Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-02-28
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Meeting Last Monday--A Primary for
County Officers.

County Officers.
Pursuant to call Of W. q. Mathes, Chair
man of the County Committee, a meeting
of the Committee was held in the Court
House, Monday at l o'clock, p. NJ w. G.
Mathes called the meeting to order, and call
ed the roll of districts, when the following
answered to their names
First Dist.-R. Painter, Zoe Gourley; Second
Dist.-R. p. Cloyd, r. A. Green, N. I. Bow
man, Robert Broyles. Third District-E. y.
Browning and Duff MatLes. Fourth Dis
trict-C. X. Jones, j.. NJ. CARRIER n Jas. b.
wood and Jesse Ford. sixth District-Not
represented. seventh District-Not repre-
sented. Eighth District-W. l.. Vines and
W. $, Harvey. Ninth District-J; n. Mar
Dan Dalton and JIG. Ray. Tenth. p. Nc
Neal. Eleventh-J.A A. Hamilton. Twelfth
Hezekiah n. Evans. T~hirteenth-Not rop-
resented. Fourteenth-J. NJ. Galloway, w.
A. Sherfey and X. l.. Remine. Fifteenth
Chas. A. Reeves, Lewis Greeniee, J. A. Feb
uary, I. b. Hacker, has. Brown, Howell
Yancey and Sam Hampton, sixteenth
sented. Eighteenth.-Nathan W. Mitchell,
Horace Green, DIR. ]. +. Arnold and Smith
Bird.
A majority of the districts being repre-
sented, Mr.. Mathes rendered his resignation
as Chairman of the Committee, which was
accepted.
on motion of +. s. Browning, seconded by
j. p. McNeal, j. NJ. Martin, of Johns0n City,
was elected Chairman of the Committee.
on motion, the candidates were invited TO
address the Committee, II they so desired.
NJ. +. Hickey, candidate for Sheriff, was the
first speaker, said he wonld leave the
matter with the Committee, and Il defeated
would support the nominee. w. X. Martin,
also a candidate for Sheriff, favored a prl-
mary election by the peopleinstead of a mass
convention. J: l.. Hilbert, ANOTHER candl-
date for Sheriff, said he was willing to leave
II to the Committee as to the manner Of Sc
Letting the candidates. j. A.. I. Bacon, can
didate for Trustee, declared himself In favor
of a primary. W.. G. Mathes, candidate for
ry, because the people seemed to desire 1t.
>. H.. l.. Cooper, candidate for Circuit Court
Clerk, favored a primary. DIR. Leah, candi-
date for County Court Clerk, favored a pri-
f %rt Goa an s'S Court Of , clerk. 4. f N. stu Snaa. j. N.
Galloway, j. A. Hamilton, G. II. Jones n
WI. Vines, candidates for Register, all de-
vOred a primary.
seven was ordered to prepare a plan and fix
a time for holding the primary election, and
fix the basis of representation, and that a
primary election be ordered. On motion a
primary election was also ordered for Rep
resentative at the same time as the other
county officers.
The Committee to select time and plan was
announced as follows: II. A. Greene, j. A.
Mubhcot . L rcbuuiy d Ms 0uIDti, I. ~
Dalton, X. l.. Remine and II. N. Evans.
Sam Hampton, was, on motion, elected to
membership on the Committee, in place OF
Henry Mosser, deceased. Jesse Bowman was
added to the Committee from the Fifth Dis
trict, and George Hartsell from the Second.
X. NJ. May came before the Committee and
announced himself a candidate for Repre-
sentative of the county. John Reed also an
nOlnced himself as a candidate for Repre-
sentative, and said the Tenth District hadn't
had a county officer for eighteen years.
The committee appointed TO submit a plan
for a primary reported that a primary would
be held on the basis of one delegate to every
% or fraction of IL votes cast for Harrison
and Reid; shall meet at p. NJ. to declare
the result of the primary, each candidate u
have his pro rata of the vote. If no one re-
ceives Il majority of the vote thus cast, after
the first ballot, the delegates will cast theii
vote as they may prefer until a nomination
Is made. After some remarks and sugges-
tons the report, Of which the above Is the
substance, was adopted, and Saturday, March
p, 1894, the time, and the usual voting places
where the primary shall be held. Polls will
open at | and close at 4 p. H.. The District
Chairman to be Judge of the election, tive
other members of the committee to be clerks
None but recognized Republicans to vote
name and post Office address of all voters tt
be entered on the poll book, which, with thu
result of the primary, Is to be certified u
Jonesboro March ~, where q convention o
delegates to be selected by the Civil Distric
Committee, was adopted. There being NJ
further business, the convention adjourned
The basis of representation is as follows