The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-04-08
TURNEY A SURE WINNER.
SatutF rs Conventions Leave No
Doubt Of the Final Result or
tho Stru0eIA.


the Struggle.
In Rutherford, Buchanan's own
cod1Ey, q mass meeting was held
last Saturday to select delegates to
the C9uberualOrial convention. 1t was
evident from the first that the Buch-
anan element was going to make a
desperate attempG to send solid dele
CATION to Nashville for the Alliance
candidate. Eth Il. Wade was at the
helm at the MurfreesbOrO convention.
Early Saturday morning people be-
gan TO assemble in MurfreesbOro and
the Turney me. Cqualed if they did
net out number the Buchanan crowd ,
ana it was hard fight from the start
to the finish. The Turney men made
tie fight on the question of holding
primaries. They insisted on pri-
mary as the Only fair way of getting at
the sentiment of the county, a major
ity OF the Democrats Of which it is be-
lisved are for the Chief Justice for
Governor. The Turney men allowed
the Buchanan crowd to elect theiI
CHARM an without opposition. Then
a resolution was introduced providing
for II primary election for delegates.
A motion to table came from the
Buchanan C OVID aud it was debated.
Owing to the size OF the crowd, the
only fair wsy to take the vote would
have been by actual count, but the
chairman put it to UiUd UOce vote
and declared it carried, not needing
the demand for division. The Tur-
new men then Withdrew, seeing thai
II was impossible to obtain Justice, as
the Buchanan crowd under E. b
NVade'5 leadership had everything
cut and dried. The chairman of tine
. meeting was Rev. p. A. Lyon, Buch
auan's pastor, and whose son, Z. A
Lyon, Jr., has held Office at the Cap
itol under Buchanan for some time
After the Turney men had withdraw
the Buchanan crowd selected their
delegates.
The Turney men repaired t,
the County Court room aud Mr.. Ran.
dOIph was elected chairman. Reso
lutions were passed calling for pri
maries Aug. 4th., and officers were
elected to hold the primaries. 1t re
mains for the State Convention to say
which set of delegates shall be seated
WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
Williamson County democrats helC
primaries Saturday for delegates t.
the State Democratic Convention a
Nashville. The election resulted il
the selection of "a delegates, 1874 O
whom will vote for lurney and 90
for Buchanan.
GRAZING FIR COUNTY.
Granger County Democrats held
convention Saturday and selected
delegates TO the State C'.nve"trOr
They were instructed for lioY Pete
Turney for Gnvern"r r. 80 u iOL
were al-O passed ind Irs n3 CleTe Snt
HAWKINS COUNTY
Hawkins County d IN &c a. las
Saturday selected Is delega's to II
State Convention. E'even or the
are for Buchanan AID 1 for Il .rne
HARDEMAN COUNTY.
In Hardeman County Saturds
delegates were,select"d to the Sta
Convention. Turney will get Ii al
Buchanan I.
HAMBLEN COUNTY.
Hsmblen County Dem DcratS in
structed their delegation for Buch
anau last Saturday.
WILSON COUNTY.
The Democrats OF Wilson Count
met at Lebanon In mass cOuventi6
y Monday and elected delegates to t
convention at Nashville. They we
instructed to vote for Turuey. Res
70 Iutions were also passed endOrsil
g Cleveland for President aud VIM.
\ Bate for United States Senator.
DEKALB COUNTY.
DekaIb County Monday select
delegates to the State DemOcTs
but three-fourths of them are
Turney.
NOTES.
Chattanooga Dem ocrat7 organic
n Cleveland Club Saturday uigt
Several hundred names were enrOl'
Dickson County Democrats held
meeting Saturday ami demanded
primary election for delegates to t
State Convention.
The Democrats OF Pulaski; organic
club with 2II members Saturd
night.
Gibson County Democrats orga
lied Pete Turney Club Saturd
with $50 members.
x Shelbyvllle has Dem cratic C!l
of 20 members.
Turney clubs have been OrGa niz
at Estill Springs and CookeVilte.
Ex-Gov. James d. Porter and He
5. +. Wilson addressed 5000 Den
Gratis at Lewisburg last Monday, a
put in some telling work Tor
straight Democracy.
A mass meeting at Shelbyvi
Monday elected ID DEMOCRATIC COuu
Ex .cutive Committee for BedgC
County. 4 majority of them are
Turney.