The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-04-08
BATTER
Hardeman County Democrats
Unanimously Endorse
our Present Sen
atOr.
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED.

in the courthouse Monday was at
tended by one of the largest and
most representative body of men
that has assembled in Hardeman
County in years. Confederate
veterans were conspicuous by their
presence, and their gray locks min
gled tremendously with those of
the darker hue of their sons. The
court house was crowded, and all
came with a single purpose-to put
their stamp of approval upon the
services of William B. Bate and to
instruct for his reelection, which
was done without a dissenting voice.
The few McMillin men present soon
saw the hand writing on the wall,
''laid down. and took their bitter
medicine with the best grace they
could.
The meeting was called to order
by J. A. Foster, chairman of the
county executive committee.
On motion of Senator J. c..
Jackson, Hon. A. J. Coates was
elected chairman, and on motion
Hugh Williams and John Reaves
were elected secretaries.
On motion the chair was author
lied to appoint a committee of ten,
to whom all resolutions were to be
referred. The chair appointed the
following: j. w. Jones, g. A.
Miller, DR.. T. E. Prewitt, G. A.
Duncan, J. G. Jackson, w. c. Pr
tie, H. J. Brint, D. j. Campbell,
G. 7. Hudson and r. B. Ray.
On motion, every Democrat in
Hardeman County who desires to at
tend the Gubernatorial Convention
at Nashville, was appointed a dele
gate.
A motion that each district select
its delegates and report the names
of same to the convention was lost.
While the meeting waited for the
Committee on Resolutions to re-
port, Col. T. 3. Edgington, of
Memphis, candidate for delegate at
large to the National Convention,
was called on and delivered a short
address.
Hon. J. w. Jones, chairman of
the Committee on Resolutions, sub
mitted the following:
"Whereas, we the democracy of
Hardeman County, in mass conven
ton assembled, recognize in Gen
VIM. b. Bate a hero in war, a
statesman in peace, a patriot at all
times and a democrat everywhere;
honest and incorruptible, a gentle
man, a lover of all high and honor
able things, a defender of the rights
of the masses against wrongs anG
usurpation of power; Governor who
brought peace to his state, Senator
in the Federal council chamber
without stain-stilI poor, but still
honest;
"Therefore, we indorse his hon
estY, we indorse his ability, we IN
dorse his democracy, we indorse
his unsullied patriotism and we
heartily indorse his candidacy for
reelection by the General Assembly
of the State of Tennessee to the
United States Senate.
"And we hereby distinctly in
struct our representatives in the
next General Assembly not only to
vote for, but to use all of their
power and influence to secure his
reelection.
"And the delegates hereafter APP
pointed by this County TO attend
the Senatorial and Floterial coDven-
tions are hereby distinctly instruct
ed to introduce and vote for as a
unit resolutions in said conventions
to instruct our State Senator and
Pictorial Representative to vote for
the reelection of Gen. w. B. Bate"
The above resolution vas unani-
nously adopted amid great en-
.husiasm. Every man in the house
to his feet and some of the old
soldiers climoed on top of benches
o sanction it.
The administration of Gov. Fra
Ter was Endorsed, also John w.
Secretary of State, r. E.
folk, Treasurer, Frank Dibbrell,
Comptroller.
The following delegates at large
o the National Convention were in
tructed tor: E. w. Carmack, T. B.