The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-07

The convention to nominate Demo
cratic candidates for the Legislature in
Maury county was called to order al
noon Wednesday by j. B. Cranberry
Chairman of the County Democratic
Executive Committee.
Esq. Frank ri. Ricketts,, of Mt. Pleas
ant, nominated w. D. Withe rspoon fol
Temporary Chairman, and Esq. Glenn
nominated j M. Grove. The vote was
taken by districts and resulted as fol-
lows: Nitherspoon, 20: Grove. IL
Upon motion of Mr.. Grove, Mr.. Wither.
spoons election was made unanimous
Webb Williams, of Mt Pleasant, was
was made temporary Secretary.
Mr.. E. II. Hatcher moved that com
mittee of three be appointed by the
Chairman, on Credentials and Perma-
nent o -ganiz ition, and committee OF
five on Platform and Resolutions. The
motion prevailed and the Chair ap-
pointed on Credentials and Organiza.
ton: E. II. Hatcher, j. @. Sowell
and T. G. Hughes; and on Platform
and Resolutions: F. Nj. RicL cts, j. A.
Smiser, Billy Fitzpatrick, Sol Gross
and T. G. Gaskill.
The Con vention then adjourned for
thirty minutes to give the Committees
time to formulate their reI orts.
The Committee on Credentials re-
ported after O. clock, giving one vote
to each district in the county except the
9th, which was given four The Com
mittee on Resolutions and Platform also
reported, there beng majority and
minority report. The majority report
endorses the Adams law and opposes
it's repeal or extension at present,
while the minority report
simply favored endorsing the state
platform. The majority report was
adopted The temporary organization
was made permanent, and Major A. A.
Lipscomb was put in nomination by X.
Fl Hatcher, Col T. E. Jamison Ivy
Mr.. j.. A Sanders, Mr.. T. H. Nixon by
MI. J. H. Kennedy and Mr.. w. B.
Long, of Mt. Pleasant, by Mr.. T. G.
Gaskill. 80
The convention then proceeded to the
balloting There were tive, ty eight
votes all told and it took fraction over
"A to nominate. Capt. Lipscomb and
Mr.. Long were nominated on the first
ballot. Mr.. Long receiving 10 l.5 votes,
Capt Lipscomb 141a, Mr.. Nixon ID lilo.
MAJOR Jameson 10 15 and Mr.. Nelson 3.
The nominees then address the con-
vention, thanking it for the honor done
them and the convention then ad-
journed.
The Herald reported Wednesday the
of the nominees of the Maury
County Democratic Legislative Com.
mittee, Capt. A. A. Lipsoomb and MI.
W. B. Long, and also full report of
he convention s work except the
of the committees on Platform
and on Credentials. These could not
be obtained in time for publication
Wednesday. They read as follows:
Report OF Credentials Committee.
We, the committee, appointed on per-
organization and credentials, beg
leave to report that we recommend the
vote of 1902 as the basis
Of representa- ton.
This would give each district one
vote except No. 8, which has four.
We report that the following named
are the duly accredited delegates:
From Dist. No. l, Morris Fly; Dist.
No. 2. j. ii. Kennedy; Dist. No. 3, Tom
Harlison; Dist No. 4, William Fitz-
patrick; Dist. No 5, Cord Denton. Dist.
No. 6, j. s. Hickman and Will Gibson;
Dist No. 7, j. H. Courtney and j. B.
Lowell; Dist No. 8, j. B. Pender; Dist.
No. 8, E. Fl. Hatcher, John Fl. Thomas,
Y. F. Vaughan, K. E Nichols, DR.. @
A. Forgey, w o Witherspoon, Sol
Gross. Frank Swansburg. w. B. Wooten,
James A. Smiser; Dist. No. 10. w. V.
Thomson and W. j. Murphy; Dist. No.
l, Nick Swar and H.. D. Douglass;
Dist. No. ~, F. M. Ricketts, and Webb
Williams; Dist No. ID, Mumford Smith |
md De Cooper; Dist No. IA. J. C.'Sow-
II, N. A. Choate and l.. H Msyberry;
Dist. No. Is, J. T Akin and Clabe Bal
ey; Dist. No. 16, DR.. j. o. Cummins
md E. A. Pogue; Dist. No. II, F. B.
Jraige and A II. Forgey; Dist. No. 10.
rhos. Gaskill and Thos. Latta and j. d. !,
oigg: Dist. No. 10, Henry Thompson |
md Gam Mckay; Dist No. 20, T. G.
hughes; Dist. No. 81. W. T. Mitchell;
Diet No. %, J. A. Sanders and j.. L.
Watson; Dist No %, w. A. Glenn and |
4. A Parham; Dist. No "a, VIM. Scott;
Dist. No. %, G. P. Pratt and Jno. M
Grove.
We further report and Recommend