The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-06-17
BEN DlETZEL
JEWELER

room at 100 and held a separate con
vention.
The delegates Of this convention wer,
refused by the chairman Of the commit
tee, Mr.. Burdick, on the grounds tina
they were not duly accredited delegates
to the convention, whereas the leaders
of the Evans faction make counter
claim that their delegates were duly
elected and accredited.
The Commercial has no way Of fer
reting the matter, so just make a note
OF the general proceedings:
| ]. W. Brown was elected chairman OF
the Evans convention and A. d. Keller
secretary. The temporary organization
was made permanent. The following
were elected to constitute the committee
for the ensuing two years:
From Dyer County, R. G. Cochran;
Gibson County, M. c. Hay; Haywood
County, F. ]. Num-; Lauderdale Coun-
| ty, J. d. Tarrant; Lake County, w, j..
Walker; Obion County, A. d. Keller;
Crockett County, G. J. Montgomery;
Weakley County, W. II. Gibbs.
The following resolutions were then
offered and unanimously adopted:
That, whereas the Republicans and
delegates who have been duly and legal
ly elected by the regular county organi-
cations recognized as such by the State
Committee, after conventions were duly
called and had by the regular County
Executive Committee and its chairman,
and the delegates duly elected at each
Of said conventions to attend this, the
Congressional Convention, and whereas
said delegates so regularly elected pre-
sented themselves and their credentials
to the convention duly called by the
Ninth Congressional Committee this,
the 18th day of June, 1910, and pre-
sented their credentials which were in
due form and regular in all things to
said convention and committee, and de-
manded recognition as the legally elect
ed delegates, and whereas the said DIS
trict committee and convention and It's
chairman, j. c. Burdick, did openly re-
fuse to recognize and stated in open con-
vention and meeting that they did not
intend to recognize any delegates who
had not been elected to the said conven
ton by the regular county organization
or convention called by the regular
county committee and chairman of the
regular Republican organization, and
no such delegates would be permitted |
to participate in their said convention,
and that no delegates who had not been |
elected by order of the district commit
tee at its meeting held at Union City
April 5. 1910 And that whereas the
chairman of said committee, Mr.. J. G.
Burdick, stated in open committee meet
ing this morning that he had voted for
M. r. Patterson for Governor two years
ago and that he had no apologies to
make to anyone for his action Now
we, as true Republicans who are OPP
posed to being ruled and presided over
by the arbitrary rulings of Patterson
Republican, and feeling
ourselves justified in our action at this
time, believe that this is an opportune
time for the perfecting Of regular Re
publican Congressional District organi-
zation for the Ninth Congressional Dis
trict of Tennessee. Therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the regularly
elected delegates to the said Ninth Con-
gressional District Convention who have
been denied the right to participate in
said convention, do now assemble our
selves to organize Congressional Dis
riot Organization for the Ninth Con-
yressional District Of Tennessee by the :
,lectionl Of regular district committee
md fully perfect such organization in
Ill respects.
The following other resolution was
.lso adopted as follows:
We, the Republicans of the Ninth t
District of Tennessee, in e
assembled, hereby pledge
nd renew our allegiance to the grand q
i'd Republican party and endorse its
principles of sound money and the pro-
ective tariff. We most heartily en-
orse the wise and patriotic administers
ion of the President and approve his r
fforts to induce Congress to enact into
Avs the promises made in the platform
t the Chicago Convention. And be it ?
lrther resolved that we know our Pres a
lent to be wise, safe and conservative 4,
'ader and we point with pride to his n
9cord.
We recommend to the Republican