The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-09-14

sides. and vote emily for delegates to /
represent such old Civil District; and
the voting place in the 9Th District
shall be at the Court House only.
Fourth:-That there shall be in all |
thirty-two votes in said Convention
and that each old Civil District shall
be entitled to as many votes in said
Convention as it now has committee
men in the Democratic Executive Com
mittee.
Fifth:-That the Democratic Execu-
tive Committeeman, or Committee
men, in each old District shall hold
said Primary election as herein direct
ed in his, or their, district; that is,
shall appoint the officers to hold said
election, and have general supervision
over same in his, or their, old district;
said election to be held between the
hours of one and i've p. m.
sixth:-That upon the failure or
refusal upon the part of any Commit
teeman to appoint election officers,
within twenty-four hours before the
hour for opening the polls for said
election for delegates, the Chairman
of this committee, shall upon receiv-
ling information of that fact, appoint
said officers to hold said election for
such district, or districts.
| Seventh:-That the Chairman of this
committee shall correspond with the
chairmen of the Democratic Executive
COMMITTEES of Perry and Lewis Coun-
ties and have a Senatorial Conven-
ton called for the purpose of nominat-
ing a candidate for State Senator from
this Senatorial District.
Mr.. John NJ. Burns then offered the
following resolutions, which were
promptly seconded by three or four
lother members of the committee, and
then followed a breathless silence OF
a minute; the impression seeming &c
be that a live wire had been touched
and the FIRE works would be let on
But no one said a word. Are YOU
ready for the question, gentlemen
said Chairman Kannon. Silence gave
consent and the Chairman put tins
!, vote and the resolutions passed witt
only one dissenting voice, DIR. Biedso'
Brown. one of the committeeman 10
1.-The Sth district, voting nc" They ar
all the temperance Democrats could asl
) Tor hope for, and having been passes
and commended by the Advisor
Board of the Democratic Party
: Maury County, will not only carr
comfort to the hearts Of the Temper
!. ance Democrats, but will carr
! strength and weight and force int
!. the election for delegates to the non
. mating convention. They read as e
=. lows:
Z. Re IL Resolved by the Democrat
= Executive Committee of Maury Coul
,olty. that. whereas we recognize u
!, fact that it is entirely beyond OF
) nrovince and authority to make an
= platform to control the parry or
Z, govern the sovereign people In the
:. selection of delegates hereafter
{. renresent them, still, recognizing,
s. we do, and as every discernin
! ltboughful man must, that the par
: mount issue in Tennessee politics
= dav is the Saloon, and the further e
tension of the temperance laws 60
"a arning and seeking to regulate al
. control the sale Of whiskey. we fe
i NOT untimely or any undue assum
:. ton of authority upon the part OF u
- committee to call the especial aus
o. lion az the democratic voters 70
,mnortance of that question, and I
=. rrgent need for the safest, best m
- Il the several districts Of the coun
"a 70 represent the people OF the 9
!. +r,cts as delegates in the nominati
convention for candidates to the
a. is,ature: and that there may be So
- concert of action, or at least due :,
- s,aoration OF the question upon
"a mart of the people. we commend
- tba;r consideration the selection
- delegates pledged to the support
,es men for the legislature who will
- mon . platform, (and whose past
=. ords, public life and private, stand
~. an earnest of their sincere suppor'
- ouch legislation first, for an ex'
- | sion of the four mile law. or VIVA
|l commonly known as the Adams
b Fto the entire State of Tennessee;
-. +ha establishment. by