The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-01-01
THAT HoHEEwALD AGREE
MENT.


forial Convention hell at Hohenwale
In the summer Of 1902. providing thai
Lewis county should have the Henstol
from this district in 1904. and thai
Perry should name the man In 1906.
and Maury the next two terms.
That was q pure. unadulterated
political dicKer, without precedent.
or right or reason There were moi
exceeding six delegates present from
Esury county at the time. and these
delegates were about equally divided
between the two factions known In
Maury county us the whiskey and
anti- wniskey factions. The whiskey
faction from Maury introduced the
resolution and with the support OF
Perry and Lewis succeeded in pass
ing the resolution. Speaking IN op-
POSITION to 1t Mr.. #. ID. Lander said
to the convention ut the time. this
resolution is not worth the paper upon
which 1t Is written. 1t is entirely
beyond the scope of our authority.
We have no right, we are not dele
gated with any power. we are not
sent here to say who snail be Senator
for ten years. or where he shall come
from; and say to you now that the
thirty-slx hundred democratic voters
in Many county will not pay the
slightest attention to this high hand
ca, arp1trary aud unauthorized pro
ceedlng OF mere handful OF poliri-
clans seeking to usurp the peoples
rights. \
MaurY county has just as much right
to the senator a. long as she puts for
ward the best man, as she has to the
Congressman. II we are going to
rotate the Senator. why not rotate
the Congressman. And at this
particular juncture the Senator is by
Tar tue more important office Of the
two.
The action of the Hohenwald conven-
tion WA uncalled for ana unprece-
slented. Such has never been the pre-
cedent ia this Senatorial district.
Ana ia snch thought or intention or
purpose had ever been limited at by the
county conventions. If the Maury |
delegation had been authorized OF in
structed TO parcel out the office TO the
several counties, and If the delegations
from Perry and Lewis had been
clothed with like authority, then the
action Of the convention would have
been binding upon the party. But
10 such authority was given. The
delegates were sent there for one
specific purpose Ito nominate candi- Il
date tor Senator. Simply that and
Aothlng more. They had just as
much authority to nominate Senator
tor five consecutive terms, as they had
to say what county he should come (
from for five consecutive terms
They had just as much authority to
name the man as they had to name j
the county. II
They had absolutely no right or au-
thority to do whas they did, and their !
action Is in no sense binding upon (
except the few who voted for I
It.
The idea of some fifteen or twenty q
in solemn conclave as 6
,embled, with no authority from any ?
body, resolving two years In advance q
hat neither Perry nor Maury county y
mould be allowed even to offer " o
TINS year for the Senate 9
The idea Of less than half OF . baker 8 Il
lozen OF convention politicians. clothed 9
With no higher authority than their !
gall, saying to thirty SIX =
hundred Democratic voters in Maury 2
county, stand aside; 1t does not suit 9
,ur plans for any Of you to 60 to the q
senate this year. = M
The Herald mas no prejudice against !,
lewis county. We do not think
lines should be consid- ,
red. II Mr.. Schubert, the Lewis !,
ounty nominee, IL u better man than =
Jerry or Maury may put in the Held. 4
hen give him the place. But ii LIE =
rants 1t he should come into Maury !
nd 70 before the people and declare !,
is convictions and principles, ard Z
tand upon his merits. 4
1t is matter Of very small moment
vhere the candidate comes from but .
Ia matter OF very great moment I
That he stands for. !
II he is little figure head, with I
o convictions Of his own, willing /
. be instructed al along the line and (
0 promise to do as he IL told, .nen !
Q had better be left at home ana = (
ian cent to tina Senate; tor the Stale (
I Tennessee needs men, not weak :
ngs In the Senate. Z
II does not matter nearly 20 much I
There the candidate comes from az :