second Monday IN May.