The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-05-08
MAURY DEMOCRATS.
They Endorse Free Silver, Harris,
Bate, Carmack and CheairS.
Judge +. ID. LOOney Elected Chairman
and the Delegation Instructed for
RObt. L. Taylor.

The delegates selected at the pri-
maries last Saturday to attend the
State Democratic conventions in
Nashville this week, met in the
court house last Monday. The peo-
pie had not given the primaries Sat-
urday the attention their Importance
deserved; the result being that in
several of the districts no elections
were held, and in other districts del
gates who were elected failed to
attend. "Picked up" delegates were
allowed to represent those districts;
the effect being that perhaps a
fourth of the county was represented
by self-appointed, unauthorized
delegates. An occurrence altogeth-
er too common, for which the peo-
pie have only themselves to blame.
In this instance, however, it made
no material difference, and the
action of the convention il in perfect
accord with the wishes of the Democ-
racy of Maury, upon the important
issues of the day.
The convention was called to order
by Chairman Greenlaw of the
County Committee, and on motion
Jno. M. Grove was made temporary
chairman.
Mr.. Greenlaw moved that COM
mittees on Credentials, Permanent
Organization and Resolutions, be APP
pointed, and the Chair appointed
the following:
On Resolutions: w. B. Greenlaw,
w. j. Webster, VIM. Bellanfant,
Sam Holding, ]. H. Courtney.
On Permanent Organization: w.
c. Whitthorne, Horace Polk, Will
ard Morley.
On Credentials: E. D. Looney,
Tom Harrison, j. T. Williamson.
The convention then took a recess
to await the reports of the COM
mittees. When the reports came in
they were as follows:
The committee on Credentials re-
ported the following list of delegates
|, r. S. Mcknight; 2, w. II. Ed
wards; 3, Il. G. Hardison; 4, DR.. H.
L. Oliver; 8, B. S. Thomas; 6, w. E.
Ballanfant, M. 3. Smiser and w. S.
Evans; Z, j. w. Fariss and j. H.
Courtney; 8, N. e. Dew; 8, Too
numerous to mention; 10, -; IL, II.
F. Benderman; II, Scott Jennings
ID, J. b. Granbery IA, R. G. Gordon
10, Jas. Miller; Is, T. N. Lunn and
w. P. WOrley; Is, R. G. Mullins; 49,
]. A. McMeens and M. S. Thompson
20, J. J. Parrish ;2l, E. S. Dooley and
Sam Moseley; %, H. M. Polk, DR.
w. E. Martin; %, DR.. j. H. Foster
"a, j. M. Nicholson; %, j. M. Grove
@. A. Hardison, Author Hardison, G
P. STRATEGY.
Mai. j. II. Williamson moved, and
the motion prevailed, that no prox.
les should be allowed at Nashville
but that the accredited delegates
attending should vote the vote OF
the county.
The committee on Permanent
Organization recommended fol
Chairman, Judge e. ID. Looney, for
Secretary, Sam Holding, Esq. The
report was adopted.
The committee on Resolutions
made the following report:
lst Resolved, That we, the Democratic
party i'll convention assembled, dc
hereby recommend to the convention
to meet in Nashville, a return to the
true principles of the party, aud tina
we condemn all the heresies now being
attempted to be grated upon the party
by the so-called Sound Money party, al
undemocratic and dangerous to the lib
critics of the people.
2nd. ReSOIUed, That VIC favor the free
unlimited and Independent coinage o