Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-09-27
Mr.. LEWIS IS NAMED
ON COUNT OF VOTE.
COMMITTEES has Meeting Here
Wednesday.
cANvAssED VOTE OF PRIMARY
Hon. e. 3. Lewis With a Plurality of
ESQ Votes is Declared Nominee
OF Democratic Party in Third Dis
trict for the Sixtieth Congress.

At the meeting of the democratic ex-
ecutive committee of the Third con-
gressional district, assembled in Amer
icus yesterday morning, the vote of the
recent primary was consolidated and
Hon. e. B. Lewis declared the nominee
for the sixtieth Congress.
The action of this committee twas a
formality only as the result of the pri-
mary was well know, Mr.. Lewis hav-
ing received majority of $50 votes
over his opponent, Mr.. Hughes.
Hon. J. NJ. Collum, chairman of the
committee, presided, and stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting.
In the absence of Secretary j. NJ.
Harrison, Hon. j. c. Sawtell acted as
secretary, and presented to the commit
tee resolutions adopted at a former
meeting of that body at Fort Valley in
May, authorizing the proceeding about
to be entered upon.
This consisted in the consolidation of
the vote of the fourteen counties of the
district and declaring the result of the
primary of Aug. %.
The following members of the COM
mittee were present either in person or
by proxy.
A. c. Riley of Houston, r. d. Brown
of Pulaski, L. d. Shannon of Twiggs,
j. c. Sawteu of Macon, w. NJ Harper
of Sumter, j S. Byron of Dooly, r. L.
Wilson of Crisp, j. T. King of Wilcox,
j. NJ. Collum of Schley, J. F. Wright of
Webster, Graham Forester of Stewart.
Lee, Crawford and Taylor counties
were not represented.
Several interested spectators and pol
iticians were present, watching with
interest the proceedings.
Mr.. Shannon of Twiggs consumed
considerable time in debate relative to
the resolutions under which the COM
mittee was acting, holding that, ac-
cOrding to his best memory of the pro-
ceedings at Fort Valley, it was not en-
tirely the same.
the gentleman from Twiggs was not
sure that he was correct in the premi-
ses. After hearing from him at very
considerable length the committee pro-
ceeded with the business in hand.
AS to the resolutions, letter from
Secretary J. M. Harrison stated that
they were the same as adopted by the
committee at its Fort Valley meeting
in May, and the proceedings, there
fore, were entirely regular.
Three members were appointed by
Chairman Collum to consolidate the
vote of the district, the result showing
a total of 5,801 votes for Mr.. Lewis and
5,171 votes for Mr.. Hughes.
Hon. E. B. Lewis having received
plurality of $50 votes, he was formally
declared the nominee for congress by
the executive committee. A special
committee of five was then appointed
and instructed to notify Mr.. Lewis of
his nomination.
This motion was introduced by Hon.
A. c. Riley and carried unanimously.
After transacting other routine bust
ness the committee adjourned sine die.
The new executive committee will be
named at the district convention to be
held at Fort Valley on October 5th for
this purpose, and other business as
well.
A resolution was adopted thanking
the retiring chairman, Hon. j. M. Col
lum, for the faithful and impartial
manner in which he had discharged
the duties of his office. Mr.. Co1lum
replied briefly and eloquently to the
tribute paid him.
Hon. E. B. Lewis will be notified of
his nomination and will again be the
democratic standard bearer of the
Third district, position he has so
ably filled in the past