The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-14
CALL FOR JUDICIAL CONVEN-
TON.


Be and it is hereby resolved and ordered
by the Democratic Executive Committee for
the l4th Judicial Circuit of the State of Ten
nessee, that Democratic Convention be held
at the courthouse in the city of Oyersburg in
noon on Thursday, the first day Of May, 1902,
for the purpose of nominating Democratic
candidate for Circuit Judge, and also. a Demo-
cratic candidate for Attorney General for said
circuit to be voted for in the several counties
composing said circuit at the regular election
for said officers to be held in Augu t, 1902, and
any and all such other business as may proper
| ly come before said convention.
Be it further ordered, Tnat the delegates to
and to compose said convention shall be Sc
lecttd by the several counties in said circuit
by county conventions which shall be held in
each and all of said counties at l o clock p m.
on Monday, the 21st day of April, 1902, at the
county seat of each of said counties; and at
which said several county conventions each
| such convention shall elect such number OF
delegates to said convention to be held at
Dyersburg aforesaid as may be deemed advlsa-
BILE, But it is hereby ordered and directed
that the delegates so appointed from each coun-
ty shall be entitled to cast and have counted in
said Dyersburg convention for each such
county one vote for each one hundred votes or
fraction of more than 80 CASTOR the Democratlc
presidential electors in the elecdon in NOvem-
Der, 1900, in such county, without regard to the
mum er of delegates appointed or In attend
ance at such said Dyersburg convention, on any
and all questions or elections of officers that
may arise for decision or settlement.
1t is further ordered and directed, That such
said county conventions shall be composed OF
delegates selected in the several civil districts
of such county, by district conventions to be
held in each and all of the civil districts in
each county at and by district conventions
to be held at the usual vo9s PpGe bas
more than one voting place, then at such place
in such district at which the larger vote of such
district is usually polled at 0'c 16Wa m, on
district convention there shall be appointed
such number of delegates as such convention
may deem advisable, but such SAID district IN
said county convention to be held as AFORESAID
shall have the right to cast and have counted
only one vote for each 30 votes or fraction of
more than % cast for the Democratic electors In
the regular election in November: 1900, on any
and ali ouee tions or elections of officers in such
said county convention But any district vot-
ing less than 25 shall have one vote.
1t is further ordered and directed, That the
member of the county Democratic execuuve
committee for each civil district in any and an
of the districts in the several counties in SAID
circuit shall call such district convention TO
order and preside over same until such conven7
ton shall have duly chosen its chairman; ana
in the event Of the failure or refusal of such
member to so attend and call to order ana pre-
side over such district convention. then Inc
Democrats then and there present shall call TO,
gether and hold such convention in the usual
way.
It is further ordered, That the member Of
this committee for each county shall call SAID
county convention to order IN MS coun-
ty and preside over same until such convention
hall have duly chosen its chairman or presld-
ing officer; and in the event of his failure or re,
fuSal to 80 call such convention to order and
preside over same then ana IN tnse o
provided TO attend such county convention,
concerning whose right to act as such delegates,
there is no contest, shall nave the rlght TO
meet at the usual place for holding such coun-
ty convention and organize such sad conven-
ton in the usual way, and select delegates 70
represent such county as herelnbefore pro-
vided.
If Ia further ordered and directed That the
chairman of this com mittee shall call to order
said convention to be held in Dyersburg as
aforesaid. and preside over same until such con-
vention shall have duly chosen It's chairman or
temporary chairman, and in the event OF his
failure or refusal so to do then said duty snail
be performed by the secretary of this commit
tee.
Be it further resolved, ordered and directed;
That the names of the delegates from each civil
district to the county convention to be held as
aforesaid, shall be furnished to the member OF
this committee for such county not later IMAM
II o'clock, noon, on the uay Oh sucI oountS co ~
| the accredited delegates to such convention, ana
| that the names of the delegates appolnted by
such county conventions TO SAID DyersDurg
convention shall be furnished to the chairman
| of this committee not later than IL O'Clock m.
on the day said convention is to be hed at Dyers-
| burg as aforesaid, SO that he may know VINO are
| the accreQlIeQ uoleR6toS hoAn S"SA SoN-'I w
| such convention.
II Is further ordered and directed, That the
member of the county Democratic committee
for each civil district shall, by written or print
ed hand bills publish the time ana Pna'Ge, %nes
as aforesaid for ten days prior TO tne oate o.
same, in three or more public places IN sucn
district. All Democratic voters ana those Dem Dem
| oorats who will be entitled to vote at the regu
lar August election in 1902 shall have the right
and are asked to participate in said conventions
in said civil districts aforesaid, but such Oemo-
cratic voters shall not be emitted TO paruclpate
in such conventions except in the civil dlstrlc'
where such voters are entitled to vote In regu
lar elections held pursuant to law
Be 1t further ordered and directed, That eacf
candidate shall be entitled to his respective
strength from each and every county in sale
Judicial Circuit, and in order to ascertain same
a vote shall be taken in such county eonVen'
ton and the exact strength OF eacn ca IN c
ascertained and recorded as part OF the pro
ceedings of such convention, ana IN sald Dyers
burg convention the vote OF each and ever
county shall be so cast as TO give each ana ever
, candidate his respective strength in each ant
every county; provided, this shall not De Dlnu'
ing on any county or the delegates theretron
unless all of the seven counties, composing saIl
| circuit shall have taken such SAID action. u
order to enforce this provision, 1t is further al
rected That In such said county conVenLlon Tn
delegates from each civil district shall nam
and designate the delegates from such COUNT
Convention for such civil district, to the SAT-
Dyersbnrg convention, and IN the event an,
civil district in the county shall not be then AM
there represented in such county, convention
then the other delegates in attendance joint!
shsIl have the right to select delegates for sucl
said district having no delegates in attendance
1t further ordered, That these resolution
be published for at least three different times i
county nrior to such district conventions, ant
the failure Of the district committeeman to Civ
, the notice hereinbefore provided, shall not in
validate the selection OF sucn delegates rs ma
be made from such district
M M. MARSHALL, Chm n,
= J. r. CoTHRAN, Sec.,
JOHN e. WELLS,
w. H. ANDERSON,
FRANK P. HALL,
r. T. PETTUs,
&c. r. SGRUGGs,
Committeeman
@Proxy held by E. Rice.