The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-02-11
PRIMARY FOR
CIRCUIT JUDGE
Called for Saturday, the Twelfth
Day Of March,
BY the Maury County Democratic
Executive Committee, Assem-
bIed Last Monday.
Submit the Primary or No Phi
mary" Question to the viii
of the People.

Pursuant to call of the Chair
man, made at the request of Messrs.
Sam Holding and e. S. Fowler,
candidates for the Democratic
nomination for Circuit Judge, the
Maury County Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee met in the Chancery
Court room last Monday. rm
A resolution was adopted calling
for primary to be held Saturday,
March II, 1898, for the selection of a
candidate from this county for
Judge of the Circuit Court for the
Ninth Judicial district; any candi-
date who may desire to submit his
claims to this primary, to select one
person from each voting place to act
in conjunction with the committee
man at each voting precinct in hold
ing said primary. All those who
have heretofore affiliated with the
Democratic party or voted for Bry-
an or Palmer for president in 1896,
or who have become of age since the
election in 1896, or who will become
of age by the August election, 1898,
provided they declare their inten-
ton to affiliate with the Democratic
party, will be allowed to vote. A
resolution was offered by Charley
Hull, to the effect that Messrs
Holding and Smiser be authorized
to conduct the primary under their
own supervision, and that the
Executive Committee have moth
ing to do with said primary. The
resolution went to the table.
! No; / fN NWiIIi., NEON >,
stated that he had received letter
from the Chairman of the Giles
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee, suggesting that the chair
men of the executive committees in
the various counties in this Judicial
Circuit meet at Summertown or
some date to be determined in the
future, for the purpose of consider.
ing the matter of nominating can
didate for the district. The com.
mittee authorized Mai. Wiliamson
to meet and act for them, with the
other chairmen, at any time ant
place that might be selected.
The action of the committee sew.
eral weeks ago in declaring that nc
primary should be held for the selec
ton of candidates for county Offices
has ELECTED much discussion since
and the members of the comMitte'
who voted on the "no primary" side
have been loud in their declaration;
that in So voting they had voiced
the sentiment of the majority of the
Democratic voters of the county.
Those of the committee who voted
for primary were desirous of sub
mitting the matter to the people tt
see how the sentiment really was
but the opposition forces when asket
to let the Democrats decide foi
themselves whether or not they
would abandon the nominating sys
tenn, were even afraid to trust the
people, and promptly sent the reso
luton to the table.
Mr.. Joe Ballanfant of the 9th dis
trict offered the following resolu
ton, which, Oh motion made b.
: Charley Hull and seconded by w
X. Stephens, was tabled; viz:
"Be ii reSolUed, by the Democrat
: Executive Committee, that the question
of holding primary election for count
J offices in Maury County,be submitted
the Democratic voters of said county a
the coming primary election to be hel
for Circuit Judge on the 18th day o
March, and that this committee b
governed by majority of the votes fo
and against said primary election"
e. S. Dooley resigned as CON
mitteeman from the 2lst district
and Lovic Lotion was elected in hi
place.
The committee then adjourned.