The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11
A. NJ. HUGHES, JR..
Is the Republican Nominee for COngI ess
in this District.

Is the Republican Nominee for COngI ess
in this District.
The Republican Congressional
Convention of the Seventh Congress
sional District assembled here in the
Circuit Court room last Tuesday,
and was called to order at noon by
Joe p. Kidd of Lawrence County,
the Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee. The convention was a small
one, although every county was
represented. The brother in black
was there prominently, and although
he was ignored on all committees,
he seemed to think that the privi-
lege of associating on equal and
familiar terms with a few white fell
lows was altogether good enough for
him.
There was an undercurrent of
strong dissatisfaction at the prospect
of Mr.. Hughes nomination, and for
a while before meeting there was
some talk of Lawrence and Wayne
counties refusing to go into the con-
vention. But Arch had been slick
enough to have a majority of the
votes instructed for him, and there
was no use to kick, and by the time
the convention was called to order
the lower counties concluded to keep
their dissatisfaction under the sur
face, and let the convention, at
least, present an unruft1ed front.
The Executive Committee had
selected DR.. II. f. McCrary, of Dick
son county, for temporary Chair
man, and w. n. Lewis, of Giles
county, for temporary Secretary,
and these were made the temporary
officers of the convention.
The roll of counties was called for
committeeman on credentials, organ
ization and resolutions, and the fol-
lowing were presented by the re-
spective counties for the committees
in the order above named, to-wit:
Dickson County; L. r. Miller, A.
l.. Scott, II. f. McCrary.
Hickman County @. A. Deane, A.
Tidwell, j. A. Brown.
Giles County; James Hickman, A.
j. Chatterton, Bud White.
Lawrence County; D. w. Starns,
Moses Dooley, Jno. Shade, Jr.
Lewis County; w. j. Hale being
the only delegate from this county,
represented it on all committees.
Maury County; J. w. Jackson,
Will Barker, L. A. Goslin.
Williamson County; Cliff Crucher,
Jno. Nichol, G. S. Moss.
Wayne County; Jasper McWill-
Jams, G. @. Strlbling, w. B. thurman.
The convention then adjourned
one hour for dinner. Upon re-
assembling all committees were
ready to report. The committee on
credentials reported no contests and
everything lovely. No proxies were
allowed and the majority of the
delegates present from each county
would vote the county. The COM
mittee on Permanent Organization
made DR.. T. F. McCrary, of Dick
son, permanent Chairman and Joe
P. Kidd, of Lawrence, permanent
Secretary. The report on resolu-
tons endorsed the Republican plat
form and nominees, state and
national. All reports were adopted
unanimously.
The roll of counties was then
called for Congressional Committee
men, and the following Congress
sional Executive Committee was
elected: Dickson county, T. f.
McCrary; Giles county, P. j. Clarke |;
Hickman county, It. S. Bartlett
Lawrence county, Joe P. Kidd ;
Lewis county, y. 7. Miller; Maury
county, J. w. Jackson; Williamson
county, G. S. Moss; Wayne county,
r. A. Haggart.
The roll was then called for nomi-
nations for Congress. This had been
looked forward to as an occasion for
some interesting incidents, but they
failed to develop. Archie had
everything his own way, and had
succeeded in keeping all noisy dis
satisfaction under the surface.
r. A. Haggart, who had been spok-
en- of prominently out of the con-
vention, was not lin it," and the
only names presented were the Hon.
A. M. Hughes, Jr., of Maury, and
the Hon. E. A. Deane of Hickman.
The first ballot decided the matter
and was as follows:
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