The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-07
PRIMARY
Called to Select Nominees for ju6ge
and AtIorney-6eneraI.
Saturday, May 10, Selected a. the
Date for Holding the
Els~aon.

The Democratic -. .s-o-,;t ,,,..t los
for the 18th Judicial q. ,rsa nar,o-s
Saturday in :he Bethel h ,non IN
for the purpose of deciding Damo
manner and time for selecting -
cratic candidates for the Offices Of ~
cult Judge and Attorney General Tbs
following chairmen for the several
counties composing the committee were
present: Maury. w. J. fowler Giles,
JEFF Pulliam Lawrence, T. II. Mere
dith; Wayne, w. T. Whitby, repre-
sented by proxy; Lewis. ]. F. Carroll,
represented by proxy; Hickman, j. I.
Patton.
The committee organized by electing
w. ]. fowler chairman, and JEFF
Pulliam, Secretary.
The first question brought MP was
the manner of selecting nominees for
Circuit Judge and Attorney General.
Mr. Meredith of Lawrence. moved to
call delegated convention, and Mr..
Pulliam moved in lieu to call direct
primary. Communications from
Messrs- Carroll and Whitbv, the alb
sentees. were read, instructing that
their votes be cast for a primary.
There was a good deal of discussion
on the question. snd the candidates
for Attorney General In attendance
were asked to give their views.
Mr.. Garner of Lawrenceburg. said
he had no fight to make for either q
primary or a convention, but he had
come to Columbia with the under
standing and agreement that conven-
tion was to be called. and he was some
what surprised to see that some OF the
candidates had changed their minds
He said there had been tacit under
standing between him and the candi-
datesand committeeman he had talked
with on the subject to hold conven-
tiOn. He favored convention because
at would be more economical for the
candidates
Mr.. Childers of Giles, said he was
I'm favor of a primary. He had at
first favored a convention, but had
never considered the matter one way
or another until this morning. AS to
ANY agreement having been made, he
said that was a mistake. He thought
"a primary would be less expensive and
more satisfactory.
Mr.. Sowell of Lawrenceburg. said !
he had never made any agreement to
have convention. He had always
favored primary, and thought the
people favored one.
Mr.. Meredith, committeeman from !
Lawrence, said he had always opposed
primaries because they were not in /
accord with the principles of Democ- /
racy but he would vote for oneAif they
would incorporate in the rules govern
ing the same that only white Cemo-
Gratis would be allowed to vote. All
of the committeeman agreed to it.
Mr.. Garner said he realized that he
was in the hands Of the Philistines,
and would have to submit to primary.
On vote being called, the COM
mittee voted unanimously for pri
mary, but Messrs. Meredith and Patton
aid they did so under protest.
Mr.. Meredith suggested that a
clause prohibiting the use of money or
be incorporated in the rules.
Mr.. Ohilders and several of the COM
mittee men thought that would be un-
necessary, as it was already inoor-
porated in the law legalizing primaries
Mr.. Garner insisted on having the .
clause inserted, as he saia it would do
10 harm, but POSSIBLY great deal of
FOOD.
Saturday, May 10, was selected as
he date for holding the primary, the 8
to meet on May II to can |
vass the returns. a