The log cabin Democrat., 1909-12-28

rious townships throughout the coun-
 ty would resent as an unwarranted in
 vasion of the sacred principle of home
 rule the selection of judges and clerks i by any one except a stalwart Democrat
 from such township, who is responsi- crats of his township; therefore, be it
 Resolved, By this committee that
 the judges and clerks of said primary election be selected in the following manner That the committeeman from
 each township be and is hereby select i ed as one of the judges of his reSpec tive township, and in townships hav ling more than one committeeman the members of the committee from such
 township shall select ore O. their num- | Der, V majority vote, if 1t can be done. and f not, by tasting lots. who snail be cne of the 'ulges; and that the IComaitteemen rom the various town eupS shall reG Crnrend to this commit tee two persorS for judges and two IpnrsonS for clerk and where there rare more than .nc committeeman from
 one township, said committeeman shall agree by majority vote upon two persons for judges and two persons for clerks in said township; and the persons so recommended by the com mitteemen from the various townships shall be elected as judges and clerks by the whole committee. Amended to exclude Clifton and Mountain.)
 Secretary R. w. Robins called at tention to the fact that petitions had been filed with him from certain citi- zens of Mountain and Clifton town ships, asking for appointment of cer- tain judges in these townships, and suggested that these two townships be exempted from the resolution, and the above resolution was amended SC as to exempt Clifton and Mountain townships, and as amended, was unan- mously adopted.
 Thereupon the committeeman or proxies from the various townships
 (except Clifton and Mountain town ships) recommended to the committee two persons for judges and two per sons for clerks in their respective Township. When Cadron township was ireached R. w. Robins, as one of the committeeman from that township, | t{o.ax from that township had agreed on the judges and clerks for Cadron Gap pre- cinct, and the clerks and two judges for courthouse precinct, but had dis agreed on the third judge for the courthouse precinct, and that all three of the committeeman had agreed to judge to the committee. The commit tee thereupon selected Frank Farris as the third judge for Courthouse precinct.
 Thereupon the selection of judges and clerks in Clifton township was taken up, and L. E. Holloway, acting committeeman from Clifton township, made statement, recommending as judges (besides L. E. Holloway, act ing committeeman M. C. Burnett and John Taylor, and as clerks T. N. Ford and T. R. Ethridge. B. A. Arthur, J. A. Batson and other citizens of Clifton township, made brief statements, and after some discussion, it appearing to be agreeable to some of those who were active in circulating the petition which had been filed, the committee voted to adopt MT. Holloway's recom- mendaton
 The selection of judges and clerks in Mountain township was then taken up. No committeeman or proxy was present, and after some discussion, the committee voted to select as judges the committeeman, A. c. Dean and J. I. Gray and ai. Presley aGd as clerks J. F. Chapman and T, F. Pres ley, they all having been recommended Iay ;ha petition wh.ch had been fled
 Thnreupon he following list of judges and cler' '.. being the parties se- lrcted in ma,tner as above set forth, was read anl resolution duly made and seconded, the committee as whole voted in favor of and elected the persons named below:
 Benedict township-J. F. Raney, R. H. Harris, J. F. Thomson, judges; c. A. Harrison and J. L. Adams, clerks.
 Benton township-J. P. Smith, J. F. Wilson, R. E. Perry, judges; W. A. Bates and H. L. Moore, clerks.
 Bristol township-W. G. Richards, Jack Pariet, A. E. Hendrix, judges; u H | ester and Frank Kelley clerks