The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-05-22

Congressional Convention are stirred
as they never have been before over
the high-handed effort of those who,
for personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT, have
sought to control affairs of the party
so as to make it possible for a COM
mittee to select delegates to the al
legged County Convention of Davidson
County. Men prominent in all the af-
fairs of the district, such as DR.. r. H.
Boyd, head of the biggest Negro in
stitution in the South; Richard HILL
formerly head of the Negro Depart
ment of the Centennial Exposition,
and now one of the city's leading real
estate dealers; Rev. Luke Mason, for
nearly forty years identified with po-
litical affairs of this district; J. o. Bat
tie, Editor of The Globe; Horace G..
Scales one of the leading stone con-
tractors of the city; T. G. Ewing, At
itorney-at-law; T. Clay Moore, an en-
ergetic young real estate dealer and
business man, and many others promi-
nent in the affairs of the race of the
city and county, were present at the
conventions held in the Twin Building
last Friday and Saturday.
Both Conventions were the most
harmonious ever held in this city by
the party, it is said, Enthusiasm was
at white heat, and on the second day,
when the Rev. DR.. r. H. Boyd adj
dressed the body, it seemed as if the
applause would raise the roof from the
building. 1t is said by those who at
tended previous meetings held by Re-
publfcans of this county, these two
meetings were by far the most orderly
held this year, and, likewise the most
largely attended.
PROCEEDINGS OF DAVIDSON COUNTY CON.
vENTIoN
The mass meeting of Republicans
, tof Davidson County met pursuant to
the call issued April 16, in the Twin
Building hall Friday morning, May Is
at II o'clock.
Mr.. Horace Scales read the call fol
the Convention and upon his motion
backed by the second of Mr.. A. M
COckrill, Mr. Richard Hill was elected
Chairman. Mr.. Hill, on being chosen
Cltll ludll, SpOhS DIS lOllOWS.
Gentlemen, thank you for so hon
oring me. When so many hands are
turned against us, when our children
are lynched before our eyes in broad
daylight, dying with their pitiful cries
of innocence on their lips, and nothing
done about it. it behOoves us to do lit
tie talking, but much thinking and pu
all the rest in acting, looking to Goo
our Creator for guidance"
After prayer by Rev. Luke Mason, j
o. Battle was elected Secretary; R. G
Martin, Assistant Secretary.
On motion of Rev. Luke Mason, the
following committee was appointed OF
resolutions; Luke Mason, A. M. Cock
rill, Durand Houston, b. G.. Bryant, A
r. Davidson.
On motion of Horace G. Scales, thu
following committee on delegates t.
the Congressional Convention was ap
pointed: Fl. G. Scales, Rev. S. A. Mat
theus, S. R. Johnson, j. L, Douglass
Rev. S. G. Dotson. While the commit
tee on resolutions and delegates wa
out t. G.. Ewing and James Bumpas
addressed the Convention. The com
mittee on resolutions reported a Sc
of resolutions which were adopted
The committee on delegates recon
mended the following as delegates Il
the Congressional Convention: Rich
ard HILL r. c. Martin, Horace G
Scales, A. M. Cockrill, J. o. Battle
Durand Houston, Jerry Baker, Rev
Luke Mason, Rev. Henry Allen Boyd
3. G. BRYANT alternates. Scott David