The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-10-12

John M Grove of the 25th district
found his voice and named the name
o. Capt. w j. Whitthorne
Mr.. Severson presented DR.. ] w.
Stockard of Lewis.
That being all, the ballot was
taken and resulted as follows:
Erwin 30.
Whitthorne l3.
StOckLrd 8.
The vote by counties was: Maury,
n for Erwin. ID for Whitthorne;
Perry, 8 for Erwin, 2 for Stockard;
Lewis, B for Stockard. Total nun.
Der of vo es cast So, necessary TO a
choice ~. 1t will be noticed there
fore that Judge Erwin's vote in
Maury was sufficient to have nomi-
mated him, even had the opposition
succeeded in controlling the entire
vote of the other counties.
A resolution endois sing the can
didacy of Hon, e. w. Carmack for
the United States Senate and in
structing the nominee of the conven-
tion to vote for him, was adopted.
A similar resolution favoring the
candidacy of Miss Mollie Hardison
w. Morton for Secretary of State,
after arather heated debate, was
defeated.
Another motion instructing for
Miss Hardison, was adopted.
The Senatorial Convention then
adjourned.
Representatives For the Lower House.
Immediately upon the adjourn
ment Of the Senatorial convention,
date for the House of Representa-
tives was called together.
Messrs. Smiser and Grove were
put in nomination again, but Mr.
Groves name was Withdrawn and
Mr.. Smiser was elected by acclama-
tion as temporary chairman, and
Mr.. w. B. Greenlaw was made secre-
tary, and the temporary organization
was made permanent. In lieu of the
formality and delay of a committee
on credentials, the same list of Mau-
ry delegates as was reported to the
Senatorial convention, was adopted
The convention was eXpediting
business with rush. An effort was
made to adjourn until Tuesday, but
the country delegates would not
have it.
n limitations were called for.
DR.. Bledsoe Brown of the 10th
district nominated Capt. A. A. Lips.
comb.
Il. H. Hatcher, Esq, nominated
Mr.. John Nelson of the 1lth district.
j. q. Voorhies nominated w. o.
Gordon of the 10Th
Eugene Ritter nominated J. Il. l..
! Cochran.
j. A. Baker nominated Jno. L.
DoOley.
Jno. M. Grove nominated r. d.
Llchridge, and somebody nominated
sam Hayes.
The majority rule was adopted,
and the first ballot was called, with
the following le.ult:
Total number of votes cast 80
necessary to a choice 20.
Lipscomb 20.
Melon IL.
Lochridge 4.
Gordon 2
Dooley & Hayes together l.
Capt. Llpscomb was declared the
nominee, and the ballos proceeded
for the second place; the second ball
lot being as follows, and resulting il
no election:
Nelson II.
Lochridge 141a.
Gordon 80.
Hayes q.
Cochran ~.
| Mr.. Dooley's name was with.
drawn.
The third and last ballot resulted
in the nomination of Mr.. Nelson, the
vote being as follows:
Nelson 201a.
Lochridge I5R.
Gordon 21a.
Hayes q.
Another fight came up over a mo-
tion to instruct for Capt. Morton and
Miss Hardison, but this time with
better result, and the motion pre-
vailed by vote of about two TO one
The nomination of w. b. Romins
by Giles county as Floterial repre-
sentative was ratified, a resolution
instructing for Carmack for the Sen
ate was adopted, and another resolu
tion offered by Mr.. j. N. Thomas
declaring everything done to bt
unanimous and harmonious, anC
that all Democratic nominees shOulC
be supported to the last, was ais,
adopted, the convention adjourned
sine die, and the days work wa
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