The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-01-31
PRIMARY CALLED
To Nominate Candidate for Chan
cellor April 26.

The Democratic Executive Com
mittee for this Chancery Division
met at the Palace Hotel last Mon
day to designate time, place, and
manner OF selecting Democratic
candidate for Chancellor.
Capt. H. G. Norman, Chairman,
of Fayette, called the committee
in session with the following men,
bers present: f. p. Hall, of Weak
ley, Secretary; Legrand Jones, of
Gibson; Spared Hill as proxy for
John R. Sloan, of Upton; III. c, Stan
field as proxy for J. II. Burnett, of
Lake; Henderson Dawson as proxy
tor B. B. Watkins, of Dyer; William
Kinney, of Haywood; Ira r. Barheld
as proxy tor r, A. Williams, of
Lauderdale, and ]. NJ. Ownby, of
Obion county.
The first question for considera-
ton was the manner of selecting a
candidate. This was disposed OF
in very short time in favor of
primary election, and so decided.
Then the proper method came up
for discussion, and the secretary
was requested to read the act of
Assembly governing primary cleo
tions.
Mr.. LeGrand Jones offered reso-
lutions, embracing the different
propositions to be acted upon.
Upon adoption of Mr., Spared Hills
motion to take up sections sepa-
rately, he moved again to strike out
the goth day OF March, incorpor-
ated as the date to be set for the
primary and to substitute the 21st
day of June, and spoke in support
of same, saying, i'll subtance, there
was no necessity for haste.
Mr.. Hall thought the date should
be earlier than June, and Mr.. Hen
derson Dawson offered a compro-
mise, suggesting Mays.
Mr.. Ownby favored the 10Th of
March as not unreasonably early.
He stated that the candidates had
spent several months in
the canvass, and, in his opinion,
this date would give them fair
and impartial opportunity to cover
he field.
Mr., Hill did not agree to this.
He said that he was not particular
bout the Dist of June, but thought .
date much later than the Doth of
1arch would be required by the /
to visit the remote dis
riots, and grew a little warm over
he suggestion of snap judgment
nd other indefinite illusions to |
he matter. L
Mr.. Ownby took it that the com
littee was composed of fair-mlnd- I
i men and not disposed to be ar +
ltrary in their ruling. He also 0
poke of June being busy time V
it'll farmers. F
Mr.. Hill withdrew his motion de-
ring the primary till June, upon
hich Mr.. Jones said he was will fl
G to compromise and asked con- G
mt of his second to substitute
prll 5. Mr.. Dawson proposed
pril 10. Mr.. Ownby thought : :,
e goth more suitable date, as il Z"
ould not conflict with the April q
rm of Chancery Court to be held II
re and would be fair compro- 81
Sc. This was accepted by Mr.. "
mes and fixed by the committee OF
the date Of the primary election. ii,
le remaining sections were then 4,
opted without change, with the e..
ception of the last section which y
IS added, and the resolutions as :.
Whole are a 5 follows: -
At meeting of the Democratic "a
licial Executive Committee of la
/. Ninth Chancery Division Of the or
tie Of Tennessee held at the 81,
lace Hotel in Union City, Tenn, -
Monday the 9th day Of January. pc
2, the following resolutions were til,
,pted; first,
e it resolved. That a primary lay
stion be held in each civil district no
the several counties Which will EN-
lpose the Ninth Chancery DiVis- 81,
under the acts of 1899, on Satur- -
/, the 26tl day Of April, 1902 Tor pu