Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-07-16
Back to the Unit Plan

Back to the Unit Plan
By vote of thiIty-two to eighteen
the convention returns to the former
county unit, or convention plan, in
future nominations, instead of the
majority plan in vogue during the
past two years wherein the nominee
for congress was selected by ma
jority vote OF the entire district.
Under the resolution adopted, each
of the fifteen counties of the Third
district will be entitled to twice the
number of delegates in the district
convention as it has representatives
IN the legislature.
The vote to return to the old
timed district convention plan was
received with cheers from those who
advocated the change, which was ef-
fected after considerable debate
among those favoring and opposing
the change, as adopted.
New Committee Is Named
The selection of district executive
committee to serve during the next
two years resulted as follows, each
of the fifteen counties being accord
ed one committeeman:
Sumter, w. T. Lane; Crawford, ].
l.. Dent; Crisp, A l.. Macarthur;
Dooly, A. c. Duncan; Houston, J. P.
Duncan; Lee, j. b. Tyler; Macon,
w. H. Stewart, Sr; Pulaski, Henry
H. Shipp; Stewart, E. L. Carter;
Schley, G. T. Baldwin; Twiggs, l.. D.
Shannon; Taylor, A. H. Riley; Webs
ter, George E. Thornton; Wilcox,
NJ c. Paxson; Ben Hill, o. H. Elkins.
Must Render An Account
The following resolution was in
troduced and adopted, and in future
the candidates for congress in the
Third must render an accounting of
expenditures in his campaign.
RESOLVED-That the candidate
who appears to have been elected at
the primary election, on face of the
returns, befeRe he shall be declared
the nominee of the Third Congress
sional District, shall file with the
secretary of the Executive Committee
(and furnish the nominating conven-
ton copy) an itemized statement
of the expense of his campaign, show
ing all amounts paid out, to whom
paid, and for what purpose; and a
list of all contributors to his cam
paign fund, with the names of each
contributor, so far as the same shall
be known by him"
The candidate is required to make
oath to the statement rendered.
Is Declared the Nominee
Mr. Duncan of Houston, introduced
the following resolutions declaring
Mr. Hughes the nominee of the Third
district, which was read amid much
enthusiasm and adopted unanimous
ly:
WHEREAS, the Hon Dudley M.
Hughes in the recent Democratic pri-
mary for the Third Congressional
District of Georgia received ma
jority vote therein of $50;
And WHEREAS, pursuant to the
rules of the party the Executive Com
mittee for said district has canvass
ed the returns in said election and
declared the said Dudley M. Hughes
the Democratic nominee for Congress
from said district, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the convention that
we hereby affirm the action Of the Ex-
ecutive Committee in declaring the
result of said primary election and the
aforesaid Dudley NJ Hughes is here
by declared to be the nominee of the
Democratic party for the Third Con-
gressional District of Georgia for the
next Congress.
Be it further Resolved that the
Chairman appoint a committee of
five to notify the Hon Dudley NJ
Hughes of the action of the conven-
ton and request that he address the
convention.
Mr.. Hughes Is Presented
Mr.. 0. H. Elkins of Ben Hill coun-
ty in an eloquent speech that held
the wrapt attention of the conven-
tion, presented Hon. Dudley M.
Hughes as the nominee of the Third
district. Addresses seconding the
nomination were made by Mr.. Dun
can of Houston Mr. Taylor of Pulas-
XII, Mr.. Hughes of Crisp and Mr..
Holder of Stewart.
Upon the conclusion of the adj
dresses Chairman Lane appointed
committee of five, Messrs. Rylander,