The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-09


sentatives-voters Must Agree to Sup
port the Nominees.
Pursuant to call of the Chair
man, the Democratic Executive
Committee met last Monday in che
Chancery Courtroom. Chairman
Williamson called the committee to
order and stated the purpose of the
meeting.
The first business taken up was
that in regard to the Senatorial
representative for Maury, Lewis and
Perry counties. Chairman Will.
hanson stated that ne had received
letter from the Democratic Com
mitteeman of Perry county, stating
that inasmuch as they had the Sena-
tor last time, it now lay between
Maury and Lewis as to which
county should be entitled to it.
Chairman Carroll, of Lewis county,
had been invited to be present at
the meeting, and was there in
person. DR.. ]. w. StOckard, candi.
date for Senator from Lewis, was
also present.
Chairman Carroll, upon an invita-
ton to address the meeting, stated
that he was not there to enter into
any discussion, but simply to ask
that Lewis be given the seDatorship
this time; but if Maury thought
Lewis was not entitled to it, he
would make his bow and Loyalty
accept the decision.
DIR. Stockard of Lewis and Capt. w &.
S. Jennings, candidates for senator
from Maury, were each allowed to
present their claims to the COM
mittee.
Some discussion followed as to
which county was entitled to the
senatOrship this time, and also as to
the propriety and right of the COM
mittee to decide.
f. Yoest offered resolution that
it be the expressed sentiment of the
committee that Maury County is
entitled to the Senator.
Mr.. j. A. Smiser, who is not a
member of the committee, asked the
privilege of making a statement,
which was allowed him. He said
that, according to agreement, 1t was
Maury's time to have the Senator
and Floater, but, according to that,
Maury would have two representa-
tives, the Senator and Floater, and
he didn't want to be greedy. Lewis
was sister county and had stood
nobly by the Democratic nominees
in past election, and he thought that
Maury could afford to give her the
Senator this time.
Mr.. c.. V. Hull also thought that,
in view of the recent Democratic
strength Lewis had put forth, she
ought to be allowed to name the
Senator, and he made motion to
table Mr.. Yoest's resolution; but
the motion to table was lost by a
vote of % to Z. Mr.. Yoest's resolu-
tion was then adOped.
This settled the Senatorial matter,
and then the Floterial question was
taken up.
Mr.. Yoest offered another resolu-
tion, that it be the sentiment Of the
committee that Maury is entitled
to the Floater, and Mr.. Hull moved
! in lieu that it be given to Lewis
This resolution went the same way
of the former, and poor little Lewis
was again sat upon.
w. X. Stephens then offered the
following resolution:
"ReSOlued, That primary election b'
held in the different districts of Maury
County on Saturday, September II, tc
elect delegates to convention to b'
held in Columbia on Monday, Septem
Der 10, for the purpose OF nominating
Senator, two Representatives and q
Floater. All persons who voted TO
Bryan and Sewall, or Palmer and Buck
ner, shall be allowed to participate il
the said primaries. Be it further
"Resolred, That the committeeman o
their respective districts appoint tn
Judges and clerks for said primary elec
ton. Be it further
"ResOIUed, That new EXecutiv
Committee be elected at the said pri
mary election to serve for the next tw
years. BE it further
"ResolUed, That the polls for the SAT-
primary election be open from 2 p. m. t
4 p. m"
The resolution was adopted will
the amendments that "every ma
who will agree to support the nomi
nee be allowed to vote" and that tn
newly elected members of the Elk
; ecutive Committee meet in tn
} court t-house on September 10, at l
O'Clock, for organization"
The committee then adjourned.