The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-05-06

At the biggest political mass meet
ing ever held in Maury county the
action of the members Of the judiciary
in refusing to enter the Patterson SNAP
primary was today endorsed in ringing
resolutions, and five hundred delegates
to the State convention to be held al
Nashville on May Is were named
With unparalleled enthusiasm the
vast throng arose and with three times
three cheers adopted the resolutions,
and hooted with glee when not single
person voted no at the chairman 8
request that every person present go
on record.
The meeting was attended by more
than six hundred voters and nothing
but the capacity of the Circuit Court
room limited the attendance. When ev-
cry seat had been occupied, the aisles
packed and jammed with eager partic-
ipants, many more were turned away,
unable to crowd their way into the au-
ditorium. Five miutes before IL
o'clock there was less than dozen
persons in the hall. They began then
to pour In in streams and at IL o'clock
more than two hundred had already
been seated, the amen" corner being
first filed. At 1906, when the tenn
porary chairman raped for order, over
five hundred persons were in the build
ing by actual count.
Judge E. E. Erwin, city recorder of
Columbia and a member of the coun-
ty court, called the big gathering to
order, and announced that the first
business was the election Of a perma-
nent chairman. On motion of Esq.
Ballanfant G.. T. Hughes, of the Colum-
bia bar, was elected by reclamation.
Mr.. Hughes in taking the chair, made
brilliant and scathing address, in
which he arraigned Gov. Patterson and
the State machine In strongest terms
for their attempts to subordinate the
Supreme Court to the personal ambi-
lions of one man, and pointed out the
menace to the future contained in such
an attempt.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Hughes
address he announced that the cleo
ton of secretary was in order, and
upon motion of E. H. Hatcher H. ID.
Harkreader, of the Columbia Herald,
was elected by reclamation. Mr..
Hughes then stated that he awaited
the pleasure Of the meeting.
To repeated cries Of Hatcher,
Hatcher" brought response from e.
n. Hatcher, who in strong speech In !
iicted the administration with usurp-
ing the plan of the Ubiquitous Re
turning Board" of Louisiana, and de- .
clared that the voters of Maury coun-
" and of the State had been insulted
" the Patterson primary plan, with
is provisions of committee or three
% select the county's representatives
n the State convention.
H. p. Figuers, in response to repeat
ID calls, spoke next. He brought down
hunderous applause by the statement
hat Patterson and Cox each declared
he other should be in the peniten-
larry and they both proved it, Mr..
Viguers statement that Patterson was
as ,mpudent as the devil himself,
vas followed by furore Of cheers.
Az the conclusion of Mr.. Hughes
ddress committees on resolutions and
elegates, Of which J. !. Finney ana
II. DINING were the respective
hartman had retired for consulta-
ion. bringing in their reports at the
inclusion OF Mr.. Figuers' address.
he reports were adopted. f,
James A. Smiser, Chairman OF the
Executive Committee OF
he county, awoke the issues with a
ousing speech that aroused the most ,
,tense enthusiasm. His caustic ar
alignment of the Patterson machine
,as wildly cheered and he received an
vation that is seldom accorded any
IAN. The fact that his speech was ,
elivered 90 near press hour prevents
,ore extended notice.