Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1906-02-22

Hon. II. Clay Evans is the most avail
able and the best fitted public man in
Tennessee for the republican nomlna-
tion for governor. His ability and in
tegrity is known and appreciated
throughout the state. He is recognized
as a bold, aggressive and able cam
paigner, and will command the respect
of the opposition and the support OF all
citizens who desire an honest, couraS-
eous and business-like administration
of state affairs
Resolved, therefore, that we, the |
Republicans of Marion County, assem-
bled in mass convention, earnestly So
licit and request Hon. H. Clay Evans to
become our candidate for Governor. |
We pledge him our hearty and unqual-
ified support in the next State Conven-
tlon and an unprecedented Republican
majority in Marion county in the NOV
ember election.
Resolved, further that the delegates
to be selected to attend the Republican
State Convention are hereby instruct
ed to cast the vote of Marion county
for Hon. H. Clay Evans, if he should
become a candidate before the Conven-
tion.
JNO. T. RAULSTON, Chairman,
J. E. BROWN,
J. G. KELLY,
s. T. HASKEW,
w. F. Mcdaniel
Report of committee on gubernator-
ial delegates was read by P. H. Thach
as follows:
IA. J. Curtis, R. Kilgore, 3
Sam Bryant, Jno. Presnel 3-Jno.
Barker, Ben Bailey, Joe league. 4
M. H. Merritt, Kelly Pryor. Oh. A.
Peck, Dan Pitman. 6-Jim Long, Jr.,
R. J. Massey, Jake Bible. ii. G.
Kelly, Joe Brown, P. H, Thach, Aus
tin Coppinger. 8--Chas. Quarles o
S...B. Raulston, S. D. Collins, Owen
Beene. 10-Samuel H. Raulston, T. B.
Gillian, Jno. Garner. iii. A. Rauls-
ton, Jim Kell, Horace Raulston, 3. NJ
Raulston, 12-E. Granicher, Jno. Mart
in. 13-Dan Hale, Esq, Leideman. IA
R. o. Raulston, A. j. Willis, Geo
L. Beene. 15-Jno T. Raulston, J. J.
Dykes, A W. Hilliard, 0. F. McNabb,
| Dr. j. l.. Raulston. 16-W. NJ. Patton,
D. A. Tate, Alex Patton. Arther Rauls-
ton, G. L. Ingersoll, W. F. Mcdaniel.
Report of committee on congression-
al delegates read by Fl. E. Tate as fol-
lows: We, the committee appointed
to select delegates to the congressional
convention, hereby submit the follow
ing names: r. J. Kilgore Sam Bry-
ant Joe league M. H. Merritt Geo. D.
Smith James Long j. G.. Kelly B.
Long Joe Brown S. B. Raulston Fl. r.
Gillian Jesse Thach E. Granicher A.
Coppinger W. M. Patton R. o. Rauls-
ston T. r. Harris Dan Hale D. A.
Tate B. B. Raulston Jr. J. T. Rauls-
ton Reuben Floyd, Leonard Rogers 7.
A. Burroughs W. S. Pryor W. R.
Ladd H E. TATE,
T. R. HARRIS,
AUSTIN COPPINGER,
B. B. RUALSTON Jr.
DAN HALE, Committee.
The above reports were adopted
and it was moved by J. G. Kelly to
make the organization permanent,
which was voted.
The matter of delegate convention
was then taken up and read by J. G.
, Kelly, as follows:
Whereas it is the sense of this mass
convention that delegate convention
. be held at Jasper, for the purpose Of
nominating candidates for county offic
ers, therefore be it resolved that &
mass convention be held in each of the
, civil districts for the purpose of select
ing delegates, on the 31st day of March
1906, and on Saturday April 7th, 1906
said delegates shall assemble at thu
: court house at Jasper, for the purpos,
! of nominating candidates for county
offices. A majority of the delegates Il
the said convention shall be necessar,
to nominate
Be it further resolved that each dis
= trict shall be allowed one delegate
9 who shalt be allowed one vote in sale
: convention of each 10 votes, or Fraction
! over five cast for the Republican elec
= tors in the year 1904, and said vote a
: as follows 1st dist, B. 2nd dist, 6
= 3rd dist, s. 4th dist, 8; 9th dist, 0
9th dist, s.; 7th dist, "a; Sth dist,
= 9th dist, A. 10th dist, 8; 1tth dist, 10
!, 18th dist, 2; 18th dist, A. 14th dist, 8
: 10th dist, IA; 18th dist, 6;
. . 1t was decided that the mass conven
: tion in the several districts should b
held Saturday, March 81, and the dele
= gates convention be held in Jasper Sat
. urday, April Z. 1t was also decide
:, that all districts except 14th, 18th an
= 10th, should hold their conventions a
, their usual places of meeting at 7
IN. and the others at 7:30 p. m.
= Pending the report Of the committe
T. on executive committee Prof. d. A
% Tate took the floor and made rattlin
= speech, full of campaign thunder. II
spoke Of the histories of the democrati
and republican parties, and said th
: republican party had always marke
= the prosperity of the nation, while tn
- democratic party had tried for i
{ downfall. He alluded to Coxey's arm
as having been organized by dem,
y Gratis and said the party had jumpe
/, from Free Trade to Free Silver and az
. complished nothing. He said the coul
r try was moving on and upwards, an
= would as long as republicans had COZ
> troll and said the problem now is n
g where is there any work but wher
- are the men TO 10 the work. He cal
4. ed attention 10 the Hon. Clay H. r
= ans for governor, and also noted tn
~ ne had once been counted ont for go
!. eruOr Of Tennessee. and that if /
= would run they were going to put hi
=, in the job again. Mr. Tate's adore
=, was energetic and pointed and was 7
= ceived with cheers.
3" The report Of committee on exec
g. tive committee was read by 5. /
Raulston as follows:
y lst dist-Ferrill Tate, Ben Harri
~ Fred Campbell
y End dist-Sam Brown, sam Bryan
a Dave Layne.
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