The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-06
NAME OFFICERS
FOR THE PRIMARY
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMIT
TEE APPOINTS JUDGES AND
CLERKS FOR ELECTION.
CONDEMN STATE COMMITTEE
Resolution Hitting Bogus Primary
Passed With Only One Con-
trary Vote.

tee met at noon in the Circuit Court
room Monday for the purpose OF nam
ing the officers of election for the April
primary. While all the committee
/ men were not present. every district
was represented and more than a
quorum was present
7 The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Kannon and after the roll
call Secretary Smiser read the call
stating the purpose of the meeting.
On motion of ]. T. Amis sub-com-
mittee of three composed Of John S.
Brown, U. H. Foster and Cam Mckay,
was appointed to receive the lists of
election officers from the district com
mitteemen and make up a full list Of
! election officers from these district
lists.
While the subcommittee was out,
Major W. j. Whitthorne was enthus-
iastically called for and appeared
upon the rostrum. During the course
Of his remarks, Major Whitthorne
stated that he was afflicted with mod
esty. but that there had never been a
time since his majority when he
feared to express his opinion on any
question effecting the public, and he
certainly maintained his reputation
| by his candid expression on the recent
action of the State Committee.
Major Whitthorne began mis- re-
marks by stating that in times past
1T had been the custom to allow the
county executive committees to con-
duct their own elections and their
own affairs, but that that time had
past. I'VE are too small now," he
said too ignoble to be extended the
old liberties, and a partisan State
Committee has undertaken to run our
affairs for us in brazen attempt to
overthrow the will of the majority by
the trickery of partisan minority"
Major Whitthorne then gave brief
history of the CoxPatterson campaign
and showed Governor Patterson's
change in position since he built up
corrupt machine. Where formerly
he went over the state decrying ma
chine and machine methods, the ma
chine being against him, now with
machine of his own he resorts to
methods undreamed of in the Cox
regime. He showed the different
stand taken by Mr. Carmack in the
Senatorial race. With machine at
his back, he gracefully granted Sena-
tor Taylor's request for primary,
with the remark that he wished no
office not granted at the hands of the
majority of the democratic voters.
Major Whitthorne then gave his
tory OF Mr.. Carmacks arrival In
Maury with his widowed mother. He
told of the struggle of the boy for an
of his struggle as young
lawyer at the Columbia bar, Of his
entrance into politics and his gradual
rise in the affairs Of men. He told |
of the inducements that had been held |
out to him to build his own fortunes
at the expense or to the neglect of !
the interest Of the people and how
he had turned his back on all these
Major Whitthorne said he was a
democrat and had fought with the
party and for white SUI
Dremacy since the close of the war.
That he had never scratched a ticket
md had even voted for Patterson af-
er the disgraceful action of the last
State Convention. He said he is now
Carmack Democrat, but that he
.sked all democrats alike to express
heir disapproval of the recent action
f the State Committee. Major Whit
horne was interrupted time and ,
gain by bursts of applause, and es-
emphatic was the applause
When he announced his loyalty TO
There were many calls for E. H.
hatcher and Mr.. Hatcher spoke brief
y. He said the issue before the peo-
lie rises higher than either the politi-
al fortunes of Mr.. Carmack or Mr..
but is whether the demo
rats of Tennessee should rule or l
orrupt political machine should die {
ate. That a corrupt committee had I
,laced the matter IN hands Of Pat
erson and his friends to dictate the I
esults, but the people will say wheth- {
# the will Of this committee shall
revail.
The report of the subcommittee {
elected to receive the list OF officers {
or the primary election was sub Z
nitted and unanimously adopted. d
On motion 1t was provided that the q