The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-01
COUNTY PRIMARY
MARCH 3
DEMOCRATIC ExECUTITE
COMMITTEE HOLDS
BUSY SESSION.
JUDGE ERWlN'S RESOLUTION
Legalizing the Committee Met
Strong Opposition But
Finally Prevailed.

The County Democratic Executive
Committee met at III O'Clock Monday
morning In the Circuit Court room,
called together by Chairman Kannon
tor the purpose of confeIrlng and de-
ciding whether or not primary shoulC
be neld for the purpose of encosing a
democratic ticket TOR county officers
and TO decide, II a primary was
advisable, wnen it should be held.
Alr. hannon stated, after the meet
ing was called to order, that the charge
had been made that he was trying "a
have an early primary called Tor the
benefit of certain candidates. He
said this was untrue. That he had
issued the call for the committee meet
ing because majority'of the candi-
dates had requested it, and ne was act
ing simply for what he Thought the
Dcst interests of the democratic party
OF Maury county.
On motion an expression was had
from the candidates present, and there
were a host Ut them. They were all
willing TO ablue by the action of the
Committee ana the majority of them
favored a primary some time in De-
cember.
by the time the candidates had fin
ished speaking 1t was IL O'Clock and
en- adjournment was taken for dinner.
At the afternoon session the que ltion
of IegalizIng the Executive Committee
III accordance with the amendment
acts of the legislature caused a warm
discussion, being opposed by committee
men VINO feareu the larger of the OLD
districts would Iun over tine smaller
districts In the next committee cleo
tion.
Judge Erwin introduced the follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas any primary election or
deIed, provided for ana held by the
Democratic Executive Committee of
Maury County, must unuer the law
be held as a legalizeu primary,
And, whereas tine Executive Com
mittee is quasi legal body whose acts
are SUBJECT 10 legal review.
And, whereas IN order that the ac-
tIon OF this Committee may in every
way conform to the requirements of
the law,
Therefore. be it resolved that the
residing in each of
the ten districts be and are hereby
declared committeeman for the district
in which they may live with respect
TO tine present number of legal dist
1ricts.
And second, be it resolved, that the
Committeeman of each district is mere
by constituted committee in their
egal and official capacity TO name and
appoint the election officers for the
various voting precincts within their |
districts to hold the demo-
ratio primary.
And be il further resolved, that the |
ist of election officers for the various
precincts be furnished the Secretary of |
ibis Committee ana that the Secretary |
hall cause same to be published in the
county papers two weeks preceding the
late on which primary is 20 be held.
Judge Erwin's resolution was tabled
,ut later on vote to reconsider was
,assed.
On motion of Col. Jno. NJ Grove,
legal democratic primary was order
d TO be held the first Saturday in
darch, 1906.
The chairman and the secretary we're
to ascertain the cost OF hold
az the primary and assess the candi-
ates.
A motion prevailed that the primary
hould be straight democraticprimary
nd the candidate receiving the largest
lumber uf votes should be the noml-
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