The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-15

Il hi own Around the Ballot.
DEMOCRATS or MAURY COUNTY
WILL NOMINATE TIER cANDI-
DATES FOR COUNTY OFFICES ON
T4E FIRST SATURDAY IN FEBRU-
AIRY NEXT. IN THE EVENT THAT
nc CANDIDATE FOR ANY OFFICE
9EALL RECEIVE IN THAT PRI-
M..EN r. MAJORITY OF ALL THE
VOTES CAST THEN A SECOND OR
RUN OFF PRIMARY SHALL BE
HELD ON THE FOLLOWING SAT-
URDAY. IN SAID SECOND PRl-
MARY NO CANDIDATES SHALL BE
VOTED FOR EXCEPT THE TWO
RECEIVING TIE HIGHEST VOTE
IN TIE FIRST PRIMARY. THIS
ACTION WAS TAKEN MONDAY AT
TERNooN BY THE DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
COUNTY. THE FOLLOWING
PRIMARY COMMITTEE WAS
NAMED: }. a. sMlSER, CHAIR
MAN; j. |. FINNEY, SECRETARY;
ic. T. LooNEY, JAMES GREGORY
AND THoS j. ENGLISH.
Candidates fer county Office in Maui
nv county will be nominated by the
Democrats in 9 legal primary election.
The County Committee met this morn
ing in adjourned session for the pur-
pose Of fixing the time and method
for making the selections. There was
very little difference of opinion among
the candidates on the subject, in fact,
majority of them declined TO state
their preferences as to time and place,
merely stating that anything that the
committee did would be agreeable to
them.
The Committee was called to order
bv Chairman Smiser il the Circuit
Court room at IL o'clock. The roll
was called by Secretary Finney and
seventeen of the twenty-five districts
were IOullu 10 Dt ISI lCoChICu' W
or three other members came in later
making all but about five of the direc-
tors present.
On motion of James Gregory the
candidates were called unon for an
expression of their preferences as to
the date and the method for the pri-
mary. Nearly all OF the candidates
apueared before the Committee and
the substance of their remarks was
an expression of a willingness to abide
by any plan that the committee might
adopt. Two of the candidates ex-
messed a decided preference for the
April primary, but majority declared
hat they would prefer date some
time prior to the middle of February
an dseyeral thought that about Jan
nary would be a good date.
On motion Of Mr. Gregory the Chair
man was authorized to name a sub
committee of five to prepare plan
for the primary to be reported to the
fall Committee at 2 o'clock. Inc
chairman appointed as this commit
tee. James Gregory, c. 7. Looney, y.
N. McKennon, Jr., English Akin ana
]. I. Finney.
Report of subcommittee.
When the Democratic Executive
romr9ittee reconyened at o'clock the
renort Of the subcommittee was sub
mitted by Chairman Gregory. rms
report in brief recommends the toi-
lowing plan:
legalized primary election with
| the Dortcb and registration laws TOT
saturday, Feb. 6, next, between the
boure Of a. n. and 4 o'clock p M; all
wbite democrats who are quallhed
voters shall be entitled to vote upon
correcting to support the nominees
nripar, committee composed OF 1ve
members is to make assessments lor
defraving the expense of the primary
opd make such ether arrangements as
ooV he necessary 1t is provided that
candidate must have a majority Oh
al the votes cast before ne shali oe
aooIared the nominee and If no candl-
alto eball receive such majority
second or run off primary shall oe
,,ooossarv between the two candidates
receiving the higest vote the run on
urinary to be held one week ia'e'
than the other. This is the hrst time
that the run off or majority plan mas
ever been used in this county ana the
experiment will be watched with I'M
usual interest.
Afternoon Session.
The committee met promptly az
O'Clock and seventeen Of the districts
answered present Chairman Gregory
~ he subcommittee, submitted the
,erort Of that committee an outline