Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-02-22
REPUBLICANS IN
MASS Meeting
Joe Brown Elected Chairman for
Ensuing Two Years.
EVANS WANTED
FOR GOVERNOR
Delegates to Various Conventions
and Executive Committee
tremendously Appointed
Republicans Alert.

The Republican Mass Convention at
Jasper Saturday was marked for order
illness and business-like methods. 1t
was held in the court room and attend
ed by large number of enthusiastic
party members who cheered every time
the name of II. Clay Evans was men
toned for governor.
Chairman Joe Brown opened the con-
vention at | 80 by stating the business
to be done, and called for election Of
temporary chairman. John L. Rauls-
ton nominated w. NJ Patton, S. T.
Haskew nominated Joe Brown, who
declined 1t was moved by Raulston
to make Patton's election unanimous
which vans done, and he was escorted
to the chair by Messrs. Raulston and
P. HI. Thach Joe Brown moved that
G. L. Ingersoll and P. H. Thach be ap-
pointed secretaries, which was voted.
IT was moved by J. T. Raulston that
a committee of five be appointed on
Resolutions. Voted, and the chair ap-
pointed J T Raulston, Joe Brown, j @.
Kelly, S. 7. Haskew and W. F. Nc
Daniel.
Moved by Prof. D. A. Tate that two
more names be added. The names of
NJ. H. Merritt and j. @. Bible were
added to the committee on Resolutions.
The following committee on delegates
to gubernatorial convention was ap-
pointed on motion: G. L. Ingersol,
N. f. Thomas, j. j. Dykes, E. Grae-
nicher, W. j. johnson.
The following committee on delegates
to congressional convention was ap-
pointed H. E. Tate, T. R. Harris,
A. Coppinger, B. B. Raulston, Jr.,
Dan Hale.
The chair also appointed committee
on executive committee as follows: H.
R. Gillian, d. NJ. Dame, Joe Kelly,
Campbell Harris, Scott Tate The
committees then retired and Dave
Layne was called upon for campaign
speech which he did in characteristic
style.
Report of committee on resolutions
was read by John T. Raulston as fol
lows: We, the Republicans of Marion
County, in mass convention assembled,
do re-affirm the principles set forth in
the last National republican platform
and with supreme satisfaction with the
present Administration and with i'm
plicit trust in the ability and the in
tegrity of those intrusted with the ad
ministration of our national affairs
we pledge our loyal and undivided sup
port to what we believe to be one o.
the greatest administrations which tht
American people have ever enjoyed IL
its efforts to enact such legislation a.
will insure the proper equilibrium be
tween individual and corporate interes
and, thereby, effectually remove anC
legally restrain any apparent menace
from the unwise and unlawful combi
nation of capital.
We congratulate Pres. Roosevelt ol
account of the prudent wise, brav
and successful manner in which he ha
so courageously faced many grave re
sponsibilities.
We feel that we have a right to con
gratulate our neighborhood, our coun
try and ourselves on account OF tn
general prosperity which now prevail
throughout the land which, couple
with the prosperity and advancement
of former republican administrations
has made us a world power Of the tirs
class great in number, great in re
source, great in influence and great /
prowess.
We pledge ourselves to resist retur
to democratic rule, which when II
command overshadowed this entir
country with oppression and misfol
tune, the cry of the hungry and unen
ployed is heard everywhere and we al
!, embarrassed by evil plight nationally
We feel that the time has come whe
the good people of this commonwealth
Tennessee, have tired of false prOmlS
es, of demogogic democratic govern
ment, and the oppressive and unwl;
rule Of the now dominant party in tn
state and men stand ready to repudiat
Tennessee machine democracy by eleC
ing republican State officials and ther
by place Tennessee with all of its inc,
haustable resources, its sunny cilmat
and fertile fields, in the front ranl
among the states. We think we hay
Just reason to be proud of our distin!
uished citizen, Hon. H. Clay Evan
of Chattanooga, and we recognize
him "A statesman, clean in private llt'
able il debate and wise in counsel.
In view of the conditions now eXis
ing i'm the Democratic party and Z
wide spread dissatisfaction with dem
cratic methods i'm the administration
our state government, we believe tn
the republican party in Tennessee
this year facing an opportunity
make a successful contest for the go
ernorsbir, I'm the approaching No
embCr election. Ii is manifest, ho'
ever. that we cannot expect TO achie7
victory in this campaign unless
have e strong aggressive sincere az
able leadership.
We must have candidate for Go
ernOr who is not tagged or dominate
or who can be influenced by any ms
or clique Of men. And il is absolute
essential to republican success at q
polls that we should have a candida
Of tried and proved integrity of WI
dom and experience, and one 10 who