The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-04-08
SEVENTH DISTRICT
REPUBLICANS
Meet i'm Columbia and Select
Delegates to National
Convention.
conure ssionaI Nomination Deferred
Joe P. Kidd New Chairman OF
Congressional Committee.
Mr.. E. |. GREGORY CRATES

The Republicans of the Seventh Con
oressional District met at IL O'CLOCK
Wednesday in the Circuit Court room.
Ahout fifty delegates were present;
Chairman d. B. Cliffe, of William
SON county, called the meeting 10
order. On motion of A. Nj. Hughes
I p. Kidd, of Lawrence County, was
elected Temporary Chairman, and Jonn
w Jackson of Maury, Secretary. Inc
temporary organization was made per-
Mr.. Kidd took the chair and thanked
the convention for the honor done MIN.
He maid a tribute to the Republican
marty and was applauded when he TOOK
his seat
On motion the chair was authorlzed
to name the Committee on Credentlais
and the Committee on Resolutions.
He appointed the following;
Committee on Credentials: u. "A.
Hawkins. of Williamson, II. +. Seavy,.
of Lawrence, G. G. Strlbbilng,, OF
Wayne, E. G. White, of Giles, ana n.
S. Hopkins, of Maury.
Mr.. d. B. Chffe was made Chairman
of the Committee on Resolutions, anu
j. S. Beasley, Secretary -
While the committees were out on
motion of Col Hughes, MI. Z. L..
Gregory. who is candidate for elector
for the state at large, was called on 1or
q speech.
On motion the Chairman was instruct
cd to appoint the Congressional Execu-
tive Committee for the next two years
and tbe following we're appointed A.
r, Scott, of Dickson, M j. Hickman,
If Giles. J. s. Beasley, of Hickman. l..
w Rausher. of Houston A. E. Deason,
of Humphreys, w. j. Hale, OF Lewis,
Joe P. Kidd. of Lawrence, John W.
Jackson. of Maury, G G Stribling, OF
Wave. r. G. Nichols, of Williamson.
This committee met immediately
altar the adjournment of the convention
and elected Can't Joe P. Kidd, Chair
man. and John w. jackson, Secretary
Committees Reports.
4 The committee on credentials reported
that all the delegates from the varioue
counties we're properly accredited anc
mesent. except Dickson, which county
:. was unrepresented. Wayne Count!
" as given votes, because of 81 vote
thrown out in one district in that coun
ty In 1900, on account OF one or Two ~
lsgal votes. The vote of 1900 for .presi
dent was adopted as the basis OF rep
resentatlon. The committee on plat
form reported The usual resolutions
praising the national administration AM
all the great party leaders, were aoopSe'
and expressing the loss of the party an
, the country in the death OF senate
q Hanna. -, "
The resolutions named DR.. W. Il
Sheddan, of Maury and j. q. hickman
, of Giles, as delegates to tho namona
: conyention, and j. S Beasley, or HicK
!, man, and D. W. Starnes. OF Lawrence
as alternates Walter 2 Brownlow wa
! ! endorsed for National Committeeman
:, It wae decided inopportune to nominal
! candidate at this time for congress, an
!. the matter was defer ed to the Con
, pressional Committee.
: Joe P. Kidd and John W. Jackso
= we're selected as State Committeeine
from this congressional district.
The following were selected as men
. hers of the committees on permanen
= orpanjzatiop in the state convenuo
THURSDAY: G. S. Moss, of Williamson
for the committee on permanent organ
J. cation: j P. Kidd, for the committee
!. credentials, and A. M. Hughes, L
Y committee on resolutions.
n The convention them adjourned.