Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-09-20
A STORMY MEETING
The November Primary, However,
is Retained

Opening with a red-hot argu-
ment over whether the committee
should or should not go into ex-
ecutiye session, the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, Mon
day afternoon, began its most
memorable session at the Maxwell
House in Nashville.
Fighting every inch of the way
when the motion to 20 into secret
session was carried after an appeal
from a ruling Of the chair son the
question, members OF the regular
democracy present left the room
in much confusion, cursing Nc
MilHn and the committee and all
his henchmen and swearing ven
gence III November.
No epithet was too strong to
apply to McMillin and his leaders
and various counties were openly
promised to the republican ticket
by anywhere from a hundred to a
thousand votes. On the outside
Of the assembly room, where the
committee met, the talk was even
more boisterous and violent, and
some one proposed that mass
meeting be organized at once and
the committee forced to do the
square thing or else start right
now a revolt that will go through
the election in November. No ac-
ton was taken in this matter
After the committee went into Sc
cret session it was decided to adj
nit the press, that full reports
could be given the public and the
charge of secrecy offset.
Those Of the committee present
we're: Worley, Caldwell (by New
man), Bundren (by Milton, Ken
nerly (by Puryear), Foust, Hill,
Mitchell, Morton, Gay, Goodrich,
Lewis, Hussey, McGrew, Walker,
Heron, Patterson, Pierce, Holmes
10y GARRETT, Murrell Thy Stan
ton
MIR. Foust moved that the com
mittee 90 into secret session, and
the chair ruled him as out Of order
He appealed and then wordy
argument over parliamentary pro-
cedure took place between Garrett
and Puryear. There were cries
of no executive session" all over
the hall. LET the democracy be
heard'' was insisted. The chair
continued to rule with Mr.. Pur-
year and the first test vote came
up on the appeal from the ruling
of the chair.
The question was whether or
not the chair be sustained, and re-
suited as follows:
Ayes Morley, Kennerly, Nit
chell, Morton, Goodrich, Lewis,
Hussey, McGrew, Heron; total. 8.
Noes Caldwell, Bundren, Foust,
Hill, Roy, Walker, Patterson,
Pierce, Holmes, Murrcll; total, 10.
Angered over the defeat the
crowd was in temper for trouble.
Mr.. Puryear wanted to debate the
question, but Mr.. Foust objected.
Mr.. Puryear had just said that the
committee had no right at this.
time to go into secret session, but
that the people were entitled to
full and open discussion. Foust
then objected and Mr.. Puryear
said, You not only don't want
the public to know what will hap
pen in the executive session, but
you don't want even the question
Of going into executive session
openly discussed. Very well, |
will not talk about it," He was
cheered.
Mayor Howse got permission to
say a word and ask question.
His question was if the democracy
Of the state would be allowed to
be heard before the committee. He
was rather violent in his remarks.
On the question Of going into Sc
cret session the chairman called
for viva voce vote. He at first
declared that the motion failed,
and it did, for several hundred in the
audience voted. Mr.. Stanton and
others demanded a roll call. The
chairman took time to angrily tell
Stanton to sit down, and then be
ordered roll call. The result
was 10 ayes to Z noes.
Pandemonium broke out at once.
Mayor Howse angrily said, You
need not adjourn to headquarters.
We democrats will get QUIT This
thew proceeded to do, and curses
filled the air, mixed with threats
against the regular ticket. Men
angrily shook their fists at the
committee. Epithets were flung
at them and then the TRADE turned
against McMiIlin and his bench
men.
There we're jeers for Senator
luke Lea. The committee was
told to 60 to h with him and
other Hospercrats." Maj. Stalh-
..s,,, oa,,,a II for HE share of the