Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-02-13
PRIMARY
DECLARED
General Business Transacted
and Hon. J. J. Dykes, of
Whitwell, Elected
Chairman.

A cold day Saturday did not deter q
good attendance Of republicans. Dur
Ing the morning hours previous to the
meeting the crowd was entertained by
some peddlers, both colored, only one
more so than the other.
AT 100 p. m. tho meeting was called
to order by Prof. D. A. Tate in the
court house but the crowded condition
showed that it was impossible to trans
act any business there, so an adjourn
ssment was made to the yard on the
south side of the building.
Nominations for chairman were call.
ed for, and j. C. Kelley of Jasper and
Hon. John ]. Dykes, OF Whitwell, were
named. The vote being taken, the
Chairman was unable TO determine
who was elected, and to verify the vote
the people were lined up on each side
on the path, it soon appearing that q
majority was in favor OF Mr. Dykes
Mr.. ]. C. Kelley moved that the nom
ination be made by acclamation, and
Mr.. Dykes WAS declared elected and
conducted to the chair. P. Il. Thach
was elected Secretary, and T. l.. Pat.
ton, assistant secretary.
A motion was made that a committee
OF seven, afterwards increased to nine,
be appointed to prepare resolutions and
lists of delegates, and report, and the
following were appointed: II. r. Gil
liam, j. G. Kelley, j. C. Gross, J. W.
Morrison, D. A. Tate, A. J. Martin, S.
b. Patton, John T. RaulstOn, W. i. Nc
Daniel.
After the retirement of the commit
tee the speaking commenced;
w. II. White. candidate for sheriff,
led off, winding up with the story OF
how the man Ou tran the jack rabbit.
Dave Layne, the old man eloquent,
spoke in the interests of w. A. Brown
and Lawrence Layns.
D. T. Thach, our present County
Court Clerk, then annouRced that
he was not candidate fer reelection,
and thanked the people for his election
unanimously four years ago.
b. Long, of Victoria, candidate for
GOuutJ COuEb CAbEhi buOu Spphgs
Laurence Layne, candidate for Cir
cult court clerk, then took his turn at
the bat.
A. w. Furguson, candidate for sheriff,
then spoke. He was followed by Ar.
thur Raulston, candidate for circuit
court clerk.
A. J, Willis, candidate for county
Judge, then had an inning.
w. A. Brown, candidate for same Of
fee, followed him.
Several candidates for sheriff then
appeared, first, Pete McGill, who among
other things suggested that If there
was not enough candidates they should
unite on him, an American-born Irish
man.
Then John Smith spoke, but did not
make any reference to his illustrious
ancestor or Miss POcohontas, but want
cd to be sheriff
Then sheriff +. NJ. Mccullough ap-
peared and asked for reelection, offer
ing if any dereliction ofduty could be
proved against him to retire from the
race.
q. w. Coppinger next blushingly ap-
peRred and disolaimed all efforts at ora
tory but said be would try to be COM
petent officer.
J. NJ. Bible, candidate for sheriff,
then spoke, and was followed by Z. c..
Floyd, for trustee, who ended the pro-
cession.
The committee on resolutions and
delegates then reported as follows:
Judicial Delegates--D. Curtis, ".
Caspary, q. w. White, NJ. Il. Merritt
e. ID. Smith, James Long J. c. Kelly
d. V. Dame, Meridith Wisewell, S. VI.
Collins, Jas. COtfelt Jas. Kelley, T.
araenicher, J. S. Williams. Sam Hall
A. J. Willis, d. A. Tate, L. :. RaulstOn
J. w. Morrison, !. Il. Raulston, +. T.
Bull, w. T. Mcdaniel, r, A. Patton, NJ
V. Coffelt.
State Delegates Il. f. Tate, S. NJ
Bryant, Rutherford Pickett, w. A.
brown, T. A. Shelton, T. II. Richie, =
II. Patton, NJ. l.. Harris, ]. G. Kelly 4
L. Morrison, 5. r. Raulston, JOhI
Sampley, Dan Hale, W. p. Rsulston
5. II. RaulstOn, Thomas Kenny, tx
Ament, w. +. McCurry, J. ]. Dykes, I
c. eHughes, A. l.. Rankin, Wiley Pope
{. L. lngersoll, w. l.. Miller
Congressional Dslegates--R. i. Kil
gore, John Slstton, Mack Brewer, T.. J
bailey, \. II. Barker, Kelly Pryor, Dal
PitmAn. r. J. Massey, T. NJ. McCul
lough, +. II. Thatch, :. Il. Patton, r
+. Wisewell, J. c. Raulston, DAME
Payne. :. NJ. Raulston, J. X. Tate, A
J. Martin, Pete McGill, NJ. +. Thatch
r W. Holcomb, j. W. Usher. Bill Tee
ers, JEFF Mason, S. $. Tate, Russ Raul,
ton. J. ". Morrison, j. T. Raulstor
". +. Mcdaniel, c. l.. lngsrsoll. j. {
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