The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-04-08
MAURY FOLLOWERS
OF PATTERSON PLAN
TO ORGANIZE BOLT
LITERALLY SIGNED CIRCULAR is
BEING DISTRIBUTED
BROADCAST.
MEETING CALLED FOR MONDAY
Attempt to Read Regularly Elected and
Generally Recognized Executive
Committee Out of the Party-Har-
~ eorum Signs Call.

The expected bolt of the Patterson
Democrats of Maury county is about
to materialize, according to a cir
cular now being distributed broad
cast over the county. This circular
is the result of private meeting held
in Columbia on Monday, at which 1t
is presumed number of persons were
present, although the extreme retic-
ence of the promoters of the bolt pre-
vented any very accurate knowledge
of the proceedings of the meeting leak
ing out.
According to the circular, a mass
meeting is called for next Monday at
the court house, at which time bolt
ing Democratic Executive Committee
for the county will be named, At
tached to the circular are the names
of such prominent Democrats as Ben
Lazarus, H. H. Borum, ]. w. Goad,
E. A. Timmons, W. o. Gordon, Har-
din Sicily and more that two score OF
others.
A feature Of the circular is that 1t
contains the name of Harry Borum,
recent candidate for register, who en-
tered the primary called by the COM
mittee, fully recognizing the authority
of that committee to order an election,
and of Judge w. o. Gordon.
The Democratic committee, as at
present constituted, was elected by
the people, and has been recognized
Iby Democrats as the only legal COM
mittee in the county, the majority of
whom have voted in primary elections
which It has called. The circular
follows
Columbia. Tenn, April q, 1910.
"At an impromptu gathering of
the Democrats in Columbia today, the
following resolutions were adopted
and signed by those present:
Whereas, more than majority
of the Maury County Democratic Exc
cutive Committee. including the Chair
man and Secretary have regulated
the call of the State Committee to
nominate candidates for Judges, Gov
ernor, Railroad Commissioners ana
United States Senators, and have re-
fused to enter said primary and bolted
the action of their superiors, including
w. A. Knight, the State Committee
man for this Congressional district,
who was elected member OF said
state Committee, by the vote of Maury
county. and, whereas. certain lawyers
through the State are encouraging the
candidates for the judiciary to ignore
the Democratic primary and are OBJ
jecting to and interfering with the
direct vote of the people for their
choice to represent them on the bench,
and whereas, both factions of the
Democratic party are on record as
favoring a primary for the election OF
all officers, and, whereas, the primary
called for June the 4th, 1910, does not
violate the constitutional guaranty
and is. as we believe, in keeping with
the suggestion of the Supreme Court
as contained It It's opinion Of the Com
pulsory Primary Law.
Now, therefore, we the undersigned
Democrats, coming as we do from the
various districts of Maury county com
mend the state Committee for its firm
ness and adherence to the record OF
the party and in an effort to organ
lie the regular and loyal Democrats
Of the county, hereby call mass
meeting for the second Monday IN
April to organize a Democratic Exc
cutive Committee for Maury county.
All good and loyal Democrats VINO
will abide the action OF the Demo