The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-12
MAJORITY OF BOTH
COMMITTEES CLAIMED
BY EDITORS PLAN
CHAIRMAN ALBRIGHT Is 0FFiC'
TALLY NOTIFIED BY SUB
COMMITTEE.
NAMES OF THOSE SIGNING
Twelve of One and Fourteen of the
other Affix Signatures, 1t Is Alleg-
ed and Promoters Are Accordingly
lubilatina Over the Result.

Iubilating Over the Result.
NASHVILLE, April 6.-The mem
pers of the two state committees rat
flying the EDITORS harmony plan are
as follows:
Vertrees committee Worley, Stew
art, I1elmes, Bockman, Morton, Ray
Lewis, McGrew, Barr, Linn, Stain.
back, WILLIAMSBURG. Barton com
mittee Caldwell, Bundren
Sheppard, Barton, Wade, Morford,
Swoford, Biggs, Holiday Newman
Brown, French, Rice-14.
| Edward Albright, chairman of the
conference held here on March %
for the purpose of promoting demo
cratic harmony in the state, gave out
statement Friday evening late, In
which was embodied the report of
the sub committees named by the ed
ltor's conference and conference of
democrats. The report showed that
twelve Of the twenty members of the
Vertrees state committee and four
teen of the seventeen members of
the Barton committee had ratified
the agreement.
The action of the majority of the
TWO committees means the unification
OF the democratic party in Tennessee.
1t means tie elimination of the dual
state organizations and the election
Of one committee by convention
composed of delegates direct from
the people Under the provision of
; the editors plan this convention will
be held in Nashville on May Is, and
prior to the meeting of the conven-
ton the members of the two state
committees ratifying the harmony
agreement will direct party affairs.
The ratification of the harmony
plan came after a long fight, in
which 105 editors of democratic news
papers stood as advocates Of party
harmony. The subcommittee made
40 effort to hasten the signatures of
the members of the two state commit
tees, preferring to wait until they
had heard from the people whom
they represented The people spoke,
and when the call for signatures was
made the result was no longer in
doubt. The members of the Vertrees
committee could they have been
reached. would no doubt have added
| their signatures to the agreement.
| ]. K. Heron, one of these, has been
out of the state for several weeks,
and it is believed that upon his arri-
F, val nere he will be quick to join in
the harmony movement.
F, Judge Floyd Estill, Hon. D. U.
SdluNSh dHu HUI EuWdIu AlUE1SHI,
who were in charge of the harmony
headquarters Friday evening, will
leave for their respective homes ear
~ this morning, well pleased with
the valiant work they have done in
the interest of democracy. Assist
ing and counselling with them we're
wv. 3. Romine and Hon r. e. l..
Mouptcastle, the other members OF
the two subcommittee, and host
OF the democratic leaders of the state.
It is predicted that the members
of the Ve,trees primary board, anx-
ious to secure democratic victory at
the polls in both state and national
elections, will return their commits
sions and further cement the victory
for party peace by joining the harmo-
ny movement. Enthusiasm in demo-
Cratic circles is again rampant, and
the party is now ready for the fight
with repGhiicanism.