The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1908-06-10
Democratic Convention.

Pursuant to a call the Democrats of
Adair county met at the court house
last Saturday afternoon for the purpose
of naming delegates to attend the State
Convention which convenes in Lexing-
ton Thursday of this week, to select
four delegates at-large to attend the
Denver Convention July 7th, to nomi-
nate Democratic Candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President,
Mr.. Gordon Montgomery, Chairman
of the Adair County Democratic Com
mittee, called the Convention to order
and on motion of Mr.. JAS. Garrett Mr..
Montgomery was elected permanent
Chairman, and on motion of N. M. Tut
j. E. Murrell was elected Secretary.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed committee on resolutions: N.
M. Tut, w. L. Brockman and w. F.
Neat. The committee retired and in a
short time reported as follows:
Be it resolved, by the Democrats of
Adair county, in convention assembled,
that we approve the call made for this
convention, the call made for the con-
vention to be held in Lexington on June
18th, 1908, and the call made for the
National convention to be held in Den
yer on July 7th, 1908, to nominate dem
Vice President.
2. That the delegates selected by
this convention shall cast the votes of
Adair county, on all questions coming
before the State Convention, and
they are directed to vote to instruct
the delegates selected to attend the
Denver convention to vote for William
Jennings Bryan for President.
y 3. That the delegates herein named
will vote for such party laws as will re-
quire all precinct committeeman to be
elected by the Democrats of their re-
spective precincts and as will require
all committeeman to vacate the office
of Committeeman, when they become a
candidate for or accept an office, either
elective or appointive.
4. That said delegates will cast the
vote of this county for and use all honor
able means to elect. James Garrett as
one of the delegates from the 18th dis
trict to the Denver convention.
5 That the delegates from his
county to, tie State Convention, be,
and are he HISt ructed to vote for
]. B. MI Ix-Gov. j. C. w.
Beckhanl a James and Hon.
Henry Watterson for delegates at
large to the Denvsr Convention.
That the following Democrats are
elected delegates, to attend the Lexing-
ton convention, and cast the vote of
Adair county on all questions that may
come before said convention: w. B.
Rowe, w. F. Neat. S. H. Mitchell, DR..
G. T. Simpson, DR.. S. P. Miller, Jas.
T. Page, T. P. Dunbar, j. A. Diddle,
c. S. Harris, DR.. w. T. Grissom, DR..
]. H. Grady, Gordon Montgomery, j.
B. Coffey, ]. w. Sanders, ]. F.. Mont
gomery, E. c. Page, R. B. Wilson, w.
D. King, Rollen Hurt, w. L. Brock
man, J A. Chapman. DR.. JAS. Triplett,
H. B. Garrett, Dr. o. S. Dunbar. l..
c. Winfrey, Walker Bryant, DR.. w. F.
Cartwright, T. l. Smith, j. w. Sublett,
j. W. Flowers, A. R. Feese, DIR. Garlin
Grissom, Joe Reed, Rollin Browning,
o. w. McClister, Marvin Young, j. E.
Murrell, Horace Jeffries, W. R. Myers,
James Garrett, Cook Jones, G. E. Will
lis, ]. V. White, w. H. Wilson, G. A.
Atkins, W. M. Wilmore, John w. Nor
rison, DR.. E. B. Atkinson, DR.. N. M.
Hancock, DR.. Sam Taylor, Bert Ep-
person, Luther Williams. A. Lo-, E.
G. Atkins, Clint Smith, Gather Bryant,
N. M. Tut, James Golf. w. A. Gar
nett, ]. A. Willis, Horace Walker, ]
H. Young, DR.. ]. N. Page, DIR. Harlan
Simpson, j. R. Tut, j. T. Mercer, j.
L. Walker, Titus Mercer, w. L. Grady,
T. w. Epperson, R. L. Campbell, Mont
Cravens, H. N. Miller, John d. Lowe,
George Lowe, Taylor Parsons, Mamie
Kemp, Lee Burbridge, ] N. Pettey, j.
A. Williams, Emmett Goode, Ben Evans,
Wolford McQuarry, E. M. Burton, T.
W. Wheat. Welby Williams, Sol Royse,
Erastus Mckinley, James N. Murrell,
w. F. Jeffries, R. w. Shirley, Spudg
Sullivan, Chas. w. Bryant, A. D. Coy,
Robt. Hudson, w. L. Walker, R. M.
Hurt, J. H. Slinker, j. c. Browning, j
. G Policy, Welby Knifey, H. D. Muir
~. J. B. Barbee, c. a. rMurrell Tin
B. Cravens, E. W. Hopewell, Bruce
Montgomery, J. R Garrett, ] W.
Hurt, w. L. Stotts, James Holiday, J.
P. Dohoney, John N, Conover F. P
Dohoney, ]. H. Policy, G. w. Garrison,
Harry Shearer, p. C. McCafree, Will
Conover, R. A. Epperson, Avelee Tay-
lor, F. A. Lewis, K, Taylor, Will Hol
laday, R. A. Waggener, Matthew Tag.
lor. S. F. Eubank, w. C. Murrell, G.
r.. Feese, Forrest Willis, Robt. Rey.
nolds, j. T. Burton, A. F. Wilson, H