The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-07-17
Proceedings Of the Mass Dem
OcYd tic Convention.

Proceedings Of the Mass Dem
Ocrdtic Convention.
The mass Democratic Conven.
ton met at Bolivar, OH Wednesday,
July 10, 1896 w. Z. +. Thomp-
son, vice chairman of the County
Executive Committee, in absence of
J. ii. Bills, chairman, called the
convention to order
On motion of A. J. Coates, J. w.
Bass was elected chairman and g..
A. Miller secretary. The temporary
organization was made permanent.
a committee of seven on Creden-
tials and basis of Representation,
composed of A. J. Coates, J. A.
Foster, DR.. J. r. Anderson, DIR. l.
I'll. Hornsby, Orris Harris, w. A.
Gibson and w. III. Badly, was on
motion appointed by the chairman.
The committee, after recess of 40
minutes, reported as follows:
LIST. That the basis of representa-
ton be one vote for each rs and trac-
ton of Is or over cast IN the cleo
ton for Gov. Turney in 1894, and
one for each district not casting 25
votes.
end. That the majority rule pre-
vail in making nominations.
Bird. That the votes of district
No. be cast as follows: 2 1926
for Hudson and 2 1925 for Sam
mons; district No. 2, IA for Hud-
son and ga tor Summons; district
No. 3, l for Sammons; district No.
4, Z for Sammons; district No. 10,
l for Sammons.
These above districts held dis
trict meetings and were so instruct
ed.
4th. That every democrat pres
ent has right to vote in accordance
with the Instructions of their dis
tricts.
5th, The following is the number
of votes each district is entitled:
District No. /, votes; No. 2, Il
vote; No. 3, l vote; No. 4, 7 votes;
No. 5, l vote; No. 6, votes; No.
7, l vote; No. s, vote; No. 8, l
vote; No. 10, vote; No. IL, 81
votes; No. 12, 1 vote; No. IS, 8
votes; No. IA, votes; No. Is, 4
votes; No. 10, vote; No. II, l
vote; No. Is, l vote; No. 10, q
votes; No. 90, 1 vote.
On motion of w. A. Carruthers,
the report was, after debate, adopt
ed.
Rev. w. M. Norment nominated
w. B. Summons for sheriff, and w.
III. Badly withdrew the name of W.
p. Hudson.
j. A. Foster moved that Sammons
be nominated by reclamation, which
was adopted.
w. A, Carruthers introduced the
following resolution, which was
adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That this convention
endorse the candidacy of R. N. |
Mitchell for trustee and julius
Crawford for county court clerk.
G. A. Miller moved the adoption |
of the following resolution, which |
was unanimously carried:
Resolved, That this convention
heartily endorse and ratify the
Democratic platform, State and Ma
tional, and the nominations of w. |
J. Bryan for president, Arthur Sc
wall for vice president, Robt. l..
Taylor tor governor and r. M.
Barton, S. F. Wilson and M. M.
Neil for chancery appeals.
J. w. BASS, Ch'r'm.
G, A. MILLER, Sec'y.
NOTES.
A large number of the unterrifed
were present.
w. A. Ross was on hand, as
usual, and at last accounts was
still speaking.
The convention was a regular
love feast. Only once
Was the water ruffied.
Parson Norment knows how to
make an Impressive speech before
as well as to preach
good sermon.
The most enthusiastic democrat
md the noisiest man in the con-
7ention was Frank Luther. He
lpplauded everybody and every
hing ''just to make it interesting''
lie said.
When Hudson saw that the odds
we're against him, he requested his
riend, Capt. w. Fl. Badly, ga
mississippi democrat" land by the
ray a good one) to withdraw his
anne. The Captain was equal to
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