The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-07-10
INJURY DEMOCRATS DEKOUKGE
ACTION iOF STATE COMMITTEE
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e. B Rayburn. 6. \. MeKenuon. Jr
John Frazier, T. B. Flrgey. c T
Loouey. John Thoup 70. }. +. Ken
uedg. John Latta.
Resolved that The delegates This
day appointed by this committee ar,
hereby instructed Is vote az uni
urcu am QUESTION: 10 proxies shai
be allowed and tbe entire vote OF the
county shall Be cast as majority d
the delegates present shall determine
lIr. TomIinson moved the adoption
OF the resolutions and LIST Of dele.
gates presented
Mr. Smiser said that in response %
the win Ct a majority he had agreed
10 present the list OF delgates but
that he ala not endorse the machine.
He preceded % deroruce n the
most scathing terms the action Of the
state Committee. He said they were
robbers and would defy the will or
the people But he did protest
against the plan Applause greeted
Mr. Smiser's remarks.
The resolutions were then unan-
imously adopted The delegates then
presented were elected.
Mr.. smiser then offered the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved b. the Democratic Execu-
tive Committee Of Maury county, that
for the purpose Of nominating candi-
dates 70 represent Maury county in
the General Assembly Of Tennessee a
delegated county convention shall be
held at the court house in the city OF
Columbia on Saturday, August 8, next
at II o'clock a. m.
Resolved further That said conven-
ton shall be composed of one dele
gate for every 100 votes or fractional
majority thereof cast in the old civil
districts OF said county for the Demo
cratic nominee for Governor in 1906, |
upon which basis the said old districts |
shall be entitled to representation as
follows: First, Second, Third, Fourth,
Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, Elev-
enth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Seven
teenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twen-
ty-frst, Twenty-third and Twenty
fourth, one delegate each; the
Sixth district shall have two dele
gates; the Twelfth district two dele
gates; the Fifteenth and Sixteenth
districts one delegate each; the
district one delegate;
he Twenty-second district one
delegate and the Twenty-fifth district
,ne delegate; the Ninth district five
delegates.
Resolved further, that the delegates
o said convention shall be elected in ,
he number above stated at a Demo
ratio primary to be held at several
-oting places Of this county on Thurs
lay, August, 6, 1908 between the
Iours of 8 o'clock a. m. and o'clock +
. m. Voters in said primary shall vote +
n their several old districts for the
lumber Of delegates to which said +,
istricts shall be entitled under the !
bove apportionment and not other
rise r
Resolved, further, that said primary U
lection shall be held under the pri- ~
lary election law Of 1901 and the
cts amendatory thereof, and the u
thereof shall be as fol- 7
ows: All known white Democrats
no are qualified voters in Mauryl
1unty under the primary election
w aforesaid, and who will pledge
lemselves to support the nominees
the convention hereby ordered.
Resolved further, That said primary
lall be held under the Dortch and
tgistration laws both Of which laws
wv applying to the entire county,
being the intent and purpose of
is committee TO order a primary in
hich all safeguards thrown around
neral election are provided.
Resolved further, That the officers
r said primary shall be appointed by
is committee at meeting to be ~
Id on Saturday, July %; the Off
rs for the several voting places be-